Next week Chuck and I will be at Search Engine Strategies (SES) in New York City (March 22-26th).

I’ll be speaking on Wednesday the 24th from 3:45 – 4:45 on “Link Building – Methods and Risk, Free to Paid”

It will be similar to the the presentation that I gave in London last month which seemed to be received pretty well.

I was looking over the party schedule last week…and it didn’t look like much of a party schedule… Bing is sponsoring a cocktail hour on Tuesday from  5:45 – 6:45 at the expo hall…and on Wednesday night from 6-7 at the Bridges Bar at the Hilton there’s the  “White Hat Black Hat: Unconferenced”…which should be interesting…if you can hear what’s being said (I’ve been to some of these “sessions” in bars, where if you’re not in the “inner circle” you can’t hear anything being said)…

and that was about it for “parties” going on… just didn’t seem right….Seems like we were missing a good ole night party…and a chance to help a charity…

So…I figured they needed another party…and hey,  we can also help a charity in the process.  Since this is pretty last minute (one week away) we’re going to keep this pretty simple… don’t even think  we’ll do drawings, or have a mic…and instead of the normal $50 to get in, we’re going to lower it to $30.

For $30 you get in, and you can drink all the Beer, Wine, or Soda that you’d like (between 8 and 10), and We Build Pages will pay for it. We’ll also have a bunch of Hors D’oeuvres for everyone. After 10:00 you have to buy your own drinks.

Every penny of everyones $30 entrance fee will be going to Common Ground, whom are based out of NYC and who’s mission is to end homelessness.

We’re limited to only 100 tickets, so this will sell out for sure. At the end of my presentation on Wed I’ll announce where you can get your tickets (we’ll hook up with someone who has an exhibit booth and sell tickets for an hour at that booth…not sure where yet)

Here’s our flyer for the Charity Party at SES NYC 2010 on Wed March 24th.

Hurley’s
232 W. 48th Street
212-765-8981

The party will be upstairs. I hope to see you there!

I’m Feeling Lucky,
Jim

It’s funny…I’ve been looking at a lot of internet marketing conferences for 2010….and it’s amazing the percentage of Social Media panels compared to “Organic search engine rankings” panels… it seems like 85% of all panels are “social media” related, 14 percent are ppc, analytics, usability, other marketing topics”, and 2% are “organic rankings” topics.

I noticed that at SES London (feb 16-19) and SES NYC (march 22-26) that there were few organic panels…and no link building panels…what a shame..what a shame… so… I bought a session…  for London and NYC…and my session is:

Link Building – Methods and Risks with Jim Boykin
This isn’t your grandma’s link building session. Jim has been an industry leader in the area of link building for over 10 years as the founder and CEO of We Build Pages (www.webuildpages.com). Jim also won the search engine journal’s “Best Link Building Blog” in 2006 and 2007 (Jim rarely blogs anymore). Jim has seen and done it all when it comes to link building, and he knows which links effect search engine rankings, and the types of risks involved in certain types of link building. If higher search engine rankings are a major focus of yours, this is a “must attend” session.

Speaker:
Jim Boykin, CEO and Link Building Ninja, We Build Pages Internet Marketing Services

I have 1 hour…where I plan to blow the mind of everyone in attendance.  I can’t wait.

I went to a marketing party….. (can’t stop singing).

I’m starting to put together my travel schedule for 2010… I have Feb and March set… but I’m still deciding on other conferences for all the future months…I really just want to go to 1 conference each month…There’s some of these that I hope to be speaking at as well….guess if I’m speaking on any, that’ll be the one that I’ll be going to that month… Let me know if you want me to speak at your conference.

February:
SES London – February 16-19
Confirmed: Speaking on Link Building Methods and Risks.

March:
SES, New York – March 22-26,
Confirmed: Speaking on Link Building Methods and Risks.

April:
Ad:tech- Paris – April 7-8
or SMX – Toronto – April 8-9
or Pubcon – Dallas April 13-15
or ad:tech – San Fran april 19-21
or eMA – San Fran 21-22
or SMX Sydney – April 22-23

May:
SMX Advanced London – May 17-18
or SearchExchange – North carolina May 17-19

June:
SMX Advanced Seattle – June 8-9, 2010
or Affiliate Convention Denver ~ June 21-22

July:
Vacation ? Egypt, Africa, Cruise?

August:
SES San Francisco Aug 16-20  – Confirmed Going.

September:
ad:tech London sept 21-22

October:
SMX East – NYC – October 4-6

November:
ad:tech – New York – Nov 3-5
or Pubcon Vegas Nov ?

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If you want me to speak at your marketing conference, please email my first name at webuildpages.com.

Here’s a few speaking testimonials:

SEOMoz – Favorite Tidbits from PubCon 2009
This was seriously one of my favorite sessions. The speakers (including Rand) had a ton of great information but the one that really stood out to me was Jim Boykin of We Build Pages. He gave away some really great tips…

SEO Disco – Pubcon Feedback
Jim’s presentation was, by far, my favorite because he was very up front and told it how it is. Since he speaks at so many conferences, he makes it a point to present new information every time. I thoroughly enjoyed the candid nature and honesty of his presentation. He gave us a “behind-the-scenes” look into his actual link building processes. A lot of his methods are similar to what I have already been doing… but it is nice to have this type of confirmation from an industry expert. This information is priceless for the beginning SEOer and I hope they left with some good notes. Needless to say, I did indeed take-away a few great points from Jim’s presentation.

Peter Davis – Thanks Jim Boykin
The presentation by Jim Boykin was head and shoulders above the rest… .All the other presentations, in that session as well as in others, were very much more general and more focused on what not to do with your link building campaign. Jim’s presentation was very focused, and he gave concrete examples of a method that he uses for link building. If you ever have an opportunity to attend a conference where Jim is presenting, be sure to schedule yourself to be there to see him. If you’re looking for a firm that does link building too, you should consider giving him your business.

Mike Grehan – Webmasterworld wrap up.
Jim’s presentation was jam packed with actionable do it now data which I thought was just great. And really well presented.

On my linkedin Profile Page
If you’ve ever heard Jim speak at a conference there’s no doubt he’s on the leading edge of the Search Marketing arena. He delivers top notch advice, ideas, and strategies, without needing to resort to trickery or selling “snake oil”. He should be on every company’s short list of people to talk to.
Michael Gray, Owner, Atlas Web Group Inc. and SEO Blogger Graywolf

Scott contacted us about obtaining our services, and in our contact form we ask “How did you hear about us?” and his response was “your seminar in Chicago (Hostingcon 2007) — it was worth the entire trip!”
Scott R

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I love traveling, and I love speaking about SEO and Link Building.

I’m lucky that I get to do both.