Written by Will on March 9th, 2010
On April 1st I’ll be speaking at the Market Saint Louis conference about how any business can dominate their local area in search results. Along with myself are some other awesome speakers including Jason Tinnin from Saint Louis-based SimpleFlame and Derek Chew, former SEO lead at Yahoo!.
The conference only happens once a year, and there are only 100 tickets sold. It’s a perfect fit for small and medium business owners/execs. There are two tracks – a beginner and an advanced, so no matter what you’re expertise level, you’ll learn a lot.
The tickets are $249 each, but I’ve been given the green light to offer a pretty sweet deal. From now until tickets sell out, all purchases are Buy One Get One Free! But that’s not even the best part – if you use the promo code ‘SPEAKER‘ you’ll get $50 off of the ticket price. That means 2 tickets to this premier conference will only cost you $199!
How cool is that?
Like I said, this deal only lasts until all the tickets are sold out.
As if I need to sweeten it any more, the tickets also get you admission to the conference’s pre-event mixer on March 31st at 7PM. You’ll get a few free drinks and will be able to meet the speakers and mingle with all the other business owners.
It’s going to be so cool. I hope you can make it!
Details
Market Saint Louis
http://www.MarketSTL.com
April 1, 8am-4pm
Mixer (free with ticket purchase – sponsored by SimpleFlame)
HoteLumiere
March 31, 7pm
List of freebies: http://www.marketstl.com/register/freebies/
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Tags: discount, internet marketing, seminar, sessions
Written by Will on March 2nd, 2010
Many times when we come up with great inspiration for a blog post or twitter status update, we take it straight to the web and start typing. Since numbers and analytics data are what drive many of us, (perhaps we should call it egolytics), we’re always on the lookout for that one great post that drives a huge amount of traffic.
…and to you it seems like the most important post of your career. This is the one. You’ve got some great info and you’re ready to bust on the scene with a groundbreaking update.
It may be good info, it may bring you a ton of traffic, and get lots of inbound links, but it’s not your most important post.
Click to continue »
Posted in reputation, small business, social media | 3 Responses »
Written by Will on February 23rd, 2010
In a few weeks my wife and I are heading to Vegas to celebrate our 18th wedding anniversary. We’ve got the flights, the room and lots of time, but we don’t know what shows to see.
I’ve heard that Phantom is in town, but is it something we should see, or are there better shows out there?
What show do you think is a don’t-miss?
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Tags: fun, shows, vegas
Written by Will on February 16th, 2010
Freelancing entrepreneurs like myself often meet clients on the go, at local coffeeshops and eateries with free wireless. These places are great for their (usually) quaint atmosphere and decent food.
Last week I had the opportunity to meet with a new client. After a few reschedules, we finally decided to meet at the local Culver’s restaurant. While I usually pick somewhere like the Bread Company, this particular suggestion was mine for a few reasons:
- Client had kids in tow. Easy enough to stick them in an adjoining booth with relatively no maintenance or interruption
- Client was on their way to a movie.
The movie theater was across the street, so convenience was a factor
- Free wireless
I’ve got to have wireless Internet so I can dazzle them with pretty graphs and charts, right?
It seemed like a great idea, but it wasn’t.
The kids were great. Never bothered us once. But there was a problem – no outlets for the laptop.
It just so happens that my laptop decided to stop charging my batteries a few months back. It’s usually no problem – I just plug in and go. But with no outlets, I’m screwed. Totally. So I had to do the entire presentation with no laptop – not an easy task.
I shouldn’t say there were no outlets because there actually were several. The problem, though, is that they were on the roof ten feet up. I couldn’t see myself standing on the table so that I could dangle my power supply. Plus, the weight of the converter probably would have pulled the plug right out of the ceiling.
Culver’s, why are you offering free wifi? I’m assuming it’s to cater to that 17-39 crowd. But if they can’t plug in their laptops, you’ve lost them.
I won’t be back for any future business meetings at Culver’s unless the outlet situation is fixed.
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Tags: fast food, laptop, restaurant, wifi
