Update: Read about this event on the Google Blog. GetListed.org has been announcing a few cities lately, but I just want to highlight the Getlisted Local University in Minneapolis is where local business owners can get answers from the search engine reps of Google and Bing. This event is happening next Thursday in the Twin [...]

I will be conducting a workshop at the Getlisted Local University in Minneapolis where local business owners can get answers from me about their specific businesses. During the sessions and/or after the morning session I will be helping business owners take the first steps to implementing solid best practices for their business. I want to [...]

How to reach normal business owners with real advice about local SEO? Google representatives Ryan Hayward and Ari Bezman as well as industry leaders like Mike Blumenthal, Matt McGee, David Mihm, Mary Bowling, and Ed Reese are coming together to do just that. We are pleased to announce to have Google as a sponsor for [...]

I will be on a couple of panels at Affiliate Convention in Los Angeles on December 3rd and 4th. Affiliate Convention is put on by those wonderful folk from Webmaster Radio and the speakers are many and interesting. Some of the people speaking there are: Danny Sullivan, Gillian Muessig,  Greg Boser, Jordan Kasteler, Frank Watson, [...]

Hi, I am Pat. I would say that I am in love with Virginia Nussey, but due to recent stalking laws I am required to say “I believe Virginia Nussey is a very nice person” Virginia was a delight to meet both in person, and through her writing. I have since seen Virginia a bunch [...]

I will be speaking at PubCon about widgets on the Wonderful World Of Widgets session. This will be my first officially “We Build Pages” speaking gig! For those of you who remember my adventures of last years PubCon you probably know that I do not like to be awake during the day, so if I [...]

Jeremy (shoemoney) did a very open and nice keynote speech that is truly worth listening to. Bear through the awkward beginning of it and you will get a wonderful glimpse of an interesting guy.

I am getting on a flight to Chicago this morning (the 29th), I should be there at least a couple of days. Feel free to email me if you are in Chicago and want to meet. The evening of the 30th I am doing something and the business day of the 31st I am doing [...]

Carolyn (pictured with me to the left) and David will be speaking in Chicago on the 30th of July. Unfortunately for them, I just happen to be going to Chicago to attend the Google App Engine Hackathon the next day and will be in Chicago, long story short… The drunk guy is showing up The [...]

Facebook has opened up early registration for their developer event, f8. The f8 ’08 sessions cover three different tracks with four sessions per track. These are actually pretty interesting sounding sessions. Early bird registration is only 150 dollars, to learn more about sessions and registration costs visit the f8 registration page. This is a one [...]