Conferences

Outsmarting Google / Fighting Sexism / SEO Distributed

by Barry May 15, 2013

I was sent a review copy of Evan Bailyn’s book Outsmarting Google. While the book’s subtitle was a bit too optimistic and the content a bit light on technical details for my taste, I did find it a solid introduction to effective SEO tactics. State of Search: Book Review – Outsmarting Google Some aspects of [...]

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Dublin Web Summit / Short-Term Thinking / Transition Rank

by Barry November 28, 2012

State of Search was given a press pass to the Dublin Web Summit – Europe’s largest technology conference – and as the Irish resident on the blogging team I got to attend. Here’s my write-up of the first day: State of Search: Dublin Web Summit The 2012 edition of the Dublin Web Summit is a [...]

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Structured Data / Dublin SEO Summit / Part-time Jobs

by Barry November 28, 2012

In my last regular blog post for Search News Central I wrote about how over time my perspective on structured data has changed, from skeptic to fan: Search News Central: My Changed Perspective on Structured Data I’ve now come to believe that structured data is, in fact, the future of the internet. At some stage [...]

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No Rest for the Wicked

by Barry November 7, 2012

… or for those who love their job. After a well-deserved holiday in early October (two weeks in sunny Portugal, it was lovely) and struggling with a persistent flu I’m balancing a heavy but much appreciated workload with pedagogical commitments and interesting events. Barely back from vacation I attended the first day of the Dublin [...]

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Belfast Digital Marketing event with Rand Fishkin

by Barry September 24, 2012

When a few months ago Rand Fishkin let slip that he was going to be visiting Northern Ireland as part of a whirlwind tour of the emerald isle, it seemed too good an opportunity to pass up. I and my buddy Kevin McCaffrey (who runs the successful Conversion Rate Services business here in Northern Ireland) [...]

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The TopSEOs Scam / SEO and Quantum Theory

by Barry January 24, 2012

For State of Search I wrote a rant against TopSEOs, a notorious scam intended to deceive potential clients with regards to a SEO company’s quality. I call on the SEO industry to stop lending implicit support to such deceptive practices and to take a stand: State of Search: TopSEOs: Kill The Hypocrisy, It’s Time To [...]

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SEO for Ecommerce

by Barry December 5, 2011

On November 24th I gave a talk at the annual SAScon mini-conference about SEO for Ecommerce. As usual the conference was superbly organised with a good range of topics from a variety of speakers, and I was grateful for the opportunity to speak in front of a great crowd. I wrote a detailed blog post [...]

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Forthcoming Public Engagements

by Barry October 17, 2011

It’s going to be a very busy few weeks for me. Barely back from my honeymoon in New Zealand and re-acclimatised to the Irish time and weather, I’ve no time to take it easy. First up I’ll be doing two half-day lectures for the Digital Marketing Institute on October 18th – one about Pay Per [...]

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15% off SMX Advanced London 2011

by Barry February 11, 2011

SMX Advanced is one of the leading global search marketing conference series, and this year they’re hitting the UK again. On 16 & 17 May 2011 SMX Advanced will be in London at the Millennium Gloucester Hotel, featuring a great line-up of speakers once again. You can get a special discount on your SMX Advanced [...]

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Vote for the best SEO conference of 2010

by Barry December 15, 2010

At State of Search we are trying to find out what search-related conference was the best one of 2010. And you can help us out. Rate the conferences you’ve been to and help us determine who was the best!

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Build Conference – a must-attend for web designers

by Barry November 11, 2010

(This article was originally published in the Belfast Telegraph on 11 Nov 2010.) I had the honour and privilege to be present at yesterday’s Build conference, an annual (web) design conference hosted in Belfast’s Waterfront venue. Organised by local Northern Irish talent Andy McMillan, Build is one of those conferences that provides nourishment for the [...]

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Manchester SEO mini-conference

by Barry November 3, 2010

Last week I had the pleasure and honour to be one of the four speakers at the Manchester SEO mini-conference. I had a great time, it was really good to meet many people that I’d only spoken with via twitter up to then, and it was a superb experience overall. Compliments to Peter Young and [...]

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