SEM Conference in Bicol – A success!
The SEMCON in Bicol initiated by Aquinas University was a huge success.
The primary goal of the SEMCON in Bicol is to orient the students and IT professionals in the region about the importance of Social Media, Social Networks and Search Engine Marketing and to understand how the said topics can impact the current trends of marketing and interaction among online users worldwide.
I specifically tackled a more technical aspect of SEO primarily on the off-page optimization and I was so glad that the my audience were very receptive (hopefully) to my topic – Link Building Tools and Techniques as evidenced by their glued eyes to the slides I presented and of course, the countless intelligent queries I generated from them during the Q&A portion.
The hightlights of my topic are the following:
1. Fast Link Building vs. Slow Link Building
2. Importance of a good content to serve as a link bait
3. The Link Building Tools (free and paid ones)
4. How the search engines behave these days as observed during the recently concluded Busby SEO World Cup
5. The Art of getting links
I also discussed the latest Busby SEO World Cup as a real good example on how getting the lead from the start is very crucial in order to rank well or even win the contest. I mentioned too that nothing can really replace the good old, natural and raw link building efforts done over a significant time.
On a more personal note, I said before that SEO is not a rocket science but then as I try to dig deeper into its very core, it gets clearer to me that rocket science programming skills plus excellent creativity are essential ingredients to move another notch higher into the field of SEM marketing.
As I may recall, someone said to me before: “Try to teach your craft and eventually, you will learn more in the end.”
Of course, I would like to thank Alvin Perez for inviting me, Marianne Vergara (you are very accommodating!), Ariel (thanks for the tips! hehe), Andrea (what’s funny? hehe) & Janette Toral by discussing the SEO on-page optimization topic of the SEMCON Bicol event held at Aquinas University last February 6, 2009.
Lastly, I also shared thoughts with some seo guys like Benj Arriola and thewhitehatter.com (a Bicolano) about my talk. Thank you too guys!
February 10th, 2009 at 8:02 am
Great talk Gary. I’m very proud of you. Congratulations!
February 10th, 2009 at 8:05 pm
hi sir gary! Thanks for sharing your knowledge.
February 10th, 2009 at 10:13 pm
@Janette,
Thank you! COngratulations too…so content is queen, right? lol
February 10th, 2009 at 10:15 pm
@marianne,
It is always a pleasure.
btw, when are we supposed to start the “one” that we talked about? Just ping me ym: francis_gary@yahoo.com, gtalk:gary.viray@gmail.com
February 10th, 2009 at 10:16 pm
@marianne,
oh I almost forgot! I linked you too. cadabesh!:)
February 11th, 2009 at 2:36 am
@Gary,
pag seo contest – yes.
February 11th, 2009 at 8:21 am
Wow nice to read this post here LOL
I am looking forward to a SEMCON on our hometown. Sana dumating yung araw na yun
February 11th, 2009 at 5:16 pm
hey! that’s my school hahahaha!
February 11th, 2009 at 8:51 pm
@reyna,
ganun ba! nice to know that. bicol express nyo super anghang talaga grabe! hehe
February 12th, 2009 at 12:57 am
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February 13th, 2009 at 8:43 am
weeeeh! nilaglag na kita. may post na ko. haha.. =P
February 13th, 2009 at 6:00 pm
@andrea,
ayos sa post ah! lol
February 13th, 2009 at 8:27 pm
[...] heading back home after the SEMCON Bicol event, the group passed by the Cagsawa ruins and had been subjected to a funny modeling stint. [...]
February 14th, 2009 at 12:18 am
[...] see Mayon Volcano for the first time. This is when Alvin (the guy who invited me to be a speaker at SEMCON Bicol) told us about a joke. First time visitors who visits the volcano and did not get to see its full [...]
February 14th, 2009 at 4:13 am
@ gary viray
congrats pare! job well done! sana dito sa davao meron ganun SEM, beer naman tayo.. heheheh
February 14th, 2009 at 5:47 pm
@iceman!
tagal di nagparamdam ah. hehhe. sana sana..
February 15th, 2009 at 12:28 am
[...] SEMCON Bicol & IT head of Aquinas University, Alvin Perez, also attended as the club representative during the conference. Our conflicting schedule prevented us from catching up then. [...]
August 5th, 2009 at 10:59 pm
Wow! i read this post!so ang saya saya ko dahil marami din palang bikolanong seo katulad ko,,by the way I m from SLTCFI working as seo at EMBARCADERO,,nice to meet u mga ate kuya