This is our exclusive "Members Only" event, which costs nothing to attend, and is just one more way we can give more value for our paid members. The date will be Tuesday May 8th 2012, and the tentative location will be the Hotel Lucia. Our speaker will be Duane Forrester. Duane Forrester is a Senior Product Manager with Bing’s Webmaster Program.  Previously, he was an in-house SEM running SEO program for MSN in the US and Americas. He's also the founding co-chair of SEMPO's In-House Read more [...]

Pay per click ads still get clicked upon after nearly one third of all searches, so this month we're bringing in a couple of experts on paid search and landing pages. Need to increase your conversions? Have questions about Google's Quality Score? This is the place to ask them. As usual, we are holding the event on the second Tuesday of the month, with networking from 4:30 to 5, then we'll have an hour long presentation and Q&A, then another half hour of networking. When: Tuesday March Read more [...]

There are several reasons why WordPress powers over 15 percent of the top 1 million websites in the world, and why nearly one out of five new sites developed today are done in WordPress. The main reason? Besides being easy to use, when it's set up correctly with the right plugins, a WordPress site can "automatically" deliver almost perfect on page SEO. As usual, we are holding the event on the second Tuesday of the month, with networking from 4:30 to 5, then we'll have an hour long presentation Read more [...]

Although we usually hold events on the second Tuesday of the month, this month we are switching to Monday due to Valentines day, with networking from 4:30 to 5, then we'll have an hour long presentation and Q&A, then another half hour of networking. When: Monday February 13, 2012 Ask The Experts Even more helpful than our often imitated "Hot Seat", where general SEO reviews are performed live,  this event will be quite different. We'll have tables set up on various topics, with an Read more [...]

We're bringing in two experts to start the year off right, with the focus being on local and mobile search. As usual, we are holding the event on the second Tuesday of the month, with networking from 4:30 to 5, then we'll have an hour long presentation and Q&A, then another half hour of networking. David Mihm, a leading expert on local search, will be speaking on The Evolution of Local Search at Google. Scott Fish, of ethology, will be presenting about how to turn current trends in Mobile Read more [...]

It's hard to believe the year is almost over, and it's holiday time already! It's almost 2012! For December, just like in previous years, we're going to partner up with pdxMindShare for an annual holiday networking event. Join us starting at 5:30 pm at Brix Tavern in the Pearl District for some festive networking. When:  Wednesday, December 21, 2011 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm Where: Brix Tavern -  1338 NW Hoyt St. Portland, OR 97209  map How Much? Free - just show up. No payment or registration Read more [...]

The November 2011 meeting of SEMpdx is going back to basics, and we have three local search marketing professionals to cover the topics, and answer any and all questions. As usual, we are having the event on the second Tuesday of the month, with a half hour of networking, then an hour long presentation with Q&A, then another half hour of networking. When: Tuesday November 8, 2011 from 4:30 to 6:30 PM. Where: Hotel deLuxe 729 SW 15th Ave Portland, OR 97205 The Presenters: Hallie Read more [...]

One of our favorite speakers is coming down from Seattle for the evening, and he's going to be speaking about social media in a presentation he calls: A Dungeons & Dragons player's guide to Social Media. Ian Lurie ( @portentint ) is the president of Portent Interactive, a Seattle internet marketing company, and he's the author of Conversation Marketing, the blog. This social media session isn't just for beginners, though, and will dive quickly into details. The overall focus, according Read more [...]

We've had SEO "Hot Seats" before, where some attendees submit their website ahead of time to our panel of experts, and each of them prepares an analysis and makes some comments covering all of the fundamentals. When: Tuesday September 13th - 5pm to 7pm Networking from 5 to 5:30, program from 6 to 7, networking from 7 to 7:30 Where: Hotel deLuxe What: Experts on the Hot Seat Although these events have been received very well, having three very detailed analysis' in an hour can get Read more [...]

Join us Friday, September 16th, 2011, for the third annual SEMpdx Rooftop Networking Party! It will again be at Hotel deLuxe, overlooking the downtown Portland skyline. Enjoy good food, drinks and conversations as a DJ spins tunes. Don't miss the best networking event of the summer! Note that immediately following the event, many of us will be moving on over to the Portland Timbers game, although your SEMpdx ticket will NOT get you in to that event, and must be purchased from the Timbers. Update Read more [...]