A4U Expo 2009 - Agenda Day 1
Last year’s A4U Expo was my first and I have to say I was totally unprepared for the amount of great speakers and who to see and when. That said, I did stumble upon some great sessions but this year I plan to be a little more organised!
The A4U Expo is just a few days away, so I thought I’d add my plans for the two days here…. and so I don’t forget them!
Day 1
Pre-registering and picking up your badge the night before at the Ignite pre show party, means you can head straight into Excel and also grab an extra few minutes sleep!
09:15 - 10:15: SEO Strategies To Make A Splash with Dave Naylor
I thought I’d jump in at the deep end and get stuck straight in to an SEO session and Dave really know’s his stuff.
10:30 - 11:30: Voucher Codes
I was tempted to go to the ‘Meet The Search Engines Q&A Session’, but after already having SEO for my breakfast I’ve decided to head over to the Voucher Codes session with Paul Dixon and Gavin Male. It’s always a hot discussion and hopefully this will provide some info on consumers perceptions and behaviour.
12:00 - 13:00: The Affiliate Doctors Live
The Affiliate Doctors are well worth following and I think it’s a great idea to have a ’surgery’ and always good to get good, frank and honest answers. Moderating are Kieron, Chris G, Duncan Jennings and Dixon Jones.
Lunch Time
Have to say I wasn’t too impressed with the sarnies last year and it’s good to see there’s now ‘hot food on the go’. Depending on time, I may pop in on the ‘Landing Page Success session’ which is a bonus lunchtime slot.
14:30 - 15:30: Beyond Link Bait
Getting links is the bain of my life and I probably don’t do enough of it, so this is a chance to get some tips on ways to get more incoming links.
16:00 - 17:00: Google Site Clinic
Nadeem’s ‘My 12 Biggest Affiliate Marketing Mistakes’ looks well worth a visit and he’s also a top guy. However, the chance to hear some of the top guys from Google has just thrown it….sorry Nadeem.
17:00 - 18:15: You Want To Tweet What?
I thought this would be a lighthearted end to what can a busy day of taking things in and trekking around the exhibition hall. I’m fairly new to Twitter and this looks like a great chance to hear some of the success stories and tips of using social media, from the likes The Hodge and Naomi from Firebox.com
Phew, I think I need a drink and that leads us nicely to the reception drinks, before making our way over to the O2, which I’ve not not been to the O2 since it was the Millennium Dome, for the Breakout Party at the Inc Club. Really looking forward to the DJ Competition and also the chance to meet a few people from DFDS Seaways who are co-sponsoring the party.
Day 2 is always a killer if you over indulge on the first night, so I’m tempted to take it easy…. although that never happens!
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