My SMX East Experience (2018) – SEO & SEM Conference In New York City
I was fortunate enough to attend SMX East in New York City this week for a special three-day SEO conference (although, I was only able to make it to two of the days).
This was the first time I’ve ever been to this particular event and I’m very grateful for the experience.
If you’re an SEO specialist, geek and enthusiast like I am, this is the conference to be at.
There were many reputable and influential speakers presenting/teaching and people who came from all over the country to listen in.
Simple to say that there was a lot of good SEO energy at this event.
It really was an awesome experience and I made sure to fill up my notebook with as many notes as I possibly could.
Below I will very briefly break down the two days of my SMX East experience.
SMX East Day #1 – Workshop with Eric Enge
The first day I was in an 8 hour workshop on the subject “Hardcore Technical SEO Tactics & Techniques” presented by Eric Enge.
To say I was blown away by Eric’s knowledge and expertise is an understatement.
He had 14 modules laid out for us and was able to get through them all for this full-day workshop…and in great detail.
Although some of the subject matter was familiar to me, there were definitely topics that I knew very little about.
This is to be expected when you’re learning from one of the top guys in the industry.
One of my favorite parts about Eric’s workshop was him talking about the recent Google Algorithm updates.
There is a lot more involved in some of these recent changes from Google that I was unaware of.
I also really liked how we dove deep into the technical side of SEO which can truly have a large impact on your or your client’s website(s).
Things like canonical tags, meta noindex tags, duplicate/thin content, website speed and much more…
Furthermore, there was really useful information regarding YouTube SEO as well that really got my gears turning…Certain ranking factors that Eric brought definitely set off a few light bulbs in my head!
I can’t go into too much detail on what I learned that day because that is what the workshop is for…And quite frankly, it’s not possible to sum up everything that Eric went over in a single blog post.
However, if this at all interests you, you should really consider attending in 2019.
Eric is a true professional and man does he know his stuff!
SMX East Day #2 – Presentations & Booths
Day #2 of SMX East we were free to attend whichever presentations were going on that day.
It seemed like every 15-30 minutes there was a new one starting.
We could also walk around the conference where there were various booths set up of different SEO companies related to the SEO industry.
Many of these booths were companies whose SEO tools I use on a daily basis, so it was really interesting to venture over to those and chat with the team.
I also listened in on a few excellent speakers that day both in the common area of the conference and then in individual rooms/lectures.
Again, some of the top specialists in the digital marketing industry were speaking directly to us sharing their years of experience and expertise with the group.
Truly an incredible couple of days and an education that I could not have gotten anywhere else.
I can’t leave out too that breakfast, lunch and snacks were served both days I was there, which was very nice.
All in all, as stated above, this is an experience I am so grateful to have been able to be a part of.
If you have a chance to attend SMX East in the coming years, it’s a no-brainer and well worth the money/time invested.
I went in there with a lot of SEO experience already under my belt and am overwhelmed (in a good way) with how much I actually learned from the event.
There is always more to learn and especially when you’re being taught by some of the best people out there.
Have you attended SMX East in the past?
What was your experience like?