Comments on: The Future of Search Conferences: Smaller Is Better

By: AnitaC

AnitaC — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 13:15:09 +0000

Definitely recommend this event. Would love to see more sponsors step up and then offer this twice a year. Next April is too long to wait!

I enjoyed meeting you Matt, and enjoyed your talk.

Anita

By: Matt McGee

Matt McGee — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 06:17:58 +0000

Jenn / Robert - you’re welcome. Hats off to you and the gang for a great show. Already looking FWD to the next one.

Miriam - thank you.

By: RobertClough

RobertClough — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 23:49:57 +0000

Thank you so much for the review and for your contributions to making it a successful event. And I expect to see your wife next year.

By: thejenn

thejenn — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 15:39:04 +0000

Matt,

Thanks so much for your kind words. They mean a lot. We worked hard on this show, but it was really the speakers and the attendees and the way they all opened up that made it so amazing.

I never could have dreamed the show would go over as well as it did. It has fully convinced me that we’ll be limiting any future show to 100 attendees plus staff/speakers/press. I think if we go over 125, we’d lose some of the magic that came with such a small group.

If there’s high demand, we’ll just have to do them more often.

By: Miriam

Miriam — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 03:34:36 +0000

Wonderful job, Matt.
It sounds like this was a HUGE success.
Congratulations to you and all of the other presenters.
Miriam

By: willscott

willscott — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 18:09:35 +0000

If I didn’t know any better I’d think you were calling me old

By: Matt McGee

Matt McGee — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 16:24:45 +0000

Thx for the kind words again, Will. I was glad to see you in there, and I think your veteran experience (ahem) added a ton to the local search discussions we had. (BTW, I do my own PPT presentations.)

David - awesome. Looking FWD to seeing you there. I think you’ll love it.

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By: davidmihm

davidmihm — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 13:30:38 +0000

Damn. I read Will’s write-up a couple days ago. Now I am REALLY p*ssed I missed this conference after reading yours You are absolutely right–to hear great speakers like yourself go for 90 minutes sounds risky for the speakers but is great for the audience!!

I have heard nothing but good things about this conference & will definitely be in attendance next year. For $1000 you can’t beat it.

By: willscott

willscott — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 13:06:23 +0000

Hey Matt, Maybe your slide deck was the creation of Marchex’s marketing department but the clarity of your presentation made me think about what makes a good blogger / presenter.

A steady, well organized progression of easily digestible chunks of information.

Don’t get me wrong, I learned a lot more than just that but it gave me a pretty god lens to critically assess my own work.

Thanks again for your competence and your company!