SEO for News

There’s nothing more important for building an audience on the web than SEO. And although journalists likely have SEO-friendly headlines, keywords, and link-building down, many don’t know much about all the other stuff that goes in to SEO — the nuances Google News, link structure, authorship, user data, duplication of content, and social buzz.

For July’s Hacks/Hackers join former SEO director of Tribune Company (where he grew daily traffic from 500,000 to 1.7 million in just three years) and current Loud Interactive CEO, Brent D. Payne, as he shares his expert tips on how to optimize news content for search engines. Learn how to make it easy for Google News to find your stories, resulting in more page views and more revenue.

Brent will share the ins and outs of how to implement a SEO strategy in the ever-changing world of online reporting and journalism,

As always, there will be plenty of time to network and meet your fellow tech-minded Chicago journalists.

Food will be provided