All Things Technical SEO - Advanced

Who is excited for our first advanced topic of the year? I am! What an event we have for you with 3 amazing speakers coming to talk to you about technical SEO.

First up, we have one of the most recognized names in technical SEO and one of my heroes, Paul Shapiro, joining us live. A huge thanks to Go Fish Digital flying him in! Paul is the Director of Strategy & Innovation at Catalyst. Next up we have Dan Hinckley, CTO and Co-Founder of Go Fish Digital. Finally, we have one of your organizers, Patrick Stox, Technical SEO at IBM.

Paul Shapiro https://searchwilderness.com/

Paul Shapiro is currently the Director of Strategy & Innovation at Catalyst where he focuses on finding new and creative ways to leverage search data and insights to drive business results. Before his Strategy & Innovation role, Paul was a Catalyst Organic Search Director and led the SEO strategy for 13 Fortune 500 and Fortune 1000 brands, and has served in other agency roles. He is a regular contributor to several industry publications such as Marketing Land and Search Engine Land and helps run the /r/BigSEO and /r/TechSEO communities on Reddit. As of late, Paul has focused on evangelizing technical SEO, even starting the TechSEO Boost conference https://www.catalystdigital.com/techseoboost/, a conference dedicated solely to technical SEO.

Dan Hinckley https://gofishdigital.com/

Dan specializes in innovative digital marketing solutions, brand strategy, and technical web development and support. He works in step with clients to manage SEO, ORM, Conversion Rate Optimization, and website design and development projects, from start to finish. He is Google Analytics Certified and leads the Google AdWords programs.

Dan began his career in brand strategy management before transitioning into IT consulting for the US Government. These experiences uniquely position him to develop comprehensive strategies for SEO that span across branding and IT domains.

Ten years of SEO experience have made Dan a seasoned industry veteran in tune with the latest capabilities. As a consultant, his clients have included GEICO, AAG, American Petroleum Institute, Marriott, US Department of Defense, US State Department, George Mason University, and Penn State University among others.

Patrick Stox https://patrickstox.com/

Patrick Stox is a technical SEO for IBM. He's an organizer for the Raleigh SEO Meetup (that's this one) and also the Beer and SEO Meetup. He writes a monthly column for Search Engine Land and speaks at many search conferences. He helps run /r/TechSEO on Reddit. Patrick was a judge for a 2017 US Search Awards, 2017 UK Search Awards, and 2018 Interactive Marketing Awards.

Don't forget, the Raleigh SEO Conference is next month on 5/15 www.RaleighSEOconference.com