Get a free landing page critique at a conference near you!

Would it help to meet us, face to face? We’ve been asked to speak at several events over the next few months: two in the US, one in the UK, one in Australia, and two in the Netherlands. Come along and say “hello”!

If time permits, we can give you a free website critique.

We highly recommend all of these events. Each has its own strengths.

1. Search Engine Strategies (SES) New York, USA

When: March 23–27, 2009 (that’s next week). We’re speaking on Thursday March 26 at 10:30 a.m..

Why you should attend: It’s one of the world’s biggest and best search marketing conferences.

Our talk: Our Chairman, Karl Blanks, will be speaking in the session entitled “Extreme Makeover: Live Ad Copy and Continuity Clinic”, during which he will examine ads and landing pages offered up by volunteers from the audience, and suggest changes to improve click-through and conversion.

Plus, get a free website critique, one-on-one: Throughout Wednesday 25, Karl will be offering free website critiques at Google’s Website Optimizer stand. He’ll be there between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m., and between 2 p.m. and 4 p.m.. To avoid disappointment, visit early to sign up for a time slot.

How to register: Visit SearchEngineStrategies.com to get the full conference agenda, speakers list, and event information.

2. The System Seminar, Chicago, USA

When: March 27–29, 2009 (that’s next Friday)

Why you should attend: It’s one of the best web marketing conferences for small businesses and entrepreneurs.

If we were given the challenge of training someone, from scratch, to make money from the web, we’d start by sending him or her to The System Seminar.

Last year, we recommended the London System Seminar to our subscribers—and those who attended loved it. The Chicago event will be much bigger, and has some excellent speakers, including

• Perry Marshall, who’s an AdWords expert and a brilliant all-round direct marketer.
• Google Website Optimizer manager Trevor Claiborne.
• ROI Revolution’s Timothy Seward (ROI are fantastic at getting valuable results from Google Analytics).

Some of the attendees are beginners, and many are owners and employees of small- to medium-sized businesses, who are looking to learn every aspect of web marketing. That makes it a fantastic hands-on training in marketing and entrepreneurship. There’s some really sophisticated stuff going on too; some of these guys have sales funnels that are much more sophisticated than the average corporate website.

There’s also a real enthusiasm about the event; the conversations in the hotel bar tend to go on till after midnight.

The System’s organizer, Ken McCarthy, is an excellent teacher of online marketing and persuasive copywriting. Back in 1994, he organized the first-ever conference to discuss the commercial potential of the internet. Ken has introduced us to some really valuable resources over the last few years.

We’ll be giving two talks:

Talk 1.) Our Chairman (and company rocket scientist), Karl Blanks, will be giving a talk entitled “Internet marketing is NOT rocket science—YOU can do this.”

Talk 2.) Our CEO, Ben Jesson, will be speaking on “How to use the Internet to get to know your customers intimately”.

And, of course, during the breaks, we’ll be doing whatever we can to help as many businesses as possible.

How to get in for half-price: Visit TheSystemSeminar.com to get the full conference agenda, speakers list, and event information. That’s an affiliate link but we don’t want to profit from it, so, if you order via the link, we’ll forward the affiliate payment to you, which is 50% of the price you pay.

3. SMX Sydney, Australia

When: April 2–3, 2009

Why you should attend: SMX conferences tend to attract the same type of visitor as the SES conferences do (see above). The SMX conferences are organized by Search Engine Land, which is one of the world’s best authorities on search marketing. (Get their fantastic email newsletter, SearchCap, here.)

Our talk: Our CRO® Consultant Stephen Pavlovich will be revealing “23 Proven Techniques For Increasing Your Conversion Rate”.

How to register: Visit SearchMarketingExpo.com.au to get the full conference agenda, speakers list, and event information.

4. a4uexpo Amsterdam, Netherlands

When: April 28–29th, 2009

Why you should attend: Affiliate marketers live or die based on the quality of their conversions, so they care passionately about “marketing that works”. a4uexpo has grown incredibly quickly, and this is the first a4uexpo event outside of the UK.

We’ll also be offering free eyetracking reviews from the Conversion Rate Experts exhibition stand (learn more about this on the a4uexpo blog).

We’ll be leading two sessions:

Session 1.) Conversion Clinic: ‘Recession Proofing’ your Landing Pages. This is your chance to have your web pages analyzed and critiqued by the Conversion Rate Experts team. During this session, three of our staff—Karl Blanks, Ben Jesson, and Stephen Pavlovich—will critique your web pages, giving direct suggestions as to what should be done to improve their conversion rate, and giving you loads of valuable techniques that you can immediately put to use on your own website.

Session 2.) Landing Page Success Story: How we Increased SEOmoz’s Sales by 170%. Over the past four months, Conversion Rate Experts have increased the sales of the web community SEOmoz by 170%. In fact, in January, a single split test grew the sales by 52%. During this session, we’ll show you the page before and after the test, and explain all the techniques that were used, and how you can apply them to your own business today.

How to register: Visit a4uexpo.com/europe/ to get the full conference agenda, speakers list, and event information.

5. eMetrics Marketing Optimization Summit, London, UK

When: May 18–19, 2009

Why you should attend: Two years ago, John Marshall (the brilliant guy behind the pioneering web analytics software ClickTracks), recommended that we should attend eMetrics, because, “the attendees understand the importance of measuring a website’s performance.” You’re one of those people—otherwise you wouldn’t be reading this.

Our talk: We’ll be running a “conversion clinic.” This is your chance to have your web pages analyzed and critiqued by our Chairman, Karl Blanks, who will be giving a Conversion Clinic about “making your landing pages ‘recession proof.’”

During this session, Karl will critique your web pages, giving direct suggestions as to what should be done to improve their conversion rate, and giving you loads of valuable techniques that you can immediately put to use on your own website.

How to register: Visit emetrics.org/london/ to get the full conference agenda, speakers list, and event information.

6. Design For Conversion, Amsterdam, Netherlands

When: June 12, 2009

Why you should attend: There aren’t many conferences that are focused specifically on conversion. Design for Conversion has an unusual format—it sounds great:

• First, our Chairman, Karl Blanks, will be giving a Keynote talk.
• Then, the attendees will split into groups of ten, and all groups will be given the same project to carry out.
• During the day, two other keynote talks will be given.
• Throughout the day, the three speakers will interact with the teams, giving them practical guidance.
• At the end of the day, a panel of judges will decide which group is the winner.

Our talks: Karl’s Keynote talk will be entitled, “A robust system for increasing any website’s conversion rate.”

How to register: This event does not have a website yet. If you’d like more details, contact us via our Contact Us page, and we’ll forward your details to the organizer.

Will you be at any of these events?

If you’ll be attending any of these events, let us know in the comments below, so we can keep an eye out for you!

We look forward to meeting you in person, and saying hello!