Featured Events Calendar 2007

This page lists events that may be of interest to merchants including free training webinars as well as conventions or conferences related to search engine optimization, internet retailing, and general web issues.

October

Solid Cactus Boot Camp

Date: October 10-12
Location: Wilkes-Barr, PA
Price: see pricing on site
Description: Three days of training sessions designed to help you grow your business, and maximize the potential of your store.

For more information, please see the Solid Cactus Boot Camp site.

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May

Free Webinar on Getting out of Supplemental Search Results

Date: May 8, 12:30-1:00 EDT
Location: online webinar
Price: FREE
Description: a look at why stores end up in supplemental search results, and what strategies Exclusive Concepts has used to help stores get out of supplemental listings in the Google search index. The webinar would be of interest to any merchant that has lost traffic (and likely sales) from having pages in their site moved into the supplemental search results and even merchants getting started to help ensure they are following best practices from the start.

For more information, please see the Exclusive Concepts website.

Free Webinar on Testing and Optimizing Your Site

Date: May 31, 2:00-3:00 EDT
Location: online webinar
Price: FREE
Description: Michael Whitaker of Monitus, and Matthew Ledford and Grant Henry of FastPivot

will discuss how to optimize your website through testing using analytics and Google Website Optimizer..

For more information and to register, please see the FastPivot website.

June

Internet Retailer 2007 conference

Date: June 4-7
Location: San Jose, CA
Price: registration costs vary depending on if you sign up for workshops, all conference sessions, or just a single day. Yahoo! merchants can save $100. Learn more.
Description: Check the Conference Overview for a full description of workshops, sessions, and exhibitions at the conference.

For more information, please see the Internet Retailer Conference and Exhibition website.

July

Solid Cactus Boot Camp @ Sea 2007

Date: July 1-5
Location: departs from Port Canaveral, FL
Price: starts at $1049 (includes meals, accommodations, and seminars)
Description: Join leading Yahoo! Store developer Solid Cactus for a “working vacation” aboard the Disney Cruise ship, Wonder. Participate in two full days of seminars for improving your business and enjoy all other ship-board activities in the off-time.

For more information, please see the Solid Cactus website.

Edit: 3/22/07–The original registration dates and location have changed as well as the cruise line.

This page lists events that may be of interest to merchants including free training webinars as well as conventions or conferences related to search engine optimization, internet retailing, and general web issues.

Solid Cactus Holiday Preparedness Webinar

Date: July 11th, 2 p.m. (EST)
Location: online
Price: FREE
Description: Join leading Yahoo! Store developer Solid Cactus for a webinar dedicated to preparing for a successful Holiday season.

For more information, please see the Solid Cactus Training page.