Comments on: The big bad A4U Expo wrapup post

By: 5 Reasons to Attend SES London 2009 — SEOptimise

5 Reasons to Attend SES London 2009 — SEOptimise — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 12:56:19 +0000

[...] conferences. This does appear to be changing however, with very positive feedback from last years a4u expo and the very promising Think Visibility coming up in [...]

By: My favourite bits of 2008

My favourite bits of 2008 — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 16:12:39 +0000

[...] A4U Expo 2008 [...]

By: channel5

channel5 — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 17:58:04 +0000

I think gadget is correct with some of the Clique-iness..

and as one speaker said to me in private “You won’t see the real Super Affiliates at a conference like this, they’re sat in their mommas basements raking in the cash!”

By: Nick Broad

Nick Broad — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 13:01:46 +0000

I didn’t think it was as good as last years, but still worth it. Some really good presentations and some decidedly iffy ones. I’m learning to avoid the self-styled gurus which helps.

The venue is pretty ropey and could it be in a worse place - I thought my DLR days were long gone.

By: Neil

Neil — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 17:19:05 +0000

I think Gadget’s post about “cliquey” super affiliates is an interesting one. I don’t think it’s cliquey per se, and it was the same in some of the SEO seminars as there was a lot of in-jokes and esoteric uses of terms and people in the industry e.g. talking about Matt (Cutts - of Google) etc assuming everyone would know who they were.

I think it’s difficult for the speakers to be all things to all people as you have a mix of newbies and people who have been involved for a lot longer so I would guess it’s difficult to find a level to pitch the session at without alienating the different groups of listeners.

Neil

By: gadget

gadget — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 07:01:03 +0000

I thought this year’s a4u Expo was good, but not great. I found the SEO sessions especially useful and have already put some of the tips into practice, with the rest on my to-do list.

One thing I do find off putting though is how clichy a lot of the ’super’ affiliates are. There seem to be a lot of in-jokes that whilst it’s fun to observe the banter, I’m sure may intimidate a lot of newbies and alienates the rest of us.

By: Reflecting on the a4u expo experience (and a few session notes) » Self Made Minds

Sun, 19 Oct 2008 12:58:38 +0000

[...] are plenty more posts about the expo and other sessions, check out: Kierons wrapup post - with a gazzillion links to other people experiences. Peter Anderson - Why a4u sucked (link bait [...]

By: Lucy from Mobile Deals

Lucy from Mobile Deals — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 14:27:16 +0000

Thanks for the wrap-up. Looks like you guys enjoyed the expo.

By: Emil

Emil — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 08:58:45 +0000

Hi Kieron,
I was a great Pleasure to see you in the “meet the super affiliate” session.
How can I contact you for more personal discussion.
Yes, I know I’m a Bully, Yet shy sometimes
BTW - Great Blog!
Emil

By: Making An Exhibition Of Ourselves | pfft

Making An Exhibition Of Ourselves | pfft — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 21:05:05 +0000

[...] a4uexpo was brilliant. Rather than repeating what’s been said elsewhere, I thought I’d give you another process story, similar to the one for the a4uAwards. If [...]