Qwest Internet service here in Portland Oregon has apparently begun to randomly block port 25 for its customers, just like Comcast did last year. This renders users helpless to send email using their own domain from their web host’s email server like most businesses do.

There are approximately 72 hours remaining for you to obtain a ticket to SearchFest ‘08 at more than half off of the non-member door price.

Here are the steps…

1. Join SEMpdx
2. Register for the conference. (Price goes up slightly March 1st)
3. Before checkout - apply this additional $40 discount code - SEMBD

SEMpdx and SAO IPSIG are teaming up to bring a joint internet marketing event to Portland, next Tuesday,February 5, 2008.

Similar to other SEMpdx hot seat events, there will be up to five websites reviewed, and site owners may address any questions the wish, from search engine optimization, to linking strategy, to pay per click management, or anything else they desire.

Searchfest 2008, Oregon’s annual search marketing conference will be held on Monday, March 10, 2008, at the Oregon Zoo’s Cascade Crest Banquet Center.

We’ve now got the prices posted, the sign-up form live, and I’m sorry, but it’s already too late for you to be the first person to sign up…

Somehow, there are still some slots available for site reviews at next Mondays SEMpdx Search Engine Marketing Hot Seat event.

For those who don’t know, Vanessa is a top speaker on the conference circuit. Formerly head of Google’s Webmaster Central team and more recently Zillow.com, Vanessa has transitioned to features editor at Search Engine Land and to helping startups at Ignition Partners.

At the upcoming SEMpdx sixpack event*, I was supposed to give a 15 minute talk about Blogs and RSS in a generic sort of way that might appeal to the broadest variety of users… Pardon me while I yawn for a minute.

I’m going to be attending the Search Engine Strategies Local show in Los Angeles on November 28, 29th, and 30th, and you have a chance to go too with a free ticket worth nearly $1600!  Or, you could win an $1800 pass to SES Chicago to be held December 3 - 7th.

When I first wanted to take classes in search engine optimization, my options were pretty limited, and there were no Oregon search engine marketing classes offered anywhere that I was aware of.

After narrowing it down to just a couple of choices, I settled on attending John Alexander and Robin Nobles’ Search Engine Workshop, in Las Vegas in 2004.

This month’s Oregon Computer Consultant Association meeting is tomorrow night, and were having a presentation about reducing e-mail clutter that promises to be enlightening. The subjects are e-mail reduction in Outlook, and a second part about using the new Windows Home Server product.

The August meeting of Portland Oregons premier search marketing group will be a return of everyone’s favorite event, the SEO Hot Seat, by SEMpdx.

We will also be returning to the Hotel Deluxe, and like always, it promises to be educational as well as entertaining.

This month, the panelists are:

• Leo Chung - Overland Agency

Tomorrow in downtown Portland, there is a great web seminar going from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. As a member of SEMpdx, you can save 20% on registration too.

A $50 investment in the future of your website is well worth your time, and if you are attending, please look me up while you’re there.

OCCA Monthly Meeting (free and open to the public)
Title: Lets Talk Time and Money
Date: Tuesday June 26, 2007
Time: 7:00-8:30PM (No-host dinner at 6:00PM)
Speaker: Steve Shank
Place: Rheinlander German Restaurant
5035 NE Sandy Blvd
Portland OR 97213-1941