View Full Version : New trade association for search marketers.
Mike Grehan
10-22-2004, 11:23 AM
Well done guys!
http://www.clickz.com/news/article.php/3425291
And god bless all who sail in her...
http://www.sma-uk.org
MrMackin
10-22-2004, 11:33 AM
Best of luck MMT
Nice job. Best of luck folks!
Nick W
10-22-2004, 11:49 AM
About bloody time too!
Good luck guys, you could hardly do a worse job of representing the UK SEO firms out there now could you?
Nick
MakeMeTop
10-22-2004, 11:50 AM
Nothing like sticking one's neck out!
I got voted in for this without even putting myself forward. Hopefully, I'll be turfed out at the next election :)
Seriously, we decided instead of moaning about things maybe we should do something slightly different and then put it to the industry to either support it or kill the idea off.
We'll see what the response is.
But thanks for the good wishes.
DaveN
10-22-2004, 11:52 AM
can i sign up ...
DaveN
rcjordan
10-22-2004, 11:54 AM
>response
Email sent re membership fees.
MakeMeTop
10-22-2004, 11:57 AM
Drop an e-mail to info@sma-uk.org.
I'm sure you can, DaveN :)
Shadowen
10-22-2004, 12:00 PM
Remember a watched game isn't a won game.
We will only succeed if we all get on board and work together. :-)
seohelp
10-22-2004, 12:05 PM
I got voted in for this without even putting myself forward. Hopefully, I'll be turfed out at the next election :)
Once i join ill help turf you out and give the job to some other sucker, i mean professional hehe ;)
Having a terrible memory for names like i do its very reassuring to see so many names I know and respect.
Plus i wont have to travel half way around the world for conferences now, though it will probably take just as long to get their if using British Rail. :D
Nacho
10-22-2004, 12:14 PM
Mucho exito amigos!
(Lot's of success to you my friends!)
Where do I send the money :)
I'm sure seoroadshow would have no objection to providing a suitable meeting place at Edinburgh next September, FOC if its needed.
Serio
10-22-2004, 02:03 PM
I'll delurk for this!
Well done Barry, Mike et al
Best of luck!
bethabernathy
10-22-2004, 02:09 PM
Excellent Job!! and Thank You. :D
MakeMeTop
10-22-2004, 03:02 PM
Thanks, Mark - judging from the response we've had in the few hours since the first announcement, this could well fly - and your SEOroadshow offer is really appreciated.
For anyone wanting to know membership rates, just ask on the site and we will send you ASAP a copy of the initial constitution (already pretty much finished) and (as soon as we've added the last touches) a prospectus for potential members.
As soon as we reach 50 members, I get to resign and you can vote for whoever you want to be in the hot-spot - but all this stuff is going to be in the information that will be sent to interested parties.
Why are we not putting it up on the web site initially? Simply because we want to measure the level of interest. If it was all on display, then we wouldn't know who was browsing for the hell of it or was genuinely interested in seeing how they could get involved.
Although we will ask people to cough up the dough if they want to become members (including all of us on the working group - we're just potential members like anyone else) - if the impetus isn't there to proceed then anyone paying will get their full subscription returned. More details in the initial consitution's transitional arrangements :)
bhartzer
10-22-2004, 04:42 PM
Excellent! Congratulations! Woo Hoo!
It's great to see another organization like this--we're doing very well with DFWSEM and wish SMA-UK the best.
By the way--the SEO Roadshow is welcome to make a stop here in Dallas! DFWSEM would love to have you!
rustybrick
10-22-2004, 04:59 PM
Seems like a great member list so far. Best of luck to the new search org. :)
scolling
10-22-2004, 05:49 PM
just ask on the site and we will send you ASAP a copy of the initial constitution (already pretty much finished) and (as soon as we've added the last touches) a prospectus for potential members.
At present we've not been sending out the draft constitution only as we don't want to cause any confusion with incomplete clauses etc. however you can subscribe to the SMA UK mailing list at www.sma-uk.org (http://www.sma-uk.org) and as soon as we've completed it we'll mail it out to all interested parties.
Thanks,
Simon
Nick W
10-22-2004, 06:03 PM
I dont see a subscribe link?
Nick
MakeMeTop
10-22-2004, 06:17 PM
The subscription form is on the left of the home page.
I can see it, but it has only recently been added - browser compatibility maybe? I know Simon is working on ensuring full cross-browser functionality.
DianeV
10-22-2004, 06:23 PM
Congratulations. Glad to hear it. Excellent job.
Nick W
10-22-2004, 06:37 PM
OK, so you have to click 'contacts' - dude, that's a dreadful page, need any help just holler..
Nick
I, Brian
10-22-2004, 06:38 PM
Superb work - I've got the press release covered at Platinax, and would be happy to get involved where I can to support the project. :)
orion
10-22-2004, 11:58 PM
I told ya!
I knew soon or later this would bloody happen. Excellent news to the search marketing community.
Based on what I have read, the organization is starting with the right foot. With all those fine guys around, this new org could become a model for others.
Congrats.
Orion
scolling
10-23-2004, 06:25 AM
I dont see a subscribe link?
It's a recent addition so if you'd already visited the site try refreshing your page - that might do it.
browser compatibility maybe?
works fine for O7, Mozilla, NN7 and IE6 but anyone finding issues using something else please let me know.
Mikkel deMib Svendsen
10-24-2004, 10:49 AM
Seems to work fine here - even on IE for PocketPC :)