I was lucky enough to spend last week in Sydney as I was (as far as I know) the only British speaker invited to speak at the inaugural SMX Sydney, alongside an all-star cast of local & international speakers including Rand Fishkin & Jane Copland (SEOmoz), the most quoted man in search – Gord Hotchkiss (Enquiro), Marissa Meyer & Adam Lansik (Google) to name but a few.

Apart from the fact that the show benefited from what must be the most amazing setting for any conference I’ve ever been to, there was a real buzz about the place: the attendees were all very friendly and the speakers were obviously delighted to be there. I won’t bother doing a full write-up as several others have already done a great job of that (including Rand & Neerav). I would like to thank everyone involved for inviting me & making me, and all the other speakers, feel so welcome.

It really showed that in search & digital, just as much as in any other industry, there’s no replacement for meeting people in the flesh to build real relationships.

Here’s to next year!

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