If you have never used or taken a TechNet web cast, and if you are interested in Ajax, and what Ajax can do for you, this is a great place to start to get your feet wet. The link is here.

Some are good high quality, some are just those things that people need ot know to get their feet wet. Overall though, if you have no money for training, download the web cast and sit back in the office while you do other things and keep the sound track going. The good part about TechNet web casts is that you can sometimes download them, and they have screen caps or live screens of the data that they are covering.

In going through the web site, there are some that will hang, but that could be my bandwidth this morning or something else. Usually restarting the web cast or starting from scratch again for the web cast clears the problem.

The ones that I like the best

The Billy Hoffman series of Ajax training. I am a fan of what Billy does, so having access to five hours of his knowledge is a good thing. The link for that is here. The “live from redmond” series really goes deep into ajax, ajax security, and how to approach some of the issues like cross site scripting and other problems that people who do web app security see on a semi-regular basis.

It is always interesting getting the “real deal” from someone like Hoffman, and actually listening to what he has to say about ajax and ajax security. Some of it we can disagree with, some of it we can’t, and its hard to disagree when you are seeing cross site or other security issues right there on the screen. That’s why the “Live from Redmond” Ajax Security series is so good. Its hard to ignore the examples.

Outside of that, the information is very good, and makes some great background information in Ajax, what the issues are, how to solve some of the issues, and steps that developers, QA, and security folks can take to make sure that their web apps are running the way they were intended to run.

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Danny Sullivan has started his SMX event (is that name a subliminal play on Search Marketing Sex?) starting in Seattle this summer as well.

There’s also Elite Retreat with a $5,000 price tag that includes: Guy Kawasaki, Aaron Wall, Lee Dodd, Darren Rowse, Jeremy Shoemaker, Kris Jones and Neil Patel. The marketing is getting slick on this one along with the all-star speaker lineup.

Today I read about seodays with Dave Naylor, Greg Boser and Jennifer Slegg which is offering one day site reviews, 2 day seminars and customized seminars. It looks like the first one will be in London or maybe somewhere in Canada.

There are many other regional seminars, but recently there have been more high profile SES/Pubcon speakers getting into the game on a smaller scale.

Are these smaller conferences/seminars competition for SES and Pubcon? Yes and no. SES runs multiple conferences world wide and I believe there will be just one Pubcon conference this year in Las Vegas. Bigger conferences are attractive to companies that want to send their people to a venue with a broader selection of topics and others enjoy them for networking and prospecting.

There’s a tremendous demand for SEO/SEM education these days and staffing is an issue as well. Big conferences are useful the first 1-2 times, but after that, the information may seem redundant to more experienced search marketers. A smaller, more hands on event with legitimately top practitioners could be very appealing.

For conferences like SES and ad:tech, the speaker selection process is an interesting alchemy that uses a combination of popularity/friends/expertise and I think many repeat attendees are tired of the sales pitches and lack of practical, hands on information. Plus there’s no food in the morning!

You know what’s coming next right? A pitch for the Mpls seminar of course!!

Speaking of practical, hands on information, the early bird discount for the Minneapolis High Rankings Search Engine Marketing seminar ends tomorrow, 2/22/07 so get yourself registered. Be sure to use the discount code TOPRANK for another 25% off for Online Marketing Blog readers. That’s about $900 for two days with some very talented SEO/PPC trainers, but only until tomorrow. After that the prices goes up.

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There will be 2 comprehensive curriculums offered: entry level learning and advanced professional SEM Training.

Enrollment is now open at www.sempo.org/training on the SEMPO web site for the first course, “Fundamentals of Search Marketing,” which begins immediately. Fundamentals consists of 14 lessons intended to give the student a high level understanding of the essentials of Search Engine Marketing. Cost of the Fundamentals course is $499. Since it is distance learning, students can immediately begin their education after enrollment.

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These sessions are important precisely because of the ever-changing dynamics of the workplace. We need more of the fine stuff from the people we elect as supervisors and managers if our company is to achieve all its mission and vision statements.

Contrary to belief, HR trainings and seminars are not just mere sessions to be mindlessly attended and later added to one’s resume. Far from being a desirable extra, HR training is essential for any forward-thinking company that values its employees.

Oftentimes, managers, especially first-time managers, often lack the skills and problem-solving ability when workplace conflicts arise. They might haven’t adequately settled into their new position yet, (still fumbling around, so to speak). Which is why, aside from mentoring and sharpening manegerial skills, HR trainings help managers successfully ease into their new and more demanding job opportunities.

Some of the basic challenges of managers that need constant readdressing are:

Personnel concerns Managers must be able to be balance making demands/expectations of their staff and interacting with them like an equal. Good HR training helps managers and would-be managers to handle the team so that each of them works to their full capacity.

A good teammate-manager relationship fosters not only good productivity, but more open and honest feedback among everyone as well. Good feedback encourages the staff and lets them know that they are making progress. At the same time, the staff must also feel free to air out their concerns or grievances.

Handling Job Applications Managers need to be on the lookout for qualified candidates for new job positions in the company. With the right interviewing skill that balance respects and spontaenity, logic and creativity, managers can distinguish the most promising job applicant.

Communication A key skill every supervisor and manager must develop is the ability to communicate effectively. It’s not enough that managers be great at oral and written communication skills, but they must also be good listeners as well.

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