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Count the times you have seen those ads online screaming,"SUBMIT YOUR SITE TO SIX MILLION SEARCH ENGINES FOR FREE!"You start to reach for the mouse to click that banner andyour common sense kicks in to tell you, "Calm down now,there are only a dozen search engines that really matter!"Then just as you overcome the desire for easy money andfree riches, you spot another banner offering "We'll submityour site to the Top Search Engines for $49.00!" Yes - well,there are those that may do that for you, but it won't help.All the extreme noise and excessive hype surrounding what arethe bare necessities of internet marketing has noisilydrowned out the calm, quiet voices of the folks that canactually do you any good. The serious, working professionalsthat truly understand what it takes to gain *quality* trafficfor your web site. Search engine optimizers, permission emailmarketers, traffic analysis experts and community buildingsoftware companies have been painted with a haze of guilt andshame due to the hyperbole that has smeared the name of WebMarketers -- until now.Clearly it's time for serious marketing professionals to getsome respectability by forming a professional organizationrequiring high ethical standards and providing best practicesguidelines to establish certification criteria for members. The World Association of Internet Marketers (WAIM) held anorganizing meeting on April 11 in Las Vegas, Nevada during thefirst annual U.S. "Internet Marketing Strategy Days", one of three events held worldwide by the fledgling organization.Event organizer and WAIM interim president Lennart Svanbergof Stockholm, Sweden arranged the international cast ofpresenters and workshop leaders for the first U.S. event.Svanberg and Swedish partner Axel Josefson of http://Axole.comheld their first Internet Marketing conference in Stockholmand a follow-up event in Copenhagen last year.Web marketing expert Jim Wilson of Wilson Internethttp://www.JimWorld.com participated as a conference speakerand moderator during the three day long event as the U.S.representative and honorary lifetime founding member of WAIM.Referring to his longtime interest in technology and now theweb Wilson quipped, "I've been wearing a propeller beanie since1965." He has built an arsenal of valuable webmaster toolsthat have become well known by respected internet marketersfor their value to the web marketing industry. Web luminaries attending and speaking at the conference andparticipating in the launch of WAIM included attorney JonathanCohen, ICANN board member (Internet Corporation for AssignedNames and Numbers) and Detlev Johnson, moderator of I-Searchmarketing discussion list and VP of Position Technology.Representatives from Inktomi, About.com, GoTo.com, FindWhatand The Open Directory Project addressed the assembled groupof web marketing professionals at the event providingvaluable insights into effective web marketing techniques whileattendees gathered good information on the latest technology.Included was a new piece of hardware dedicated to what has beendubbed "Packet Sniffing," a technology that is not only claimedto efficiently analyze and track traffic upstream of the server,but apparently increase server efficiency and use of resources.The event was sparsely attended, as have been all DotComconferences so far this year, but those who braved the clangingslot machines and elderly retirees wandering the Casino wererewarded with some excellent advice and valuable networkingopportunities with fellow marketing professionals. Businesscards changed hands at a record pace and partnerships wereestablished between complimentary businesses while softwareto power site search and forums was discussed in the foyer.Organizers Svanberg and Josefson are looking forward to hostingthe next U.S. version of their conference at the same venue in2002 and hope to have firmly established the clout of the WorldAssociation of Internet Marketers by then. Membership can beapplied for by visiting http://SearchEngineForums.com and goingto the WAIM Public Forum for updates and contact information orby contacting Lennart Svanberg by email at:mailto:[email protected] Article Tags: Search Engines, Internet Marketing, Marketing Professionals
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