Learn From Proven Entrepreneurs

Putting this event together was hard, because most of the people who know the secrets of getting traffic through social media and search engine optimization refuse to talk publicly about it. With all the hushed conversations I’ve had with startups about how they get their traffic, you’d think we were plotting a bank robbery, not talking about how to grow our sites.

(For those of you who asked me to keep quiet about all or part of a conversation about your traffic, I promise to keep my mouth shut.)

I finally found a few people who were so “Internet famous” that they were comfortable revealing their methods.

Here’s who’s presenting at the Mixergy Traffic Panel and why I asked them to join:

Elmer Thomas – I picked Elmer because he studied sites like digg the way law students prepare for the bar, and he’s written articles on how to get traffic from them.

Andy Sorcini – Elmer recommend I invite Andy because he’s a top user on digg and other social media sites. He’s such a strong user that when Andy “Mr. Babyman” Sorcini has a problem with digg, it makes the New York Times.

Michael Dorausch – At the PR Panel, Brian Deagon of Investor’s Business Daily told me to learn from Michael’s methods of getting traffic. After one conversation with him, I became convinced others need to learn from him too.

The BlueSEO team – I wanted a search engine optimization company that could get itself to the top of google. If they can’t get their own site to the top, then I find it hard to believe they can teach you how to get your site to rank high. So I Googled “Los Angeles SEO,” called the first person on the list and persuaded them to join the panel and teach us.