...for a day at least.

One of the more popular aspects of the SEO Training Dojo is our private chat room (on Skype) where the members can hang out and talk shop (among other things) during the week. There are some 80 members in there and it's generally active 24/7 as we have folks from all 'round the world in there.

Each Friday we hold a formal chat on various topics and have had guests on such as Dan Thies, Debra Mastaler, Garrett French, Raven, Majestic and many, many more. We have been doing the sessions for a few years and have them all in the archives (stored in the forums).

OPEN to the public!!

This week, as part of the 2nd Anniversary celebrations we're going to open up the chat session to the public so everyone can come in and get a sense of the awesomeness that is the Dojo chat.

Date; Friday December 2nd 2011
The topic; Google Algo Changes 2011

We shall be looking at the important and seemingly not-so-important algorithm updates from 2011 and talking about what the mean and where we might be headed in 2012 (beyond the world coming to an end of course).

It should be a good session and we welcome members as well as non-members to come and hang with us. To get added (space will be limited) to the chat be sure to track Dave down on Skype.

Username; huomah (David Harry)

We look forward to seeing you there!

Yup, it's that time again... it's our birthday!!! YAY!

As of this week the SEO Training Dojo is now 2 years old and still going strong. It started with a dream of a private locale to talk shop and share ideas and has grown into one of the best known communities in the world of search. And we're damned proud of it!!

And what exactly is going on here at the Dojo?

• Enhanced profiles for networking
• Active and current topics in our forums
• Lot's of great reading/learning in the Study Hall
• One of the largest video libraries on the web
• Resources including spreadsheet for productivity
• List of some of the best tools of the trade
• Event calendar for member to meet and greet
• Marketplace to exchange and find services
• Dedicated chat room open 24/7
• Weekly 2hr Friday chats for advanced learning

And what's coming up for year 3?

• Mentor program to teach and learn from other members
• Tools – a few tools we haven't seen elsewhere on the web
• More resources and spreadsheets
• New content including keyword research section
• New sponsors for more savings

Yes, that's right, we're adding new sponsors with even more savings that before!! To get things rolling we're proud to announce that the Local Citation Finder and Get Me Listed are now official sponsors!!

In fact, for $1/day or less you can access over $1000 in savings fomr some of the top marketing tool providers on the web today!! Check the entire list of sponsors/savings here.

Get FREE schwag and discounts!!

This week, to celebrate our birthday, we will be giving out FREE Dojo wear (your choice) to the first 10 people that sign up for a 1 year membership!! What the heck is Dojo wear? Just check out this post to learn more!

Not enough?

Ok, fine... then how about 25% off of ANY membership package here at the Dojo? All you have to do is using up with the code; DOJObday

 

What our members are saying

We also added some new testimonials to our members speak up page here. We're damned thrilled when the gang cares enough to say nice things... here's a few to get you started;

Testimonial; Dave Harry and Terry Van Horne have done a wonderful job developing the SEODojo over the last two years, the community spirit is strong with people freely sharing their SEO and marketing experiences. If I need to know about the latest patent writing, or have a more technical issue explained in detail, I head for the Dojo. Dave and Terry do a great job simplifying complex issues so they're easy to understand. But it's not all work at the Dojo, there's also a lot of fun going on. The community is friendly and always willing to share a story or two, the regulars make sure newbie's feel welcome and are part of the conversation. If you're looking for a place to learn, network and just have fun, consider joining the SEODojo. - Debra Mastaler- Link Marketer - Alliance Link

Testimonial; People often ask me where I have been hiding - the Dojo is my "home from home", my "local", and my SEO help line rolled into one.
Andy Beard - Blogger - Andy's Blog

So really... what are you waiting for?, Head on over to the sign up page and join us today!! Easily one of the best value offerings in the search worl today!

Back last fall we posted a bunch of potential T-shirt designs over on my personal blog, the Fire Horse Trail. It had started as a suggestion from our members and was well recieved as far as some of the designs we had come up with.

We then set about looking at ways to get them made. It became apparent quickly that buying a bunch of stock wasn't feasible given the many designs we were after. So we polled the Dojo faithful and decided to use Zazzle to get them done. Today I am thrilled to announce that they're available to all!

Get your SEO Dojo wear!

While many of the designs are Dojo centric, we've also created a bunch of others that just about anyone can wear as a proud search geek. Here's a few of the more popular ones;

You get the idea. There are a few more with some fun phrases as well as a whole bunch of SEO Dojo wear and other goodies (mousepads, beer mugs etc...). We will be adding some more in the near future and hope ya'll find something that ye like.

To see more check out the SEO Training Dojo store on Zazzle

If you don't see something you like or would like us to create something specific, please do leave a comment or get in touch and we'll try and get that for ya! We're really not sure where this will lead, but it's been fun doing it. We're considering a nominal mark-up on them so we can send the proceeds to a worthy cause. We'll see how sales go first though to ensure it's worth it.

Yup, it's true! To get things rolling in style for 2011 here at the Dojo, we've decided to add a few more folks to our (impressive if I do say so) list of partners. Our sponsors offer all (premium) members here at the Dojo a discount on their respective services. We in exchange, gladly prmote their services.

Have no fear, we actually check them out. It's about quality for us not the discounts.

Meet the new sponsors

As of today, we have added;

Visual Website Optimizer - a few of the members had mentioned these guys in reference to a top notch split testing application via forum conversations. Considering there was already some buzz happening, we decided that it would be worth having them on board. For their part they are offering 50% discount on first month price on all plans.

Authority Labs - yes it's true, I am a bit of a hard ass on most tools. Moreso with so-called 'rank checkers'. But I am certainly making an exception. Why? Because AL was the only tool I've used to date that shows the various universal elements (local, blog, ecommerce, images, video) in the reports. We teach a lot of 'universal search strategy' around here, so they were a natural choice for inclusion. They are offering (premium) members a 25% discount off the monthly price for the first year.

Level 343 - copywriters to the stars! Ok, not quite, but I have personally used their services and as long time members and cohorts, we wanted to share. Gabriella and company are some of the smartest and most talented copywriters that I know. And given that we teach a content centric approach to SEO here at the Dojo, we simply HAD to have them on board. Level 343 are offering all premium Dojo members 30% off of any of their services.

This is all just awesome (Dojo chat joke) news and it means you can save well over $1000 on services when you sign up for 6-12 months at the SEO Training Dojo.

Looking Ahead for 2011

Things are starting to shape up here for 2011 and given yesterday's announcements, added sponsors and a special announcement tomorrow, stay tuned, I am getting pretty damned exciting. We will also be re-freshing some of the content and adding new sections over the next couple of weeks. Never a dull moment 'round these parts.

Thanks again to the new sponsors for coming on board and I look forward to getting to know you all better as will the membership ('cept Gabs, we all know her... )

(learn more about ALL of our sponsors)