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SEO Expert Ross Jones hosting the Nashville SEO Group meeting at Belmont University
SEO Expert Ross Jones hosting a recent Nashville SEO Group meeting at Belmont University

Every month, the Nashville SEO & Internet Marketing Group shares tips, offers free SEO Site Audits and discusses how Search Engine Optimization can help your business grow.

Led by Ross Jones (a former Adjunct Professor at both Belmont University & MTSU), the Nashville SEO Special Interest Group (SIG) helps business owners and entrepreneurs get found on the web via Inbound Marketing.

Search Engine Optimization, Internet Marketing, Social Media, Google, Twitter, Facebook, Web Design, YouTube…

Join our group here: www.NashvilleSEOGroup.com

Nashville SEO Group: Meetup Events ‘Paused’ Indefinitely

At 2 the Top Web Design & Marketing we hope you are safe and healthy.

Following the guidelines of the Centers for Disease Control, we have decided to ‘pause’ the Nashville SEO Group’s monthly Meetup and Lunch & Learn events indefinitely.

The following events are the first ones postponed:

– Meetup scheduled for March 19
– Lunch & Learn scheduled for March 20

Given the ongoing uncertainties regarding COVID-19, we will continue to monitor the situation and send out updates regarding the Nashville SEO Group as warranted. 

In the meantime, we’re looking into options to keep providing free SEO help so you can continue to grow your business. If there is anything we can do to help, give us a call at (615) 874-1455 or contact us online. 

 

Why Join the Nashville SEO Group?

We also do a website review every month. Submit your website and listen to the ideas flow as 20-30 marketing savvy pros and Nashville Google experts brainstorm on how you can improve your total web presence.

Learn about Google, Social Media like Facebook and Twitter, PPC, SEM, and email marketing. We’ll talk about how web design impacts your search engine optimization efforts and web design tools like WordPress.

Who are we? A few of us are from the best Nashville SEO company you can find but most are people just like you that need to know more about SEO. Some are web designers, some are business owner who need SEO services, some are bloggers, some are programmers & web developers. We have content writers, sales consultants and even accountants show up to learn and teach SEO solutions.

Every month, we share what we know.
Every month, some of us teach SEO.
Every month, some of us learn SEO.

It’s free to attend and learn about SEO with us.

Past Nashville SEO Group Meetings:

 

2020 Nashville SEO Meetings

SEO for 2020: Architecture + Content + Engagement- Thursday, February 20- Want to learn SEO, the Right way, for Free? Our 2020 meetup plan revolves around presenting a new methodology for describing & performing SEO:Future Proof SEO = Architecture + Content + Engagement https://2thetopdesign.com/3-pillars-future-proof-seo/

2020 SEO: Everything Has Changed!– Thursday, January 16- It’s a New Year! SEO continues to evolve and Google keeps changing the rules. For some websites, those changes were DEVASTATING! But for our clients, it was an OPPORTUNITY!

2019 Nashville SEO Meetings

Free! Get Help or Learn SEO From Nashville’s Best SEO Experts– Thursday, November 21- At Thursday night’s SEO Meetup, make sure you’ve covered the basics and then learn the newest advanced SEO techniques.

Free Website SEO Reviews– Thursday, October 17- Join the Nashville SEO Group as some of the top SEO experts in Nashville perform live website SEO audits… for FREE!

Digital Marketing Series: Learn Online Reputation Management– Thursday, September 19- Join us for our beginner friendly, free series on Digital Marketing. This month, learn about Reviews and Online Reputation Management from Ross Jones. Ross runs 2 the Top, a Google Partner Agency, and he’s specialized in Digital Marketing since 1997.

Digital Marketing Series: Learn Email Marketing– Thursday, August 15- Join us for our beginner friendly, free 8 part series on Digital Marketing. This month, learn email marketing from Ross Jones. Ross runs 2 the Top, a Google Partner Agency, and he’s specialized in Digital Marketing since 1997.

Digital Marketing Series: Learn Analytics– Thursday, July 18- Join us for our beginner friendly, free 8 part series on Digital Marketing. This month, learn Analytics from Ross Jones. Ross runs 2 the Top, a Google Partner Agency, and he’s specialized in Digital Marketing since 1997.

Digital Marketing Series: Learn Online Advertising– Thu, Jun 20- Join us for our beginner friendly, free 8 part series on Digital Marketing. This month, learn Online Advertising from Ross Jones. Ross runs 2 the Top, a Google Partner Agency, and he’s specialized in Digital Marketing since 1997.

Digital Marketing Series: Learn Social Media– Thu, May 16- Join us for our beginner friendly, free 8 part series on Digital Marketing. This month, learn Social Media from Ross Jones. Ross runs 2theTop, a Google Partner Agency, and he’s specialized in Digital Marketing since 1997.

Digital Marketing Series: Learn SEM– Thu, Apr 18- oin us for our beginner friendly, free 8 part series on Digital Marketing. This month, learn Paid Search (PPC/SEM) from Ross Jones. Ross runs 2theTop, a Google Partner Agency, and he’s specialized in Digital Marketing since 1997.

Digital Marketing Series: Learn SEO– Thu, Mar 21- Join us for our beginner friendly, free 8 part series on Digital Marketing. This month, learn SEO from Ross Jones who has specialized in Search Engine Optimization since 1997.

Free Live Event: Find the Right Digital Marketing Mix– Thu, Feb 21- Join us for our beginner friendly, free 8 part series on Digital Marketing. This month, we’ll help you find the right mix of digital marketing for your situation.

2019 SEO: Everything Has Changed! -Join us Thursday, Jan 17 @ 6:30p for this free meeting of the Nashville SEO Group. If you want to dominate the Google results with SEO in 2019, you’ve got to be there!

2018 Nashville SEO Meetings

Get the Most From Changes to Google Search Console – Join us Thursday, March 15 and learn how to get the most out of the new Google Search Console tools to improve your website’s marketing. 55 people RSVP’d for this event.

Learn Google AdWords/SEM – Join us Thursday, February 15, 2018 and learn how to setup and manage your SEM accounts so that you minimize waste and maximize your profits. 70 people RSVP’d for this event.

8 Critical Tasks for SEO Success in 2018 – Join us to learn the 8 biggest changes that you must address to keep and increase your online visibility in the new year. Thursday, January 18. 84 people RSVP’d for this event.

2017 Nashville SEO Meetings

Digital Marketing Series: Learn Email Marketing – With help from our friends at Emma, learn how to build a valuable email list and set up campaigns that will get people to convert. Thursday, September 21. 99 people RSVP’d for this event.

Digital Marketing Series: Learn Online Reputation Management – At our August 17, 2017 meetup, learn which review sites are the most important, how to encourage good reviews, how to deal with bad reviews, and how to turn your customers into fanatical brand advocates! 68 people RSVP’d for this event.

Digital Marketing Series: Learn Analytics – Learn how to measure results and make data-driven decisions with Analytics. Thursday, July 20, 2017. 82 people RSVP’d for this event.

Digital Marketing Series: Learn Online Advertising – Learn how to drive qualified traffic to your website and increase conversions with Online Advertising. Thursday, June 16, 2017. 76 people RSVP’d for this event.

Digital Marketing Series: Learn Social Media – Learn how to drive sales and attract new customers with free and paid Social Media strategies. Thursday, May 18, 2017. 81 people RSVP’d for this event.

Digital Marketing Series: Learn SEM – Learn how to setup and manage your SEM accounts so that you minimize waste and maximize your profits. Thursday, April 20, 2017. 79 people RSVP’d for this event.

Digital Marketing Series: Learn SEO -This is your chance to learn SEO, rank better on Google and drive more qualified traffic to your website. Thursday, March 16, 2017. 70 people RSVP’d for this event.

Digital Marketing Series: Find the Right Digital Marketing Mix -At our February 16, 2017 meetup, you learn how to cut though the chatter and focus in on the digital marketing options that will help you the most. 78 people RSVP’d for this event.

2017 Kickoff: 7 Critical Tasks For SEO Success In 2017 – We covered the 7 biggest changes that you must address to keep and increase your online visibility. Thursday, January 19, 2017. 93 people RSVP’d for this event.

2016 Nashville SEO Meetings

Move to HTTPS Before Google Penalizes You – If you haven’t moved your site to the more secure https, come learn how to do so now before you’re penalized. Thursday, November 17, 2016. 26 people RSVP’d for this event.

Advanced SEO Meetup – Come prepared to talk SEO & Digital Marketing on a high level. Beginner level questions will not be addressed. Tuesday, October 25, 2016.

How to Convert a Site to WP Without Screwing Up Your SEO – At this meetup, we’ll review the step by step process of converting a website built on different technology to the WordPress CMS. We’ll discuss potential pitfalls and help you understand how to get the most out of your WordPress powered website. Thursday, October 20, 2016. 35 people RSVP’d to this event.

Advanced SEO Meetup – Come prepared to talk SEO & Digital Marketing on a high level. Beginner level questions will not be addressed. Tuesday, September 20, 2016.

WordPress SEO – In our meeting,  you’ll learn some easy tweaks you can make to improve the Architecture of WordPress. You’ll also learn how WordPress can help you create better content. Finally, we’ll share best practices for Outreach with WordPress. Thursday, September 15, 2016.

Use Google Analytics Like a Pro! – Join the Nashville Internet Marketing Group to learn: Acquisition: How do visitors get to your website? Behavior: What do those visitors do once they get to your site? Conversion: What conversions are happening on your site and how can you increase your conversion rate? Thursday, August 18, 2016 36 people RSVP’d for this event.

Advanced SEO Meetup – Come prepared to talk SEO & Digital Marketing on a high level. Tuesday, August 16, 2016 47 people RSVD’d for this event.

Link Building for Future Proof SEO – Links. They may be the biggest SEO factor that gets ignored the most often … or that gets spammed the most often. Thursday, July 21, 2016 47 people RSVP’d for this event.

Advanced SEO Meetup – Come prepared to talk SEO & Digital Marketing on a high level. Beginner level questions will not be addressed. There is no presentation. Ross will be facilitating a high level discussion and everyone is expected to contribute. Tuesday, June 28, 2016.

Google Event: Get Your Business Online – We’re partnering with Google to help put every local business in Nashville on the map—including yours. Businesses that have complete business information online are twice as likely to be considered reputable by consumers. Thursday, June 16, 2016 45 people RSVP’d for this event.

Titles and Meta Tags – Want to improve your SEO fast? Your page titles and meta tags are the best place to start. Thursday, May 19, 2016 31 people RSVP’d for this event.

Free Website SEO Reviews – We’ll do one or more detailed site reviews and several quick SEO reviews on the fly. Thursday, April 21, 2016 43 people RSVP’d for this event.

The Critical SEO List – Have you recently updated your website or are you planning a new site? Get our confidential website checklist so you’re not pulling your hair out from making the wrong changes. We’ll step you through how we dot the i’s and cross the t’s for our client’s websites. Thursday, March 24, 2016 43 people RSVP’d for this event.

Advanced SEO Meetup – Our featured topic will be using roundup posts to secure backlinks. We’ll also have a round table discussion of all attendees. Come prepared to talk SEO & Digital Marketing on a high level. Thursday, February 25, 2016.

Google AdWords: Pay Per Click Advertising – Learn how Google AdWords can deliver a great ROI! Already running AdWords? We’ll show you the 5 Top Ways that most people waste money on AdWords and how you can get the most out of your spend. Thursday, February 18, 2016 75 people RSVP’d for this event.

SEO for 2016 –It’s a new year! SEO’s not dead but it sure has changed. –Monday, January 25, 2016 54 people RSVP’d for this event.

2015 Nashville SEO Meetings

Why Customer Reviews are Critical & How to Get More – If you’re not actively soliciting positive reviews, it’s likely that your negative reviews might outweigh your positive reviews on Yelp, Google+, Facebook and the dozens of other potential review websites. – Thursday, October 30, 2015 51 people RSVD’d for this event. Full video available at iMarketingClass.com.

What To Do With Those Keywords: Onsite SEO Secrets – You’ve done a great job on Searcher Intent Research and you’ve ID’d the perfect Keywords to target with SEO. Now what? – Tuesday, September 29, 2015 89 people RSVD’d for this event. Full video available at iMarketingClass.com.

Step-by-Step: Essential SEO – Learn the details of our internal SEO process that we’ve developed over the last 17 years. – Tuesday, August 25, 2015 104 RSVP’d for this event. Full video available at iMarketingClass.com.

The New SEO Formula for Blog Success – A blog can be the most important part of a website whether you’re a large corporation or you’re an individual. Learn the top tips for creating blog posts that both your users and Google will love. – Tuesday, June 30, 2015 114 RSVP’d for this event. Full video available at iMarketingClass.com.

Future Proof SEO: Architecture – If you missed the original presentation of “Future Proof SEO: Architecture” in Feb, here’s your chance to learn the technical aspect of our new SEO philosophy. – Wednesday, May 27, 2015 23 RSVP’d for this event. Full video available at iMarketingClass.com.

Mobile Friendly vs Mobilegeddon – Learn the top tips for having a mobile friendly website that both your users and Google will love. – Tuesday, May 26, 2015 66 RSVP’d for this event. Full video available at iMarketingClass.com.

Future Proof SEO: Engagement – You’ll learn how the 8 facets of Engagement can dramatically improve your SEO. – Thursday, April 30, 2015 129 RSVP’d for this event. Full video available at iMarketingClass.com.

Future Proof SEO: Content – Content is King but what the heck does that mean? Learn how Intent, Quality, Relevancy, Presentation and Supplementary Content all impact your SEO. – Tuesday, March 31, 2015 159 RSVP’d for this event. Full video available at iMarketingClass.com.

Future Proof SEO: Architecture – Join us as we discuss what you can do with Architecture to gain visibility to your site – Thursday, Feb 26, 2015, 6:30 PM 111 RSVP’d for this event. Full video available at iMarketingClass.com.

SEO for 2015: Architecture + Content + Engagement – This is the first of a 4 month series. We will dive into the methodology of SEO – Thursday, Jan 29, 2015, 6:30 PM 143 RSVP’d for this event. Full video available at iMarketingClass.com.

2014 Nashville SEO Meetings

Google Webmaster Tools – Join us as we discuss all things Webmaster Tools related and how they can help you. – Thursday, November 20, 2014, 6:30 PM 179 RSVP’d for this event

Google Authorship is Dead, But Author Rank Isn’t – At this meeting we will discuss the demise of Google Authorship in the SERPs. – Thursday, October 30, 2014, 6:30 PM 58 RSVP’d for this event

WordPress SEO: What You Need to Know – SEO depends on Architecture, Content & Outreach. Here you will learn how to improve these on your WordPress site. – Thursday, September 25, 2014, 6:30 PM 50 RSVP’d for this event

SEO is Easy, SEO is Hard – In this 2 part presentation, we’ll discuss both the easy aspects of SEO as well as the complicated. – Thursday, August 28th, 2014, 6:30 PM 64 RSVP’d to this event

Email Marketing – Are you getting the most out of your email marketing? Our pals at Emma will share their expert insight! – Thursday, July 31,2014, 6:30 PM 100 RSVP’d for this event

The Truth About SEO – We’ll cover some of the SEO basics, clear up some of the common misconceptions and discuss what’s changed and will be changing in the future. – Thursday, June 23, 2014, 6:30 PM 93 RSVP’s for this event

Local SEO for Your Small Business – We will be discussing the local SEO for small businesses. – Thursday, May 29,2014 6:30 PM 63 RSVP’d for this event

SEO Experts Review Your Website – Some of the top SEO experts in Nashville will perform live website audits. – Thursday, April 24, 2014 6:30 PM 62 RSVP’d for this event

Linking Strategies: Growing Authority Online – Relevancy and Authority have been the 2 pillars of SEO success, so we’ll discuss how you can increase the authority of your website. – Thursday, March 27, 2014 94 RSVP’d to this event

Google Analytics – What is Google Analytics? Join us to find out! – Thursday, February 27, 2014 6:30 PM 101 RSVP’d to this event

The Future of Search: Google’s Hummingbird – Join us as we discuss the future of search and Hummingbird’s effect. – Thursday, January 30, 2014, 6:30 PM 126 RSVP’d to this event

2013 Nashville SEO Meetings

SEO for WordPress – Learn some WordPress SEO tactics that will make an immediate impact on your site. – Thursday, November 18, 2013, 6:30 PM 97 RSVP’d to this event

SEO Audits: Get a Free SEO Review – Here’s your chance to get expert analysis from some of the best Nashville SEO consultants for free! – Thursday, September 26, 2013, 6:30 PM 54 RSVP’d to this event

Consumer Reviews: How to Get Good Ones & What to Do with Bad Reviews – For many businesses, reviews can make or break your business. We’ll discuss how you can get more good reviews and what you can do about the bad ones. – Thursday, August 29, 2013, 6:30 PM 63 RSVP’d for this event

SEO Strategies for 2013 and Beyond – What works for SEO, what doesn’t work and what you should be doing for long term online visibility. – Thursday, July 25, 2013, 6:30 PM 72 RSVP’d for this event

Top 5 SEO Mistakes that Small Business Make – Just starting out or already have a booming business? SEO mistakes can really hurt your small business. – Thursday, June 27, 2013, 6:30 PM 92 RSVP’d for this event

Nashville Inbound Marketing Help – Just what is Inbound Marketing? Join us as we take a look at what constitutes inbound marketing and why it matters to you – Thursday, May 30, 2013, 6:30 PM 83 RSVP’d for this event

Google+ for Business – How Businesses can use Google Plus – Thursday, May 2, 2013, 6:30 PM 107 RSVP’d for this event

Local SEO Strategies – How to Optimize for Local SEO – Thursday, Mar 28, 2013, 6:30 PM 70 RSVP’d for this event

SEO 101: Just Google It Baby! – Friday, Mar 22, 2013, 1100 AM – Over 100 Belmont students, staff & members of the public attended this event that kicked off the 2013 Belmont University New Century Journalism Speaker Series

Social Media Impact on SEO – A joint meeting with the Socal Media Club of Nashville – Wednesday, Mar 20, 2013, 6:00 PM 161 RSVP’d for this event

4 SEO Tools That You Need to Know – – A Look at Raven, SEMRush, ScreamingFrog & SEOMoz – Thursday, Feb 28, 2013, 6:30 PM 122 RSVP’d for this event

Digital Marketing Options: When to Use What – Video – When to use Social Media, SEO, AdWords, Email and other forms of digital marketing – Thursday, Jan 31, 2013, 6:30 PM 151 RSVP’d for this event

2012 Nashville SEO Group Meetings

Google Rich Snippets & Author Highlighting – Video – Increase Your Google Traffic by 30% or More – Thursday, Nov 29, 2012, 6:30 PM 79 RSVP’d for this event

SEO Audit of DrJeffCornwall.com – Video – Thursday, Oct 25, 2012, 6:30 PM 48 RSVP’d for this event

How to Avoid the Top Web Design Mistakes that Hurt SEO – Thursday, August 30, 2012, 6:30 PM 62 RSVP’d for this event

Yoast WordPress SEO Plugin Review – Thursday, Sept 27, 2012, 6:30 PM @ Lipscomb University. 56 RSVP’d for this event

SEO: Google Penalties, Updates and What Works – Thursday, July 26, 2012, 6:30 PM. 58 RSVP’d for this event

Link Building: Why Links are Critical & How to Get Them – Thursday, June 28, 2012, 6:30 PM. 70 RSVP’d for this event

White Hat SEO – Thursday, May 31, 2012, 6:30 PM. 52 RSVP’d for this event

How To Make Money With Google AdSense – Video coming soon. 63 RSVP’d for this event

How I Got Google to Pay Me $150,000 – Video

Perfect SEO Series, Part 2: Keyword Research Infographic – Thursday, March 29, 2012

Social Signals in Search – Thursday, February 23, 2012

Perfect SEO Infographic: Put the Right Words in the Right Places – Thursday, January 26, 2012

Perfect SEO: The Perfectly Optimized Page – Thursday, January 26, 2012, 6:30 PM

2011 Nashville SEO Group Meetings

How Much is a Google Ranking Worth? Thursday, December 1, 2011, 6:30 PM

Google Places Explained Video

Free Internet Marketing Review of Your Website

SEO Reviews @ BarCamp

Learn WordPress SEO video coming soon

Mobile Web Trends and Tips video coming soon

10 Ways to Get on the 1st Page of Google video

How I Got Google to Pay Me $130,000

How to make Your Website Convert Better video

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