Trip to Mayon Volcano & Mayon Resthouse

I've been to Legazpi City several times that allowed me to have a glimpse of Mayon Volcano during those occasions. Although one has to visit very early in the morning to see the cone clearly. Otherwise it will be full of clouds and friends will give you their favorite joke about it.

Mayon Volcano is famous for its perfect shape and one of the most visited especially during times of eruption where folks go out of their way to document it.

There is also another spot nearby, the Mayon Resthouse that allows you to see the Mayon Volcano well if it isn't foggy. It will take at least an hour from Legazpi City to reach this particular place.

I found out that Mayon Resthouse used to be a hotel and there are efforts to re-build the establishment. There is also a planetarium but it was already close when we got there.

Of course, reaching Mayon Resthouse & Mayon Volcano was made possible thanks to our SEMCON Bicol hosts Alvin, Marianne, and Ariel. I'm sure Andrea (& her friend), Hans, and Gary also enjoyed it.

Until next time...

Search engine marketing & optimization 101 talk at SEMCON Bicol

As mentioned last month, I'll be a speaker at the Search Engine Marketing Conference organized by the Aquinas University of Legazpi this February 5 & 6. It will be held at the Daragang Magayon Hall of the said educational institution.

I was suppose to talk about "marketing your products and services through social networks". But after analyzing the program, I realized that my topic will be extensively discussed on the 1st day. Decide to change it to "Search Engine Marketing & Optimization 101" to kick off the 2nd day as well. My talk will focus on the subject on-page optimization while Gary Viray's talk will tackle off-page optimization.

Look forward in catching up with the organizers, participants, and fellow speakers at the event.