Team Inigral at WordCamp 2009

We are live and front row at WordCamp 2009, the Automattic-sponsored one-day event dedicated to WordPress, the popular blogging platform (and the one that powers our blog!).

Key points so far:

730 registered attendees, and 2900 blogs (double the number of attendees in 2008)
Tim Ferriss, author of the Four-hour Work Week, (@tferriss) offered tips on blogging: how long posts should be (both long- and short-form can work), how much time you should spend on a post (as much time as you enjoy) and how to “TimFerriss” your love life. (Intriguing, but would not try this one at home!)

Google’s Matt Cutts (@mattcutts) offered his SEO advice: modifying your default and specific blog entry URLs, doing some decent keyword research (esp via the Google keyword tool), using Google Webmaster tools, writing backlink-worthy posts, whether you should post videos or podcasts etc…