techiehenry

Going to conferences or conventions really is a big plus for people who work in the technology industry. You get to meet other people who are interested in the same things as you do, you get to share know-how, you get some questions clarified directly by those involved with a certain tech project, you get free items (who doesn’t want these?), you get to know prospective companies where you can apply for a job, and you gain a little bit more knowledge as to where the industry is headed.

The 1st Conference on the Role of FOSS in eGovernance I went to several months ago was one of those conventions, and I wasn’t really expecting that one of the companies with whom I registered and gave my contact information would make do with the offer that they made.

Last Tuesday I received an e-Mail from Aileen Apolo, Google Philippines Country Consultant, thanking me for registering at the Google booth that was set up there. The mail also contained a coupon number for Google AdWords which amounts to fifty US dollars (US$50)!

I haven’t really used it yet, but I plan to advertise my blog, just to see whether paid advertising with companies like Google would really contribute to the increase in traffic that comes to the advertisers. It’s still valid until June 19, so I still have time to see which keywords I can use to increase this site’s visibility on search requests.

Thanks Aileen, and thanks to Google.