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Search Engine Land\u2019s SMX West Search Conference, one of the premier conferences in the SEO world. Grand Rapids\u2019 own Beverly Mapes, President of Top of the List, and Search Marketing Specialist Nicole Vesota attended the 3-day conference on social media and the latest SEO technology.  \u201cTop of the List is thrilled to bring cutting-edge tips and tricks in SEO to Grand Rapids,\u201d Mapes said. \u201cOur clients will gain advantages in the competitive SEO world that others simply don\u2019t have.\u201d  Beverly Mapes and Nicole Vesota-Johnson at SMX WestVesota agreed. \u201cOne-on-one networking with industry professionals from Google, Yahoo and Bing at one of the premier SEO conferences in the country was incredible. Our clients\u2019 SEO packages will be even stronger than before because of what we\u2019ve learned.\u201d  Keynoting the conference was Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, who made his first-ever appearance at a search marketing conference. Ballmer touched on hot topics like social media, the future of Twitter and the merging of Bing and Yahoo search functions.  Top of the List staff are already hard at work applying lessons from the conference to their SEO and social media work. 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