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So yeah… Saturday night was something that only an Internet marketer could dream about.

Really.

Matt Bacak had a birthday party for Mark Joyner and 120 people were invited. If your name wasn’t on the list, you were out, baby. I was both honored and delighted that my name was on that list. I know it was thanks to Tellman, but hey… I got to be there!

(If you really hate gushy stuff, now it’s time to stop reading. Thanks for coming. I can’t help it. I’m totally psyched!)

Think of any big-time marketer and he or she was probably there. Stephen Pierce showed up, just for the party. And the usual suspects were there. People who had already presented, people going to present on Sunday, and some friends of mine like Carrie Wilkerson (the Barefoot Executive) and Perry Lawrence (Ask Mr. Video) and folks I’ve come to know through Tellman like Ric Thompson (HealthyWealthynWise.com) and Harris Fellman. And other folks I didn’t recognize, but if they were at the party, I guarantee they were smart marketers. It was awesome! I never, ever, ever dreamed I’d be in a room with people I looked up to for so long. continue reading »

So, even Tellman flew in for this, and I have to say that the caliber of speaker that this conference is presenting is top notch.

Mark Joyner, who I finally was able to meet in person, did the keynote. He has the right idea. Are we in a recession? Since the two preceeding quarters determines it, are we or aren’t we? WE DON”T KNOW! And if you don’t get your butts busy, no telling when this whole Internet ballgame’s rules will change. We just had a sample with all the new FTC stuff, eh? I think Mark’s right, but that’s no surprise.

Then, Matt Bacak did a great talk on proper joint venturing. Unless you are these guys or work for them, you can’t possibly understand how many stupid proposals they get from perfect strangers every day. Clue: It’s all in the relationship you build with people and how much you can do for them, NOT the other way around. That comes later. Right on, Matt! You go, dude.

Anyone recognize the name Robert Allen? Well… If you don’t, you haven’t been in this business very long. I have to say that his close at the end of his talk was smooth as silk. Wow! I already have one of the best teachers in the biz, but I hafta tell you… if I was looking for coaching, he’d have had me pulling out my plastic. continue reading »

Not as many people know about Jeff Johnson as should. He says he doesn’t advertise all that much (though he seems to be everywhere), and I believe that’s true. One of my Facebook friends introduced me to his stuff, and whoo-hoo. Very, very interesting.

Then, I saw him present at JVAlert in Philly and I was fascinated. His systems are totally cool. Just really smart, common sensical information about using feeds, My Space, You Tube, etc. His SEO systems use Web 2.0 sites, and oh, yeah. I’m all over that.

So, I got access to Jeff’s videos through StomperNet (though I’m on his list and watch whatever he puts out), which was pretty sweet. I’ve been watching them one by one, and his systems are so right in tune with what I’m doing right now… so, yeah, Jeff. I’m hooked. I’m putting your stuff into action, too.

That in combo with Matt Bacak’s system should be extremely powerful. It’s just adding the extra oomph.

Stay tuned. I’ll report results. Just give me a bit of time to let this all work itself out.

Love it!

I have a new system that I’m testing.

I’ve been following Matt Bacak’s plan of writing an article, turning it into a Power Point, making a video from that, writing a press release and sending that off, and on and on… If you don’t know the system, Matt sent it in an email, but I know it’s on his blog: “Slap Google Like a Ragdoll.”  I think it will be quite powerful, and well, if Matt said it works, I’m sure it does.

So, how do put yourself on the cutting edge? That’s the deal, right? You need to be on the ball with the fastest and the mostest.

Do it all. Set up a routine where you do specific tasks each day. Like

• Monday, I do the Power Point and video.
• Tuesday, I distribute it with Traffic Geyser and write a press release.
• Wednesday, I distribute the press release, and get the video or the article into Squidoo.
• Thursday, I work on some blogs.
• Friday, I do the content sites, Tumblr, Gather, Ning, and PBWiki.

And all of it gets bookmarked.

Just started the system a few weeks ago.

Let’s see how it works.