Savvy Internet Marketers' BIG Seminar Secrets
By Willie Crawford
You know
that your business will probably grow slower than molasses
in the Winter unless you joint venture and partner with other
online marketers. If you're just launching your own product
or service, you really need access to their lists. You need
access to their contacts.
You also
know... intuitively, that people like partnering with their
friends. They like partnering with people whom they actually
know and trust. Consequently, you know that you need to break
into some of your desired partners' inner circles. You need
to actually get to meet these people so that they do know
and trust you.
Knowing
the above facts leads you to the logical conclusion that you
need to attend a few seminars and conferences so that you
can meet like-minded individuals. You need to attend events
like Michael Penland's Internet Marketing and Joint Venture
Super Conference. This is the conference being held in
Orlando, Florida, December 3rd - 5th. Read about it here:
http://www.profitautomation.com/app/adtrack.asp?AdID=107710
If that
event isn't appropriate for you, you can locate lots of other
events (many close to where you live) at: http://InternetMarketingSeminarSchedule.com
So, you
concede that you need to get out and meet some
potential JV partners. "BUT" - and there's that
word. It's just too expensive. There's not only the costs
of attending the event itself, but there's also travel, lodging,
and meals. "These expenses can really add up," you
whine :-)
"Not
really!" the savvy internet marketer counters. If you're
smart you can probably get into major hotels at many seminar
locations for a mere fraction of the going rate. You can also
get rental cars or airfare at bargain prices.
"Tell
me more," you say!
Several
years ago, I listened to an audio tape of Wade Cook speaking
at a seminar. He explained that his travel and lodging was
practically free. He stayed at only 4-star hotels and traveled
the world... dirt cheap. Wade's secret...he was registered
as a travel agent.
It's a
little know fact that cruise lines, hotels, resorts, condo
operators, car rental companies, and those offering all kinds
of travel packages, often offer deep discounts to travel agents.
They let travel agents take advantage of what are called "fam
trips" or "fam rates." "Fam" is short
for familiarization. These companies offer these incredible
deep discounts to travel agents because they want the travel
agents to be able to make a heart-felt recommendation for
their resort, cruise, or luxury travel package to their clients.
The simple
economics behind giving these fam rates to travel professionals
is that they are offering rooms or other accommodations that
would otherwise go unused. If you have spare cabins on a cruise
ship, or extra rooms in a luxury resort, why not at least
make a few dollars while building a relationship with someone
who can help grow your business?
Ok, I've
let that secret out. I am a "card carrying" referring
travel agent. That means I can often get such deep discounts
that it costs me practically NOTHING to attend conferences
and seminar in major cities. There's a "little"
more to it than
that. Some of the places, for example, may want you to attend
an orientation or tour... but others don't.
This little
discussed secret is so amazing that I can fly from
Florida to places like Ireland, Hawaii, or Mexico and spend
a week in a luxury resort for only hundreds of dollars. Check
it out at: http://www.ytbnet.com/williecrawford
"Ok,
so I can get my accommodations cheap, but it still costs a
lot to get IN to these events."
Not really.
If at one of these events you form just one joint venture
with someone with say... a list of 100,000...who agrees to
send out an endorsed mailing for you, you could make back
twenty times your investment. Remember, your purpose in attending
these events (aside from learning from the speakers) is so
that you can locate appropriate business partners and get
your business growth un-stuck!
Take a
look at Michael Penland's Internet Marketing and Joint
Venture Super Conference again, and you'll see why seasoned
Internet marketers like me will be sitting in the audience.
http://www.profitautomation.com/app/adtrack.asp?AdID=107710
It's how we grow our businesses. We negotiate deals: in the
hallway, at dinner, and after hours. We don't consider it
an expense. It's a tiny, very wise investment.
Now you
know several Savvy Internet Marketers' BIG Seminar
Secrets. Your competitors are acting upon that knowledge
right now. Are you?
Willie
Crawford is a corporate president, published author,
seminar speaker and host, tele-seminar speaker and host,
retired military officer, karate black belt, network marketing
trainer, and lifetime student of marketing. He shows people
how to actually generate substantial income on-line using
very simple systems. An example of such a system can be studied
and duplicated at: http://ProfitMagician.com