You can also watch the video interview below… and then join us tonight for the party in Austin, on July 12, 2011…
as we dive deep into the world of digital real estate, with Ryan Moran, of DigitalRealEstateParty.com
Get your WRISTBANDS to get into the party HERE
Leave your comments and questions for Ryan below… REMEMER, we’ll be giving away Affiliate Summit East 2011 tickets at this party…
Tomorrow (Wed, 5/18) is THE Inaugural San Diego Internet Marketing Party™.
I spoke with Frank a few times yesterday and we are all set to go!
We have a few (6) updates for you, and will list them out here:
UPDATE 1. A big question we always get is,
“Why Don’t You Charge membership or admission fee for the parties?”
Or
“How do You Make Money from these awesome parties?
Well, we FINALLY have the answer for you, HERE… Is Our Experiment in Fairness…
If you make a connection that brings in profits as a direct result from the The Internet Marketing Party™, it would be cool for you to show your support and give us a suggested 5 to 10 %. Like you would for someone who was bridging a deal between two separate parties that could not have done it on their own.
Examples can include, assigning The Internet Marketing Party™, as your parent affiliate for life from a deal that was made as a direct result of that connection being made at the party that would not have taken place if you did not attend. So you, essentially, become the 2nd tier affiliate.
Another example: If you are a super ninja and have a service you can offer instead of a cash contribution that could assist in helping The Internet Marketing Party ™ , from website, to SEO, to a whole slew of other possibilities, that would rock too.
Let’s put it this way, whatever you give The Internet Marketing Party™, helps us to continue to grow strong and continue to be as cool as it was the last time you were there and the next time as well.
Also, this is not a requirement, it is just a cool way to show your support to help us expand and grow quicker, so we can eventually expand our parties to a neighborhood near you! It is the community that will make this happen!
Benefits of the Volunteer Kick Ass Fund are on THIS PAGE.
UPDATE 2. We will be sending out the venue location VERY soon (so stay tuned)… HINT: it will be VERY near San Diego City Park. I know it is torture for some folks who are big-time planners. Trust me, not even Frank Kern knows the secret location, yet, either. We are going to unveil the location later today or EARLY, first thing tomorrow. For you hard- core planners, you can plan on being at San Diego City Park near 4th and W Broadway, by 5:30pm and, trust me, you will be able to easily walk to the party.
UPDATE 3. Some folks got wind of our original venue, and have been whispering it to their close friends… The Problem is, due to the popularity of the party, we had to move to a bigger, “way cooler” venue. So if you have been told of a venue that starts with the letter “Q”, that is NOT the venue anymore. You must RSVP and pay attention to your inbox to get the actual venue later today or early tomorrow.
UPDATE 4. Thank you for your support. We have people flying in from LITERALLY as far away as Amsterdam, Canada, Columbia, and all over the US (as far as Maine, Florida, Chicago, Detroit, and of course, Texas). So many people have called to ask how they can help. The best way you can help is to RSVP, and have as many of your beautiful lady friends join us, too. As my lovely wife has said, it’s hard to have too many women at a great party.
UPDATE 5. Special thanks to Rob Burns, our host for the San Diego parties. He took off this entire week from his business and wife to be at our beck and call, helping in any way possible. He picked us up at the airport yesterday and drove us around the entire city, taking care of last minute items! Please be sure and give Rob a huge thank you (and buy him a drink) when you see him at the party tomorrow!
UPDATE 6. The list of VIP guests is growing by the minute… This one is going to be one to talk about for years to come! I hope you can make it. I have had 3 people book last minute flights as of yesterday when they found out who is coming to the party. I guess I shouldn’t be surprised, it IS Frank Kern who will be speaking in a free to attend private shin-dig for friends of The Internet Marketing Party™.
Please get in touch with us at InternetMarketingParty@gmail.com if you have any pressing questions, comments or concerns.
Be sure to friend us on our Facebook Internet Marketing Party™ page, you will find a link to the closest hotels.
PPS- tell you friends, the more the merrier.
WARNING:
Fire Marshall’s fire code, states that there are a maximum
of 400 people that can attend, so don’t delay…RSVP now!
… ..
A Crazy Experiment That Just May Work…
As you know, we have been throwing Internet Marketing Parties™ in Austin (and now San Diego) for over 2 years now.
A big question we always get is, “Why Don’t You Charge?” Or “How do You Make Money?”
Well, the idea was to bring world-class speakers to the bar where all the business is really done at online marketing events and seminars, and we never liked bars with covers… And no, so far we are not making money. In fact we are operating at a loss. But it is too damn fun not to do.
AND
People have been reporting that the connections they are making at our events are literally making them a fortune…
Here are just a few successful individuals who have told us that they have made money and deals and even launched careers from coming to The Internet Marketing Party™: Kate Buck Jr, Phill Grove, Curt Maly, David & Melina Montelongo, and many, many more…
So Here is Our Experiment in Fairness…
If you make a connection that brings in profits as a direct result from the The Internet Marketing Party™, it would be cool for you to show your support and give us a suggested 5 to 10 %. Like you would for someone who was bridging a deal between two separate parties that could not have done it on their own.
Examples can include, assigning The Internet Marketing Party™, as your parent affiliate for life from a deal that was made as a direct result of that connection being made at the party that would not have taken place if you did not attend. So you, essentially, become the 2nd tier affiliate.
Another example: If you are a super ninja and have a service you can offer instead of a cash contribution that could assist in helping The Internet Marketing Party ™ , from website, to SEO, to a whole slew of other possibilities, that would rock too.
Let’s put it this way, whatever you give The Internet Marketing Party™, helps us to continue to grow strong and continue to be as cool as it was the last time you were there and the next time as well.
Also, this is not a requirement, it is just a cool way to show your support to help us expand and grow quicker, so we can eventually expand our parties to a neighborhood near you! It is the community that will make this happen!
Benefits of the Volunteer Kick Ass Fund are
Based on your level of contribution, which can also include level of services you have donated to assist, you are put into three different groups.
1. Gold contributors $500 – $4999 get the following:
2. Silver contributors $5000 – $9999 get the following
3. Platinum contributors $10000+ get the following
When it comes down to it… we only want to watch this party continue to fund itself from your Coolness, help and assistance to support it.
We do not take this matter lightly and understand that everyone is a different situation, so if you don’t contribute, it is not like we are ever going to hold it against you. This has to be right for you and on what you think is worth it. We never want you to do something that would make you wish you had not, and at the same time let you know that It would be cool to keep this party rocking along at full speed ahead!
IMAGINE for a moment that you owned a grocery store…
Would it be OK with you if 95 people walked into your store, with the specific purpose of buying a gallon of milk, walked out of your store WITHOUT buying any milk (or anything else, for that matter)?
Our guest speaker at this month’s Internet Marketing Party(tm), is Michael R. Drew… and I will warn you, some of the things he will say in this compelling interview, and in his talk at the party, will be OFFENSIVE to some internet marketers.
Why?
Well, because, from Michael’s perspective, if you are not selling AT LEAST 10% of your website visitors something you offer, then your marketing is BROKEN.
LISTEN to this interview I did with Michael, and he will elaborate.
[audio:http://internetmarketingparty.com/audio/imparty-michael-drew.mp3]
Leave your comments, questions, and ideas in the comment section below… I will be sure to ask him these and have him address some of them at the party, or in a follow-up interview.
and then RSVP for his LIVE presentation, where he will share 3 ways to begin FIXING the problem of less than 10% conversions, here:
http://www.Meetup.com/internetmarketingparty/events/17487774
ABOUT Michael R. Drew:
Michael R. Drew is a maverick who gets results. Since the age of 19, he’s taken the book industry by storm. Michael has propelled 68 authors onto national best-seller lists – each averaging four major lists not to mention over 100 #1 rankings – among them Ivan Misner, Lisa Nichols and Vince Poscente. No wonder his Promote A Book services are in such high demand.
Aside from an impressive track record, Michael strives to make a difference in the world at large. His experience working with Roy H. Williams (aka The Wizard of Ads… also a past Internet Marketing Party speaker) helped Michael to uncover the link between personal and business development. Michael describes those links, and the possibilities for working personally and corporately within a changing society, in his Pendulum Presentation, which he’s been sharing with audiences across North America for the last four years. The Pendulum Presentation outlines how essential it is to understand the recurring societal shifts from idealistic to civic (and back again every 40 years or so) that is, from fake to real, and from the individual to the community.
Although Michael always delivers what he promises to his clients, it became apparent to him that merely “selling the dream” for them was not a sustainable career for him. So Michael started Persona Marketing as a direct response to the idealistic-cycle problem of inauthentic and merely transactional marketing. Persona Marketing offers Persona Architecture and Platform Building, which helps Michael’s clients build strong and real relationships with their audience, increasing sales in a natural manner and maximizing the depth and longevity of that relationship.
In his personal time Michael loves cheering for BYU teams, dining at “the best sushi house in North America” — Uchi’s, in Austin, Texas — and spending time with his daughter Savannah.
RSVP for his presentation here:
http://www.Meetup.com/internetmarketingparty/events/17487774
Come experience “Superbad” Frank Kern in a rare, intimate party in San Diego, California.
(in a cozy lounge with lots of booze… and beautiful women)
Come party with us at the maiden voyage of The Internet Marketing Party™ of San Diego!
Also, please help us welcome our newest members to The IMParty family, our hosts for
the San Diego Parties, Rob Burns & Kevin Koskella. Welcome fellas!
The party ‘goes down’ on Wednesday, May 18th, 2011 (A.D.)
Secret location in the “Gas Lamp District” of San Diego
to be announced within 24-hours of the actual party
6:30p until 11p (then afterparty til sun up)
Register below for details.
10 of the most commonly used Online Marketing Tools & Resources:
1. Affiliate Tracking Software
3. Credit Card Processing Provider
7. Social Media Manager Training
8. Email Marketing (Auto-responder)
10. Overcoming Procrastination
Tuesday April 12th, 2011
“Traffic is the key to money online…and Facebook has TONS of it. (more than Google.) Facebook is becoming the answer to savvy marketers’ traffic and list-building/lead generation problems. RSVP Now to solve YOUR traffic problems with Facebook!”
You may not know anything about marketing on Facebook yet (don’t worry, you’re not alone)…
so we decided to invite our local favorite, pink-haired-diva, Kate Buck Jr. to share her best-kept secrets about how she’s using Facebook to generate loads of cash (for herself… AND her clients)!
Here are just a few of the secrets she will share with us:
* How to Get highly-targeted traffic in more than one niche market (at pennies on the dollar, compared to what Google charges)…
* How to Build GIGANTOID email opt-in list… AND “Fans” that you will be able to can contact at will, using a little-known “ninja” facebook trick, as well as…
* How to Take advantage of brand new audiences… of customers and leads that you will be able to market to as your very own captive audience (you will want to be here before your competitors find these audiences).
We can’t wait to spotlight our good friend, Kate Buck! Help us give her a big, warm, local welcome and RSVP Now…
We are also going to be implementing something new this month… for the first time ever, after realizing that we all know it is NOT free to put on these parties (it costs us time, energy, and money)… & for over 2 years, we’ve brought these to you for FREE. But we are going to start charging for these parties…
BUT we are going to LEAVE IT UP TO YOU… just don’t be cheap! 
Why are we giving you the opportunity to make financial contributions?
For all the value we have brought you via these parties!
We grappled for weeks about how much to charge… and after TONS of feedback, advice and back-and-forth ideas about whether to start charging, how much to charge, etc… we have decided to LET YOU DECIDE, how much these parties are worth to you.
That’s right, we are going to give you the ability to make a contribution that reflects the value that you attribute to these parties.
This will be a starting point that will serve as a guideline for how much we charge… so think of any JV deals you’ve made, think of mistakes you DID NOT make because of people you met, information that you learned, and remember how much you have expressed how much you appreciate these parties and let that be your guide… Just Don’t be cheap!
In case you are wondering why we are moving to ask for some contributions, here are the reasons… it will accomplish several things:
1) It will increase the quality & commitment level of individuals who attend
2) It will help you insure that the folks in the room, will be folks with some skin in the game and thus increase the quality of the networking for you
3) It will allow us to add more value to the party
4) It will attract even more high-quality speakers (because most speakers would rather speak to a group of 100 folks how paid SOMETHING, anything to be there, than 1000 folks who “just showed up”
5) It will allow us to do more “fun” stuff and make the party experience even cooler.
NOW… back to this month’s party…
I should mention, because of the surveys we received last month, many of you said you are tired of “mindset” information, as well as information you could freely find for free online, or information that is too basic, or general… instead you said you want REAL, actionable, profit-pulling information you can go home and implement the same day… so we told Kate she MUST give us her best, most profitable secret stash… OR ELSE!
RSVP NOW and remember to bring us a big wad of cash to show your appreciation for the value of the party!
We have some cool surprises in store for you to show how much we appreciate you and all your continued support after over two years of profitable fun!
Come experience “Superbad” Frank Kern in a rare, intimate party in San Diego, California.
(in a cozy lounge with lots of booze… and beautiful women)
Come party with us at the maiden voyage of The Internet Marketing Party™ of San Diego!
Also, please help us welcome our newest members to The IMParty family, our hosts for
the San Diego Parties, Rob Burns & Kevin Koskella. Welcome fellas!
The party ‘goes down’ on Wednesday, May 18th, 2011 (A.D.)
Secret location in the “Gas Lamp District” of San Diego
to be announced within 24-hours of the actual party
6:30p until 11p (then afterparty til sun up)
Register below for details.
What if running portions of your business felt like you were taking a vacation?…
This is JUST ONE free add-on to your business you will get when you come party with our crew…
as we sprinkle in a 20-minute presentation from Hollis Carter and his partner Marc Horne (of HC Consulting Group).
These ‘kids’ have been making big money online for several years and REALLY live “the Internet Marketing Lifestyle”.
They have made over 6-figures in as little as 2 months, and make over 7-figures a year… while skiing over 100 days a year and traveling the world. They will be sharing some of their best practices for how they managed to create this level of success at such a young age, while balancing this success with so much FUN stuff on the side.
(HINT: it is similar to the idea of selling shovels to goldminers (instead of becoming a gold-miner).
They will reveal why they consistently hit it out of the park with this simple, yet applicable method that YOU will be able to apply to your business, whether it’s online, offline, or both.
Hollis lives in a mansion/lodge (which sleeps over 18 people comfortably) in Breckenridge, CO where he spends most of his time skiing, and strategerizing with his team, how to make more moneys on the internets.
Marc lives outside of Atlanta in a really nice home, too… but neither he nor Hollis are home much between all the Internet Marketing seminars and their infamous Work-ations in Cabo, Mexico and other exotic places. It’s a hard life.
BTW- the photo in this post is titled “The Marlin Massacre. 11.16.2010″ from one of their work-ations in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.
I’ll add more information about what Hollis and Marc will speak about at the party and give you more info about them, but wanted to post this here now so you can RSVP, tell your friends, and colleagues. This will be a FUN ride with two of the funnest guys in the Internet Marketing World. Plus, all of your other internet marketing party friends will be there! Come have some fun, networking, doing Joint Venture deals and learning some new tricks from some young superstars.
