The NetProfit Report

Well, the Big Seminar - Atlanta is over. It was a fantastic time, and profitable as well.

I've got new JV deals with Rick Butts, Ryan Deiss, and now two projects with Jim Edwards.

I met a lot of new people - some were customers whom I had only talked to by email before, and some were people who may well become customers in the future. A few were potential new JV partners, and some will be friends for a long time. Three short days in Atlanta, and my business will never be the same.

If you've considered going to a Big Seminar before, but just haven't yet gotten around to it, or you haven't had the money to do so, make a commitment now for the next Big Seminar. It will be held in Los Angeles November 4,5, and 6. You have 6 and 1/2 months. If you need to save up, then start saving this week. Armand offers an on-the-spot money back guarantee, so if you attend and then decide it's not for you (which you won't - the last I heard, Armand has never had a refund request for one of his seminars), you can take advantage of that.

The point is, with the training and ideas that you get from the stage, PLUS the networking possibilities, PLUS the fact that all the speakers are approachable and will take the time to talk to you, answer questions, etc - the only way you won't improve your business from attending this event is if you don't show up.

Armand was the last presenter of the seminar, and he introduced us to a number of ways to make small amounts of money online quickly. Ebay was the focus of his presentation, and he gave us a number of techniques for grabbing up something cheap on Ebay, applying the marketing skills that we have learned, and either reselling or promoting the new business.

For example, did you know that you can buy real estate on Ebay? Did you know that you can buy repossessed and distressed houses on ebay for less than $1000? Did you know that you can buy a house on ebay for under $1000, rewrite the auction ad applying sound marketing principles and sell it back on ebay again for $3000 or more? You can triple your money in under 24 hours simply by applying good marketing practices. Now, deals like this are not common, but they are not as rare as you'd think…

Another thing that Armand mentioned was pre-built "template" sites. These are sites you can buy on eBay for around $50, and usually involve an ebook, or magazine subscriptions, or web hosting, etc. Now, the interesting thing is that I've had one of these magazine sites for something like 3 years now. I bought it on eBay one day, and just never did anything with it. Now that I know a lot more about marketing, I always just thought that putting some work into that site would be "beneath" me in some way ("I'm way above a stupid little magazine site - I make software for crying out loud!") Turns out, I was wrong…

A site such as that magazine site is an autopilot money machine - by applying a bit of promotion, you can have a site that makes you a chunk of change each and every day, with no effort on your part, except perhaps an occasional promotion or AdWords campaign.

Hmm, perhaps it's time to dust off that site?

Harv Eker is hands down the best speaker I have ever heard, bar none. He actually had people RUNNING to the product sales tables before he was even done speaking - I kid you not.

Harv's presentation revolved around resetting your mental money thermostat to think like a millionaire. His presentation was EXCELLENT - you should go buy his book Secrets of the Millionaire Mind: Mastering the Inner Game of Wealth immediately, and read it! I can't even begin to explain what he did in that room, but I doubt that anyone who watched his presentation will ever think about money or wealth in the same way again.

Grab a partial at audio of his presentation at my friend Paul Colligan's blog.

Don't think about it, just do it… trust me.

Saturday night was a large, very nice dinner, an awards ceremony, and entertainment.

Dinner was excellent - peel and eat shrimp, some of the best chicken parmesan I have ever tasted, plus various side dishes and some awesome desserts!

Armand gave everyone there a new MP3 player, and then proceeded to SING for us. Yes, Armand Morin can sing, and he's not bad (if you like country music

We had all been wondering why we were asked to dress cowboy for Saturday night, and at that point we knew…

I only caught the tail-end of Rick's presentation because I was so involved with Jim this afternoon.

Rick announced Sales Force Audio, a system that lets you send audio postcards with only a phone - no computer is needed. I signed up for a $1 trial account to check it out, and the backend area is clean and very functional. However, I don't think it's right for my business. I am very rarely away from a computer, and I prefer to use audiogenerator for this sort of thing.

If it sounds like something that could help your business, grab a $1 trial account and check it out.