Wednesday, March 28, 2007

Yanik Silver's Underground 3 Seminar Great for Networking, Learning

Yanik Silver just held his third "Underground" Internet Marketing Conference and it was truly one of the best events I've ever attended (and I've been at many, many events as a speaker and as an attendee.)

Have you ever gone to a conference and run out of business cards?

That's what happened at this conference.

I met lots of great people who are achieving high goals.

I went to learn -- and learn I did, from masters like Ted Nicholas, who gave me great ideas about client retention strategies when we chatted in the hallway. I really appreciate that a big name like Ted, who could easily be anywhere and do anything, stayed at the conference long after his session was over so he could help people. Many big-name speakers come and leave. Ted came and gave, gave, gave. Thanks, Ted!

Prophetically, at the first session, I sat next to Tom Kulzer, president of Aweber and a PR LEADS Alumni Member. He asked me what I wanted to get from the conference and I said, "to learn new ideas." And I did!

He said he was here to meet people. I hadn't really considered the networking aspect. But it was really critical. There were lots of great people to meet and share ideas with. I had several in-depth discussions with Leo Quinn, Matt Gill, Warren Whitlock, Terry Kozlowski and others.

Plus I saw PR LEADERS Kevin Gianni, Tim Ferris, James Lange and Alum John DuCane. It is a small world when you go to a conference and a handful of attendees are your clients!

One of the highlights was when I attended Yanik's MasterMind luncheon where I took the hot seat and got grilled by his clients making seven figures and more. They shocked me out of my complacency and forced me to look at things differently. I am truly grateful for their insights and their spirit of giving. One guy gave me a terrific idea that could launch yet another successful business!

Oh yeah, several people, including speakers, signed up for PR LEADS so it was a profitable venture as well!

I highly recommend you attend Yanik's next Underground conference next year. It is a great place to learn -- from the speakers and the attendees.


Dan Janal
Your Fearless PR LEADER
PR LEADS Expert Resource Network
http://www.prleads.com/

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