Hello from the El Tropicana Hotel by the Riverwalk in San Antonio, Texas! I’m just sitting here by the pool with my fellow Gold Club members, having a mini mastermind session and talking some shop, and preparing for my big speaking debut later on this weekend at the MasterListBuilder FUN Shop. But I’m not here to talk about that right now… Earlier tonight, I had the tremendous honor of being… Read More »I5 Gold Call with Paulie Sabol
If you’ve spent any time at all doing research on the topic of Internet Marketing, you would have undoubtly run across the saying, “The money is in the list.” It’s all true, my friends. How do I know? Well, because all the experts are saying so. AND – I’ve seen it in action. IT WORKS! But the REAL question is – how do you actually DO it? Let me tell you a… Read More »Google AdWords for List Building
Yes, all the summer’s hottest Google events happened to take place on my last week of employment. I just returned from the 2006 Google Summer Picnic. This year’s theme was the “Mad Hatter” and took place at the Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View. I guess the team has outgrown its campus once again! As usual, there were plenty of food, drinks and fun activities. Attendees had choices between barbeque, picnic… Read More »2006 Google Summer Picnic
What did I do on my first day out of Google? Well, I slept in a little bit, did a little bit of work, and then went back to Google! No, not to work… Google held their annual Google Dance today. Over 2000 people in the industry attended the event in honor of the Search Engine Optimization Strategies conference held earlier today in San Jose. I have actually been to… Read More »Google Dance 2006
My desk has been cleaned off. My projects have been passed on. My calendar has been cleared out. My equipment have been returned. My badge has been de-activated. My access have been removed. That’s right, for the first time in over 4 years, I’m no longer a Googler. And it feels weird… And speaking of weird, it really has been an off day, and it is much more than just… Read More »No Longer a Googler
Holy Legendary Marketing Gurus, Batman! You’ll never believe what Internet Marketing legends just called my personal cell phone! OK, maybe you can take the hint from the title of this entry… Yes, that’s right! None other than Mike Filsaime and Paulie Sabol themselves! Calling me to congratulate me on what they referred to as my “Freedom Day,” ie. the day I officially leave my full-time job and have the freedom… Read More »Personal Call from Mike Filsaime and Paulie Sabol!
Today, August 5th, 2006, is my “Freedom Day.” Coincidentally, it also marks the 4 year anniversary of the day I was officially hired as a full-time employee at Google. I have been waiting for a very long time for this day. Not only does it mean a milestone in my career, but it also marks my end date working for the world’s best search engine. Yes, it has been an… Read More »Freedom Day!
Over the last 4 years, I have had the pleasure of meeting and working with an amazing group of friends at Google. Yesterday, I celebrated my very last birthday as a Googler. As soon as I turned on my computer to start the work day, I was bombarded by Happy Birthday messages. Throughout the day, I had visitors to my office wishing me a Happy Birthday. A couple of my… Read More »My Last Google Birthday
I was listening to Mike Filsaime’s call several days ago on Brian Edmondson’s List Profit Academy, where they discussed once again the importance of having a squeeze page to capture your visitors’ contact information. Even though I’ve heard and know this information already, the way that Mike put it really hit me in between the eyes this time. Mike told a story about how in his beginner days, he slowly discovered… Read More »New Ezine Launches
Earlier this afternoon, I had the opportunity to present LIVE for the very first time on a teleseminar call! It was a presentation on Google AdWords where I gave my Gold Club Team members a brief overview of Google and the AdWords product. I then proceeded to walk the team through the sign up process step-by-step and laid out the exact account set-up procedure to make an AdWords ad go… Read More »My First Internet Marketing Teleseminar Call
Many things have happened in my personal and professional life within the recent months, and I’m afraid that I have been cornered into making a decision that I’m not quite sure I’m ready to make. I won’t bore you with the exact details, but the impact is so dramatic that it will result in a HUGE decision that I’m not mentally prepared for. At this point, it looks like it’s… Read More »The 4 Week Countdown
Hello from jvAlert LIVE in the City of Brotherly Love! I happened to be in the area for an unexpected last minute trip, and it was brought to my attention that there just so happens to be an Internet Marketing seminar going on this weekend. While I did have other obligations to fulfill, I figured that I would knock two birds out with one stone and take advantage of the… Read More »jvAlert Live in Philadelphia