Bon Voyage!
January 8th, 2009
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by BobTheTeacher · Filed Under: Announcements · Business Building · Caribbean Cruise · Internet Marketing Seminars · Marketers Cruise · Personal
I’m in Melbourne, Florida this morning, getting ready to leave for Ft. Lauderdale – so I need to keep this blog post very brief.
We’re driving the final 3 hours before getting on board the Carnival Miracle. This will be the second time for Joanna and me. We loved it so much last time, we’re also bringing Joanna’s sister and cousin from Poland.
We’ll be going to Tortola, St. Maarten and St. Kitts during this 8 day cruise.
Now there’s certainly going to be plenty of vacation time. But I’m also excited because this is the Internet Marketers’ Cruise. This is “the place to be” this week. Over 200 internet marketers and significant others are going on this trip.
Imagine going to a seminar, except instead of a hotel lobby or a stuffy conference room, you get to mastermind around a jacuzzi, or on a sandy beach overlooking turquoise water.
This is the start of my third year in this arena, and along the way I’ve made some great friends. Many of them will be on this trip, including Scott Tousignant, Paulie Sabol, and Donna Fox. Others
Now, I’m not telling you this to brag (at least not very much :), but to let you know that I’ll be away for the next 10 days. So I’ll be keeping you updated as best as I can. If you need any kind of support for my internet marketing lessons, you’ll want to use my helpdesk – which is not taking a break (and it’s what you should be using anyway).
And if you think you may want to be part of the next internet marketers cruise, be sure to head over to the IM Success Cruise info page to see what it’s all about. Also, sign up for my early notification list. As soon as I know details of the trip in 2010, I’ll be able to let you know.
Bob Jenkins
p.s. Although I’ll be out at sea, you can still learn from me. Download this free toolbar I’ve created for internet marketing, and check the “Lessons” button for strategies and techniques that will help your business move forward.
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| Bob Jenkins is an internet business marketing teacher, with ten years experience teaching teenagers and teachers. He is the creator of several online training courses that teach you how to get better customers and increase your profits. Specializing in social networking strategies for business and creating information products from teleseminars, Bob can help you use internet marketing tools and strategies to promote your business online. |
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Good Morning Bob,
Have an extraordinary time! Enjoy the warm weather for me. It’s c-o-l-d in New Jersey. I look forward to the blog posts (at sea or when you return).
Yes, I want to go next year!
Anna D. Banks
Hi Bob
Really envy you in the lovely Caribbean, it’s freezing in the UK. After all your hard work this year teaching technology, you deserve a bit of a break.
Would love to make it on the IMSuccess Cruise in 2010 – something to aim for!
Best wishes
Irene
I know the cruise will be super – what a wonderful opportunity!
While you’re chatting with other marketers, I hope you’ll discuss the ethics of some offers being presented on the web right now, most particularly the Instant Affiliate Website offer from Mike Filsaime. The sales page is extremely deceptive, leading the reader to believe that the 30-day free trial is for the magazine and if one cancels before the 30 days, he’ll get to keep “everything else.” The “everything else” includes, according to all that is written, the Instant Affiliate Website. NOT SO. When the physical package arrives, the insert tells you that you have a 30-day free trial of the Instant Affiliate Website. Cancellation is NOT for the magazine; it’s for the Instant Affiliate Website; there is NO MENTION of the magazine (aka “The Best Damn Newsletter”) at all. It is the ultimate of DECEPTIVE “forced continuity” and I believe it is unethical.
What do you and other respected marketers think of this tactic?
You can read the text on the sales page here: http://eldorado.instantaffiliatewebsite.com/
It may be a good offer. The administration of the IAW is super-easy. If it’s so great, why be so deceptive about it? Can’t it stand on its own merits? It’s the snake-oil marketing tactics that I find so offensive.
I respect your approach to marketing, Bob. I’d really like your opinion.
Bob,
Go ahead and ‘Brag’ a little – you deserve it!
Have a wonderful time – see you at jvAlert Orlando next month
Later
John Cussons
“Mr Emotions”
Thursday January 8, 2009
Hi Bob,
Wishing you and yours a safe and beneficial cruise.
No doubt you will have really great networking going
on during the cruise. I’m sure all of us who are loyal
followers and customers will be over joyed with whatever
you create out of this well deserved and earned vacation.
Looking forward to your blog and email updates too.
Bon Voyage,
Jimmy aka/ BigDog
Since I am the one who does not move and stays home, I wish you a bon voyage and hope you’ll enjoy the cruise :-)
DON’T FORGET YOUR SLICKER. HAPPY SAILING AND CATCH SOME FISH!!!
Method is a key to success hindrance. So it is good to adjust to certain things that will help to move forward.
Well I have never had a Holiday “Sigh” so I cannot advise you what to look out for on your trip.
Good luck to you and Enjoy Yourself grr8 that You have the opportunity.
Catch up on your Safe return.Bon Voyage
D.G.
After all the hard work you’ve put in with the latest classes, you definitely deserve a much-needed break! Enjoy, and take lots of pictures! We want to see them all when you get back!
Hey Bob,
Have a wonderful vacation. Being able to afford the time and the cost of playing in a first class domaine is 50% of why we choose this profession. In case anyone is wondering what the other 50% is :-), its the people we meet! I cannot imagine it getting any better than this. Thank you for the generosity with which you overdeliver your lessons to us.
Please soak up some extra UV’s for moi.
In Love and Light,
Arieljoy
questions for bob:hope you enjoyed the ship:
what do you think about paying for back links ie $30 for PR4 or $20 PR4 etc
what do you think about Reciprocal Link Exchange sites and is it a good idea?
I’m noticing back links on foreign web sites how can this be achieved easily?
Is there an easy way to see links leaving a web site to see who they are give link juice to?
why would a competitor back link to your site and you don’t reciprocate? (I traced this in yahoo site explorer using linkdomain)
why do link exchanges have miss leading URLs?
ie
www dwi-attorney-fredfisher / link_exchange asp
how do you find submission directories for you niche? or as close to your nitche as possible?
can you just submit to local.yahoo or even better submit to local-yahoo-browse_state
What do you get if you make a toolbar and someone download it? (a linke?)
how do you automate customer testimonials?
can you email me if you think they are worth answering
thanks
Drew
Have a great holiday- I look forward to seeing your pictures and hearing about the ideas you come up with surrounded by so many other internet whizzes!
Are you going to do any more items about squidoo?
Enjoy–I’ve been on 14 cruises, I think 5 on Carnival ships. All cruises were free. I even wrote an ebook about how you can go on free cruises and tours. I did it for 22 years, from Alaska to Australia, most of Europe, all the major islands of the Carribean, and even Fiji.
Enjoy the other net marketers. Let us know if you learn anything new.
Bon Voyage.