Coming up this weekend is the World Internet Summit in Dallas. In case you haven’t heard of this event, it’s one of the premium places to go to connect with other Internet marketers and find joint venture partners. There will also be a list of well known “guru” marketers there that will be presenting information on how to make money online.

Here’s a pre-event video describing what you will see at the summit.

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If you plan to attend, here’s a few things that I suggest you take along.

• Your laptop (this should be obvious)
• Laptop power cord and spare battery (again, obvious)
• Business Cards (print them at home if you don’t have any)
• A Camera for photo opportunities (you’ll put these on your blog later)
• A backpack to carry what you bring and what you take home.
• An audio recorder or video camera (if they are allowed)
• A friend, they will hear all the things you miss and you can speak well of each other in front of other people.

Be sure to make a list of items before you go to help you remember everything. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve attended various events only to find out I forgot something.

You might have your own personal list of items that you like to bring to events so be include those in the list as well. Check everything off before you go and you’ll have a much better time.

The Dallas event is four full days worth of information which is nothing compared to the extremely low cost. If you’re in the Dallas area and plan to attend, let me know. I’d love to connect with you and get your thoughts about Open Source Marketer.

Waiting patiently,

Charles McKeever
OpenSourceMarketer.com

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You may have heard about the South By SouthWest event down in Austin Texas. It was a week long event that has historically been a music related event, but has added topics around blogging and media.

Unfortunately I wasn’t able to attend, but I heard a lot of popular blogging names were there. It would have been a great chance to mix it up with other motivated people because getting to know people face to face will always be a great way to build solid long term relationships.

I really enjoy talking with focused like minded people so, you can imagine how excited I am about attending WordCamp this weekend in Frisco, Texas. The blogging event has been on my calendar for a couple of months now and at last glance, 130 bloggers are registered to attend.

In case you haven’t heard of the event, it is a two day WordPress blogging event that focuses on blog reader and developer topics.

Over the two days we are scheduled to talk about topics like WordPress 2.5, how to handle content theft, building blogging influence, seo for bloggers, the business of blogging, and testing with WordPress.

Lorelle VanFossen is scheduled to deliver some of the material related to WordPress Power Tips. Her blog has been a great source of information for me as I’ve tweaked my WordPress blog from it’s original template to what you see today.

Her blog was especially helpful when I upgraded to WordPress 2.3, so I’m hoping for an opportunity to personally thank her for the great information she provides on her blog.

Overall it promises to be a great two days. I plan to report live from the event and I’ll be posting pictures to the Open Source Marketer Community. So be sure to look for those starting this Saturday.

If there is an event in your area or a major event that you can plan to attend, then I highly recommend that you plan to be there. I’ve had the opportunity to meet and make friends with people that I wouldn’t have had access to otherwise by attending events. Even free events have been a good source for making contacts.

For the most part people are very open at these events because they are there to meet other people and share information too. So, if you’ve ever wondered how you can meet people within your industry, attending events is a great way to make those connections.

If you’re in the Dallas area this weekend and would like to attend a blogging event, then there’s still time to register. If you already plan to attend, then look me up while you’re there and we can sit and have a coffee together. I hope to see you there.

Going to camp,

Charles McKeever
OpenSourceMarketer.com

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Well Rich Schefren has started turned up the heat on the launch of his Business Acceleration Program product launch. Around 2 a.m. this morning he sent out an email to all of his Attention Age Doctrine subscribers to let them know that he would be giving away a bunch of bonuses ahead of the actual product launch.

Part of the deal was that he planned to send out an email around noon on Wednesday and everyone who wanted the bonuses had to rush over to his site and sign up.

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Do you make money blogging? If not, you should be.

There is an ever increasing market for blogs that produce fresh content. Not only that, but blogging is addictive and you might as well get paid for doing something you love.

That is the position I took when I signed up for Yaro Starak’s Blog Mastermind course back in mid 2007. Since then Yaro has helped me build my blog up into a profitable business. That’s why I have been telling everyone I know how great the program really is.

Last week Yaro sent out an announcement to all his members that he is closing the doors on his Blog Mastermind program as of December 10th. That means no new members will be allowed access to the program and its 27 plus audio, video, written lessons, and community forums until he decides to open the doors again, if he ever does.

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Should you pay to attend training events? At first glance you might not think the costs are worth the expense but then you might not be considering the unadvertised advantages of the event either. In this article we’ll take a look at why you may want to consider the power of a good idea, ways to make your money back on the deal, and what after hours gatherings can do for your network of contacts. These factors will tell you if an event is “worth it” or not.

Paying for training is a topic I used to consider pretty seriously because, conferences, seminar, training events, boot camps, and two day courses can all cost money you never seem to have. That’s not even considering the plane tickets, hotel, food, and rental car. Everything can add up pretty quickly and if your not careful an initial look at the figures can potentially scare you off of the idea all together. So to help relieve those fears, let’s take a look at a few key concepts that can help you decide on the value of an event.

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