Things are heating up here in the OC, as educational and networking events are plentiful during the next month.

The next Orange County Internet Marketing Meetup is this Wednesday. I’ll be presenting “Tips and tools for generating more traffic and turning browsers into buyers”. Bring your business cards and handouts for the pre and post-presentation networking. For more information, go to http://marketing.meetup.com/204.

This weekend, Friday through Sunday, Christopher Howard, best selling author of Turning Passions into Profits is hosting “The Ultimate Business Seminar”, in Los Angeles, with Robert Allen, Alex Mandossian, Alexandria Brown, Jay Abraham, and others. I have one guest pass for free admission. Please reply to this email today, if you would like to go. You can also get a one day pass at www.ChrisHoward.com.

On July 15th, in Long Beach, and on July 17th, in Fullerton, Jason Levin is hosting workshops for small and medium size businesses. During the 4-hour events, Jason will teach entrepreneurs Pay Per Click Marketing and SEO strategies for increasing sales. To learn more, go to www.excel-your-business.com. To attend for fr.ee, use the promo code HANK. (A $199 value).

On July 26th, my friend Karen Mileski is hosting the “Elevate Your Presentation” workshop in Anaheim. Karen is a "trainer’s trainer" who will teach you secrets on how to engage an audience and deliver your message clearly and with confidence. For more details, email karen@karenmileski.com.

On August 6th, the Orange County Internet Marketing Meetup will host a special event and mini-expo. The event will feature Andrew Lock, host of the popular weekly web TV show for entrepreneurs, 'Help! My Business Sucks!' (www.HelpMyBusiness.com) . Mark your calendar … more details to follow.

Facebook, LinkedIn & Twitter. Are these social networking sites on your radar, but you're not sure how they fit into your marketing mix? You're in luck! My friend Adam Urbanski is hosting a free teleseminar series this week that will teach you how to leverage these sites, and more, for maximum profits.

"From Contacts to Conracts" is a series of 4 tele-interviews with experts who specialize in helping professionals get more visibility online, get traffic to their websites, and grow their lists of potential clients.  Learn  …

• How to use social media to position yourself as the ultimate professional, stop cold calling, and get new clients to call you begging for your products and services.
   
• The top 5 social networking sites you can start using TODAY and how to keep them updated in just minutes a day with only a few clicks of the keyboard.
   
• A 3-step formula to create good will with crowds of raving fans who will eagerly buy from you again and again.
   
• Incredibly cool sites that let you see your clients' "thoughts and desires." This is the ultimate market research tool (and it's FREE!) that allows you to listen in on your market's conversations, explore their needs, and understand how they make buying decisions!
   
• How online networking is different from everything you’ve ever learned about marketing. Without this information you are at risk of making yourself look unprofessional and getting banned from online networks!
   
• Time saving tips from the pros. Learn how to keep in touch with hundreds, even thousands of people, without getting overwhelmed in just minutes per day.

The calls begin today at 10AM, PST. (Even if you can't make it, sign up so you can listen in on the other calls.)

Click here to sign up.

Each month I receive a magazine titled Website Magazine. I'm not sure how I got on their mailing list, but I'm grateful because I learn something new every month that I can apply to my online business.

This month issues a blurb on the cover that states, "Get a Free Subscription http://free.websitemagazine.com/. To grab your free subscription, click on the link, then click on the link after "Never received the magazine?

Also, I want to share with you another magazine find. This month's PC World features "Best Free Stuff: 101 Web Services and Downloads". After scanning the article with my highlighter, I found about 15 websites that I'm going to take a closer look at. For the online version, go to PCWorld.com.

Best wishes for your success! Dan Safkow

Last weekend I attended a marketing seminar presented by Mark Victor Hansen. One of the speakers was Christine Comaford-Lynch. I had never been exposed to her teachings before, but I found her to be a brilliant business strategist who thinks and operates a very high level. She really captures the spirit of the Donald Trump quote, "If you're going to think, you should think big!" (or something like that).

As it turns out, she's hosting her own event, the Rules for Renegades Summit, in Irvine, June 6th & 7th. Other speakers include three of my "mentors", Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen and Alex Mandossian. And as if having my three favorite thought leaders at the same seminar just 10 minutes from my house wasn't enough, the event is nearly free!

Reservations are only $100…and that amount is credited back for product purchases, and includes $150 in bonuses.

This is a no brainer!

If you would like to join me at the Rules for Renegades Summit, click here. But hurry, it's filling up fast.

I have a Facebook page.

And I have a Twitter page.

But honestly, I don't know if I'm working smart, or long, when it comes to social media.

I think the opportunity to leverage social media as a marketing tool is huge, but as for strategy … quite frankly, I don't have one.

How about you?

That's why I'm hoping this free teleseminar series will provide some clarity and direction. It's starts tonight and it's co-hosted by Mari Smith, who I met at a Mark Victor Hansen event and have followed ever sinced, and three other experts.

Want to join me? Click the link to claim you free teleseminar spot for Facebook Persuasion Week.

Best wishes for your success!

Dan Safkow

A couple of years ago I began lending money to "working poor" entrepreneurs through Kiva.org. I used the Kiva "micro lending" platform as a tool to teach my son Jaxon about charity, geography and entrepreneurism, by letting him pick the individuals we help.

Recently I had an idea on taking the "lesson" to the next level by promoting Kiva with others via social media (his first lesson in "viral marketing"!). So far Jaxon's video has been view 1,000 times on YouTube and other video sharing sites. Enjoy … your feedback is welcomed …

On April 2nd, my friends Paul Colligan and Alex Mandossian will be sharing their proven 7 battle-tested Podcast Monetization strategies. Don't mistake this for a "how to" podcast lesson… this is a lesson on "how to make money" with a podcast.

Get VIP access to a 90-minute teleseminar and discover Paul Colligan’s and Alex Mandossian's .”

SAVE $79 with this VIP Discount Code: PC916

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 On this call,  Alex and Paul promise to teach you:

* Exactly 8 reasons why Podcasting brings them, and can bring you, a critical business (and profit) advantage.

* 7 secrets to producing profitable Podcasting content in the fastest possible time.

* 9 marketing channels for the Podcasters … and how to leverage each one.

* The 6-Step Podcast Monetization Roadmap

* How to part-the-curtain on the listening habits of your audience, and leverage that knowledge to produce profitable audience action.

* At least 5 things, you can implement today that will integrate your Podcast content into your business structure … and how to see results almost instantly.

* 7 steps to getting your Podcast audience to take the very actions you want them to take.

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Best wishes for your podcasting success!

Dan Safkow

This past weekend I had the pleasure of presenting "Portable Media Solutions for Information Marketers" at Adam Urbanski's Info Product Intensive Seminar.

Adam's story is a great one. He's Polish immigrant who came to this country with just a few dollars in his pocket. But today he is a successful entrepreneur and teacher of marketing strategies. I really like Adam … he's a great trainer and very authentic person. To learn more about the continuing education that Adam offers, click here.

In addition to learning Adam's secrets for success, the highlights of the event for me was meeting Joe Nunziata, author of Spirtual Selling and my new favorite 'sage", and Denise Wakeman and Patsi Krakoff, the "Blog Squad" — their "Convesations with Experts" series helped fuel my Internet marketing audio learning journey a couple of years ago.

If you would like to learn more about the "Portable Media Solutions for Information Marketers" presentation for your next event, please drop me a line.

Dan Safkow

Two years ago I was new to Internet Marketing, but these days I guess that I know more about online marketing strategy than 98% of entrepreneurs.

How did I learn so much so fast? By attending Armand Morin's Big Seminar 8 and Big Seminar 9.

What is the The Big Seminar? It's the holy grail of Internet marketing education.

For 3 days online multi-millionaires share their secrets of Internet success. If you're new to Internet marketing seminars… know that at the end of each presentation they'll offer you a high ticket course or coaching program (some of which are very good), but prior to that they give and give and give some more. All told, you'll receive about 15 hours of their best practices. At the end of each day, my head was spinning with new ideas.

And the networking is fantastic. In '07 and '08, I pocketed over $100,000 in new business from client's who I built relationships with while attending and I also met some key vendors and mastermind partners there.

And now it's time for Big Seminar 11. Check it out here.

Even if you can't attend the event in Atlanta (April 25 - 27), I recommend that you sign up on the page so you'll be notified about the free preview calls. I guarantee you'll get ideas that will change your business just by listening in!

Also, you should visit the "sales page" just to see how the founder, Armand Morin, is using a video. Very interesting. By the way, Armand has generated $45-million dollars in sales as an Internet marketer.

Check it out here.

Best wishes for your Internet Marketing success!

Dan Safkow

This project really caught my attention because it involves two of my personal mentors and clients (Mark Victor Hansen & Alex Mandossian) and one of my favorite activities (audio learning).

The much-anticipated On Fuller Living Teleseminar Series is a fundraiser originally inspired by the work of Dr. Buckminster Fuller. Alex will be interviewing a group of amazingly successful people who were mentored by Buckminster Fuller. They are Mark Victor Hansen, DC Cordova, Marshall Thurber, Bobbi DePorter and Tom Crum.

If you’d like to learn more about the project, watch the video below and then click here: www.OnFullerLiving.com .

I'll be on the calls …  I hope you can join me!