Elite Retreat 2009 NYC Is Almost Here!

Our Elite Retreat Event is only 3 weeks away. I am really getting pumped up for this year's event. It's the 5th time we have had the Elite Retreat and the first time ever in New York City. The challenge for me every year gets a little bigger. I want the event to have the same business impact for new as well as returning attendees. For this event we have over 65% returning members. 30% of which have been to 2 previous Elite Retreat events or more. Some have even come to all 5 Elite Retreat events. Here are some quotes from previous attendees and speakers: Darren Rowse - Problogger.net

In 2007 I spoke at this event in San Francisco (although got as much out of it as any of the attendees) and it was a fantastic experience. A very small group of attendees and some true experts in a variety of different online disciplines.

Justin Goff - justingoff.com

Was the conference worth $5,000+? Absolutely. There’s tons of single ideas that I got from Elite Retreat that will make up $5k in no time. The overall business models that I learned will pay dividends for a long time, and the contacts I’ll have to network with now are all willing to help each other out.

Wendy Piersall - Sparkplugging

The experience brought more than just learning and increase revenue for this site. It also gave me the chance to meet some really amazing people, including Jeremy Schoemaker, Lee Dodd, Darren Rowse, Guy Kawasaki, Aaron Wall, Kris Jones, & Neil Patel. I’m still friends with all of them today, and they have helped to open some amazing doors for me since that time.

Jay Yukes - yukes.com

Check this — the 26yo kid sitting next to me (in the back row holla!) is a multi-millionaire… We became good friends… and jumped head first into a project together right after the event! A great measurement of an event — is how many repeat attendees there are — and here you will find a bunch! I wanted to go again this year — but had already booked a trip to Brazil when the dates were announced.

John Hasson - John Hasson

Excellent speakers. Excellent. Having things “off the record” really opened things up. We were sharing our ideas and suggestions pretty openly. I am sure we all held something back–there really isn’t enough time to share everything I can’t provide details on what we learned since we had a NDA and it was all off the record. I can say that I will be going again and that I learned a lot, made some new friends and was very impressed by the whole event. Jeremy and crew did an excellent job putting this event together. They deserve a lot of credit for making this happen.

Scott Hendison - Search Commander

We were able to sit down face-to-face while each presenter had a laptop in front of him, and show specific websites, ask specific questions, and solve specific problems. These one-on-one sessions when on past the 5 p.m. closing time, and ultimately, even though the room closed, never really stopped the entire two days.

Barbara Boser - SEO Wife

If you’ve considered attending Elite Retreat, but were unsure of what to expect, I hope you attend next time it’s offered. I left there with knowledge, new friends, new opportunities, amazingly cool shwag (ipod nano loaded with some of the greatest marketing books eva) and an experience I’ll never forget. Thanks to all the people that put this together and to all the speakers that took their time to give something back to the industry.

And the list goes on and on. If you search around the web a bit you will find a lot of attendee reviews. I have been getting a lot of questions from people new to the industry wondering if they should attend the event. The answer is no. This is not for people curious about how running a online business works. The event is for people who have had some success and are looking to take their business to the next level. These can be offline business owners, affiliates, SEO's you name it. If you are wondering if the event is for you shoot us a message using the contact us link and let us know what you do and the goals you are looking to accomplish and we will get right back to you. This year we have an amazing lineup of speakers led by Seth Godin. We only have a few spots left so act now and don't let this one go by! This is most likely going to be the last Elite Retreat event we will ever have.