A couple of days ago I got some incredible news. I’ll be attending one of the greatest internet marketing seminars in the world, Yanik Silver’s Underground Online Seminar!

The ticket alone is $3,495.00

It’s in Washington, DC March 1st – 3rd.

Check it out here.

This event will have some of the top speakers in the internet marketing world. Past speakers and attendees include guys like Tim Ferriss, Gary Vaynerchuck, Bob Parsons, and other really cool experts.

Instead of having to pay $3,495 or whatever the current price is, I was fortunate enough to get a scholarship for the event. Michael Dunlop (of IncomeDiary.com and RetireAt21.com) was giving away 10 scholarships to entrepreneurs age 13 – 23. I applied – and I was chosen! I am beyond grateful to Yanik, Michael, and the others that have made this possible.

Check out Yanik’s primary goal right now, according to his website:

“Currently his most important mission is impacting 1,000,000 young entrepreneurs (ages 13-23) to start or grow their business by 2020.”

I can’t explain how excited I am to attend this event.

I already believe realistically that PIM will reach five figures in revenue this month… and going to this event next month will just multiply the momentum we have now. I will definitely send an update from the event and give some key takeaways in a blog post afterward.

PS – I am also attending the Leverage Summit in a couple of weeks in Austin, TX. The event is February 17th – 19th but I’ll be there for a week. I’ll make sure to share an update and takeaways from Austin as well.

I just finished watching CFO-In-A-Box, a 13 video series by Mark J. Kohler on the best tax and legal strategies for 2011.

Firstly, I want to say that I was really excited about the course when I first heard about it. This is my first year filing a real tax return with significant income from my business. I’ve operated as a few different entities in 2011, have had expenses, contractors, employees, and multiple streams of income… so I was in the perfect frame of mind to learn this stuff.

In fact, before I watched the course, I was super stressed out about doing my taxes for 2011. I wasn’t sure about how proper book keeping worked, what I could and couldn’t write off, how I should pay myself, etc.

After watching the video series, I am not only excited to do my taxes this year (and keep more money in my pocket!) but am even more excited about my future as a business owner and all of the tax advantages I have.

I just feel like I have a much stronger grasp on the financial and legal elements in my business and the economy overall. I feel excited, educated, and empowered.

Before I go into more detail on the course and how to get your hands on it, I want to make it clear that I was very lucky. I was lucky that I just happened to visit my good friends Cory Shanes and Marcelle Allen in Orange County, CA while they were starting to work with a team of internet marketers to get Mark Kohler’s material into the hands of thousands. I watched the content and got so excited that I found a way to get involved with the project through my web design company Purpose Inspired Marketing, helping to build the membership site and product informational pages.

I think the initial plan was to sell the course for $197… and I have no doubt that it will be sold for that sometime soon. And I have no doubt that a lot of people will buy at that price.

But right now that’s not the case. They are making the course available to a niche community of internet marketers called the Warrior Forum first… for a tiny fraction of the retail price. It’s kind of a special Holiday thing.

It ranges from $27 – $47, depending on when you buy. The sooner you buy, the cheaper the course.

But I’m not here to sell you on it. Just to share my own review: I can say with confidence this material empowered me to save an extra couple thousand dollars this year, and a lot more than that in coming 2012 and beyond. I’m now buying Mark’s published books and look forward to reading them.

The bottom line is that if you currently are or plan on becoming a small business owner (network marketing, blogging, affiliate marketing all included!) then this video series is a must have.

Even if you already have a great CPA doing your tax returns, this course will make you aware of strategies and concepts that can still save you thousands while creating a long term wealth formula for yourself.

The best thing is, this course doesn’t even cost anything. If you apply it, it will pay for itself many times over. Plus the purchase itself is entirely tax deductible.

You can get the course here, only available for the next few days at this price, with the price going up by 10 cents for every ten purchases.

purposeinspiredmarketing.com/cfo

And yes that’s an affiliate link. I am proudly making a commission promoting this awesome offer

On another note, OC is absolutely beautiful this time of year compared to Boston… can’t wait to move here next year!

Had a nice Mustang Rental in OC!

http://purposeinspiredmarketing.com/outline

This is week 2 of the DrinkACT Facebook Mastery. You can download the associated PDF guideline here: http://purposeinspiredmarketing.com/outline

Below is the recording for the first webinar for DrinkACT Facebook Mastery Webinar Series. Fast forward through the first couple of minutes where we accidentally recorded the pre-intro

To access the outline document online referred to in the webinar, go to www.PurposeInspiredMarketing.com/firstwebinaroutline

To register for the rest of the webinar series, go to www.PurposeInspiredMarketing.com/facebookmastery

Caution: Valuable FREE Information and Bonuses Ahead…

So last week I (and Cory Shanes, 24/7 Entrepreneur) recruited Branding Expert Ben Dixon to do private training class for us and our personally invited contacts. The people who attended got a TON of valuable education… and it has been great hearing the stories about their results since. Those who missed it… missed it. I have had dozens of people ask me if it was recorded and available. Fortunately, I recorded it for myself … but since so many sincerely asked me for it, I am more than happy to share it.

Also, the FREE bonuses that the lucky people who attended this webinar got are worth several hundred dollars alone…

We gave away a ton of free training products and free custom WordPress Blogs to 15 people.

I have gotten them to extend the special offer and give away more blogs and bonus trainings … as you will see in the recorded webinar. (I’m not sure how long they will last – so don’t procrastinate).

However, to make sure that you are serious about educating yourself about Social Media Marketing for your business, I want you to get on my update list before I give you access to the webinar and the free bonuses. This way, you will stay updated on upcoming webinars and you will be the first to know about our FREE private classes. And you’ll have no excuse to miss it next time

Enter your name and email below to gain access to the webinar and free bonuses on the other side:

(Obviously, you can unsubscribe at any time)

Here is just a brief overview of the webinar:

Would you like to learn how to…

• Attract quality like -minded leads to your Business, even when you’re Sleeping?
• Save money on Marketing expenses?
• Stop wasting your time speaking to the Wrong People?
• Fully integrate your Business with Web 2.0?
• Build a Database of Customers waiting to do Business with you?
• Have your Customers Suggesting your Business to all their Friends?
• Use Social Media to Grow your business?
• Ensure that your social media program Does Not look like Spam?

Learn:

• The Psychology behind identifying your perfect customer.
• How to utilize Facebook to connect with 30 PERFECT CUSTOMERS a day
• The secret strategy to brand yourself so you ATTRACT and CONVERT the perfect customers

We have figured out how to implement these strategies within our businesses…

And here’s the best part, we did this webinar at NO Cost.

The economy has shifted, and people are not doing business they way they used to.

The good news is people are still buying, and spending their money.

So what has changed?

With a smaller budget, individuals are now being more economical with their spending.

They would rather spend their money with someone they “know, like and trust.”

Luckily, with the economical shift, has come a new platform for marketing; Social Media.

Why Social Media?

Let’s face is, nearly everyone, including your Perfect Customers is checking in daily with some form of a social media website.

And let’s not forget browsing the web on their brand new mobile phones.

Social Media allows you to put a system in place in order to attract your ideal customers, and network with them at any time of day.

That’s why we’re bringing in Social Media Branding Expert Ben Dixon, to explain and show you how your business could bring in an endless amount of Your Perfect Customer.

Ben has literally made tens of thousands of dollars from customer’s he connected with right on facebook.

Using these strategies to brand YOU makes all of the difference.

I can’t believe someone actually made this song and video … I am claiming this as my official theme song! And I’m sure I’m not being original with that claim. Enjoy…

So my company is having a commercial contest… the winner gets an iPad! Please watch and share my commercial below on how to make the Best Tasting Martini on Earth … the more views I get the closer I get to an iPad. Thank you all!

Check it out:

I appreciate the support!

I was inspired this morning and wanted to share some important recommendations with you…

Here are the books:
Crush It!: Why NOW Is the Time to Cash In on Your Passion by Gary Vaynerchuck

The Slight Edge: Secret to a Successful Life by Jeff Olson

The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9 – 5, Live Anywhere, and Join The New Rich by Timothy Ferris