“I was at System 2006…”

Ken,
Thanks for an outstanding seminar! This was my first syetem event (and my first internet marketing seminar). You always over deliver and this event was no exception.
Really appreciated the amount of time built in to network. I got two or three ideas that I can use immediately to increase my off-line consulting (using on-line methods) at least 5x, with no additional time invested!
See you next year (Lord willing)!
Joe Occhino
Sound Financial Concepts, Inc.
e-mail: info@soundfinancialconcepts.net
http://www.soundfinancialconcepts.net

Ken,
What a truly great event.
It really is possible to have a seminar that gives great content with little or no pitching.
I remember my first System Seminar back in Feb of 2005 when I first decided to get into the information marketing business.
Since then I’ve been using a few select tools to grow my business, and grow it fast.
At this event, as always, I was introduced to the latest, cutting edge tools, that I will use to continue to grow my business faster and more profitably.
Thanks for a great event.
Sincerely,
Brian T. Edmondson
http://www.BestBusinessOnEarth.com

Ken,
As I said on the video blog and over at Fallon’s blog, without a doubt, this was THE most rockin event ever!
Rather than repeat much of what I said on Fallon’s blog, here’s the quote:
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Brad,
I’ll have to agree with you
that the System was a most
awesome event.
I’m a firm believer that just
2-3 things I learned over the
weekend will add another zero
onto my already six figure
income.
In fact, I was devirginized
as this was my very FIRST
Internet Marketing Seminar
event and I’m glad I saved
myself for this one. ;o)
(It was my plan all along)
I think anyone that has
something between their ears
and wants to make somer serious
money on the internet should
attend this event — and in
fact, it should be mandatory.
Ken’s just a super guy and
really knows how to build
credibility and keep a
presence that keeps those
interested — locked in for
years. (I’m living proof of
that.)
Personally speaking though, in
the first couple years of my
internet marketing education,
I probably spent more than
$2,495 on info products galore,
from copywriting to info product
creation to web scripts, etc.
And personally, I think my time
would have been cut down
dramatically just going to a
System Seminar from the get-go.
I actually was salivating about
going to the System since 2002
when I first came in contact
with Ken’s site.
I went to work — dug a whole,
became a master at something —
and launched NicheBOT.com and
was stunned when the first year,
the site was mentioned and
brought up at the May 2004
System Seminar. One of NicheBOT’s
loyal fans from only a couple of
months out of the blocks went up
to Ken and said you’ve gotta see
this site.
There is nothing better than
creating true loyalty with your
audience. It’s worth more than
its weight in GOLD.
It was good to meet you while I
was at the Trade Show speaking
to your partner Andy at the trade
show booth.
You kinda gave me this sort of,
“Hmmmmm, where do I know this guy
from?” kinda look.
I used to actually chat a lot
with your producer, Mark Carey.
Anyways — you are definitely a
true inspiration with how you
crush the Big G and the success
you’ve brought with your wife’s
business that started in the
basement. You’ve definitely
extended my own horizons.
Meaning, that if I could just
do a small portion of what you’ve
accomplished, I’d be most
satisfied. 8)
I’d seriously like to one day
overtake Google at its own TOP
position for the single word
“keyword” — as right now,
NicheBOT.com is holding steady
on the first page at the #10
spot right now, but I highly
doubt they’d want me to thwart
that position. 😆
I truly enjoyed Meg Awtrey’s
presentation, Ken Gidden’s daughter,
and having searched even deeper
for Ken’s stuff, and located
McCarthy’s audio from Ken’s
first Internet Marketing
presentation. That should be
a great addition to add to the
collection of all the 23 MP3’s
I’ll be getting from the Seminar.
Shoot man, had I figured out I
would have spent over $5,000 on
other people’s products, I could
have shortcut my time and
frustration by at least half
the time. (No doubt!)
I think you know that you’ve
arrived when UPS starts parking
a semi trailer at your 7,000 sq.
ft. warehouse. Enjoy the glow!
Anyways, I’ve foamed off at the
mouth enough and the emails
are still backed up here.
Later,
Jim Morris – Founder
NicheBOT.com
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I was so excited when I got back to home base, I came back and produced a 21-minute video as a special contribution to Sherman’s WordPressTutorials.com to take your blogging power one step further. For those that attended the seminar, I’d like to share that video here…
http://www.nichebot.com/videos/wordpress-and-keywords.html
Check out the video as it will be taken down soon while NicheBOT migrates into its next phase… Version 2.0. We’ve beefed up architecture and infrastructure and services to an enterprise level.
Peace all!
Best,
Jim Morris – Founder
http://www.nichebot.com
P.S. Please do not mind that PR10 on the NicheBOT’s home page — that is essentially a glitch and we are in contact with the Big “G” to make sure they somehow flush the backlinks that got entangled with our own. But it would be nice to keep that page rank since there are only 152 web pages with a Page Rank of 10 in the entire world. 😀

The Seminar was amazing. Every other internet marketing seminar out there that I know of only talks about the tactics of how to make money on the internet. The system actually gave you the meat and potatoes needed to build an actual Business using the internet as a way to interact with your customers. This will result in so much more money for me in the long run with less effort.
In the real world, businesses in brick and mortor places can actually be sold when they turn a profit. Using only the tactics most other internet seminars teach to make money on the net cannot be sold as a business. Plus you have to keep updating and changing those tactics to continue making money.
When building a real business like the System taught, it is much easier to keep the money flowing in.
GREAT!
Plus the system also taught all the other great tactics to make money on the net, with your business. Wonderful.
I would encourage everyone to attend a System Training, even if they have been to other internet marketing Seminars.
Jamie Fettig
http://www.BeingHealthyNaturally.com

Ken, Thanks! for completely over delivering with The System Seminar 2006! Your love and care for completely and properly educating your students in Internet Marketing showed through exponentially.
Imagine an internet marketing seminar where 23 of the world’s top professionals give their all in individual breakout sessions to an audience of 300 thoroughly prepared students and then, whenever the instructors are free, they attend one of the ongoing presentations. No one wanted to miss out on anything. It was that good. Yes, The System Seminar is truly the Harvard University of Internet Marketing Seminars.

In my opinion, these few days were more valuable than a 4 year degree in terms of showing you how to not only make a great living, but how to really own your life.

Ken: This was my 4th system event and the best so far! The faculty was outstanding and so many top specialists in their respective fields!It was great to see that you brought back top people from previous years. All of them were so helpful and open to questions and getting to know them better. It all started friday for system club members only where Dave Bullock,Declan Dunn, Rob Goyette and Mitch Axelrod gave the members their money’s worth I felt with their sessions! If I had gone home then it was worth it!Ideas to put into action! Great networking with old and new friends friday night!
The weekend breakout sessions were truly awesome with many ahah moments including Dave Taylor’s Blog session and Dave Dee’s marketing session and Robert Middleton’s group ideas! Not one faculty session disappointed me and in fact exceeded expectations! For example I truly was torn saturday afternoon on where to go with the quality of Brad Fallon,Declan Dunn,Sydney Johnston,Elsom Eldridge and Dan Janal and Meg Awtrey all speaking at the same time. I went to Declan’s outstanding workshop on Podcasting and talked with his partner Jody ahead of time which was as valuable as the session itself! I got to purchase Meg’s session that I listened to in car on way home from the airport at midnight and it was incredibly helpful. Such a tribute to Ken Giddens with her talent and insight! I couldn’t sleep! I sat with Elsom Eldridge on the plane ride home so the system seminar continued on the way to Orlando! Life changing information when put into action!
Can’t wait to hear the sessions I missed as great feedback from those folks that were in those sessions. Too much to cover here other than to say “Thank You” to you and your staff for a quality weekend with old friends and new who have impacted my life online and offline! Well worth the investment and much greater return! I would say to new folks don’t miss the next one if there is one! For those who have attended one in the past, don’t miss the next one as they only get better and better and the information presented was for advanced people as well as the newbie with the different breakout sessions available!

The Systems Seminar this year was incredible.
To just say “informative” does not begin to articulate what The System experience is all about.
These are real people with real businesses sharing their proven practices that are profitable.
I met people who are doing it and not just talking about it. I have been online since 1993. But most of my sales experience is in the offline marketplace. I can tell when the person talking is not walking his talk and providing real value.
As this was my first time attending this seminar, it is the one meeting that I will make sure to attend again. This gathering has pulled all of the knowledge together so that I can move to action both online and offline.
No theory. Pure facts.
“Look at this site…”
“I use this tool…”
“Oh give me a call about that next week…”
The networking was incredible and everyone was very willing to share.
Meg Awtrey presentation on how to monetize your website was exactly what I needed to see.
Robert Middleton’s presentation about creating action plans created new ways for me to think.
And, I had the chance to meet the real experts like Elsom Eldridge, Jr. (Author – The Obvious Expert) who was sitting next to me at lunch and shared one tip that should net me at least $500,000 in the next 12 months.
All weekend long, I was talking to people who are willing to work with me to create real value in the marketplace.
This by far was one of the most informative and valuable seminars to attend on subject of internet marketing and online business development.
I come away with a workable plan not just stories of success from others but tactics to create even greater success for myself.
Thanks Ken for taking the time to put this event together.
See you next year,
David Bullock
http://www.results-squared.com

The System Seminar organized by Ken McCarthy has the reputation for being content-driven, instead of pitch-focused.
This is the primary reason why I agreed to speak at The System for the first time when Ken invited me to join the faculty this year.
And my experience at The System lives up to its reputation!
Declan and Jody’s stories from teaching blogging and podcasting to business owners in China broadened my vision for my own business operations.
Dave Taylor’s blogging session inspired me to fine tune my business’ unique identity, differentiation and value to the community.
He also encouraged me to look beyond tactics, and focus on the long-term impact of being a thought/opinion leader in my space.
Marc Harty’s 7 Step Formula in his Web PR workshop revealed how good PR can effectively lift a business out of mediocrity to great heights.
Declan/Jody + Dave + Marc has my mind spinning with possibilities for my current and future businesses.
But that’s not all…
The team of volunteers that served during the weekend were incredible.
They gave of themselves wholeheartedly in putting the speakers and attendees’ needs before theirs.
Thanks to John, Janeen, Bettina, Christina, Tatiana, and any others I have not mentioned here. Gracias!
Finally, to the attendees (including my WordPressTutorials.com Backstage Members) that came up to say ‘Hi’ in the hallways, at my trade show booth, and who attended my workshop – U ROCK!
Thanks for making my weekend – your support and encouragement have been invaluable! Keep on P.I.M.Ping!
And finally, thank you Ken, for your warm hospitality, vision for The System and taking such great care of me over the weekend! U ROCK!
ps. American Airlines finally found my luggage on the last day – whew! Yay!

Ken and Company have again put on a super conference. It all takes a tremendous effort with a lot of worrying about success thrown in. Not to worry now, Ken. The Conference was super, well done, well orchestrated and stuffed full of good and latest information.
One of my concerns was that I wanted to attend every session. That wasn’t possible at the conference, but now I can attend all those sessions via the DVD that includes all the taped sessions. Thanks for making that great opportunity available to us.
This blurb is a bit late because I grew up in the Chicago area and visited with friends and relatives before heading back to California.
This eighty year old is now a bit wiser, better acquainted with Internet Marketing and am raring to go along with the rest of you. My golden retirement years will now be blessed as I help others obtain what they want.
ALL THE BEST ALWAYS…JOE WELZEN
Retired Aeronautical Design Engineer. Former Navy All Weather, Night Fighter Pilot.
P.S. This getting started with a new Internet Marketing Business is exciting. Setting up my URL is high on my “to do” list.

WOW Ken, what an awesome seminar. You absolutely have vision about where things are going, and it’s no wonder that almost every “guru” out has been to your seminar.
I was impressed by every presentation I attended and loved the ability to pick and choose the topics that were most useful to me.
Equally, if not more impressive, was the caliber of the attendees. I walked away from the seminar with no less than ten people I feel I can now call a great friend.
Ken, with respect to internet marketing, I feel we’re all in this together. And I really appreciate you for hosting these seminars each year. Thank You and keep up the great work!!!
-Rob Goyette

Ken,
As a new club member and one who is new to internet marketing, I don’t know where to begin to thank you, your staff, the faculty and attendees at the 2006 Systems Seminar.
I can say that I plan to make some changes in my life based on what I learned at the seminar.
And God willing, I will be in attendance next year.
Marvin

Ken,
To be honest, I wasn’t sure if I made the right decision after initially signing up for the System Seminar, but it was well worth the investment, and many times more! It was without question better than I expected, and that’s coming from someone who had pretty high expectations to begin with.
For anyone looking to be on the cutting edge of internet marketing, THIS IS THE SEMINAR YOU NEED TO ATTEND!!!
I look forward to seeing you and the faculty again in 2007!
Eric Osansky, D.C.
http://www.practicegrowthsecrets.com

Ken,
This was my 3rd System, and it was definitely the best. I admit that initially the thought crossed my mind, “Do I really need to go AGAIN…,” but thank goodness I answered myself in the affirmative.
Here are my personal highlights:
1. The attendees. The lunch meetings alone were priceless. Rubbing shoulders with faculty, rank beginners and people like me in the middle range was an incredible learning experience.
2. Faculty. Top-notch acros the board. My greatest A-Ha! moment came during Andy Jenkins’ Advanced Physical Products talk on Sunday, and Todd Talor and Meg Awtrey, both new this year, were superb. I took away something valuable from everyone I heard.
3. The absence of hard pitching. I don’t mind getting offers from genuine sources, as this year’s faculty was, but I personally hate being forced to sit through a pitch at the end of great talk. It spoils it somehow. Having the faculty and others gather Saturday night at the Trade Show and being able to approach those that I chose was great.
4. The last point touches on the issue of dignity, but I want to say that you, Ken, are what truly gives this event its dignity and preserves its integrity. Thank you,
Scott

Hi everyone:
Seventy-nine is a nice round number, so I’m ending this thread here.
Thanks to everyone who took the time to share their impressions of System 2006.
If you’re reading this and have never been to a System Seminar – and are serious about Internet marketing – take the time to read what the grads of System 2006 have to say about their experience of our unique approach to training.
With almost no advertising (and a sales letter that’s three years old), the System Seminar sells out every year practically on word-of-mouth alone.
We don’t bribe people to attend with chances to win cars, free lunches or other nonsense.
Instead, we do the rarest thing in the Internet marketing world:
We give our students real value for their investment – without big egos, without hard sales pitches, and most of all without BS.
But you don’t have to take my word for it…
Compare our students’ success record with graduates of other programs.
No other Internet marketing education program is even in the same ballpark.
– Ken McCarthy