New Game Launches At Internet Marketing Event
Pass The Omar (Martin)
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Hey all,
Now, if you are wondering about the headline, I will reveal all shortly (no pun intended) but what I am about to share is going to catch on…………
As you can probably tell, I have just returned (well last night in fact) from the LFmpire workshop in Bristol, UK.
All I can say it was an amazing weekend and if you have not yet attended an Internet Marketing Event
then you are missing a trick, you really are. I am still buzzing from this event, as everyone who attended would have been.
Bristol was my second event, and I need to go to more and if you haven’t attended one I’ll explain why.
Internet Marketing and making money online can be a lonely business. You sit there for days (and nights)
on your own, in front of a screen, wandering how on earth you piece everything together. The answer?
Attend an event make new friends and meet the ones you have only seen on your PC or chatted to on Skype, Facebook etc. It was great to finally meet up with fellow Alex Jeffreys students and my online support group (they know what I mean) Andy Michaels and James Howard. Now, if you ever make an excuse about an IM event being too far away, then don’t as Andy had driven 8 hours in the early hours of Thursday morning, from Perth in Scotland to be in Bristol for the event starting on Friday!
OK, the event was over three days, and I really want to tell you about every minute but you would be reading this post for days.
So, here is the reason why you want to go to an event like this. You get to meet many successful Internet Marketers, here is a list of the Speakers.
Omar Martin, Simon Leung , Jani G, Jonny Andrews (funny guy), Martin Avis and Sterling Valentine(really cool guy in a yellow tracksuit)
Would you have like to have heard there ways to make money online? Yeah thought you might.
Aside from the speakers, at an event like this, you make many new friends and future JV partners, many of which I will to stay in touch with for sure.
Now on to the headline of this post, if you have been to an event before, you will know that the biggest part of the weekend is networking, talking to friends and making new ones over a quiet drink (or two) lol.
So, as you can imagine, Saturday night was going to be a great night. That said though, Thursday was a great start, meeting up with Phil Henderson for the first time, a lively chararcter 
and James, Andy and I attended the VIP dinner with all of the key speakers on Friday night, so every night was great gathering even more valuable information but this is where the title of this post comes into its own.
Now, you can imagine, the bar was pretty busy, chatting and sharing a few drinks with Andy and James of course, Alex Jeffreys who came over the water from Cardiff with his wife Katie, Omar Martin and his wife Melinda, Matt Garrett (good to catch up again Matt),Dave Nicholson John Thornhill, Jonny Andrews, Tony Newton, Dan Briffa, Paula Brett,David Chamberlain, Nikki Stephens, and more!
If you dont know, Omar Martin is a lively charcter and I am sure he wont mind me saying a light guy, I mean he weighs just 130lbs (sure that is what you said Omar) but anyway, as the evening went on Alex Jeffreys started the new phenomena, Pass The Omar (Martin).
I think this is going to catch on at every Internet Marketing Event that Omar attends !
Pass The Omar
The funny part was, as soon as Alex picked up Omar, you could hear others saying, let me have a go, let me have a go!
Sure enough, Omar was passed on as you will see………..
Pass The Omar Alex!
So when you are next at an Internet Marketing Event, be sure to build up the craze which is Pass The Omar.
If this catches on in any way, please post your pictures on my facebook fan page.
Just want to say hello to everyone else I met up with at the weekend. I haven’t listed everyone’s name here as it would have gone on for a while, but I hope we can keep in touch.
That’s it for now, I’ll be back real soon with another update and progress report as I plan to launch my first product!
Take care
Sean
23 Comments
May 10th, 2010 at 3:58 pm
Hey Sean,
What a weekend indeed man.
As you said it was great to finally meet up (cheers for the lift)
This was THE weekend for me, there was so many top markers and although you see there names online all the time you see them as kind of out of the ordinary and that you can only hope to be like them.
Nothing could be further from the truth though, they have been where many of us are and just put in the effort. With the contacts made this weekend and seeing that these people have done nothing special to get where they are gives you so much of a boost to break through and be where they are.
I would recommend to anyone to get to an event, if you can it will make all the difference.
Don’t think Omar will speak to you again after that picture though.
Talk soon,
James
May 10th, 2010 at 7:14 pm
Hey Sean,
Gutted I couldn’t make it, but sounds like you had a pretty awesome weekend
I will definitely try harder to get to the next one, like you say they are definitely worth the trip!!
Talk soon mate,
Paul
May 11th, 2010 at 2:47 am
Hi Sean
I think the event was awesome!
Was great to meet you, Andy & James and everyone else to be honest. It’s funny you spend so long noticing people’s faces online but when you meet them in person they look nothing like their pictures!
And you’re right about attending events, although that was my first one I’ve come away with so many ideas and met lots of cool people who I can work with for years.
All the best
Tony
P.S. – Pass the Omar was very funny, I think that’s me at the back in the first photo stood next to Andy.
May 11th, 2010 at 4:39 am
Hi Sean,
I’m a day late posting this. I was absolutely knackered after driving all night on Sunday night to get back. But I was so buzzing when I arrived home from all the info that I tried to get stuck into some work.
Well it lasted a couple of hours before I faded away. lol
But it was a terrific weekend.
Even by the end of Thursday night it had been well worth the long drive.
I will definitely be going to whatever events that I can in the future, no matter how tiring, as the relationships that are formed are the cornerstone of a successful IM business.
Andy
May 11th, 2010 at 4:42 am
Pass The Omar – hilarious!
It was great meeting you over the weekend Sean, thanks to you & Andy for sharing some of what you had learned with me.
As an illustration to the others of what can happen at these events, I only popped over for a couple of hours to catch up with some of my friends – and didn’t leave till 6am in the morning.
The networking side of things is absolutely crucial to this business, it’s how relationships are strengthened and JV opportunities appear (plus of course it’s also a huge amount of fun).
Here’s to the next one!
Take care,
Nikki (PMW)
May 11th, 2010 at 6:11 am
Hey, it was a great weekend, as usual. Cool to see that Alex brought a few with him, as did Chris Freville.
I found Omar to be a great guy, and have already added him to facebook.
Sean, just emailing the vital info over now, be good,
Pete
May 11th, 2010 at 6:19 am
Hey Sean
It was great to meet you at the weekend !
Hopefully keep in touch mate.
All the best
Mark
May 11th, 2010 at 7:21 am
Hi Sean,
Alex showed your blog to the coaching students last nite on the webinar.
Pass the Omar looks like fun but I don’t think I could lift him lol.
Sally
May 11th, 2010 at 1:26 pm
Hey Sean,
Looks like you guys had a blast, would have loved to have been there to meet you all together like that, hopefully there will be one I can attend that you’re all going to in the future.
Great pictures, “Pass The Omar” looks like a good bar game, I hope nobody dropped him…lol
Talk soon,
Paul
May 11th, 2010 at 2:57 pm
Hi Sean,
I couldn’t agree more about attending live events. I have been following Jani G & Jonny Andrews for a while now & they both said “make it your priority to attend as many live events as you can”. I must admit I’m not the most self confident person so was a bit skeptical about the whole event & what it would be like. Luckily for me I am also on Robert Puddys list who invited me so if it wasn’t for him I would still be going mad like many others. It was the best experience I’ve had in my IM courier. I’m still buzzing from it now. I have made so many contacts including yourself that have offered to help me. So if you read this make sure you attend as many as you can & I hope to see you all at the next one.
May 11th, 2010 at 7:07 pm
haha, great picture bro – can’t believe how well that game pass the omar took off!
Here’s a short video showing how quickly something can be picked up
(even if it is as heavy as omar)
http://www.strategicprofits.com/blog/quick-whats-even-more-important-than-a-leader/
great seeing you all there in Bristol this weekend and any time you need to talk let me know k,
and on a side note: it’s crazy how MWA 1.0 2.0 2.1 & 3.0 are a force to reckon wiv
you guys & gals make me proud –
-watch out for a ton more MWA 3.0 students pass by your blog as I showed your blog
post in last nights coaching session.
To your success
talk soon my man
(soho yo)
AJ
May 12th, 2010 at 4:08 am
@ Alex – I just hope Omar doesn’t sue me when some one drops him
That’s a great video on Rich’s site, once you have the momentum, it just builds. As for all of your students, not sure what size room you are going to have to hire for your next event! and thanks for sharing my blog with e fresh students, traffic has gone through the roof! I get your message too, we’ll do that soon for sure! Sean
@ Ed – Gr8 to catch up over the weekend Ed, glad you got something from the weekend, in fact any one who didn’t must have stayed in the corner
Events are powerful, and with your vision and determination, sure you will be up there with the best! Take care, Sean
@ Paul – Shame you couldn’t make this one Paul, lets plan the next one, may be Newcastle? not so far for Andy to drive for sure! Hope all else is well.
@Sally – Great to hear you are on Alex’s course Sally. I read you are still having marathon long nights training, but it is worth it!
@Mark – Great chatting on Sunday but when we first spoke on Thursday evening about your life so far and your vision for the future, it is powerful, really is. Hope we talk soon. Sean
@ Pete – Thanks for your email yesterday, it was gr8 chatting over the weekend, I look forward to keeping in touch in the coming weeks!
@ Nikki – Great to finally meet on Saturday, and yes, we hope the game will catch on of Pass The Omar, however may be just a little less drink lol
@ Andy – What can I say, that weekend started Thursday and is still going on! Great to meet up, heres to the next event for sure.
@Tony – Well a few beers were good! Hope we stay in touch Tony, you have a great business and blogflipz is testament to your success! Talk soon.
@Paul W – Sure we are going to meet soon! Keep on missing each other lol, Next one?
@ James – OK, you live in Oxfordshire, not Oxford……my mistake lol Great to finally meet in person James, sure we will talk soon
May 12th, 2010 at 8:20 am
LOL – OMG!
Great – just what I need now – A bunch of drunken marketers trying to pick me up at every event I attend and speak at!
It was a great event! Lots of fun and it was great to meet you all in person.
Be sure to add me to your facebook – lets all keep in contact!
NO MORE PASS THE OMAR!!!! LOL
Omar
May 12th, 2010 at 8:35 am
@omar…………….I hope you will forgive me lol Great to meet up at the weekend, added you and Melinda on Facebook, will definitely keep in contact and hope you have made it home! Talk soon! Sean
May 12th, 2010 at 6:02 pm
Agree it was a great weekend, motivating and inspiring. Good to meet you, looking forward to keeping in touch. Becky http://www.becky-jenkins.com
May 12th, 2010 at 6:04 pm
Inspiring and motivating weekend. Great to meet you and looking forward to keeping in touch. Becky becky-jenkins.com
May 12th, 2010 at 6:52 pm
Haha, excellent, Sean. That was my favourite bit of the night… Omar’s face when everyone started picking him up, he was just incredulous, lol. Classic
Great to meet you as well, Sean. What a weekend
May 12th, 2010 at 7:30 pm
@ Paula – Great to meet up finally Paula. Not a Facebook stalker really!
@Becky – Great to meet you too, stay in touch for sure, Sean
May 13th, 2010 at 8:09 am
Hi Sean,
It sounds like you had an absolute blast. Did you get any learning done at all!
Internet Marketing events are awesome. I try to get to as many as I can as long as I find a babysitter. They are great for motivation, meeting people as well as learning.
I hope everything is going well. See you back here soon!
Jacinta
May 16th, 2010 at 5:59 am
Hey Baltimore
Looks like you boys had a blast
Gutted I couldnt make it mate, well cant make them all would of been cool to meet up again.
Now your at the IM ball aint ya?
Sean is really getting around nice one pal
speak soon
Marcus
May 17th, 2010 at 2:48 am
hmmm marcoooos!
Guess my new nickname is going to stick now lol
Yeah, getting around, but as you know, events are a must to build your business. Bumped into Dean, working hard on his launch!
Talk soon fella
Sean
May 22nd, 2010 at 5:14 pm
I couldn’t agree more about attending live events. I have been following Jani G & Jonny Andrews for a while now & they both said “make it your priority to attend as many live events as you can”. I must admit I’m not the most self confident person so was a bit skeptical about the whole event & what it would be like. Luckily for me I am also on Robert Puddys list who invited me so if it wasn’t for him I would still be going mad like many others. It was the best experience I’ve had in my IM courier. I’m still buzzing from it now. I have made so many contacts including yourself that have offered to help me. So if you read this make sure you attend as many as you can & I hope to see you all at the next one.
+1
June 2nd, 2010 at 1:25 am
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