Most people wonder what the future of Internet Marketing will hold for them & whilst in San Diego recently the strangest thing happened which took me on a journey I’ll never forget and gave me a glimpse of the IM Future…

…I presented at Ed Dale’s Awesome Coming Home Conference at the Hard Rock Hotel and then stayed on an extra week to go to Frank Kern and Trey Smith’s List Control. This was held at the same venue which was also pretty god damn awesome! I even got to hook up with’The Wolf of Wall Street’ - Jordan Belfort and his other half Anne who I’ve spoken to on the phone but never actually met.

Between the gigs there were loads of crazy parties but the craziest was on my last night at the Hard Rock Hotel…
…Following Frank’s after party I was on my way back to my room when I met an old professor in the elevator who had a time machine & invited me on a journey to the future of Internet Marketing.

Strange proposition, I know… but I was feeling frisky so gave it a whirl!

It worked! Seriously… I was able to travel to the future and am now back to report my findings with hard photographic proof of what it looks like.

Guys I warn you – THIS IS NOT PRETTY!

To be precise I was able to travel 22 years ahead to the year 2032. Don’t ask me why he chose this year but he did!
Apparently we only had one day, which I’m sure was a scarcity tactic, to get me in the confined space of the machine, but it worked a treat and I was in before he could say “Flux Capacitor”!

We blasted into the future and landed in the middle of an Internet Marketing Conference:

Year: 2032

Venue: Hard Rock Hotel – San Diego

Event: Challenge Control! (See what I did there!…)

I managed to gleen as much information as I could and gathered loads of ‘facts’ of what happened between 2010 and 2032. It’s pretty shocking I must warn you!

Here’s my report written from 2032:

Ed Dale:
Ed is still the undisputed head of the Melbourne IM Mafia and 30DC Inc is now the biggest Global IM Company. It received a hostile takeover by Steve Jobs in 2020 and there were rumours that Ed’s love for Apple made him an easy walkover. Ed settled for huge amounts of stock in Apple with a place on the board and eventually moved to Apple HQ where he now actually lives with his family. Yep he lives in the Apple HQ compound where he is said to be as happy as a pig in ….!

…He’s got uninterrupted access to all of their product line and hasn’t actually left Apple HQ in 5 years now and just sends one of his ‘iDroids’ to present so I was unable to get a picture of him.

I did get the following picture of his iDroid though:

Ed Dale’s iDroid

Frank Kern:
Frank now owns the whole of La Jolla in San Diego and was named Mayor of San Diego in 2020. That’s when the crazy parties stopped and he settled down. This lifestyle change, mixed with a few Californian ‘nips and tucks’ is the reason he has aged so well and is still the ‘Golden Balls Bombshell’ of Internet Marketing.
Here’s a picture of him in 2032:

Frank Kern

I’m sure you’ll agree – Frank’s looking pretty good seeing as he’s lived in the fast lane with the rich and famous over the last couple of decades. He’s showing some lines on his forehead and has a few spare tyres round his midriff but apart from that he’s still a head turner!
The event featured the following presentations:
- Hologram Boss by Andy Jenkins: Awesome presentation but we didn’t get to see him coz he sent his hologram instead! It was so cool watching a hologram of Andy strutting round the stage. He’s apparently still rockin the town and has aged fairly gracefully since finding God in 2018 but like I say we didn’t get to see him in the flesh and the hologram moved so quickly we couldn’t get a good pic I’m afraid.

Andy Jenkins Hologram

- HV2 Control – Frank Kern and Trey Smith: Amazing show where they wowed the audience on how to control other peoples second versions of themselves (Human Version 2) on mass! HV2 is the new advanced  version of the iDroid which is still in alpha so these guys are way ahead of their time. Trey didn’t show up and just sent his HV2. He doesn’t appear in public much anymore due to his break up with Paris Hilton in 2028, which was a messy affair and left poor Trey harassed by the paparazzi, bless him! More about Paris in a bit…

- Droid Force – John Reese: John sent one of his droids to present and a few more as part of the stage show. It contained awesome info and was very liberating to know that you can run your business using energy free droids. He sent a live holographic message whilst island hopping in Greece before his trip to Mars. Nice!

John Reese Hologram

- Thought Streaming – John Carlton: John didn’t attend coz he wanted to demonstrate his new technique called ‘Thought Streaming’, which is basically John Streaming his thoughts into our minds whilst on the other side of the world. It was a 5 minute totally silent presentation with a 5 second pitch, but boy was it persuasive! Everyone in the room rushed the stage to buy a copy of his next product, even Stan Dahl his business partner needlessly bought one. Freaky!

- Neuro Samurai – Eugene Ware: Eugene allowed his iDroid to present which gave a stunning performance of advanced Neuro Marketing techniques predicting and measuring peoples ‘thought energy’ waves. He now heads up Global Samurai Inc part of the Fortune 500.

He showed up at the event and has aged fairly well since he gave up pepsi max in 2015:

Eugene Ware

- Dan Raine – Underground Domination: Dan didn’t make an appearance. He’s lived in an underground bunker for the last 7 years and has run his global empire from there, hence the title of his presentation. Dan is apparently one of the biggest backers of Americas largest underground city: ‘Underworld’. He has bought himself a 500,000 Sq Mtr cave (with entertainment plot) on Sunless Boulevard.
The presentation was as stunning as ever and Dan shared some of his techniques and strategies on how to hack into & control other peoples droids and holograms. Sweet!

- Antique Domain Investment Strategies – Kenny Goodman: Very interesting presentation on how antique domain names are now being collected by major museums and exhibitions and go for Billions. T’was nice to see that Future Kenny owns some of the worlds top domains but I had to keep totally out of view from the older me to avoid any kind of Time Paradox – which on all accounts could have had devastating consequences for the universe and beyond! James Schramko has the biggest collection of antique domains, with 10 million in total – Frickin Hoarder!

The professor got a sneak photo of me and as you can see I haven’t aged very well.

Kenny Goodman

This is mainly due to going back into the nightclub business. Leslie Rohde, Dan Thies and future me now own the biggest Virtual Nightclub (VN) chain in the world, Jason Moffatt owns the second biggest and as ever was in high spirits at the event. JMo still has no fixed abode and has been travelling now for 22 years!

Leslie couldn’t make the gig coz he doesn’t ever leave the VN space – he says he only feels safe & happy there! He sent his hologram though which did a stunning presentation on how he mastered the female algorithm, which he’s called it FSO – Female Search Optimisation.

Leslie’s physical body now lives in a cabana by the pool on the 4th floor of the Hard Rock Hotel. Apparently he sometimes opens the door for room service but we just didn’t have time to try that out!

Here’s a picture of me, Leslie & Dan Raine in Leslie’s favourite spot on the 4th floor back in 2010 before he had released FSO to the world:

Kenny, Leslie, Dan

Marty Rozmanith – Droid Direct – Marty wowed the audience with his new tool – Droid Direct which allows you to upload your Droids onto the national network in minutes rather than hours. It also allows you to upload other Droids voices and actions. Nice! Marty has aged ok but is showing quite a few lines on his forehead.

Marty Rozmanith

We missed Paul Colligan, Bill Glazer and Brendon Burchard present unfortunately. Paul’s iDroid was heard heckling at the back of the room though!

There’s a few other IM legends who have partied a little too hard since 2010 and passed their ‘sell by date’, the following pictures prove it.

Check Michelle MacPhearson just before a hot seat session:

Michelle MacPhearson

Michelle was one of the hottest chicks in Internet Marketing back in the glory days of 2010, but the years of partying with her younger Bro – Dan have proved to take their toll.

Dan married Paris Hilton in 2030 and they’ve both surprisingly settled down now and become ‘Born again Christians’!
Lynn Terry and Caro McCourtie who were also on the 2010 hot list prove that the fast lane lifestyle just doesn’t pay off. Check their pics here:

Lynn Terry

Caro McCourtie
Donal Doherty is now the sole owner of Guinness. You can see all those late nights in Dublin all over his face:

Donal Doherty

Remember Pete ‘Man Hunk’ Williams? OMG I hope you guys are ready for this…

Pete Williams
… As you can see his excessive lifestyle has totally back fired on him and when I asked him whether it was worth it, he gave me a very slow and slurred: “OH YEH BABY!” – He seemed happy enough and had no regrets.

Nez (Andrew Nesbitt) has calmed down on the Southern Comfort and has started drinking Manchester tap water. This combo has aged him fairly gracefully – see below

Nez

How could I complete a report without giving the organiser of the event a mention. Robert Somerville flew round like a blue arse fly on speed – to create an amazing event. Well his iDroid did! Here’s a pic:

GuruBob’s iDroid

GuruBob didn’t actually show up in person – he now spends his days chillin and plottin on a paradise Island near Thailand. Good on him!

Signing off now….End of 2032 Report……
So what are your thoughts on the future of Internet Marketing?
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Taking the first step towards freedom and being your own boss is both daunting and scary – everyone who quits their job goes through it.

It is usually worth it though – working on your own terms can be one of the most rewarding, exciting and satisfying feelings in the world.

And it also gives you full control of how much money you take home at he end of the month, not to mention more time having fun with your friends and family!

The first step is the most important one and in this audio interview James Schramko explains how and why he made the huge life changing decision to give up a $300k salary (with 2 executive company cars, fuel card, travel abroad etc) and fire his boss!

Click here to listen to the full interview:

Although his cushy job gave him a nice lifestyle James explains how it didn’t give him the security he needed to sleep well at night. He had $1million of mortgage/loan debt, was constantly fretting about whether his job was safe (or not) and being controlled by employers was making him unhappy and miserable. Sound familiar?

He explains how having all your eggs in one basket – which is ultimately under someone else’s control (i.e. relying on your job) is a very risky business.

James wanted to plan his exit to precision and make sure he had a second income before he made his move so when his first information product launched and was netting him $1000 a day he knew the time had come.

Click here to listen how he did it:

He is now totally debt free, earns 7 figures annually, lives in a beautiful beach front home in Australia, spends lots of time with his family, has totally outsourced his life and works when he wants.

He walks the walk and is living the dream.

James is currently heavily involved in domain name acquisitions (he bought 300 in the last week alone!) and is building a huge online empire using his Domaining /Internet Marketing knowledge combined with his massive outsourcing power and during this interview he talks about his short term and long term strategies.

If you’re looking to quit your job or build an online empire then press play sit back and be prepared to be inspired!

Enjoy!

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If you’ve ever struggled to be inspired to take the next step – whether that’s starting your online business or growing it, then find a quiet space and listen to this interview with Lynn Terry. She will show you how!

I watched Lynn on the hot seats at Ed Dale’s coming home conference in Melbourne and quite simply – she know’s her stuff!

Lynn has been involved in web businesses since the nineties and set up her fist business when she was just 23 and has since created an online empire to die for!

It wasn’t always easy though – Lynn’s had her fair share of hardship. She hit desperate times when she found herself on her own with 2 kids, living in a remote cabin with an eigth of a tank of gas in her car and $7 to her name!

She bounced back!

Click here to listen to the full interview and learn how.

Among many of the things we discussed Lynn explains how we must change our mindset because most of us are conditioned from an early age that we must go out there and get a job working for someone else (like everyone else!), but with the internet today it is so easy set up a business and make money online almost instantly, which makes these times very exciting indeed!

But you have to follow the right steps!

Click here to listen to the full interview and learn how Lynn has done it.

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Choosing the right domain name for your site can be a clincher or deal breaker when it comes to flipping your site so in the second in this series I interview one of the kings of website flipping Justin Brooke.

Justin has bought and sold hundreds of websites and teaches his methods around the world and during this interview we discuss domain selection, website flipping, .info’s (well his repulsion to them) & branding amongst other subjects

If you’re interested in Flipping web real estate then Justin has been there and done it many times and imparts his secrets during this interview

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Everyone wants the killer website that makes a fast fortune and that’s why it’s critical to get as much advice from people who have been there, done it and bought the t-shirt so you can both learn from their mistakes and also benefit from their ingenious techniques and insider industry secrets.

So I have lined up a series of interviews with some of Internet Marketing’s Heavy Weight Elite.

They all have one thing in common which is very important to me:

- They are grounded, down to earth people who see value adding as their number 1 proiority

I’m going to start the series with an audio interview with the awesome Crowd Mountain Queen Michelle MacPhearson who went from Admin Assistant to Web Marketing Supreme in the space of 5 years.

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I interviewed Michelle last month and I have been so busy with the domain face launch that I just haven’t had the time to post it until now.

Michelle tells it how it is and has revolutionalised the leveraging of social media properties for SEO amongst many other things.

She is one of those rare people who’s number 1 priority is to give great value and is known as one of the nicest people in internet marketing. Seriously, just listen to the interview and you will understand why!

She has made some mistakes along the way, bought close to a thousand domain names and started her internet marketing career promoting forklift trucks!

You can get more information on Michelle at Michelle Macphearson and Crowd Mountain (if you want to download her Free SEO software that tells you where you should be spending your time getting backlinks – in addition to your own booster sites), it does require an optin.

Neither of the above links are affiliate links. In other words, I don’t get paid. I just think Michelle is someone you should pay attention to and grab all she has to offer when you can.

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