Just been a few weeks since we announced registration was open and more then 2 full months before the event launches the Elite Retreat 2009 is officially sold out. We have had a rush of new sign ups last week and actually had to turn away about 3 people =(.
We have an amazing line up of leaders this year.
Also we will be paying out over $17,000.00 to affiliates. AWESOME JOB!
I was also very impressed with the amount of big brand mainstream companies sending people to learn.
I will post more about the agendas as we finalize them.
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That’s awesome, Congratulation!
Indeed.. Popular stuff
I agree….me three! It just shows the interest in the new marketing frontier, and how hungry people are for answers….
$17,000 in affiliate payouts is awesome! Way to go everyone who referred an attendee!
on a second thought, with $5000 as ticket entry and who knows how many seats.. $17000 seems a throw away of just 3 seats for free..
Lol thats for sure!
This is a huge amount of money!
were you one of them sanders? They could prob charge a little more if they follow one of the attendees for the year and show how successful that person was. This takes personal testimony the next step. Make it like a documentary…..people always love a good one
shoe,
All the best and $17000 sounds a good offer as prizes.
Btw, your comment contest for sep and oct is still pending in december. No offense meant – but you wrote a post criticizing some one for not giving the prize..
I think you are really confused. The 17,000 being paid out to affiliates is not a prize. Its for people who were affiliates and reffered people to the elite retreat who signed up.
The sep/oct laptops have been giving out as mentioned in the newsletter. I need to update the contests page.
Are u still giving them out?
Damn Money, that’s a ton of affiliate dough for a conference. How many seats did you guys fill for that cost?
Wish I had found out about this earlier – I’ll have to watch for it next year – hope to hear a good review about the event when you get back
My thoughts exactly – I wish I’d have heard about this earlier. Not only could I have attended, but I could have made some money by referring people earlier too, haha
haha – yes indeed the quest for the almighty dollar brap hehehe
Dear shoe,
congrats on winning your own contest on 14 dec… lol
lol i know. Its amazing it took me that long to win a free shirt from myself! Maybe I need to comment more.
True! You should be on the top commenters too – #1.
I actually manually block myself from that and have added myself from the contests now too lol.
I had a feeling you might have done that almost directly after I hit “Add Comment”. I bet shipping t-shirts to yourself for winning must be expensive…
Lol..this discussion is getting nowhere..
I want to go so bad…….I never get invited to none of the cool stuff! LOL
I also don have Luck
Kudos Shoe! I don’t think I have enough going on to be a good participant, but I plan to soon. I hope to attend next year!
hahaha we are in the same boat, hopefully we will meet next year 2009 =D
Sounds like a plan
Hey Arfan I didn’t know you checked out shoemoney!! What’s happening!!
Hahaha yeah I come here often some good advices and tips here and there
Excellent job. I wish I would have been one of those affiliates. Can’t wait to read the blog posts coming after the retreat.
well everyone has to sign a NDA so you will not be reading much other then a general review.
brilliant. Keeps the content relevant. I hate going to search shows and feeling like its the same stuff over and over again because nobody dares talking about what is REALLY working for them.
Registration NOW Open…
Join us on February 18th-20th, 2009 in San Francisco, California
May be you need to update this @ http://www.eliteretreat.info/ , before you have to reject more people in
thats a good problem to have
that is awesome.
Darn, missed it. Do you know if they will be recording it, and perhaps selling it?
I think everyone signs a non-disclosure agreement.
Congrats, I’m sure it will be awesome. Gary V and Kris J will light it up!
Nice work Shoe. Gary V is a huge score. Did Tim Ferris ever get back to you about speaking?
Zac are you going?
No shit? Gary V will be on scene? Damn, now I really feel like I missed out!
Nice headliners guys! Can’t wait to see how you top this for next year (when I plan to attend).
wow that’s a hot ticket, how much were the spots going for?
$5k each I think.
Damnn 5k they must have made a hell alot of money, aprox how many people tickets are sold,
I believe they capped it at 35 people.
35 x $4,950 = $173,250
I think it was 35 last year. I totally didn’t research that. Just using my memory, so it’s probably wrong…
Speaking of affiliates, I should check to see if any of my links were working for me
Good job to all and I am sure those attending will find it worth it!
Jeremy,
Real sorry I’m missing this one, and I live in the SF Bay Area. I would probably ‘crawl’ there if I had to.
Anyone scalping tickets at the event, I sure would like to be there..
Respectfully,
Nicholas Chase – ‘the video guy’ at BlogWorld Expo 2008
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http://donotreadthisblogunless.blogspot.com/
Waiting for the info about the agendas!
$17,000 in affiliate payouts is awesome!
Wow, thats cool
I was not aware if there was any affiliate program..
congrats man
Thats awesome, Hopefully I will get to go for 2010 =D going to start saving some money.
Congrats on the sellout. In these economic times….impressive.
Sounds like fun. Congrats to the top affiliates who earned a piece of that $17,000
sounds awesome
we are always so busy with our local business, I never have time
Then make time management and you will free
Definitely plan to start now for next year. I don’t know of any other small gathering with such MMO luminaries, at any price. Budget this with all the other conferences I want to attend in ’09. Hopefully, by end of next year the cost will be a drop in the bucket.
Yo Shoe,
When you bringin this gig to the UK? What about a franchise?
Let me know.
Ta
Al
Congratulations.. :{}
Congrats Jeremy! There are some really awesome keynote speakers, so I’m pretty bummed I won’t be able to make it. Maybe next year, though.
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