I've heard it said by a number of marketers that Internet Marketing Seminars are simply another way to sell over-priced hyped up products or services to a worked up captive audience, but I've also heard others say that attending marketing seminars is the best thing they could have done for their business career.

I would have to agree with the latter part of that statement, and I'll tell you why.

First off, I want to tell you that I worked HARD to get to that seminar in Atlanta. My passport application was still sitting incomplete on my home office desk when I got the email from Keith Wellman about the short notice gathering, and I knew right away that if I really wanted to go that the odds were against me.

Since the 9/11 tragedy, and the requirements for all Canadians looking to fly into the US, getting a passport in Canada has been a time consuming effort. Long lineups, and the possiblity of delays in processing left me wondering if I even had a chance at all.

After talking it over with my "Better Half", and on checking the possible travel costs, we decided there was room for not only myself, but to also include my wife on the trip.

Getting my passport within the two weeks was a miracle, but proved to me at least that I was meant to go to Atlanta.

I love air travel by the way, and was like a little kid with my face pressed close to the window watching the ground fall away.

I had messaged another well known marketer, Robert Puddy, in his Marketing Know-How Forum, that I too was going to Atlanta and would gladly take him up on his offer of meeting for a coffee at the seminar, and sure enough..that first morning while getting breakfast we had the honor of his company.

That first portion of the seminar was SO good, that I immediately wrote a short testimonial for Keith to let them know that already I felt that I had received full measure for the costs of my travel, and still had another day and a half to go!

To shorten the story somewhat, I'd just have to say that things just kept getting better. The content was terrific, and I met a good number of people that I'm sure will be remembered and perhaps even play a role in my Marketing efforts down the road. My Business was DEFINITELY given a huge boost by going to Atlanta.

And to end this story, and to indicate the value I placed on my time in Atlanta, I decided to sign up for a special training seminar that Gary Ambrose and Keith Wellman will be running the last weekend in March, so Atlanta, HERE I COME!

(P.S. - I'll be able to post to my BLOG directly from my room now too because I won a LapTop Computer while I was there!)