What in the World is a NAMS?
Did you ever notice that sometimes certain people, places or things seem to surface again and again in your life? It’s almost like God is repeating Himself, attempting to get your attention.
I don’t know if would over-spiritualize it, but I do know that it is a good idea to pay attention when this sort of thing happens.
About six weeks ago, my assistant Natalie mentioned she was going to something called “NAMS”.
Then I was listening to my friend Ray Edward’s podcast, where he announced that he would be speaking at NAMS.
I’m thinking, “what the frick is a NAMS?” I honestly had never heard of it and had no idea what it was all about.
As it turned out NAMS stands for ‘Novice to Advanced Marketing System‘ and they do a live workshop twice a year. In fact, the event both Natalie and Ray mentioned was the tenth such event.
I tracked down David Perdew, the creator of NAMS, and discovered that he is one of the most down-to-earth, genuinely caring individuals in the Internet marketing space.
The NAMS event is more than an Internet marketing conference designed to train and equip people who want to build their online business. People who attend this event consider the NAMS group like family.
Not a pitchfest where you are sold one product after another from the stage, NAMS is a four-track event that allows you to choose from the track that meets you where you are on your online business journey.
David was familiar with my work from my long career online, and after we conversed for a bit, he asked if I would consider delivering a keynote talk at NAMS this coming February.
I humbly accepted his invitation and I would love for you to join me there!
Now I’ve beat the drum on attending live events until I am blue in the face. Do you think I am going to stop?
Absolutely not. I stand by this assertion…
[tbpquotable]Attending a live conference, seminar or workshop is the single smartest thing you can do to grow your business[/tbpquotable]
If you already do this you know what I mean. And if you don’t, I’m still holding out hope that you will ‘get it’ and go for it.
Here’s the thing where NAMS is concerned.
The event has become more popular than ever before. (How did I NOT hear about this until recently?!) Due to the quality speakers, relevant content and valuable networking, It’s not uncommon for 300 seats to sell out very quickly.
This next event takes place in Atlanta, Georgia on February 6-9, 2014, and they are planning for up to 500 seats. With almost 6 months to go, over 150 seats are already spoken for!
What does this mean to you?
I want to attend NAMS so much that I am delivering my keynote for FREE (I receive up to $10,000 for my one-hour keynote talks), so that should tell you what you need to know.
Go reserve your seat for NAMS 11 in Atlanta now while seats are still available. I have a hunch it will be one of the best decisions you will make as you seek to build your online business.
Click this link now to watch David Perdew explain what NAMS is all about and to have an opportunity to claim your spot.
I look forward to seeing you there!
If you’ve attended a NAMS event or if you are registering for this one, I would love to hear from you in the comments section below.
So happy to have introduced you to it! You are going to love it and all of the great people that go. It’s like a family reunion every 6 months while learning how and growing your online business.
Yay!
Welcome to the NAMS family, Joel! I’m so happy that you’ll be speaking “in the big room” and I look forward to hearing you.
I’ve been to all but the first NAMS and have taught at NAMS 3-10. I’ve even brought my teen son and my mom (twice!) I wouldn’t miss it for the world.
See you soon! 🙂
Excellent!
Sounds like the new “BIG” maybe…and even in Atlanta. I sure wish people would stop using “getting sold something” as their reason for not attending live events. It seems like every review or promo of an educational event must have that “not a pitchfest” stamp on it. Personally, I as an audience member am let down if a speaker doesn’t provide me with a next step I can take to learn more and implement what I have learned. And, that usually doesn’t happen for free.
Yes. I always seek to teach something that people can use whether they buy my products or not.
I’ve been to many pitch fests and conferences. I have purchased products and then again I have not purchased products. I have made some great contacts, but also find that many of the successful people who could really help tend to stay together in their ‘clicks’ and ‘private parties’ and those who really need the help scramble to meet others who also don’t have a good plan in place. There are JV events where most of the JV opportunities are for Internet Marketing products. If you don’t have that product, you are really not getting much out of the experience. The bottom line is this: you spend several thousand dollars for entry, hotel, food, and airfare – and then you are pitched for multi-thousand dollar products and if you are not already successful, it is just more than one can afford and you go home disappointed. Thus the discontent with these seminars.
What I did was go home and figure it all out myself and have made great strides, but not everyone has the business acumen and the ability to do it. I will look at NAMS and consider attending it as I haven’t been to a seminar in a while and it is time for me to try something new and see what happens.
I’m not trying to be negative, just realistic because this is what ends up happening – the Internet Marketers who sponsor these events must get more creative on how they can really help someone move forward while having interesting speakers and teachers. Perhaps these speakers need to get out into the crowd and actually work the crowd and get them individually to become their mentors – not masterminds and these other groups, but actually mentors (and not someone they hire to be mentors for them) with a monthly charge and not a $10,000 up front fee. The model needs to change and I hope my feedback will be helpful to those that read this post.
It is My understanding, @Terri that NAMS is Unlike other ‘seminars’ in that it is a Hands-On WORK-Shop where people like @Willie Crawford Helps people actually Get ‘Up and Running’ with their on-line business… it is On My List to attend, one day. 🙂
The more I hear about it, the more eager I am to be a part of it!
This is a very jaded opinion. I find that people who attend events seeking to learn and network come away with the most value. You make your own path and no one will do it for you.
Perhaps your experience has been negative, but it certainly isn’t that way for everyone. So what are those who are succeeding doing differently? Perhaps that is the question you should be asking.
Hello, Joel,
I was a Member of NAMS and have to say David Perdew provide a lot of information on his blog and it is really interesting, but people who are making money online do not wast e time and money for such membership and the vast majority of “opportunity sickers” very soon realize it is a good time spending and money wasting reading.
Why?
David has no goal to teach somebody to make money online.
So, why people who are desperate to find the right way to start making very first dime online have to pay monthly fee
spending hours on reading this blog and not receiving any real direction where to go.
Maybe I am wrong, but creating membership site is the best idea to make money for the creators and the worst idea for for the subscribers because the owners of such membership sites provide a lot of fluff to fill the empty space in their blogs and subscribers very soon realize they pay for nothing.
Sorry, I did not try to offend anybody.
This is simply business!
I haven’t attended the conference yet, so I can’t pass judgment. But the people I know who have been there have an opinion that differs from yours.
I learned something New Today Too! I’d have thought that ‘The Joel Comm’ already Knew David… And about NAMS… Just goes to show that we can All Learn something AND that when we’re busy Minding our Own Business, Producing… we’ll be too busy to notice what Others are doing… Even when they’re a ‘pretty Big-Deal’. For You to call David Perdew ‘one of the most down-to-earth, genuinely caring individuals in the Internet marketing space’ is Quite the compliment, because I found the Same to be True about You, Joel Comm, though Natalie ‘may’ have a different perspective. 😀
El de hoy es un articulo magnifico .nos habla de la sincronicidad y tambien de la importancia de los eventos en vivo por la oportunidad de aprender.Maestro joel Coom es un privilegio leer sus articulos y aprender de su sapiencia.
With all due respect, Joel, seriously? I find it hard to believe that you have never heard of NAMS before, in fact, hard to believe that this is the first time you have been invited to speak at said conference. I’m not sure why I am even taking the time to send this reply, I guess I just get tired of the continuous emails from people in the industry cross promoting their own and their friends products again and again. I can almost predict who will pitch me the next “big” thing in affiliate marketing and what the product will be. I have not even been in the field longer than 3 years and have been pitched the same products by the same people over and over again. I guess I am just a bit disappointed to realize that you are now a part of that “group” of people who just hop from person to person or product to product promoting the same recycled (& often outdated) material.
I can’t imagine writing something like this on someone else’s blog. I’ll let it stand as an example of what NOT to do.
I’m sorry that you are offended by my prior post and it is clear you have missed my point. To clarify, I did not randomly arrive at your blog and make my comment, I simply opened an email from you and followed your “call to action.” Since you have decided to leave my post and to use it as a “Teachable Moment,” I feel it is only fair that I be able to do the same. I was on your mailing list in order to receive valuable information from YOU, not others that you have joint ventures with. You have been doing this a long time and have had great success and I have always valued your opinions, advice, and online curriculum. I guess I am just trying to say that I want to hear more about what you know, think, have learned, etc. not what others are trying to sell at the moment. With all of the information available to online entrepreneurs it is often challenging to determine what is truly valuable and worth an investment and what is not, up until yesterday I looked at your suggestions and promotions of products and really valued the fact that you backed the product. It is fine every once in a while to be presented with a great product that you have found useful, but I can no longer have my email inbox inundated with the “must buy” product daily. I apologize if I insulted you with my first reply, that was not my intent, my intent was/is to just let you know that most of us that have joined your list want to learn from you not other random people in the field selling their latest product. YOU have valuable insight to offer online entrepreneurs and we are hungry to learn from you.
Hooray for interaction!
I’m not offended, Beth. I’ve developed very thick skin. It’s okay.
I find great value in attending conferences. It is a key part of my success (which I have said repeatedly.) So when I promote an event, it IS valuable information from me. If I write about it, I think it is important.
If you want to learn from what I know and think, then read what I write.
Today I wrote about Perry Marshall’s book. It’s not my product. It’s his. But I find it valuable, so I wanted to share it with others. He’s not a random person. Nor is his book a random book.
I appreciate you following my work and am humbled that you would do so. I hope you stay tuned in. 🙂
I appreciate the honest interaction on the site. First off, I am a little amused when I hear that people are offended when a marketer markets. 😉 In my experience a preacher preaches, a teacher teaches, a dancer dances, etc…
Secondly, I had the opportunity to attend both NAMS events in 2012 and am blown away by the quality of the conference, speakers and attendees. As a result of attending I created my first product by interviewing a bunch of the speakers from NAMS and made my first real money online.
I am hoping to attend to see people I have grown to adore. I have become friends with many of the speakers (not just on Facebook) and I am thrilled that Joel will be there!
Hey Joel, along with Nicole I’ve been an instructor at NAMS since the early days, and will be returning again for NAMS11 – excited that you’ll be joining us.
NAMS has grown a lot over the years, both in size and more importantly scope. It originally had 3 tracks, then we added the fourth because of the expertise and the high rate of repeat attendees who graduate through the tracks. We may have a 5th by the time February comes around.
As a speaker and teacher at this event, I do offer continuing education at the end of my talks. David pretty much has us limited to 1 slide and about 2 minutes of a “what’s next” so that our content is the star of our interaction.
Because of the track set up, he 300+ people turn into smaller groups of 50 – 100. We even have amphitheaters in 2 of the rooms for a real collegiate like setting. There’s a mic runner in every room, that’s how important interaction is during the sessions.
The faculty expands with classic and evergreen marketing ideas mixed with what’s new and working. For example, I frequently teach about mindmapping, decision making, and productivity. Others have taught ahead of the curve on FBA, list segmentation, search engine changes, etc.
This is one of those rare events where the magic happens both inside the sessions and during the networking. I’ve been attending (since 2006) and speaking (since 2008) for a while at conferences, and this is without a doubt my favorite to be a part of.
Oh, and I should add, this event has the most accessible speakers of any event I’ve been to as well (except maybe for the marketer’s cruise). The divas aren’t invited back 🙂
Bob
p.s. Did Natalie tell you about Karaoke night?
Fantastic post, Bob! Looking forward to seeing you there. Karaoke? Yikes…