"The Elite Retreat Alumni Club is still going strong with about ten members calling in to our mastermind group each week and we were actually just talking about how still no event can compare....I've personally turned a $3,000/month hobby into a $50,000/month business by springboarding off of what I learned at Elite Retreat."
- Mitchel Harad, Broderick Street Partners LLC, San Francisco, CA

"I made back the cost of the Elite Retreat within 1 month. The amazing part is I have only implemented maybe 10% of the ideas and changes that were suggested at the Elite Retreat. Its now a year later and I am still applying ideas I learned from the Elite Retreat and continue to increase my business bottom line."
- David Adams, Adams Media LLC, Houston, TX

"Wow, What do I say about the retreat? I knew it would be good, but this far exceeded my expectations. My husband is teasing me because I can't stop grinning. You guys are the greatest and I'm so grateful for having been there."
- Lisa Brown

"The high price tag made a few waves in our industry, but all that talk will be put to rest once the blogs and reviews start flaring up. The fact is, buying consulting from top industry experts is expensive, and when you have one leader for every 3 or 4 attendees, you basically are buying consulting. Imagine that, a few grand a day for some kick ass consulting. This was not general advice for the masses. At times it was a workshop about my site(s). When speakers spoke about broad topics, they either spoke about them DIRECTLY as it relates to one of our verticals, or about one of THEIR verticals. In explicit detail." - Chris Hooley, NextStudent, Inc., Phoenix, AZ

"We live in a world poisoned by mediocrity and compromise. We have all grown to expect disappointment as a daily feature of our lives particularly when we are being sold something. Understandably we are all weary of sales pitches. You are correct to consider carefully why should you believe that this conference can live up to the promises being made by the organisers.

The leaders of the Elite Retreat are undeniably innovators within their individual fields of expertise. They continue to prosper because they know how to over-deliver when tackling a task. I attended the inaugural conference. The attendees were encouraged to ask as many questions as possible, and they did. No question was left unanswered. I was astonished at the advice that was given, much of it revealing the very private reasons for the continued success of the leaders. Maybe the leaders can explain why they were so generous with their advice but I cannot. All I know is that they did, and I am considerably richer for the experience.

Will I attend the next conference? Absolutely. Much has been made of the cost of the event. If you can appreciate the difference between "expensive" and "valuable", and you want to have access to the best advice available, you will not be disappointed with investment you make by attending the Elite Retreat." - Nicholas Plummer, Primacy Group Pty Ltd, Melbourne, Australia

"Hearing all the leaders talking about their fields of expertise has been incredible. It is amazing having them specifically applying ideas to our sites, pulling them up on the screen and tearing them apart with their feedback. This will definitely help me to make more money. It has been amazing and they should charge more for it. I look forward to next year." - Laura Alter


"There's something about the idea of spending such an intense one on one time with experienced webmasters that makes some sense." - Darren Rowse, Problogger.net

"This is probably a good option for those that have exhausted Search Engine Strategies and PubCon, but are not quite ready to hire a dedicated search marketing coach. It's worth it to sit down and spend two days with these guys." - Andy Beal, MarketingPilgrim.com

"It sounds like a great idea and certainly something I'd agree could provide incredible value. Small-knit groups will undoubtedly provide the individual attention that many folks don't get at the larger conferences, but naturally, this comes at a price." - Rand Fishkin, SEOMoz.org