I spent last weekend at the Internet Success System Conference (ISS) in Orlando, FL. It was an amazing time getting to network with new people and learn proven ways to build my Online business.
Mark Hendricks, the founder of ISS, is one of my favorite mentors. I met Mark about a year ago at NAMS and had one of his famous 15-minute consultations. I must say, I learned more in 15 minutes from Mark than I had in 10 years. Mark and I have kept in touch since then and I am now one of his Gold Members of ISS.
I was honored when he asked me to be a featured speaker at this mastermind conference. Not only because it was an amazing opportunity for me, but because Mark wanted to help website owners protect their Online businesses.
My presentation was entitled “How to Protect and Defend Your WordPress Blogs and Websites from Hackers, Thugs, and Webhost Disasters.” Being able to share my knowledge and provide tips on how they can protect themselves from hacker attacks in person was fantastic. The audience asked great questions and gave amazing feedback.
Here's a couple of pictures of me from ISS in Orlando, Florida from April 28-May 2, 2011 (click thumbnails to enlarge):
You may be wondering why some photos of me have a “sour face” and I don't look so happy. I'm demonstrating to the audience what malicious hackers can do to your website.
A big thank you goes out to Kurt Scholle for taking these photos and doing the video (clips coming soon) too. To see the whole set, click here.
You can still listen to my conference recording from the security presentation AND get all the other conference recordings and the PDF Workbook from these featured speakers too:
- Mark Hendricks – The New Frontier of “Social Direct Marketing” – social marketing is fun, direct marketing gets profit results… now it's time to have a fun business that makes you money with Social Direct Marketing!
- Jim Straw – How To Become A Millionaire Middleman
- Wayne Moritz – How To Exponentially Grow Your Business and Substantially Reduce Your Overhead Using The Secret of ROZI
- Joe Marsh and Cindi Dawson – Quick And Proven Secrets To Getting, Serving, and Profiting From Offline Clients
- Mark Hendricks – How To Build Your “SEO 2 Step Concentric Content Network” That Drives Free Web Traffic To Your Site
- Jeff Wark – Mobile Marketing – Using It For Yourself And Offline Business Clients Too
- Nicole Dean – How To Get More Things Done In A Lot Less Time
- Mark Hendricks – 101 Ways To Use QR Codes For Yourself And Others
- Mark Hendricks – How To Use Layered Strategy and Tactics To Accomplish What You Really Want In Life
ISS and Mark Hendricks truly have changed my life and my business. If you're serious about your business success, you should definitely consider becoming a member of the Internet Success System. I hope to see you inside
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If you were at ISS this past weekend, I'd love to hear your feedback. Or if you're a member of ISS tell others how much you love it. Leave your comment below.
Securely yours,
Regina Smola
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I guess this wouldn’t be the proper place for flirting 🙂
Thanks for the pics though, it’s nice to be able to put a face with the name 🙂
Aw, why thank you Jim. 🙂
I’ll put up some video clips from the event soon too.
Regina,
It was so wonderful meeting you.
And, I agree. ISS was definitely one of the best conferences that I’ve attended. The people are warm and smart and fun. The presentations were packed full of information. And, of course, I got to spend lots of time with you. 🙂
I hope to see you again soon!
N
Nicole,
I had so much fun with you at ISS! Your presentation rocked. I have been more productive since I returned home from ISS by changing my schedule and time management. Thanks for all the great tips.
Look forward to seeing you again soon!
~ Regina
It was great to meet you at ISS last weekend, Regina, and put a name to the face on the ISS Gold Member calls. I agree that ISS has changed my life, too. Hearing your excellent presentation and those of the other presenters at ISS continues to make me thankful for finding this quality training and information community of professional internet business people. See you at NAMS in Aug and at ISS in Oct in Atlanta~! Pam
Thanks, Pam. You too!
I had a lot of fun and learned tons. Look forward to seeing you again at NAMS and ISS too.
~ Regina
Regina,
It was great to spend a few days with you at ISS. And your presentation was much needed. I think we all need a swift kick every now and then to think about security. That’s what I like about ISS workshops. We actually have time allocated to do these things that we learn! ~ Chris
You too, Chris.
Glad I could give you a swift kick 🙂
Yes, I agree. It’s great we have time to actually do what we learn right in class and get help if we’re stuck so we don’t go home wondering.
Look forward to seeing you soon,
~ Regina
Great to see you at the ISS conference Regina. You did a great presentation.
I am in the process now of listening to it again, taking notes and putting the information into action.
Thanks for all you did…
Joe
Thanks Joe!
You’re presentation was awesome! I’ve got lots of notes to review and put into action myself. I’m going to schedule time this weekend to re-listen to the audios. It always helps me to listen a second time to make sure I really get it.
~ Regina
Great weekend. There’s always a lot to learn at Mark’s seminars. You never know what you’re missing by not attending. No one knows everything, and we can always learn something new. Mark Hendricks is the man!
Hi Mark,
Yes it was! I’ve heard how great ISS workshops were live, but until you experience, it’s true. You don’t really know what you’re missing. All good stuff!
Nice to meet you.
Hi Regina;
It was great to meet you last week. I really enjoyed your presentation. While I got the simple steps you mentioned done on one site, I need to go and do it with several others this weekend.
Hi Joe,
Thanks for your comment. I’m glad I could help you with some simple steps to protect your websites. I’m happy that you’re being proactive in your online security 🙂
~ Regina
I went to the ISS Live Mastermind Workshop Conference last weekend, and Regina Smola spoke on things to do to protect your sites from hackers and web host disasters. The topic didn’t catch me at first because I honestly thought I was pretty good at taking care of my stuff online, but WOW! “Was I ever wrong!”
Regina is a true professional, and I feel much more secure for having been privileged to see and hear her presentation. You can check her out at https://wpsecuritylock.com.
Hi ShariLee,
Thanks for your wonderful comment. Glad I could help you be more secure.
It was great to meet you and look forward to seeing you again.
~ Regina
A most excellent presentation at the ISS Conference, Regina… I’ve also signed up for your email newsletter and plan to follow your updates and more.
I still have my homework cut out for me from all that I learned and have been advising family and friends to implement some of your basics in order to protect themselves.
Thanks so much…
Christine
Hi Christine,
Thanks so much. Awesome, I look forward to sending you some tips and things to watch for in your email.
You made my day! Knowing that you’re advising your family and friends to protect themselves as well really makes me feel good. It shows me that my mission to protect others is working.
~ Regina
Regina,
Wow, I was so impressed with your presentation at the ISS conference! You made it so easy for a non-techie like me to understand and take action.
Thanks for the great presentation and all of the tips. You made website security interesting and fun!
Can’t wait to see you in August 🙂
Debby
Hey Debby,
Thanks for stopping by my site and leaving your comment. I’m glad I wasn’t too technical 🙂
You’re very welcome. If there’s anything you need help with or have questions just ask.
See you in August,
Regina
Regina, it was a real pleasure to to meet you last weekend.
ISS was definitely not one of the best conferences that
I’ve attended. Was the best in every single aspect.
People are warm, smart, work as a team and we have
the necessary fun too.
All presentations have had the correct volume of information
with the exact content we were expecting and waiting to learn.
Your presentation was at the right moment at the right place.
You gave to all of us the right information and tools to protect our self from one of the most common crimes now days:
Identity Theft, Hacking your Website or Bank Account.
Thank you Regina for your excellent work and dedication.
I’m looking forward to see you all at ISS in Oct in Atlanta.
George Rossi
George,
It was an absolute pleasure meeting you. You’re knowledge on domain names amazed me. I know who to contact when I’m going to buy my next one. I agree, everyone was a delight to meet and learn from and we all worked as a team. And fun too.
Look forward to seeing you at the next ISS,
Regina
Regina – your presentation was a great reminder of the little things we NEED to make time for because they can become a HUGE impact on our business.
Attending the ISS conference will surely be one of the best things I’ve done for my business this year. There were a ton of red hot nuggets and I have a notebook of action items to work on.
One of the pluses of conferences is hanging out, conversing & learning from all of the people and getting to know you was one of the highlights of the weekend.
I hope our paths cross again soon.
T
Hi Tracy,
Thanks, I appreciate it. Yes, Red Hot Nuggets!!! I have 10 pages of them. It’s amazing how much one weekend can put your business perspective on the right track. ISS Rocks!
~ Regina
Hi Regina.
Your presentation at the ISS Conference with Mark Hendricks last week was amazing… so informative! I had no clue how vulnerable I was, and I can’t thank you enough… you are one sharp lady!
It was great to meet you, and you delivered some incredible information in a FUN way. I was so impressed!
Cheers!
Gail
Hi Gail,
Thanks so much for your kind words. I’m glad I was able to make website security fun 🙂
It was a pleasure meeting you. I look forward to seeing you at the next ISS and on Mark’s calls too 🙂
Regina, listening to your presentation on “How to Protect and Defend Your WordPress Blogs and Websites from Hackers, Thugs, and Webhost Disasters,” let’s just say I haven’t been that sufficiently scared since the movie “Jaws.” Keep up the good work. The entire ISS conference was awesome and I haven’t stopped talking about it yet. See you in October.
Well, I guess its better late than never 🙂 I realize I’m quite late with posting my own comment but I just wanted to say:
It was truly a pleasure meeting you Regina.
Always great to meet like-minded people and your presentation was great! I can highly recommend it to anyone who has a WP blog. In fact – I think people should run to ISS just to access it 😉
Hi Alex,
Thanks for your kind words. It was so great to finally meet you in person at ISS. Look forwarded to see you at the next live event.
~ Regina