From the desk of President and CEO of Market America, JR Ridinger

Wow! Convention is almost here. Showtime!! I can't wait to see your smiling faces there. I can't remember ever being so excited going into an event with so much to announce and share!

Well It is that time that I personally turn my entire focus to getting people to the convention. You know we have a record number of tickets sold with over 23,000, but with the new 360 degree configuration there are a few hundred seats that we freed up so that new people could get in. That won't last past this week. But lets make sure there are no unused tickets. If anyone has a unused ticket, please call upline, put it out on chatterbox or your voice mail network and let the events department know because people are looking for them. Make sure every one that counts in your organization is there. There is so much taught at Convention that it is impossible to transfer all of the knowledge to people who are not there. How do you bring everyone up to date on all the new technology, new products, new programs, new techniques and new developments. The convention is action packed and information packed. Someone can order the downloads and we go over as much as we can at regional, but there is a delay and a lot of slippage if a Distributor is not at convention. It makes you have to work many times harder to get them up to speed--why not just get them there hell or high water!

I like to work smarter than harder. It is just easier to work hard to get everyone there in your organization that is important to you. And if you really want to grow and hit pin levels, the only short cut to success that I have ever discovered is to get people a record number of new people there for yourself if you are new that means 2 to 4. They will leave with a level of belief, understanding, and knowing what to do that could not otherwise be attained. They leave knowing that they are going to do it with you or without you. Wow! If you understand that--that makes you a hopeless success--you succeed because they do, That is why I call it the shortcut to success.

Undoubtedly you can accomplish 6 months of work and development with someone by getting them to the convention. I can't s[peak for anyone else, but I am ready to lay it on everyone as to how to build the business fast and the secrets I learned to program yourself, your group and to duplicate success quickly into a huge organization. As always we have an all-star cast, the most successful and knowledgeable people in the business teaching the fundamentals and all the experts to unveil for you all the breakthroughs and developments new releases that keep us ahead of the curve. There are so many surprises and exciting celebrity guests, but I am not allowed to tell. You just need to be there.

Staying ahead through people, events, and technology is what we are all about:

It is our people power, our events and our cutting-edge technology that keeps us ahead of the competition — but don't just take my word for it. A milestone in the history of Market America came with the news that not only did we make Internet Retailer's top 100 websites for the first time, but we debuted at #66 and #13 on volume! And that was without Microsoft Fast search, comparison shopping and all the bells and whistles that makes the site so functional and an addictive experience which we will be demonstrating at convention. Check out these upcoming features we will be announcing at International Convention that will make this our most successful year and event ever:

Your Portal, New and Improved: I'm not allowed to reveal too much, but the biggest announcement is our partnership with Microsoft FAST! Bjorn Olstad, cofounder of Fast, will be in attendance to explain all the new amazing features and benefits we're bringing directly to your customers. Also you'll learn about recommendations, improved comparison shopping through attributes, comparison saving and IBV listings and so many bells and whistles.

Learn how to use One-to-One Marketing with your Web Portal, how to increase BV, IBV and sales, and how to effectively market your Portal. We'll show you how to drive traffic to your Portal to multiply sales. From customer-friendly improvements to the OneStopCart to larger text and images, we've listened to suggestions from the field and are implementing some of our own improvements too! Learn from Loren Ridinger herself how to be a internet shopper and attract people to shop and save and find the best deals out there! Learn about specialty niche sites specializing in a product or market and the sticky cart that follows you or your customers around.

IT Dream Team: Learn about and meet our IT dream team with the old guard and new braniac members who are legendary developers of applications for recommendations, crawling social networks for prospects, mobile applications ……and our new CTO Michael Brady formerly CTO of Lendingtree.com.

Apprenticeships: Learn how Preferred Customers can earn their way into the business with the new ma Apprentice Program. Start-up costs aren't a problem anymore with this great new program!

Go Global: Market America is going global — and I mean beyond Australia, Canada, Hong Kong and Taiwan. Shop internationally and prospect outside of the country with ma Global.

Your ma WebCenter will soon become equipped as a "Global WebCenter." If you are a global Distributor in any other country, your WebCenter will allow you to sell websites into that country and earn retail profit and BV! American and Canadian distributors can already sell websites into Mexico — now find website prospects in Taiwan, Australia, and Hong Kong while you build your business overseas.

Customized for Customers: We're implementing advanced technology to better match people to products. Find out more about how we're improving our technology to help you bring the products your customers want directly to their screens.

New Products, New Markets: Discover how Market America is ahead of the curve with revolutionary products that follow leading market trends. International Convention is the only place to see our newest products revealed! Also learn from Marty Weissman the system and process and team behind identifying new products and adding products as a Product Brokerage company. See how it is done. It will open your eyes and make you proud.

Learn About Market America's New Financial Services Product: Be the first to find out about Market America's new Financial Services store, ma Capital Resources! Market America will help you and your customers pay off mortgages faster using a proven interest-cancellation strategy. The ma Money Merge Account program combines innovative software with traditional banking systems and personal coaching to drastically reduce your mortgage term and minimize your interest. Build wealth and eliminate debt simultaneously by putting your money to work for you with Market America Money Merge Account from ma Capital Resources. Learn more about this at Convention!

Get in Touch, Stay in Touch –MA Messenger: We've expanded our tools to help you get connected. With the addition of ma Messenger (one of my personal favorite features), we've added the ability for you to get in contact with your team instantly. We're also adding enhancements to your GoNowMail to make it even better than before. Don't forget about ma Chatterbox. We're improving Chatterbox so that soon, users will be able to enter information in more languages — starting with Chinese! This will expand your network more than ever before.

New Internet DSL service with Voitel: Of course, for all of these tools to work for you and your business, you need to be connected to the Internet (after all, we are a Product Brokerage and Internet Marketing Company). That's why we've added Internet service to Voitel. Now you can get paid to stay connected!

Ma MyWorld: Bringing expanded catalogues if music and entertainment with fresh new content and now the Fashion World to You: The ma MyWorld fashion channel, presented by Cheryl Tiegs, will be launching soon. Find out more at Convention!

Social networking is the tidal wave to ride. Learn how to use it. Learn about the coming facebook functionality in Chatterbox and how you will be able to interact with Facebook and Twitter, Learn about the mobile platform under construction for the portal and chatterbox to be on your phone. By WC we will have houses with floor plans, with incredible rooms that you populate with products and click on them and it goes right to the USC landing page on the portal to order. Crazy, sticky, fun and cool!!!!

Customers Paid to Shop and You and your organization paid to be on line! can't wait to show you my new baby I am pregnant with , this is the most powerful thing since the plan itself. Customers will be paid to shop and you and your group gets paid for being on line. You have to come to see how it works and it will revolutionize the business. WE ARE GUARANTEEING A MILION DOLLARS IN EACH POOL AND IT WILL BE FUNDED ADDITIONALLY BY ADVERTISING DOLLARS ROLLING IN NOW.

Audios Made Easier: At World Conference I revealed just how powerful audios can be. Well, we wanted to make sure that you have every advantage when it comes to implementing these amazing duplication tools. We're making the audio download site even more user friendly, so that expanding your audio library can take just seconds! Not only that, but we're increasing the size of the mp3 player. We've also improved the download wizard so that audios can be downloaded directly onto your device. No more having to find and move the file — just plug in, download, and go.

Your Photos, Your PrintCenter: You asked and we're delivering! Requests have poured in from the field for ma PrintCenter to print personal images. Now, you'll be able to upload your personal photos and images, print them, and have them delivered right to your door.

Safe, Secure and Simple with the ma Vault: At World Conference, we gave you a sneak peek at one of our newest, most amazing products. Now you can get your hands on it for yourself. From personal medical records to home inventories, insurance information, and legal documents, you can keep the information you need in easy reach for any time you need it — all with ma Vault. We'll reveal more details at Convention so you can start simplifying your life and the lives of your customers!

The Newest in nutraMetrix®: Hear from our chief medical officer and clinical faculty as they discuss new clinical research and new advancements in the nutraMetrix program. They'll show you what we are doing to stay at the forefront of science, medicine and health care.

Healthy Habits for Life: We'll be revealing a brand-new Transitions™ program devoted to teaching kids healthy eating habits and lifestyle choices.

Prospect and Recruit: Our brand-new UnFranchise Business Plan DVD will be revealed to bolster your prospecting and recruiting efforts. You can simplify your prospecting process! Watch this DVD with prospects, or give it to them to watch themselves. With this great new business-building tool all you have to do is push play!

The bottom line is that you don't want to miss out on such a monumental event. It will be historic and you will want to be there to experience it for yourself with a record number of people. Once International Convention is over, it's over — you have to play catch-up and then wait for the 2010 World Conference for another opportunity to make a quantum leap. So let's make it happen NOW. I'll see you in Greensboro, NC August 6-9!

Remember the golden rule of the business:

You can not teach what you do not know

And

You can not lead where you will not go!

Be there!

I believe in you. Keep growing.

JR Ridinger