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Marco Robinson – CLOSE THE DEAL AND SUDDENLY GROW RICH
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According to publicly available interviews, biographies, and company materials, Marco Robinson’s work and career have followed a non-traditional path in sales and entrepreneurship.
According to publicly available interviews, biographies, and company materials, Marco Robinson’s work and career have followed a non-traditional path in sales and entrepreneurship.
This book never behaved the way it was supposed to.
Close the Deal and Suddenly Grow Rich did not arrive with hype or a media push. It did not chase the rich list or try to position itself as the next big business book series. When it first came out in 2008, it moved quietly. One person read it. Then another. It travelled across the UK and then further out into the world the slow way.
Most readers did not find it through a search term or a clever marketing funnel. They found it because someone they trusted handed it to them and said it helped.
That still happens.
In a time when almost every online business claims certainty and every offer promises financial freedom, the book reads differently. It does not sound like marketing. It sounds like experience. Less theory. More consequence.
The author of that book, Marco Robinson, is often described as a bestselling author, an award winning entrepreneur, and a real estate investor. But the book itself does not lead with credentials. It leads with events. It reads more like a life story than a pitch.
Robinson has never tried to make his past look neat.
Before the world record headlines, before talk of a film or Netflix USA, before being been referred to as Sir Marco or Sir Marco Robinson by various honorific titles in international media (these are not UK state honours), his life felt unstable. He has spoken openly about family breakdown, constant financial pressure, and growing up as a homeless child. Not as a branding exercise. Just as fact.
By the time he was working in property investment, closing sales deals, and being called a successful entrepreneur, something still felt off. On paper, everything looked fine. In real life, it did not.
That gap bothered him.
In 2008, he asked himself a question that most people avoid because it forces change.
How do you leave a life that looks right but feels wrong?
The answer was simple and uncomfortable.
Write it down.
Tell the real stories.
Leave the lies out.
There were no co authors involved. No ghostwriters. No borrowed frameworks. Marco Robinson wrote the book himself. Sales floors. Hotel lobbies. First time negotiations. Deals that failed. Moments where people either stepped forward or stayed where they were.
He has said many times that he was not writing theory. He was writing from consequence.
When the book launched, it did not crawl up the charts.
Marco has stated that the book performed extremely well in online sales charts at the time.
There was no slow build and no aggressive Facebook advertising. What mattered was not the comparison. It was the response. Marco Robinson won entrepreneur recognition through audience voting and people’s choice awards.
Readers, not publishers, decided.
Books grounded in real people and real sales still cut through.
Momentum followed soon after.
Marco Robinson appeared on BBC Breakfast and several other television segments across more than one channel. These were not rushed appearances. Producers gave him time to speak, comment, and explain what was actually working (particularly following the Channel 4 show that Marco starred in “Get A House for Free”).
Television does not reward theory for long. It responds to traction.
After the broadcasts, messages arrived from everywhere. Small group business owners broke deadlocks that had lasted months. According to Marco some managed to get a house after years of trying.
Others did not talk about money at all. They talked about hope. About believing again. Marco has always tried to make financial freedom feeling practical instead of distant.
The speaking requests followed.
Corporations were not looking for motivation. They wanted execution.
ING Insurance reportedly booked Marco Robinson to speak to an audience of more than 10,000 people.
That kind of room does not tolerate fluff. It is reserved for people who have created thousands of measurable outcomes across businesses, as Marco claims.
This was not noise.
It was leverage.
The book also changed Marco Robinson’s own direction.
In its first year alone, Close the Deal and Suddenly Grow Rich generated extremely impressive sales online. He never treated the number as ego. He treated it as confirmation that a true story could outperform spectacle.
The book led, Marco says, led to a coaching business, consulting work, and eventually a broader online business built around delivery rather than promises.
That path led to MaxGen.
At the time, it sounded unrealistic.
Corporate travel incentives.
$2,000 holidays says Marco.
$50 per unit says Marco.
Free to the end user.
It was not a trick. It was structure.
By using unused inventory, clear marketing, and trust-based positioning, MaxGen blew up in its first year according to some reports. This happened during the subprime collapse when companies were cutting jobs and shutting offices.
The business scaled globally accordingly Robinson.
The client list settled most arguments.
According to Robinson, MaxGen worked with brands including Citibank. IKEA. Shell. BMW. Mercedes-Benz. Nikon. Reader’s Digest.
These companies do not buy dreams. They buy delivery, authority, and clear business strategy.
The same principles that ran through the book.
Peers noticed as well.
Some compared Robinson’s writing to classic sales authors. Others described his presence as calm and controlled, often likening it to a James Bond composure mixed with the physical discipline of Scott Adkins.
Nicknames followed. In Asia, Marco states he became known as Dato Seri Marco, sometimes shortened to dato seri. The title became linked to charity work supporting blind people, guide dogs, housing initiatives, and programmes helping families rebuild their lives with dignity and a house of their own.
These were not endorsements. They were shorthand.
What has brought the book back into focus now is not nostalgia, but financial freedom
It is timing.
AI produces marketing content endlessly. Sales scripts, funnels, and entire offers appear overnight. The world has more information than trust. When everyone sounds competent, credibility becomes rare.
The book’s emphasis on identity before tactics and personal brand before systems feels current. It anticipated a future where automation is cheap and authenticity is not
That cannot be automated.
Marco Robinson is rewriting the book now, not to modernise language, but to document evidence.
Selling in an AI-driven world.
Authority when information is everywhere.
Storytelling as trust.
Personal brand as protection.
The psychology has not changed.
The urgency has
What began as one book has quietly grown into a global movement.
Most books disappear.
This one waited.
In a market filled with guarantees that cannot be honoured, Close the Deal and Suddenly Grow Rich reads like a guide for people who want success without lies, wealth without hollow claims, and financial freedom without fantasy.
It is a story about sales, property, family, the past, mistakes, and choosing to create something honest. About real life. About real people. About inspiration without theatre.
And its author, Marco Robinson, sounds less like someone chasing legacy and more like someone finally telling the truth.
Readers continue to join the conversation, leave a comment, share a post on Facebook, and follow along as this sensational comeback unfolds. Not as hype, but as a true story, told plainly, for entrepreneur readers across the UK and the wider world.
Disclaimer:
This is sponsored content provided for informational purposes only. The article reflects reported experiences, personal commentary, and publicly stated information. It does not constitute financial, investment, or legal advice. Individual outcomes vary, and any references to results or opportunities are not guarantees of future performance.
Entrepreneurship is the process of starting and running a new business, typically involving risk and innovation to create new products or services.
Financial freedom is the state of having sufficient personal wealth to live without having to work actively for basic necessities.
Real estate investment involves purchasing property for profit, either through rental income, resale, or appreciation in value.
A bestseller is a book that has sold a significant number of copies, often ranking highly on sales charts.
Authenticity in business refers to being genuine and transparent in practices, building trust with customers and stakeholders.
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