Congratulations, baddog! Website Magazine is great, and it's so nice to get it free. I've been subscribed for a few years now. I immediately picked up my copy that arrived last week and read your article after seeing this thread. I'm not sure if you want me to share anything from your article... but boy that 90% figure near the end of the article.... is very alarming. I was just never willing to take the chance in case I didn't see any change. But now I wonder if I should.
good for you man, are you going to be at affiliate summit?
NYC, right? We decided to (most likely) skip it this year, but will try to make it next time.
My next mainstream show is SMX West in a couple weeks. Laurie said she wanted to talk, but we have yet to hook up, so if you remember, please tell her I am always waiting in eager anticipation.
Congratulations, baddog! Website Magazine is great, and it's so nice to get it free. I've been subscribed for a few years now. I immediately picked up my copy that arrived last week and read your article after seeing this thread. I'm not sure if you want me to share anything from your article... but boy that 90% figure near the end of the article.... is very alarming. I was just never willing to take the chance in case I didn't see any change. But now I wonder if I should.
NYC, right? We decided to (most likely) skip it this year, but will try to make it next time.
My next mainstream show is SMX West in a couple weeks. Laurie said she wanted to talk, but we have yet to hook up, so if you remember, please tell her I am always waiting in eager anticipation.
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All those visits to Chicago are starting to pay off.
Is that because it's a great way to make connections... or do you learn a lot from these shows? I've never attended a convention before. From what I have heard is that it's a great place to meet people and make connections but not much else.
Is that because it's a great way to make connections... or do you learn a lot from these shows? I've never attended a convention before. From what I have heard is that it's a great place to meet people and make connections but not much else.
Mainstream shows are a lot different from adult shows. For me, the biggest difference was that no one knew me or who we were. Mainstream boards suck, so I started going to the shows and noticed that I saw the same people no matter where in the country I went.
That enabled me to get to a point that I could start creating connections and making deals.
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