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Originally Posted by stickyfingerzdotnet
I found it to be the opposite in Phx. People were very welcoming and came up and introduced themselves to me. You have to talk to people for sure though. I just looked for badges I recognized and introduced myself. Of course Ive posted alot more than Jamie has, but its a great time for sure. If you have a service that can be offered go there. Pimp out what you can do.  |
Don't get me wrong. I'm all *for* conventions. Just telling it like it is.
You have to be damn outgoing and you have to have a purpose for going. Just attending for the sake of attending is not worth it. Ok, there are the seminars. Frankly, the ones I've attended at conventions all covered stuff I could have found on the net from the comforts of my home (and probably have gotten more info). No secrets were revealed, nothing to make you think wow, ok, this was all worth. I doubt that seminars have gotten any better in todays market with far more competition.
Anyway, I'm not one to hold a brotha down. Seminars/conventions can be great for business; just be aware that your success relies on yourself. Don't be sitting in the corner, don't be afraid to go up and say hi, don't be afraid to mingle. Btw, I have no problem with any of those things
Consider it an investment, not a vacation. The money is wasted unless you come back with business worth at least twice what you shelled out... triple if you count your lost earnings during the convention.
The reason I'm saying all this is because he plainly stated he's a noob. And well, not many noobs have a very clear business plan. So to me it sounds like he's more like attending just for the sake of attending. A convention won't make him less of a noob. It may be illuminating in regards to what he should focus his future on but seriously, you've got to know what you're doing before you go hook up with your colleagues - sorry, I mean competitors