YNOT SUMMIT - San Francisco, pictures from F.U.B.A.R.

softball · 07-01-2011

the fact is that fewer and fewer people are actually working in this business. Its a last man standing kind of deal, I guess. Most business can be done remotely by phone. I get all my referrals when I need things done through this board, or my current trusted suppliers. The only time I did attend a convention, I did some face to face business that wound up losing me about 30K and a lot of angry busy work....my bad.
So, I just don't see a future for a small business like mine in attending events. What, exactly, would the point be?
edit: The other thing that mitigates against conventions, is that those of us who are still around, have been around long enough to have all our ducks in a row and could probably be speakers at those forums.

07-01-2011	#14
softball Members Want to see your own Advertising Here! Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 6,165	Re: YNOT SUMMIT - San Francisco, pictures from F.U.B.A.R. the fact is that fewer and fewer people are actually working in this business. Its a last man standing kind of deal, I guess. Most business can be done remotely by phone. I get all my referrals when I need things done through this board, or my current trusted suppliers. The only time I did attend a convention, I did some face to face business that wound up losing me about 30K and a lot of angry busy work....my bad. So, I just don't see a future for a small business like mine in attending events. What, exactly, would the point be? edit: The other thing that mitigates against conventions, is that those of us who are still around, have been around long enough to have all our ducks in a row and could probably be speakers at those forums.