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Originally posted by Drinkinghard
Hey guys, 1st post here. Chris told me to come in and give you my 2 cents.
Here is it simply...
Most of us here are self employed. If you want to be a player and or increase your business. You MUST attend the shows.... I know alot of you say, oh what's the point I can work at home and make money while the show is going on and or I know all the people through ICQ or phone. NOTHING replaces a handshake or physical presence, people who meet you at shows know that you are serious about your business and you care.
My business has done nothing but skyrocket since I started attending shows last year. I honestly can't tell you how many great people I have met and how much it has impacted my business.
My tip to all of you is this. You CANNOT afford not to go to these conferences or at least Internext which are the must not miss shows. You can all thank me later when your business skyrocketed due to the connections and networking you did at the shows.
Cheers!
DH
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True to a point. But make no mistake about it DrinkingHard, people can and WILL become successful irregardless OR in spite of these tradeshows. While contacts in person can be productive, I have contacts that I've never and probably will NEVER meet (due to location) that I'll do business with before I do business with someone I met at a "show".