Just remember, I do love ya Aly
Demographic Information:
The old form was fine - name, address, occupation, cc info. The rest of it is just info that no one truly needs to know. Why would anyone need to know how many sites I have? How much money I make? How much traffic I have? How much I plan to spend?
Location:
I think part of the "location" problem is that you have it in Miami in August (hurricanes & heat come to mind) and in Vegas in Jan right after the New Year - Vegas is pretty much popular all year round, but with New Years Eve being one of their high points, the time right after is of course a low point. So each convention is at a time of the year that is slow & thus, cheap. But the rates don't seem to be discounted at all. And using the travel agency of Vegas is a rip off, especially if you gamble, because they won't comp the room if you booked it thru a travel agent
Badge Cost:
Your explanation sounds as if you're passing off the costs to the webmasters with the new rules as far as allowing parties without booths & whatnot and that doesn't seem fair at all. And it's not like it was 4 or 5 years ago - the badge really means shit for most of the parties. We all know that you need VIP passes to get in to most of them & VIP VIP passes if you want a couple free drinks from the bars. This is NOT really AVN's fault, but it really does decrease the value of the badge.
I have another questions - seeing as the "press" gets in for free, does this site quality for this & how many free passes can I get? I have a large staff