Wow...Florida Internext..

[Jim]

Yeah, thanks Linkster. I keep seeing on other boards people saying it was the "Best" show ever. I suspect these are either people who sponsored Internext or AVN people themselves.

There is just no way to spin it. The core of the problem with the summer show is having it in Florida in August. Perhaps a different venue at the same time might work but, it seems to be hot all over. But, not really Florida hot. I still remember the October shows in Florida. They were at the right time and at the right price.

One more point about any summer show. Many webmasters are working very hard to be ready for the Back to School crowd. If they are going to take time off, there are a lot better things they can do than to spend a small fortune on a business related activity. Summer, for surfers, is a time for spending time with friends and family. I suspect that is the same for a lot of webmasters...I know it is with me. I know that's not true with people trying very hard to make it in this business. But for people that you want to meet that are successful, take the summer off. Perhaps the whole idea of a summer show by anyone should be reconsidered.

Of course I could be wrong...I am going to set up a poll.

[Linkster]

Jim - the problem I think that you run into with timing - the hotels are cheapest and most available in Florida in August (although you wouldnt believe it to look at the Westin prices)
My thought is that if you are going to run a webmaster show with a completely booked resort would be that you would either have to do it out of country or find another resort similar to the Westin but at a more reasonable time of year - May or October
The way the Xbiz folks did it in Vegas was terrific with splitting off the pool (the Hardrock actually has two pools interconnected) and cordoning off certain party areas - it worked and I do believe that after many shows, they definitely hit the nail on the head with their show. Now if we could just get the show scheduled at a little cooler time of the year it would be perfect

[Linkster]

emmanuelle - the only disagreement I would have is about the big boys - most of them were NOT there - I saw a bunch of the smaller programs and a few of the larger ones that make every show including Xbiz - but definitely not the top rollers - nowhere to be seen or heard from - it seemed as though even they have figured out that the returns are just not there even with the tax breaks

[Toni KatVixen]

The size of the show was a disappointment.

As an amateur, we counted (maybe) 6 sites in that area. The Florida show use to be the one for that group of folks to be seen at and get business done, especially for getting content with other sites. Now this show is way out of the price range for those people.

I love the Westin for the relaxed atmosphere, the staff seems to always be happy to see us (our valet made sure that we knew that ), the scenery, the most comfortable beds of any hotel, and yes the non-smoking (as a non-smoker, the other shows makes me sick). But unless AVN does something to make it more webmaster friendly, internext will die.

For us personally, with being with jaYMan Cash, it was the most productive show we ever had……….even if we didn’t get the content we normally get.