How to get the most out of seminars, Volume 1
May 18th, 2007 by Jason
First, show up a day early and leave a day late – you want to be there the whole time, especially at JVAlert, where there are generally things to do on Thursday night and Monday morning.
Second, whether you have an Internet Marketing product or not, do NOT talk about it until someone asks. You don’t want to be that guy (or girl) who tries to cram their product down everyone’s throat. If someone asks, then feel free to talk about it. If not, then don’t…
Third, building on #2 – Internet Marketing is about Relationships. And seminars are key for building those relationships. Answer this: would you want to work with a) someone you’ve met and can relate to, or b) yet another no name person who emails you out of the blue to try to get your to promote their product?
For me, I choose A. So I try to treat others that way, too. I go to seminars to meet people, get to know them, and build friendships. Honestly, I try not to talk about work (which is impossible, because IMers pretty much always talk about work, lol) and instead concentrate on just hanging out.
Internet Marketing isn’t like other jobs, where you have an entire office of people that you work with, and you can wander from cube to cube making friends on your bosses dime. Internet Marketing is a lonely business, until you’re able (and choose to) to hire employees, or share an office with another IMer. So the social setting at seminars is important to our mental health, it just so happens that some of us enjoy drowning our mental health in alcohol 
But, most of all, be yourself. Let people get to know you for you, and build lasting relationships. Don’t force anything on anyone, and it will pay off.
As for the speakers, bring a few legal pads, and try to milk everything you can out of their presentations. If you like the product they may or may not be pitching, and you can afford it, then go ahead and buy it – but if you don’t have the money, then force yourself not to buy anything. Don’t spend your next month’s bill money on anything in IM, that’s just pointless. 
Want to attend a seminar? I’ll be at JVAlert Live in Philidalphea from June 8-10 – join me! jvAlertLive.com
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