Read Bob Chambers latest ‘The Multimedia Guy Video Blog’ article titled “Are Internet Seminars Worthwhile?”.


Bob Chambers’ latest ‘The Multimedia Guy Video Blog’ article is reprinted here.

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Are Internet Seminars Worthwhile?

I’m just back from three days of JVAlert Live in San Diego. This seminar is much like others. There were speakers (everyone got one hour to present with no exceptions… except for Ken), hot seats, Q&A, and lots of networking. And lots of socializing between attendees and speakers.

And that socializing between attendees and speakers was probably the most important time of the entire seminar. We met in the Marriott’s Pub on Thursday night. Since I didn’t drive San Diego but took the plane instead, I was there for the beginning. Only real problem is that pubs are noisy so it was a bit hard to talk.

Now if you go to many traditional seminars you know that when the day is done everyone just goes their own way. In fact, I’ve only seen two that didn’t do that, Joe Clayton’s DPCon and Ken McArthur’s JVAlert Live. Other than Friday night, when I somehow missed where everyone was going, Saturday and Sunday night most of us went to local restaurants together. No, dinner was not included in the price of the seminar. So separate checks please!

I presented at 8:30 AM on Sunday but not to a full house. Some of those that made my presentation said they went to bed around 3:30 AM that morning. I have no idea what time those who missed me speak got to bed. But most apologized to me afterwards.

And there was a group breakfast after the seminar… before we all left to catch planes.

Bottom line, this was definitely one of those seminars that was well worth being there.

For me, I got two pearls of wisdom, one after my presentation on Sunday and the other at breakfast on Monday. Just these two inputs alone will change how I do business and impact my future earnings. And these two inputs were something that money can’t buy…they were given to be helpful.

I’m only sorry that no one got my free ticket that I was giving away from my Insider Video Alert newsletter.

At least four speakers talked about video at the seminar. So I know that you can take it as social proof that video is the big mover on the Internet this year. And it will only get bigger.

Will I go to another JVAlert Live seminar?

Good question. Two years ago I decided to not go to a seminar unless I got a free ticket. In that time I’ve gone to four seminars without paying. Don’t know if I’ll get that chance for JVAlert Live in Orlando in February or not. However, I just might break my rule and pay if I have to.

I certainly would miss the people that I’ve become friends with from JVAlert Live. In fact, when I got home I realized that being with them made me feel proud that I am a Internet Marketer and Product Producer.

Bob Chambers, The Multimedia Guy

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Bob Chambers, The Multimedia Guy, is an ex-aerospace engineer and program manager who started his special interests video production business in 1992 after studying with Leonard S. Smith, Jr., an Emmy winning member of the Directors Guild of America, and Barb Besteni, a professional videographer and trainer.

In 2002 he posted one of the first ever Flash screen capture videos on the Internet and has been using screen capture videos every since as an easy and effective way of putting video on the Web.

Bob continues to teach people how to easily create multimedia products through his own products, articles, newsletters, videos, seminars, workshops and webinars. He also creates training videos for software developers and joint venture partners. Bob is associated with Multimedia Profits Revealed, Multimedia Guy Blog and Insider Video Alert Newsletter.

*IMNewswatch would like to thank Bob Chambers for granting permission to reprint this latest blog article.

 

 

 

 

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