Originally Posted by deltav

Do you see many small-scale "indie" paysite webmasters there anymore?

I ask because I've never been. The ROI never quite seemed to add up. I run a single small paysite, for my vintage niche I'm more likely to find content dealers at antique shows than webmaster shows, and I'm not really active enough in the shrinking affiliate sphere to make that worthwhile. That leaves maybe potential consulting gigs, which I don't always have the time for anyway.

Either way, guys/gals who run a single or a couple paysites are a dying breed it seems.

For my mainstream biz I go to trade & consumer shows because a single new client usually pays for the attendance and then some. It's a no brainer.

Those calculations just don't bear out for me in adult, but could be wrong there. Been thinking about attending one later this year just to see without expecting any return on the $$, any advice for a first-timer?