TRAFFIC

The TRAFFIC conference was held in Las Vegas last week, and I want to let you know some of my thoughts about it as well as my thoughts on attending a TRAFFIC conference in general. I already shared some thoughts on holding the conference in Las Vegas, so I’ll stick primarily to the actual conference rather than the venue.

For starters, I’ll illustrate how important it was for me to attend TRAFFIC. This was the first time in over a year that I went away for an extended period of time without my wife and daughter. As much as I knew I would miss them, I realized how important it would be to see business associates and friends, and I am very happy to have made the trip. We’re at an interesting time in the history of domain investing, and I didn’t want to miss this TRAFFIC conference. By the time of TRAFFIC in October, the new gTLDs may have already started to shake things up.

Here are some thoughts about the conference and why I am able to get my money from it every time (no, Rick and Howard

Now that TRAFFIC Las Vegas is in the books, planning has started for the TRAFFIC show in Ft. Lauderdale in October. Ticket prices are $995, but the price will increase tomorrow, per the usual fee schedule. I haven’t seen Rick or Howard offer any types of special price discounts in the past, so this is probably the lowest price you’ll see.

The TRAFFIC conference will be held at the Ritz Carlton beginning October 20th. I already got my ticket, and I know a bunch of others who locked theirs in as well at the rate. It makes sense to do that if you know you’re going to be there.

My TRAFFIC Las Vegas wrap post will be on my blog later on today or tomorrow, so perhaps you’ll see what value you can expect from the conference if you attend.

In case you aren’t 100% sure about attending yet and the ticket price plays a role in your decision, here’s the fare schedule for the conference:

• $995 thru Wednesday
• $1195 thru June 30
• $1395 thru July 31
• $1595 thru August 31
• $1795 thru September 30th
• $1995 after September 30th