Rock on, baby!
Vicki Flaugher
http://twitter.com/smartwoman

The events were both life changing to me for different reasons.

I especially enjoyed Willie’s b-day bash specifically because of the people I met. The presentations were good (especially Lynn Terry & Felicia Slattery) but the networking & getting to know everyone was worth my time & money.

Nicole has planned a short cruise in January 2010 so that we might have the same intimate experience.

Wanna come along?

YooHoo – Felicia….Arika….Sharon…..Anyone?

You can see more information at http://www.showmomthemoneycruise.com

I AM A ROCKSTAR! 🙂

Where’s Tracy btw?

I totally understand that it’s a ‘set’ thing. 🙂

Lynn and I discussed the price point and focus of the packages and it confuses me why the marketing funnel gets turned upside down and backwards at live events. (Although one very smart lady did get email addresses of participants. Good thinking!) I do ‘get’ that it’s face to face, so a higher conversion overall, but seems a step away from building an ongoing relationship with a potential customer? Again, I’m only an attendee so I haven’t done any testing on this.

Not only was the price point of the products high, but I think that people are so inundated with information that, for me, every package that was presented, I thought “That’s mammoth! Oh goodness, that sounds like work”. Maybe it’s because I do spend my time successfully making money, a no-brainer expenditure for me is something that will save me time or effort. For instance, I just hired Micheal Savoie (who I met at the event) to maintain 3 of my blogs and I kissed that money goodbye with a smile on my face. (Sorry to everyone that has had their comments sucked into the spam folder. I think I’ve saved them all.)

Then again, I have been trained by the king of the Small Reports (www.SRZone.com) and I’m the type who’ll buy up small reports all day before buying another “6 DVD set” to fossilize on my shelf. As someone who has faced death’s door, though, Felicia, I’m sure you have an appreciation (almost stinginess) for wasted time, too.

As for attendance being down, I have to admit that the small size of the group was a bonus. Our group bonded quickly and that was the BEST part to me! So, on a selfish note, I’m glad that there were so many other events this weekend to compete. 😉

Guys, if you’re not familiar with Felicia — she’s incredibly intelligent, knows her English stuffs (Communications expert), and could easily teach this gal a thing or two. I’m planning on interviewing her for Shelancers – STAT. So, keep an eye out for that as it’ll be added to the member area in the coming weeks.

My 2 cents.
Nicole

Meeting you at Willie Crawford’s Birthday Bash Seminar was, without a doubt, one of the absolute best things I’ve experienced this year.

Your comments re the price points on the products is, as far as I’m concerned, smack dab on target.

Please consider this “fair warning” of my intention to swipe your up-page comment, “…to fossilize on my shelf.”

As I’m still semi-exhausted I may also borrow your seminar review format.

Take care,

Elmer

Wait for it….
Wait for it….

I AM A ROCK STAR!!!

Your turn. lol.

You ARE coming on the cruise, though, right? 🙂

Please say “yes”!

Thanks for commenting!
Nicole

What I appreciated most (other than the crazy late night laughs about the “military” ahem), was your honest feedback about the pricing of products for sale at the event– as you mentioned here.

We as speakers often have our hands tied as we sign contracts that tell us the dollar amounts we can sell. That means we have a minimum and sometimes even a maximum. So we are often obligated to put together a package in the “right” price range.

That said, as a speaker, one thing I have noticed is that event attendance has been down and sales have been slow at many IM events. That indicates a shift happening — and we as speakers and hopefully the event planners who invite us — need to realize there may be many more buyers like you in the audience than big ticket buyers.

My speaking dance card is full for the year — and one thing I will do is offer a lower-priced product for my audiences — and see what happens. I’ll keep you posted!

You are a breath of fresh air. I know we will be long-time friends. I LOVE smart, savy, successful women!

Warmly,
Felicia
http://Twitter.com/FeliciaSlattery