It is that time of year again, when it is time to start planning for the adult webmaster B-to-B shows that are being held in Europe. The first show of interest is The Barcelona Summit, which will be followed by Webmaster Access in Amsterdam. The Barcelona Summit will be held September 21-24, 2010 at the Le Meridien Ra Beach Hotel & Spa in Barcelona, Spain. Webmaster Access will be Held September 24-26 at the Park Hotel in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

The combination of having these two shows happening one after the other is great for those of us based in the United States. While some may find it difficult to justify the cost of a trans-Atlantic flight to attend one show, having both shows occur consecutively makes it difficult to not make the journey. I am a firm believer that coming to Europe to meet your potential clients shows them that you are serious about getting their business. I have traveled to Europe four times in the last few years and I always come away with new business, so I feel this confirms my opinion.

I will be representing PimpsPromo.com as well as GotWebHost.com on this trip. As usual, I will be photographing both shows. For anyone interested in purchasing banner spots on the galleries or watermarks on the pictures I have great deals available. For example, having your button on the photos can be had for as little as $2,000 per show. Banner spots above and below the photos can be done on a monthly or permanent basis. A quick check of Google will confirm that any show I shoot and post here ranks in the top five almost every time.

Since we have been checking out rates to fly from Chicago to Barcelona to Amsterdam and back to Chicago I will pass along a little tip. The average cost if we use the same airlines for all the destinations has been around $1,300 per person. If you book from the US to Barcelona, then from Amsterdam (or Germany if attending Oktoberfest) you can save almost $300 by utilizing Vueling Airlines to get you from Barcelona to Amsterdam. They have three flights a day that average about $100, so it makes sense to at least check them out.

For more information about The Barcelona Summit visit http://www.thebarcelonasummit.com. For more information about Webmaster Access Amsterdam, visit http://www.webmasteraccess.com/.

I hope to see you at one or both of the shows.

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Got Web Host has signed on to be a co-sponsor of the Players Ball being held at the XBIZ Summer Forum 2010. The Players Ball will feature rapper, Too Short. There is talk of a special guest appearance by Baby Bash, but that is still up in the air. The event will be held on June 9, 2010 at Sapphire Gentlemen’s Club, which was the venue to the last Players Ball at Internext. It runs from 9:00 PM until 1:00 AM.

There is free transportation and admissions for attendees of the XBIZ Summer Forum. Look for the limos that say “Players Ball” on them and it will be free. If you cab it yourself, by Vegas rules, you have to be charged. If you are a local, you can drive there or walk. But if you are a local, you probably already know the rules. Either way, there are no other events scheduled that evening so come on down. It was a cool club, and D-Money always throws a good party.

Warren G at Players Ball, Internext 2010

If you missed the last Players Ball, with Warren G, you can see all my photos here. I know I am looking forward to this. And if you need dedicated web hosting, Got Web Host now offers dedicated servers as low as $99/month. Check them out.

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Yes, it is almost that time again. The XBIZ Summer Forum is only a couple weeks away. Held at the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas, NV on June 8-10, 2010. This is the 5th consecutive year for one of the better adult webmaster B-to-B summer shows. I remember talking to one of the XBIZ people (I won’t name names) after their first summer show in 2006 and was surprised to learn that they only expected 300 people to show up. I have seen XBIZ throw Friday night parties that had that many attendees, so I did not really understand why they were not more confident, but I suppose those worries are long gone now.

This year, tickets are only $100 and rooms at the Hard Rock are only $99 a night (plus all the local taxes and fees). These prices make the show a great value in my opinion. A quick review of the scheduled seminars reveals that SEO and social media seem to be a primary focus of the seminars, which is appropriate as they are quite important in today’s Internet marketing world.

For those of you that can not get enough of Las Vegas, after the XBIZ Summer Forum the XFANZ show follows, which is billed as the first outdoor erotica expo. It should be interesting, and I look forward to attending. I hope to see you there.

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