DISQUS

swags2804 · 1 year ago

Great interview, Mark.
Jeff was my first contact in the world of social media and has remained an inspiration, a friend, and great support ever since.

Mark Dykeman · 1 year ago

Great anecdote, Nick!

Kimberly Bock · 1 year ago

Great interview Mark.
I love the way Jeff said, "To be honest, I don’t go for any other reason than to socialize and make new friends." haha..as far as the educational piece, where conferences are concerned, it's my understanding that what is available at conferences, is already made available in the SERP's.
First of all, most of the conferences are typically covered by way of live blogging, etc..and secondly, what's taught there, has either been discussed in a wide array of articles/posts beforehand or afterwards. So why spend nearly $2,000 to fill someone elses pocket, when you can save it or invest that money into something truly worthwhile? Can we not make 'friends' online without that cost? or does that make us obsolete? hmm...I guess that depends upon who you ask, ey?

Mark Dykeman · 1 year ago

Hi Kim. The thing is, a lot of people still place a lot of value in face-to-face meetings and bonding in person - that's probably the main thing that keeps conferences going. Yes, you can probably get all of the same knowledge online or in books, but sometimes you get an extra motivational spark or reinforcement through attending in person that you don't get on a screen.

Kimberly Bock · 1 year ago

They charge outrageous amounts of money to accomplish that. It's taking advantage of us.

Mark Dykeman · 1 year ago

Without knowing what their actual costs are, I can't venture an informed opinion on that. But it does seem like a lot of money.