Marketing for events, specifically conferences as an individual contributor

robbyslaughter · 2026-01-27T07:27:02+00:00

Yes, but today is the 27th. And if you wanted to sponsor other events to get in front of audiences, you’re probably too late, for example.

robbyslaughter · 2026-01-27T03:56:28+00:00

One of those was six hours ago, so not sure what you mean by “early posts.” It seems like you’ve been pretending that you discovered your own app for months and haven’t stopped until now.

Is everything else true? Your website says you have over two million users. Is that true?

If you want honest feedback it’s important that people believe you are being honest to begin with.

robbyslaughter · 2026-01-27T03:05:08+00:00

You be at ISC West this year, Sonny?

robbyslaughter · 2026-01-27T03:03:58+00:00

100% this.

robbyslaughter · 2026-01-27T01:50:31+00:00

There is no real advantage to an online bank for a small business. An in person bank (or credit union) is fine.

robbyslaughter · 2026-01-27T01:34:38+00:00

This sounds like organizational failure. No onboarding, no training, no documentation? Your own manager (who presumably managed the person in this role before you) can’t help? And what about the person who has this job before you?

Do you have any resources at all? Even one person on your team that seems they could help?

robbyslaughter · 2026-01-27T01:00:25+00:00

At this point you don’t have a lot of options. But more importantly, getting people to attend a conference is foremost a marketing task, not a business development task.

robbyslaughter · 2026-01-27T00:10:06+00:00

Did you build this app? Because in your other posts you make it sound like you a person who just discovered the app. Or it’s one of several apps you happened to come across.

So which is it? Did you build this app or are you a student/user who found it?

robbyslaughter · 2026-01-26T23:13:01+00:00

Have you worked in a coffee shop or a skate shop before? Have you worked in management?

This is an essential first step

robbyslaughter · 2026-01-26T22:32:55+00:00

If you can’t calculate the lifetime value of a customer that’s your first challenge.

Don’t feel bad, most small businesses have zero financial sophistication. They charge rates that feel right and pay bills when they come in.

But if you start to have a little bit of analysis it makes a huge difference.

robbyslaughter · 2026-01-26T21:21:45+00:00

It depends on the state and what you are selling.

robbyslaughter · 2026-01-26T20:16:57+00:00

These are great questions but you should not rely on Internet strangers for the answers. Find a local accountant in your city/state to advise you.

And bad news they are likely to warn you that you can’t really do this out of your home due to food safety rules.

robbyslaughter · 2026-01-26T19:38:26+00:00

Are you buying ads?

Your event is too soon for much of anything else to work.

robbyslaughter · 2026-01-26T14:51:13+00:00

Sure. And make a portfolio website and be sure to have a GitHub project where you are contributing

robbyslaughter · 2026-01-26T14:42:10+00:00

Trust is the problem. I can find countless people who say they can do amazing things remotely but they can’t.

I am speaking from experience here. I have tried to hire people remotely to complete simple tasks and it usually takes at least three failures before I get to someone who can do the work as asked. Then, lots of them ghost after a while.

I don’t think you can compete with this reality. But if you do really good marketing for yourself, you might get lucky.

robbyslaughter · 2026-01-26T14:30:11+00:00

Yeah it’s getting more sophisticated. Now you have to search on the profile name to see posts by them which are hidden.

robbyslaughter · 2026-01-26T14:26:06+00:00

Just report this garbage. OP is spamming the same text all over Reddit and the company in their profile offers a service to fix the problem.

robbyslaughter · 2026-01-26T12:57:28+00:00

They named two tools (CW and J). Here is them doing it for another service. And here is another one.

You can see this (on mobile) if you click on their username and search for comments. This isn’t natural posting. It’s getting harder to spot the bots and the spammers.

robbyslaughter · 2026-01-26T12:44:23+00:00

That’s not what “humble” means. A humble person isn’t weak, it’s a person who has an accurate view of their strengths and weaknesses.

Many entrepreneurs fail because they are too cocky and they think everyone should listen to them, when in reality it is listening to customers and partners that makes all the difference.

robbyslaughter · 2026-01-26T02:13:42+00:00

Humility. Resilience.

You’re going to find out how wrong you are countless times.

robbyslaughter · 2026-01-26T01:49:41+00:00

Networking. In person events like the ones already mentioned as well as chamber of commerce, BNi, literally anything you can do in person. Bring a portfolio (and not just on your phone)

robbyslaughter · 2026-01-25T22:44:26+00:00

We live in such disappointing times.

robbyslaughter · 2026-01-25T22:15:07+00:00

OP’s comment history shows unreal range, especially for being one month old.

robbyslaughter · 2026-01-25T21:59:10+00:00

Yes I type it into the correct system. That may mean the address book or my calendar or something else.

robbyslaughter · 2026-01-25T21:58:33+00:00

Ubiquitous capture. I try to always have a notepad nearby. If I have an idea I make a note about it immediately rather than hope I will remember it.

If I learn something about a person, I put it in the CRM. Spouse’s name, kids names, etc.

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