Travel is a bitch these days. There's so much to consider with security and safety issues. Your possessions you carry with you and the luggage you might need stored in the baggage compartment will be scrutinized and very possibly searched. This is not to imply you would bring illegal items with you on a trip to an adult webmaster convention. This is merely a warning that travel is serious business in today's age. Keep pointy things out of your carry-on luggage or bag. Don't lose your cool if you're asked questions you feel are silly or get pulled over for a random search. Bring along proper identification and get to airports well ahead of the time of your flight. You are representing an industry that has enough problems with legitimacy without a story on the news about some crazy porno webmaster who was escorted off a plane for fighting with the flight crew because he refused to turn off his laptop during flight. Behave yourself. People are watching.
With that out of the way, we give you a little checklist of stuff you should bring with you to an adult webmaster convention, gathering or get together. Now, this isn't some sort of test. We deal in choices at Cozy Academy. You don't have to bring the items described. We are providing suggestions based on experience along with trial and error. Read over the suggestions below. Take what you think we be useful for you and leave the rest at home.
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Leave plenty of space in your bags or bring an additional bag, especially if your are attending a convention. There are a lot of free goodies for adult webmasters at these shows. If you want to bring some home with you, you'll need a place to put them.
After and adult webmaster event, the demand for pictures is high. With digital cameras, you'll find some porn types posting convention pics on the web practically as fast as they take them. A camera is especially needed to snap shots of all the nude models running around. Adult shows are like no other and with a camera, you'll have proof!
Cozy Academy doesn't want you to ignore your real-life financial responsibilities and clear out your bank account just to go to an adult conference. Just the same, an offer to buy a drink or pick up a dinner tab is a still great networking tool for any businessperson. Vendors at these shows often sell product at great prices. If you want to buy some, you'll need extra dough. Traveling costs money. Bring the form you feel safest with and bring plenty.
Whether you want to sell something or sell yourself, you want to bring along with you the materials of your job. If you are a programmer or design pages, don't forget your business card with a URL to your main site on it along with your email address. If you have physical product to sell such as content, don't forget to burn a few CDs of sets along with license copies. If you're looking to be hired by some porn company, print a bunch of copies of your resume to take with you.
A real note pad with actual paper, not the program. Yes, you want to take your new laptop or PDA with you on your trip. We are not advising you against doing that. Just keep in mind the simplest things are still the best. Little notebooks can go anywhere and are still the best way to temporarily store information such as email addresses, URLs, notes from seminars and names of contacts.
We know you're a grown-up so we don't have to tell you how to pack a bag or what clothes to bring. We just want to make sure when you go to an adult webmaster event you get the most out of the trip. Whatever you choose to bring with you, keep in mind the laws of the place you'll be. Handle yourself with composure. Be prepared and don't forget to tip!