I really love going to trade shows. Trade shows are events / expos where computer and electronics companies show off their products. Each company has a booth with their latest and most popular products. I usually only end up going to one trade show a year, CES in Las Vegas. Trade shows are usually expensive to go to, the travel and the hotel stay really adds up. I really wish I could go to more trade shows because that’s what I like most about what I do.

In any job you are given a task and if you do that task well you feel good about yourself. If you are selling something and do a large volume of sales you feel like you really have accomplished something, but in what I do (write reviews and run websites) I really do not feel like I accomplish that much if I finish a review or the site does a lot of traffic. I guess it’s just not the same as other jobs might be.

That is why I enjoy going to trade shows so much. The first main reason is I get to “sell” the site. What that means is I meet with companies face to face and get them to send us review products. So whenever we meet new companies and they sign on as a sponsor I feel a big accomplishment.

Another reason I like trade shows so much is that I get to meet with our current sponsors and other website owners. Sort of a meeting of peers. Usually companies will have functions like picnic’s or parties, also there is usually a meeting place like a bar or restaurant where employees like to meet. When you are your only employee you really don’t have those types of gatherings especially if you are in the internet business because people usually do not live close to each other.

I really enjoy what I do and I am glad I can do it as my full time job, but it really does not feel like a job to me. Doing things like reviewing products and maintaining the websites does not seem like work. When I’m at a trade show I actually feel like I’m doing work and it is really fulfilling.

So those are some of the reasons I really enjoy going to trade shows. I would like to be able to travel and go to more, but sometimes it is just too expensive. CES is just around the corner, it’s going to be January in no time!