Top Conferences Series: 10 Entertainment Industry Cons You’ll Want to Attend

Any entrepreneur worth his salt will tell you that attending conferences is one of the most effective ways to find clients and make new connections. However, with so many conferences out there, your head is probably spinning trying to pick one to attend.

No worries – I’ve done some of the hunting for you and distilled the 10 essential entertainment industry cons you want to attend to rub elbows with the best in the business. 

By the way, you may notice some of the more popular cons aren’t listed here, but that’s because this is a series. I’ll be giving you the lists of niche cons in later posts, okay? So definitely stick around for them.

For now, let’s get down to the industry cons.

29 Business Networking Sites You'll Need to Grow Your Business

In case you’re growing bored of the “big three” social networks (Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn), take comfort in knowing that there are plenty of other networking sites that can help you and your business succeed. 

While the big three are indeed important, it’s sometimes more refreshing to enter uncharted territory and find fellow entrepreneurs, and even widen your prospect or audience net.

If you’re a freelancer or entrepreneur hungry for more clients or more knowledge (or both), print this list out and visit these business network sites. They're the success boost you’re looking for.

Got Strangers in Your LinkedIn Network? Here’s the Simplest Way to Leverage Those Connections

Have you ever accepted LinkedIn invites from total strangers based on mutual connections (2nd or 3rd degree)? Do you have an “all invites accepted” policy, perhaps?

Well here’s a high five to you for your entrepreneurial spirit. (Seriously. My hand’s up.)

However, what do you do with all those extra connections once you have them? Do they just sit and stagnate on your Connections list? Do they stay strangers?

If you’re guilty of that sin (raises hand), I present you with the easiest solution ever. You may smack your forehead for this, it’s so uncomplicated.

23 Underrated Entertainment Industry Organizations You're Missing Out On

Are you a solopreneur or freelancer in the entertainment industry?

I’m sure you’ve had moments when you feel your entrepreneurial journey is seemingly lonely, taxing, and errant, primarily because you’re surrounded by friends and family members with normal jobs, or perhaps surrounded by other starving young entrepreneurs like yourself.

But is the journey really that bad? Does it have to be?

No, it doesn’t.

Friday Feature: Learn the One Immutable Secret to Entertainment Business Success

Entertainment Media Entrepreneur Jason Stocky Shares the Only Tool You Need to Succeed in the Business

You’re tired of hearing that pesky “N” word, right? The one that’s been bashed into your head since school: Networking.

Well, here’s good news. You can run that word over with your car (or bike), reverse over it and run it over again, and replace it with the one principle successful entertainment business entrepreneurs know works irrefutably.