Given the current state of the economy and its accompanying credit crisis, it was interesting to see the hype at this year’s Channel Partners Conference and Expo in Las Vegas. The conference is held twice a year and is designed to help companies promote their products through agents and partners. The spring conference was held at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino from March 1^st - 3^rd . There were about 300 booths and more than 3,000 attendees.

In the past, Atlantic.Net’s business has consistently grown by word of mouth and referrals, but we saw the launching of our Channel Program as an excellent opportunity to accelerate our growth. Fortunately, we have been cash flow positive and had little or no debt since inception. This has enabled us to market new programs and services while others are struggling to pay the bills. Interestingly enough, this turned out to be what set us apart from our debt burdened competition at the event. (more…)