By Denise Hundreds of thousands of people migrated to California during the Gold Rush of the mid 19th century in hopes of striking it rich. While a number of those people did strike gold, in reality it was the people who were selling them the pans and helping them stake their claims that made the [...]
Guest Post by DadaRocks: Dad Blogger POV
January 17, 2011 By 11 Comments
The following is a previously published post by @DadaRocks. He has graciously given permission to republish it here to express his thoughts on being a “dad” blogger in a predominently female industry and at a blogging conference. Enjoy! Daddy Stands Out In a Crowd I wasn’t really going to write about BlogHer here too since [...]
Are Blog Conferences Worth The Time & Money?
December 2, 2010 By 9 Comments
The following post was written as part of The Blogging Mavens blog series – it isn’t part of Blog Conference Newbie Guide’s Sponsorship 101 series (more posts to come w/that though!). Head to A Closet Writer to see the series in its entirety. I was honored to be asked by Christina to be part of [...]
Guest Post: Preparing for a Blogging Conference That’s “Different”
November 16, 2010 By 4 Comments
By Patti Londre By now, many bloggers have made the trek to attend a conference. The tweets about what to wear and which camera equipment to lug, laptop pros and cons go wild a few weeks leading up to each conference. But trends are also happening where blogger conferences aren’t just held in hotels and [...]
Guest Post: Thoughts on Camp Blogaway
September 22, 2010 By 3 Comments
Guest Post: The Wallflower
May 19, 2010 By Leave a Comment
She walks in to the room, glancing nervously around, trying to find her place. Women are everywhere and noise is crashing through the room in waves. Laughter, excited voices, smiles, hugs with new and old friends.
Thoughts run through her mind one after another, gaining momentum until she is almost in tears…
What am I doing here?
Am I Doing The Wrong Things On My Blog?
April 27, 2010 By 5 Comments
Don’t Sell Yourself Short
March 22, 2010 By 8 Comments
When asked about my blog, I would shrug the question off and say something like “Well, I don’t really have any readers,” or “I’m probably the smallest blog at this conference.” I realized once I got home and began reading other peoples’ re-cap posts that I had consistently sold myself short—to myself, to other bloggers, to companies and PR professionals in attendance. So here’s my advice to YOU!
Weddings, Birth Plans, and Blogging Conferences
March 12, 2010 By Leave a Comment
I recently got my “bliss” on at Blissdom 2010. Leading up to the conference, I was so excited about attending and meeting bloggers in real life (and seeing Harry Connick Jr.), that it wasn’t until a week before the conference I realized, “I only know a handful of these ladies from online. I haven’t met a single soul in person!”
Conference Newbie to Semi-Pro in 5 Weeks
March 10, 2010 By 5 Comments
In January I was a conference virgin. I had read all about them on other blogs and on Twitter, but had never been to one in person. The excitement that seems to swirl around them was intoxicating to me. I wanted a piece of the action – partly to see what the all the hubbub was, and partly to really learn about becoming a better blogger.
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