We’re all busy. Busy with our offline lives, managing our blogs, and of course, prepping for blog & social media conferences like BlogHer which is within reach now. So this post will be a simple one, but one filled with tons of information. Below is a list of items many overlook or forget in all the excitement of packing, preparing, and anticipating blog & social media conferences.
“Essentials NOT To Forget” Checklist
- Various forms of money (cash for cabs, credit card for traveling, etc)
- Cell Phone battery, chargers & hands-free
- Camera batteries/charger, extra memory, USB (for editing pics there)
- Power strip (trust me, will come in handy!)
- Headphones/iPod/Music (my new fav song? Misery
by Maroon 5)
- Medicines (Tylenol, etc. Expensive at hotels & hard to find at times)
- Band-Aids/Mini First Aid kit like this airline-approved one: Design Go Little Medic Travel First Aid Kit – 759
(I needed band-aids at Blissdom. Someone WILL need them! )
- Hairdryer/Hair equipment (there’s usually only 1 per room)
- Snacks (you’ll need brain power & stamina)
- Paper for notes (in case there’s no handouts/don’t use computer)
- Baggies/Business card organization (mentioned in business card post)
- MakeUp Remover or Vaseline
- Chapstick/Lip Gloss
- Travel documents & ID
- Schedule/plans & any directions needed (& conference info packet!)
- Cell phone numbers of those you are meeting up with
- Sunglasses, glasses, extra contact lenses & solution
- Travel Umbrella, such as the Travel Accessories Samsonite Flat Pack Umbrella Black
- Hand sanitizer (only if you care about germs)
- Poken Pulse Business Poken
(if you have one, others may as well)
- Gum/mints
- Business cards (seems obvious, but they’ve been forgotten before!)
Don’t forget to check out the Networking, Experiences & Prepping sections for more insight and tips to help you feel prepared!
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Unfortunately, I have to miss out on blogher this year. I would have loved to have gone. I’m a fairly new blogger and didn’t even know it existed until about 2 months ago. No time to prep (request vaca, come up with the money or find a sponsor etc) I was reading over this. I’m really hoping to go next year. I guess it depends on where it will be and when.
I hear you. I wasn’t able to make it happen with my plans this year, but hoping to go next year as well!
Great list!
Thanks! Glad it helped!