There were so many great experiences at this blog conference that I can't do it justice in just one post. Attending events like this can be expensive, so I hope that my advice helps you gain something without the expense and helps you decided if a blog conference is right for you if you're interested in attending. A lot of what I learned can be applied to doing business online, whether you blog or not.
I loved that the very first presentation was about blogging etiquette and Twitter etiquette. Although I was really intimidated about being in a room full of bloggers in the beginning, this presentation by Stephanie of The Daily Blarg and Kristina Pulsipher of Pulsipher Predilections had me laughing right away and feeling right at home. I'll be sharing those tips with you, but you won't get to experience them the way I did with the highly unicorned fake blog examples and the most talk of Bump-Its and Snuggies that I have ever experienced.
We had table assignments for the first half of the day to help us mingle. There was a different table assignment for each presentation and for lunch. That allowed us to exchange business cards, although the lack of time led to more of card exchange popcorn with business cards flying across the table here and there. Sad moments were experienced by several bloggers who forgot to bring their cards, missing an opportunity to promote themselves. I soon discovered that there were quite a few other bloggers there who were as new (or newer) to blogging than me and even some who were feeling more lost.
My advice in this first post:
- Bring business cards! Also, make sure you bring enough business cards so you don't run out.
- There's no need to be scared. Others have been where you are now and chances are pretty good that some in the room are just as scared as you are.
- Fun and blogging definitely go together. In fact, I learned that it's required to have fun while blogging.
- Driving four hours to attend a conference so you don't have to pay for a hotel room leads to caffeine overload and difficulty making it through the conference without a nap.
5 mad comments:
Great post! I honestly don't think I could have said it any better!
ROCK ON BBC!
I know you were tired tonight-thank you for sharing your experience!
It was so wonderful to have met you and shared yummy concretes from Nielsen's!
Unicorns, bumpits, and snuggies really do make the world go round. LOL
Great to meet you! I will pay you in unicorn dust later, for all the nice things you said. :)
so fun to have met you at bloggy bootcamp! It was such a neat conference you won such a great prize!
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