There’s something about a conference called BAM that makes you want to go there. And, go there I did. In addition to escaping Chicago’s cold weather, I was looking forward to reconnecting with the midlife bloggers I met at BlogHer13in Chicago where The Midlife Blogger roundtable session was the most tweeted […]
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It made me so emotional, I couldn’t talk about it in front of groups – except for once. As I presented about blogging and PR in Madison, Wisconsin, I mentioned the situation. Intrigued, an audience member pushed me into skirting the issue. And, that’s all I did. I breezed by, didn’t […]
I LOVE speaking at Social Media Week Chicago. [Watch the 2012 video.] But, I might not be here. I hope I’ll be covering Social Media Week Berlin. Thanks to Nokia, there’s a contest to do just that. Social Media Week Berlin #SMWReporter Entry This is a super long shot. But, this morning […]
Bloggers and brands work so well together – especially when there’s a long-term relationship. Tips and ideas on how to make it happen. This is one is a series of BlogHer13 posts. Many of my blogger friends are active brand ambassadors with contracts that range from writing a few posts to traveling […]
Smart marketers know that the value of their business is in the list. This post covers email list building tips for bloggers. This is one is a series of BlogHer13 posts. How about you – how do you invite and welcome email subscribers? Thanks to Laura Fuentes, of SuperGlueMom.com and Momables.com for […]
Four years ago when I last attended BlogHer with my then 19 year old daughter, there was no mention of midlife or Baby Boomer anything. We did, however, get to meet Tim Gunn. This is one is a series of BlogHer13 posts. So this year when my friend Lori Moreno told […]
I didn’t take my DSLR camera to BlogHer, but that didn’t stop me from going to this session to learn and share how to take pics that click with blog readers. This is one is a series of BlogHer13 posts. Thanks to Amanda Green Bottoms, blogger at KevinandAmanda.com, who covered […]
If you haven’t heard, podcasts are hot, hot, hot. And, they work for bloggers. Although I’ve been a guest on many podcasts and managed my high school’s radio show, I don’t have a podcast of my own – yet. I went to this session to learn and share information about […]
A media kit is a must. But, lots of bloggers [and businesses!] don’t have one. That’s why I went to this session. This is one in a series of BlogHer13 posts. Jolawn Victor, the BlogHer13 media kit presenter, walked us through the media kit for her blog, Spelhouselove. I’m also including a media deck […]
So, it’s been a few years since I went to BlogHer. Four years, to be exact. Since I’m out of touch with how to make the most of the world’s largest blogging conference for women, I turned to – where else – a Facebook group. But, this isn’t just any […]
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