Conference Recap: Connecting at Blogalicious 2011

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  Gaylord National Hotel & Convention Center   Recently, I had the opportunity to attend Blogalicious (thanks to a few very generous sponsors!) and meet up with my fellow bloggers IRL (in real life).  It was a long journey, but well worth the trip and I’m definitely planning a repeat for next year! First off, [...]

Blogalicious & a Few Updates

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Image: Flickr / KC Toh   By now, most of you have probably heard me and everyone else in the world talking about Blogalicious.  It’s happening in Washington D.C. this weekend and thanks to my gracious and awesome sponsors, not to mention those who supported me through blog design, I’ll be there!!  Thank you, thank you [...]

Blog Conference Prep: Networking Efficiently

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Image: Flickr / oooh.oooh This is the final installment in a three part series about blog conference prep.  Read part one and part two. How to Network Efficiently We all know how important networking is for building a business or promoting a project, but what are the best practices for networking?  How do we know when we’re [...]

Blog Conference Prep: What to Bring

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Image: Flickr / Mike Rohde This is part two in a three part series about blog conference prep.  Read part one. What to Bring to the Conference Blogging conferences are a great opportunity for making connections with like minded bloggers, approaching brands for support and honing your professional blogging skills.  To take the best advantage of [...]

Blog Conference Prep: Dressing Up Your Blog

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Image: Flickr / Watchcaddy   The day is nearing and if you haven’t started planning yet, now is the time.  Blogalicious is just around the corner and if this is your first conference, you’ll need to do some research to prepare and get the most out of your experience.  I’ve been doing a bit of research [...]

We’re Going to Blogalicious!

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   Image: Gaylord National Hotel & Conference Center / Blogalicious Weekend   I have a little bit of news for you!  We’re going to Blogalicious!  On Friday, I was contacted by Clever Girls Collective who told me that I had won their #Cleverlicious Tweet contest!  Myself and another blogger each won a ticket by responding to this [...]

Blogalicious: Changing the World, One Blog Post at a Time

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Image Credit: MomBlogMagazine.com   Latina Bloggers Connect is challenging Latina bloggers to write their story, to tell the world why they started blogging and in the process, have the chance to win a ticket to one of the most important blogging conferences around.  It might not be on the radar for every blogger out there, [...]