I thought I’d take a little bit of time out to share the great time I had in Colorado attending the Savvy Blogging Summit.
The location? Was amazing. I’d never been to Colorado, so you can imagine my delight waking up to this stunning view every day.
The sessions were geared to bloggers who have turned what they do into full-fledged businesses: SEO, Accounting, working with PR, branding, and more. For me the best part was getting to meet and hang out with many fantastic bloggers.
Here I am (right) with Angela from Frugal Living NW.
And I also got to meet Andrea from Savings Lifestyle.
The PNW region was WELL represented:
(From left to right: Queen Bee Coupons, Frugal Living NW, Coupon Connections, Thrifty NW Mom, Happy Money Saver, Because More is More, and yours truly.)
As professional as we all are, yes, there may have been a little silliness involved.
Is attending a blog conference right for me?
If you’ve never attended a conference like this, you might want to consider doing so! I think it might be worth considering if:
- You are feeling isolated and want the opportunity to meet like-minded bloggers.
- You are interested in growing your blog’s traffic and/or income.
- You treat your blog as a business, and not just a hobby.
- You’re wondering about trends in blogging and how you might take your blog to the next level.
For additional blogger takeaways from this year’s Summit, check out the link up at Savvy Blogging. You might also follow the site for updates on the 2012 conference.
If you have any questions on attending a blog conference, feel free to ask and I’ll do my best to answer. As a reference point, I also have attended BlogHer (’10 in NYC). I would also love to hear from you if you’ve attended a conference yourself and what you might have gotten out of it.
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You all look adorable!
If I may ask, was the conference mostly for frugal bloggers, or were there a variety of bloggers in attendance?
I read about so many different blogging conventions, and I see blogs with buttons-or maybe I call it flair?-from still more blogging groups and networks.
Do you have any suggestions for how to make sense of them all, and which are the most worthwhile?
Hi Maegen! The Summit was open to bloggers from ANY niche, but a fair % were frugal bloggers. When I attended BlogHer last year, I found I was definitely in the minority. Please note that the sessions were applicable no matter what your niche was.
My advice before signing up for a conference, take the time to reach out to other bloggers who have been to that one before and get their honest opinion. You can also Google topics like “blogging conference for newbies,” or “BlogHer review” etc., or my favorite – YouTube – to see what the conference may have actually LOOKED like.
Thanks, Angela! I’m not sure I’m at the conference going point yet, but it’s one of my (many) goals.
Thanks for the input and the suggestion of YouTube. Have you done your Disney trip yet? I read a suggestion to show your kids YouTube videos of rides they might be on the fence about, so they know what to expect. Clever, huh?
Oh yeah…we’ve already been on YouTube. A. LOT.
Great minds think alike!
Love your hair do Angela….
How fun to get together with fellow frugal bloggers!
It is strange to me that you are hanging out with your website’s competitors. With SO much competition to be first-at-press with the deals, seems like it would be odd. How did you guys all hook-up?