I was live blogging at the Problogger Event yesterday so sadly I hardly took any photos.
This picture of me and Problogger Darren Rowse was taken at last year’s event so but we both look even better now. Especially me.
Now, in case you’re wondering what live blogging is it’s writing blog posts which are created and updated in real time. That certainly kept me busy and explains why five new posts appeared on my blog in one day.
With over 300 bloggers from all over the world the blogging event was a bit of a bun fight in the best possible way.
Thousands of words were spoken, tweeted and posted. Hundreds of blogging tips shared, discussed and debated. Tens of gallons of coffee, Kokomo coconut water and wine imbibed. Not just by me either.
Last year I asked “would you Travel 1,846 Miles for this Man?” and my answer is still a big YES!
I know I’m not totally nuts because many others agree with several bloggers like Chris Garrett (super funny, crazy smart), Sonia Simone (pink-haired Copyblogger chick) and Kristen Wanderlust (not her real name) flying even further to attend the event all the way from North America.
So why would do bloggers do invest that much time, energy and money to attend blogging events? Because attending blogging conferences or tweet ups is a brilliant way to connect with other bloggers, get inspired and stay motivated.
So even if you can’t make it to an event I recommend you organise a local meet up with other bloggers to keep yourself fired up.
There’s no way I can list all the fantastic speakers I heard or all the bloggers I met but, despite the overworked internet, I did manage to live blog five posts for your delight and enlightenment.
The conference was broken up into different sessions so I couldn’t get to all of them but these are the ones I saw:
Blog Smart – But from the Heart
How to Monetize Your Blog with Advertising
Editorial Strategy – Content that Works
Tribes vs. Businesses with Sonia Simone
The google-eyed frog is pretty much how I looked all day and bonza is Aussie slang for excellent.
Sadly internet failed when Richenda G from World Vision spoke about blogging for good. That’s something we’d all love to do more of and need to make time for. We support Kiva here through book sales and I’m inspired to do more after hearing Richenda speak.
So while I don’t have many photos to remember the event by, I have got blogging tips, connections and inspiration galore.
What makes you inspired to stay blogging and keep improving your blog?
My Sponsor for the Problogger Conference 2011
I’m excited to be sponsored by The Tailor for my trip to the Problogger conference.
The Tailor is a luxury travel company that creates and organizes Australian and African travel experiences for discerning travelers.
Thanks to the Tailor I will be spending four nights in luxury at The Lyall Hotel in Melbourne and touring the city. I’m looking forward to writing about those experiences on my travel blog Get In the Hot Spot.
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Hi Annabel,
It was fabulous to meet you in the flesh and awesome that you went to some of the sessions that I missed – so I’m having a good scan of your observations now.
Hope to keep in contact with you.
Cheers
Liz
Thanks for the coverage – good recap!
Amazing… A heap of my favorite bloggers all sitting in one room on the far sure of the world – you all know each other!!! You are like a squad of the best of the rest… It has been great fun following your event!!!
I would really like to know more about blogging for good – actually doing something… gotta follow that lead!!!
Goodness, this leaves my recap for dead! Fantastic! Wasn’t it a great day. I try to use my blog for good. My blogging for good is ‘micro’. I have helped some homeless people in my neighbourhood through my blog, just by highlighting their plights. I have one local artist who is continually being kept flush in art supplies by my generous readers. I also raised money (at my readers insistence) for a few locals who lost everything in the flood we had earlier this year. Tis good. Blogging is good. For everyone. Has enriched my life beyond my wildest dreams… and has provided me with self employment through my design business. Tis very good. Lovely to meet you. A-M xx
Hi A-M, fantastic to meet you too and inspiring to read about all the good things you’ve done through blogging. Not just good. That’s truly great:)
Thanks so much for taking the time to do this – Even though all the sessions I attended were awesome, I still felt I was missing out on the ones I had chosen not to attend.. your summaries have captured some of these, so now I feel like I got to them all!
It was an amazing day, my head is still spinning with all the things I learned and ideas I got.
A great collection of posts. Thanks for going to the effort of live blogging so you could share so much valuable stuff with the rest of us. Kiva is great isn’t it. My company is onto its 11th loan.
Hi Annabel
Sounds as if you still managed to have fun, even with the pressure of live blogging! Never did get to the drinks on Thurs night (hubs had to work late, of all nights, so no babysitter!) so will meet one day:)
Just wanted to say a big thank you for the live blogging posts – means even though I couldn’t make the event I can still reap some of the fab advice.
Cheers!
This sounds like an awesome event. I found your post over at Problogger. I would love to attend an event like this where I live.
Hi Annabel! Just dropping in to say hi and hoping one day we’ll get to attend an event at the same time!
Annabel, great to meet you at the problogger conference. A whole week has gone by and I am still reading material from the conference including your notes. Thanks for the live blogging. The conference was real value for money. It was great to meet people taking blogging to an already established business like I do for work. Fran
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