having just returned from a 4-day trip to Chicago where I attended the BlogHer ’09 conference, an annual coming-together of women who blog, I want to sort my experiences into three categories: things That Exceeded My Expectations, things That met my Expectations, and things That Underwhelmed Me. here goes:
Things That Exceeded My Expectations
– Benim tavrım. I expected a lot more awkwardness from myself, and a lot more moments of self-doubt when I introduced myself to people. less ability to smile at strangers. Instead, I was friendly and generous with the hugs. Go me.
– İnsanlar. I was a virgin to consummating online friendships and I made an effort to attach faces (and bodies) to some of the names I know from blogging and tweeting. I have known Alma and Lisa by means of email and blogs for three years; meeting them in person was my a lot of spectacular highlight. I am still smiling when I think about the time spent with each of them. And, I loved connecting with the chicks from Today’s Mama, Mayberry Mom, Amelia Sprout, BostonMamas’ Christine, Marie from Make and Takes, BabyCheapskate Angie, and mucho more. I certainly will gush a lot more about these if you ask me in person.
– awareness of our blog and book. I anticipated meeting fewer people who are familiar with Les Rookie Moms. Debbie from Mamanista was especially generous with sharing how our book inspired her, and Amy said that when people ask her “What do I DO on maternity leave?” she always says, “Read this book.” ÇOK HOŞ!
– The method Party. I have been working part-time in the method office in San Francisco with their brand communication team. We thought of a small cocktail party at BlogHer that would allow some people against dirty to meet Rachel and Anna from method in a low-pressure drop-by suite setting. I was thrilled with the action and the party. bloggers heart method. Bunu biliyor muydunuz?
– The Swag. There’s no question that seeding product with bloggers is likely to spread word of mouth for that product. We have big mouths and like to use them to influence others. The number of companies who jumped on the opportunity to get their products in our fast-typing little hands was astounding. And, specifically, the team behind the Social Luxe party set up a mind-blowing collection of goodies for us to take home. If you’re not jealous, you must be.
– The Sheraton. very fast elevators, very comfortable bed linens, and a very generous water flow in the shower.
– real conversations with real people. I tend to judge whether or not I can be pals with someone based on how much make-up and hair product they are wearing (Very little is the acceptable amount), so I was attracted to some amazing chicks from Portland, Gina and Katherine. Danielle was the cutest pregnant person serving cheeseburgers. Tracey Clarke is like an old BlogHer pal at this point. I hung with Mike, sharing water and not dancing together at a party. Wild times. Susan Wagner shared her current work/life situation with us at a cocktail party and then later, at the airport debriefed on the whole conference. An unexpected pleasure at 7.30 am on a Sunday morning.
Things That met My Expectations
– My packing job. I had enough clothes, shoes, and accessories to wear each day, and not too lots of that I felt silly for over packing. I will award myself a travel merit badge because I haven’t accomplished this delicate balance too lots of times.
– The conference keynotes. terrific job with the jumbotrons, BlogHer, because we could really see the readers in the community keynote, which was a treat. The content was pretty good throughout. The community keynote featured inspiring writing, but frankly it went on too long. I think fifteen contributors would have been nice.
– a lot of of the panel sessions. I would like to see the bar raised higher for the both the panelists and moderators. several were not as prepared or professional as I expect them to be. I’ll echo Susan’s request that the moderator works harder to control the content and not let the talkative audience derail the subject at hand. I also want to voice Lynn’s idea that greater emphasis on writing would be a good direction for BlogHer. Ironic, isn’t it, that there is a session on search Engine Optimization, but not on What Makes a good blog Post? There is a session on brands and Bloggers, but not on good blogger Etiquette: Appreciating Your Readers.
– The shapewear. I wore a Yummie Tummie tank top, as an experiment. It was given to me by the creative girls collective in buy to allow me to be a brand ambassador for Yummie Tummie. (See, aren’t they clever?) This non-binding undergarment gave me a gentle squeeze around my torso that would have made my profile appear a tad slimmer than it really is had I been wearing a a lot more fitted top. The great thing is that the squeezy part goes down pretty low, holding in the loose skin my 82 weeks of (total) pregnancy has gifted me, and the very bottom of thiS tank üst tişört malzemesidir, bu yüzden katman-y bakmasını istersem, bu seçime sahiptim. (İlginizi çekiyorsanız, bir indirim kodu paylaşmama izin verin.)
Beni ezen şeyler
– Tim Gunn’ın tavsiyesi. Çok takdir ettiğim Tim Gunn ile tanışma şansım oldu. Tıpkı televizyonda göründüğü gibi tatlıydı. Ondan anneler için moda hakkında blogum için bir fikir istediğimde, özellikle “Her annenin üniformasının bir parçası olmalı?” Diye sorduğumda, annelerin rahatlığa ve çevik olma yeteneğine ihtiyacı olduğunu kabul etti. “Tamam, anlıyor,” diye düşündüm, bunu bir tunik veya elbise altındaki tozluklar veya kimseyi utandırmayacak bir ter takım elbisesi alternatifi gibi moda ileri bir anlayışa çevireceğini umuyordum. “Yıkanabilir,” dedi. “Her şey yıkanabilir olmalı.” Açıkçası? Bu sönük. Bil bakalım görünüşüne kim sponsor oldu? Referans noktam olarak ilk on listesine bağlı kalacağım.
– Swag. Swag takıntısı biraz fazla idi. 2. günün sonunda, bunu duymakla yapıldım. Asansörde bir grup genç blogcu, yağma dolu, yağma hakkında konuşarak durdum. Konuşmalarını dinlerken, durmasını diliyordum. Bizimle asansörde tatil yapan bir aile vardı. Bu büyüleyici ailenin önünde gerçekleşen yağma ile ilgili sohbetten utandım. Anneye, yaklaşık beş yaşında kızının boynumun etrafında giydiğim pembe boayı istediğini düşünüp düşünmediğini sordum. Bana kızının onu seveceğini söyledi. Boa’yı verdim ve asansörden çıktım, o kirli, suçlu hissi vücudumdan ve kendimi etkinlikten uzaklaştırmaya çalıştım.
-Uyuyabilme yeteneğim. İki saatlik zaman farkı ve çocuk bakımı görevlerinin eksikliği beni Merkez saat dilimine kadar saat 10’a kadar uyumaya teşvik etmiş olsa da, üç günden ikisi ve bir gün 7.30’da uyanıktım. Matematiği yapın ve kendinize neden vücudumun saatinde saat 5.30’dan sonra uyuyamadığımı sorun. Bilmiyorum, ama açıkça bu, evimde mümkün olmayan biraz uyumak için kaçırılan bir fırsattı.
-Ragu sponsorlu öğle yemeği. Ne söyleyebilirim? Hem bir gıda züppe hem de paketlenmiş bir marka snobuyum ve Ragu bu haksız önyargıların hiçbirine uygun değil. Çok daha fazla Demokratik damakla bu blogların kalpleri ve karınları, Ragu ile hazırlanan tavuk parmesan’ın ekstra büyük porsiyonları tarafından kazanılmış olsun. Gelecek yıl, Newman’ın kendisi olsun, lütfen.
Adil veya haksız, bu benim bloger 09’u incelemem. Ve şimdi resimler için>