I’ve been reading a TON of posts about people’s BlogHer 2012 experiences and I love seeing the different perspectives on them.  It seems that most of the posts I’m reading fall into one group or another:  gushing positive statements about BlogHer while sometimes putting down those who have written anything negative OR those who have [...]

Ok so there’s a LOT of swag at BlogHer and this is only part of it.  I know of people who ended up with WAY more than this, in particular from the private parties.  In any case, I appreciate the generosity of the sponsors and the opportunity to try out some new products I have [...]

Can I scan you?  (you know you’re at a conference in the 21st century when…) I see stuffed dildos. SEO is crucial/SEO is dead. I don’t understand.  What’s SEO? If they want me to wear a paper bag from McDonalds on my head, they’re going to have to supersize it. I never want to see [...]

The Ugly: The behaviour of some attendees was less than inspiring. (I’m trying to be polite). They, by their own declarations, were only there for the parties and the swag. Or only to connect with brands or well-connected bloggers who could “do something” for them. On the one hand, that’s just fine. You are free [...]

The Bad: Saturday morning breakfast was your typical continental breakfast comprised of stale pastries. And I’d like someone to explain why the hotel staff told me I MUST remain at the buffet table to which I was assigned and that NO I may not go over to the gluten free table once I had already [...]

I’ve already shared with you what I learned in the various sessions I attended at BlogHer 2012 but now I thought I’d give you my random thoughts about the event as a whole. The Good: Most of the food served at the Hilton for breakfast and lunch was decent although repetitive. Most of the sessions [...]

This post is your “all in one stop” place to be for all my posts sharing with you what I learned at BlogHer 2012.  All in all, I will have at least 10 posts about my experiences and as I add more I will continue to add them here so they’ll be a bit easier [...]

Leveraging Pinterest, Google+, and Instagram presented by Alexandra Asher Sears of Alexandrawrote, @alexandrawrote (Pinterest section); Lynette Young of Lynetteradio (Google+ section); and Heather Durdil of Domestic Extraordinaire (Instagram section) Pinterest This is an incredible resource but as with any other social media platform,  you just need to follow the guidelines.  Pinterest now leads in bringing [...]

Ten Things You Can Do Now to Maximize Your Social Media Expertise presented by Chris Lam of What I Run Into, Nora DePalma of Life Lessons Halfway Through, and Stacie Tamaki of The Flirty Blog 1)    Brand yourself – be appealing and recognizable across all social media platforms.  Your user name is your brand so [...]