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| All the gorgeous decorations were made by Shannon from We Create Hoopla who I was lucky enough to sit beside during lunch and the main presentations |
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| Jen from Rambling Renovators is the the founder, CEO, and powerhouse behind Blogpodium (Ya did an awesome job Jen) |
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| How cute are these salt and pepper pair |
I attended my first blogger's conference today. Have you ever been to one? If you have then you might identify with some of my observations (and if you don't agree I would love you to chime in with your thoughts).
Blogpodium is a Canadian conference for design and lifestyle bloggers. Overall my day was fantastic and I learned so much (I'll post more about what I learned at the presentations in another post). I've been to many speech/language conferences for work, but I can tell you that this one was very different. It was much more ... in a word ... stylish.
Here's what I learned (and my observations may apply more to design blogger conferences than other types of blog conferences):
1. Most bloggers are young.
2. Most bloggers are VERY stylish
3. Most bloggers can wear high heels ALL DAY LONG!
4. You will learn A LOT at a conference and come away inspired and full of ideas and in awe of all the talent around you
5. You will have to force yourself to interact far more than you are comfortable with (leading to a long sleep-in on Sunday morning and a day spent in yoga pants doing nothing). Truthfully, unless you are a real people person and are happy entering a room full of 250 strangers and striking up a conversation with someone you don't know, it will be hard work. Going with a friend would have made this part easier as I did find that the constant need to put myself out there to interact and socialize was difficult and draining.
6. The party decor and table settings will knock your socks off (see the pictures above)
7. The food will be amazing and you will consume many calories
8. You will learn how to use your camera and actually take it off the 'auto' setting for the first time since you got your camera over two years ago (oh, wait this one is definitely just me)
9. You will accumulate a lot of swag as you go about your day and visit the sponsor's booths (see #10)
10. The sponsors are phenomenally generous. For example, Home Depot gave away all the tools that we used in the hands-on session (more about that later), Delta Faucets had a little candy bar so we could load up on chocolates and jelly beans, and Tonic Living gave away fabric squares to be used in a contest (I'm brimming over with ideas for it).
It is always difficult to know what to wear to a blogging conference (see #2 above), but good news, I found something and didn't go naked. The shoes, scarf, and pants were good, but the shirt was a little casual. Oh well, there was a range of styles and I felt comfortable so it was all good.
More details coming soon about some of the take away ideas I got from the presentations, including Sarah Richardson's address.
Have you ever been to a blogger's conference? What was your impression?
1. Most bloggers are young.
2. Most bloggers are VERY stylish
3. Most bloggers can wear high heels ALL DAY LONG!
4. You will learn A LOT at a conference and come away inspired and full of ideas and in awe of all the talent around you
5. You will have to force yourself to interact far more than you are comfortable with (leading to a long sleep-in on Sunday morning and a day spent in yoga pants doing nothing). Truthfully, unless you are a real people person and are happy entering a room full of 250 strangers and striking up a conversation with someone you don't know, it will be hard work. Going with a friend would have made this part easier as I did find that the constant need to put myself out there to interact and socialize was difficult and draining.
6. The party decor and table settings will knock your socks off (see the pictures above)
7. The food will be amazing and you will consume many calories
8. You will learn how to use your camera and actually take it off the 'auto' setting for the first time since you got your camera over two years ago (oh, wait this one is definitely just me)
9. You will accumulate a lot of swag as you go about your day and visit the sponsor's booths (see #10)
10. The sponsors are phenomenally generous. For example, Home Depot gave away all the tools that we used in the hands-on session (more about that later), Delta Faucets had a little candy bar so we could load up on chocolates and jelly beans, and Tonic Living gave away fabric squares to be used in a contest (I'm brimming over with ideas for it).
It is always difficult to know what to wear to a blogging conference (see #2 above), but good news, I found something and didn't go naked. The shoes, scarf, and pants were good, but the shirt was a little casual. Oh well, there was a range of styles and I felt comfortable so it was all good.
More details coming soon about some of the take away ideas I got from the presentations, including Sarah Richardson's address.
Have you ever been to a blogger's conference? What was your impression?
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