This year I am being more selective in my conference attendance. Almost every year in the past 5 years, I have purchase a Blogher ticket but I haven’t always gone. I have three core conferences in mind this year.
This year, I don’t even know WHEN Blogher is. This one conference that I will not miss as it was quite a rat race with no actually learning with way too many people. The last year I attended was in New York City and I had to eat my lunch sitting on the floor. Plus, I couldn’t stand watching the Swag Whores anymore stealing items from displays and asking for free stuff without wanting to get anything in return. Who knows if those people were even actual bloggers or just decided to pay the $99 for a Expo pass just to try to get free stuff. Needless to say, I’m skipping out on this one this year.
Conferences I AM attending:
- Digital Colab (June): This is a conference put on by three talented and hard working bloggers. It is a must on my conference list for the hands on experience. I’m looking forward to meeting with like-minded blogging colleagues to help grow my business.
- Saveup (July): This is a invite-only conference from my Deal Pro partnership with Savings.com. This is always a good time and great learning experience. We also get to give Savings.com feedback on our relationship with them as well as new tools we would love for them to implement to help both our businesses grow.
- Bloggy Con (September): This is a new one to me but a friend convinced me to attend since it is within driving distance for me. My kids are already excited about being able to go explore Cedar Point while I’m learning some good blogging stuff!
What conferences will you be attending in 2014?
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