In an ever evolving real-time socially driven environment how can you avoid being ‘stuck within your niche’ and attract advertisers to your platform? Learn from @madamenoire @moguldummedia Women EVP Judene Walden how to navigate the new digital advertising landscape, while not compromising your passion for quality blogging and developing your bottom-line.
Ask any veteran blogger what this ‘blogging thing’ comes down to and, invariably, their answer will be: COMMUNITY. The relationship aspect of blogging has become such an integral part of the experience that hundreds of blog communities have popped up over the past several years. The goal of the first-ever Blog Community Jam Session @ Blogalicious is to bring the leaders of several of the top blogging communities together for a candid, in-depth discussion of our craft. An impressive lineup of participants will lead the conversation that will contemplate questions like:
Bring your voices, your questions and your community to Blogalicious Weekend on Friday, September 28th at 2pm. This forum is for us!
#CommunityJam
Wells Fargo invites you to join us on Friday, September 28th at 5:00pm for Conversations, Helping You Empower Your Financial Future. We will have a panel of experts helping you with questions on money management, starting a business, maximizing savings and more.
You can submit a question online at BeBlogalicious.com/WellsFargo. Select questions will be answered that can help you find real options that can work for your situation.
You have the passion. You have the skills. Now you need a plan.
Tough questions come up when you're ready to bridge the gap from blog to business. Digital lifestyle expert Mario Armstrong will share his personal experience to inspire you to create your own plan, with real tips to build your personal brand and start monetizing your hard work.
We know it's not enough just to publish. Mario will talk about how to work strategically to get noticed, build your network, and increase your media exposure. He'll share his success stories with mobile video, real-time publishing, and more. You'll come away with the inspiration to make it real, plus practical steps to develop your content strategy that you can start using immediately.
Join us for an information-packed, how-to-for-success presentation aimed at new bloggers or those seeking to transition personal blogs to websites which motivate communities, as well as bring professional, personal and monetary fulfillment.
Topics covered will include elements of successful blog content and design, how to be your own publicist, readership cultivation, social media engagement, maximizing ad revenue, and using your blog to inspire your community.
Particular attention will be directed towards the benefits of hyperlocal blogs and improving your blog's local search engine optimization (SEO), as the majority of search engine queries seek local information.
This session will give attendees real tools to begin and improve their blogs upon returning home!
Working with publicists, brands and networking are all fantastic ways to grow your audience and sometimes, monetize your blog. This panel will take you beyond basic research and simple affiliate programs. Here you will have the opportunity to engage with four women from varied facets of the blogosphere and different PR niches. Find out what brands are really looking for in a blog and what you can do to make your site even more attractive for PR. We’re not holding anything back! Come with questions – we promise you’ll walk away with a light bulb over your head (figuratively, of course… unless you’re a magician in which case, you’re pretty awesome).
Today's lunch will include a two-part power talk by two energetic women: Corynne Corbett and Miss Lori.
Corynne Corbett asks: Are you building the brand of your dreams? Does it align with your professional and personal goals? In this interactive session you'll discover how to effectively define your brand for success, craft your brand manifesto, communicate your brand goals and plot a course for success. This is for anyone who wants to take their brand to new heights!
MIss Lori will talk about how to capitalize on an empowered you to build your brand in this digital sphere by clarifying your purpose, power, and position on screen and in real life. By sharing her own experiences in the sphere as well as insightful observations about the community Miss Lori will inspire you to look deeper in the looking glass at yourself and your brand and marry that inner intent with your outward projection to meet and exceed your goals.
Attendees will learn how to convey their unique personal brilliance to engage with content online. Attendees will also hear how identifying what makes them special can be used to engage followers.
Dr. Rosemarie Ingleton, leading NYC dermatologist and member of the Eucerin Skin First Council, will be on-hand for a brief discussion and Q&A on overall skin health, proper moisturization tips and debunking skin myths.
About Eucerin
Since 1900, Eucerin has made healthy skin its mission. High-quality, clinically-proven formulations developed for sensitive skin are what has made Eucerin an essential part of everyday skin health for more than 100 years and the brand dermatologists trust most. Eucerin is committed to helping consumers put the health of their skin first everyday by providing skincare education and a line of proven products cleansing, moisturizing, healing and protecting skin..
In 2010, Eucerin went a step further in the importance of skin health by creating the Eucerin Skin First Council. By providing education and tools, Eucerin and the Skin First Council members hope to empower women to make better decisions for themselves and their families about their skincare. Drawing from a diverse section of professional fields including dermatology, medicine, research and lifestyle experts, the Skin First Council demonstrates a holistic approach to skincare that can make a positive impact on overall health.
For more information, visit www.EucerinUS.com
The Art of Storytelling and Brainstorming for Blog Content
Two frequent questions that bloggers often ask are:
1 - How do you get more people to engage with your posts?
2 - How does one overcome writer's block and always create content?
What is your story? Where do you find it? How do you find it? Once you've located it how do you repeat the process? Storytelling may singly be the most powerful and meaningful form of communication we have at our disposal. Via storytelling you can turn your blog into a content-rich experience for readers and brands that keeps people coming back for more... But
you've got to have meaningful and engaging content to become meaningful to your readers.
Join us to learn how to find your story, how to put it out there for the masses to generate engagement, how to overcome writer's block, ways to find content whenever, wherever, and different tools to make blogging easier.
Causes and Women Online: Making this Relationship Work for You
Want to learn how you can use your blog or business for social good? Join this discussion to hear how causes and bloggers are working together. You’ll learn how to bring a cause into your blog without alienating your readers, what to look for in choosing with charities to work with, and how to make a relationship with a charity meet your needs as a blogger or small business owner!
