July 2007
The Archives
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07.30.07BlogHer 2007 Superstar AwardsIt was like a cross between a trip to the salon, summer camp and startup weekend. It was wild, it was funny at times and it was definitely proof to me that women are not the underdogs of tech. They are the superstars-in-training. BlogHer '07 reminded me that putting nearly 800 strangers in a room together to talk about their passions is juicy, inspiring and uplifting. Here are the stars that really shined this weekend. This list is by no means comprehensive and if you think I've missed somebody super special, do let me know. BlogHer ...
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07.28.07Pro Blogging Session (blogher day 2)Arieanna Schweber, Jody DeVere, Paula Neal Mooney, Stefania Pomponi Butler, Chloe Spencer Amount of money you can make on your blog? Used to be about 5$ a post two years ago. Some people are making $1000/month or more on the panel. But the amount per post is arbitrary according to Stefania. Jody hires many employees and pays two full-time & one part-time blogger. She started her brick & mortar business on a blog. She joined a typepad community and got her blog featured, which really helped her SEO. Some of her biggest mistakes were blogging late into the night, posting and then finding ...
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07.28.07How to Go From Blog to Book (Panel at BlogHer)Lifehacker.com blogger and author is here as well as Offbeat Bride author and Kate Lee, Literary Agent Offbeat Bride focused on getting a solid topic for a book, rather than turning her blog into a book. About 5% of her book is blog content. She said you're 45% author and 55% marketer. Literary Agents are looking for: -Voice -Traffic -Content (fresh, new hasn't been out there before) -An expert voice in a field Someone just asked, "what is considered published, if I published it before on my blog?" Answer from Kate: If it's on your blog, it's not considered "previously published" unless it's been in print. She's recommending that ...
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07.28.07How Much Information Is Too Much Information? Srsly?[This is a re-post from another of my blogs. I think it's an important topic and I'll include some of the comments that were made on it. I haven't heard a lot of people talk about this at BlogHer, but the Startup Weekend in Boulder--70+ programmers, developers & marketers got together to launch a company over a weekend brought it into stark relief for me...] This weekend there were times when more than 100 people at a time tuned in to watch the Live Feed. Thousands of unique IP addresses were logging into vosnap.com. It was the ...
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07.27.07Tips for Speaking in Public & Becoming an ExpertBusiness of You: Speaker Training led by Susan Mernit & Mary Jo Manzanares at BlogHer To be in demand, both in real life and in your blog -Create a niche in order to become a pro: "Be the life hacker of sex toys." -Look for hole in the market -Have a v. simple answer to "what do you speak/blog about" -Try to plug in to conferences, small & large. reach out and go talk for free In terms of being an effective speaker. Insider Secrets: -Overprepare -Look really relaxed when you speak -"It's not about what *I* want to say, it's about what *they* want to hear. Q: "I get lost ...
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07.27.07BlogHer MorningPreparing to start the weekend in conferences. I'll be on the Business Track which means you can expect to see ads on this blog starting...oh...later today. I jest. I know there *must* be other ways to make a living off of blogging. Lots of "Mommy Bloggers." I clearly don't qualify. As last night's late night dancing proves.
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Current Projects
Blogher: I'm speaking at Blogher 08.
Kirtsy: I'm a proud Edit-her.
Yoga Garden: My studio in Japan
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BWET: I like hanging w/tech-oriented entrepreneurial women.