{"id":5072,"date":"2010-08-22T13:08:59","date_gmt":"2010-08-22T20:08:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cookiesandclogs.com\/?p=5072"},"modified":"2015-04-05T12:48:10","modified_gmt":"2015-04-05T19:48:10","slug":"bloggy-boot-camp-san-francisco-ca","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cookiesandclogs.com\/bloggy-boot-camp-san-francisco-ca\/","title":{"rendered":"Bloggy Boot Camp, San Francisco CA &#8211; 8\/21\/10"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Event: Bloogy Boot Camp by SITS Girls<br \/>\nDate: August 21, 2010<br \/>\nLocation: Westin St. Francis Hotel, San Francisco CA<br \/>\nTime: 9:00am &#8211; 5:00pm<\/p>\n<p>What a fantastic introduction to blog conferences! Bloggy Boot Camp graced San Francisco yesterday. The group was small (~100), we played musical tables (after each speaker), and everyone was tweeting like crazy. SITS (The Secret is in the Support) created a great opportunity to meet and talk to some amazing bloggers.<\/p>\n<p>Friday I was frantically searching to see if anyone was selling their ticket. After spamming all tweeters with #bloggybootcamp, I was able to get one. I&#8217;m glad I did. The whole &#8216;women and social media&#8217; conferences were a bit of a mystery for me.<\/p>\n<p>I think these are great for those just starting out to get a better idea of the basics. As the focus of each blogger was different there were bound to be some parts that were more applicable than others. These are the points I was able to take away and can hopefully implement:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Keep it short. For vlogging pay attention to movement, lighting, angle, and background. Listen to constructive criticism. &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/bernthis.com\/wordpress\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Jessica Bern<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Careful of what you post online as almost everything can be tracked. &#8211; Julie<\/li>\n<li>Marketing is not &#8216;icky&#8217;. You are a consumer with strong opinions. &#8220;We see, we like, we share.&#8221; &#8211; Ciaran Blumenfeld<\/li>\n<li>People can unfollow just as quickly so respond to tweets\/email\/etc. Be careful what you tweet as it can be held against you. &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mombloggersclub.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Jennifer James<\/a><\/li>\n<li>You own your text and images. If you make money create a separate bank account. Use capitals and puntuation. &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/metooyoublog.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Linsey Krolik<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Affiliates hijack your traffic. Opensky allows you to be the retailer, not the referrer. There is no contract and Opensky takes care of everything else\u00a0 for you. &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tedrubin.com\/opensky-whats-it-all-about\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Ted Rubin<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Choose your brand\/name carefully as it sticks. Tweets should always be genuine so do not use bots and engage people. &#8211; Tiffany from SITS Girls<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I also got a chance to meet local bloggers as well as those a bit further away. Some new bloggy friends: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.papoe.typepad.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Michelle<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/bonggafinds.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Ana<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dutchbeingme.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Julie<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.504main.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Holly<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rookno17.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Jenn<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jennybradbury.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Jenny<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.livinglavidanormal.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Gabriela<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.magneticpursenality.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Karen<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.peachoutofwater.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Peaches<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/AtticOfVenus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Venus<\/a>, and more (I just can&#8217;t remember their names or didn&#8217;t get a business card so message me if you see this). The conference part was educational but the real benefit, at least in my eyes, was the great networking experience!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.westinstfrancis.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5088\" title=\"Westin St. Francis\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cookiesandclogs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/bbc1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nVictor&#8217;s Palace on the 32nd Floor<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5089\" title=\"bbc2\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cookiesandclogs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/bbc2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" \/><br \/>\nConference Check-In<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5090\" title=\"bbc3\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cookiesandclogs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/bbc3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" \/><br \/>\nName, Twitter handle, seat assignments<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5091\" title=\"bbc4\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cookiesandclogs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/bbc4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"190\" height=\"190\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5092\" title=\"bbc5\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cookiesandclogs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/bbc5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"190\" height=\"188\" \/><br \/>\nConference set up and Julie from Angry Julie Monday speaking<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5093\" title=\"bbc6\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cookiesandclogs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/bbc6.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" \/><br \/>\nDelicious lunch sponsored by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.frs.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">FRS<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5094\" title=\"bbc7\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cookiesandclogs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/bbc7.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" \/><br \/>\nJulie from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dutchbeingme.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Dutch Being Me<\/a> and me, private after-party at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.slidesf.com\/index1.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">Slide<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5110\" title=\"bbc8\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cookiesandclogs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/bbc8.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" \/><br \/>\n&#8216;Swag Bag&#8217; 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