{"id":59618,"date":"2018-05-13T06:31:07","date_gmt":"2018-05-13T13:31:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cookiesandclogs.com\/?p=59618"},"modified":"2018-05-12T14:53:09","modified_gmt":"2018-05-12T21:53:09","slug":"2018-mom-2-0-summit-takeaways","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cookiesandclogs.com\/2018-mom-2-0-summit-takeaways\/","title":{"rendered":"2018 Mom 2.0 Summit Takeaways on Blogging & Influencer Marketing"},"content":{"rendered":"
The very first time I attended Mom 2.0 was back in 2016<\/a> when it was held in Laguna Hills, CA. That happened to the be the one event, in my eight years of blogging, when I was totally out of it. No matter what I did, I just couldn\u2019t get out of my funk and that cast a huge cloud over my entire experience. With the conference returning to California for its tenth anniversary, I decided to suck up the costs to give it another go by attending the 2018 Mom 2.0 Summit.<\/p>\n Well, I am happy to say that I was able to get my \u201cgame face\u201d on from the moment I got to the airport and maintain it for all three days. That made the world of difference. I was able to reconnect with dozens of bloggers who I hadn\u2019t seen in years, finally meet and hug others who I only chatted with online before, collect great takeaway points, and had some promising conversations with brands. Basically, I was able to meet all the goals I had for attending the conference in the first place. So, yay!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n As for the sponsoring brands at the conference, all representatives I met were friendly and open to conversations about how to work together. By forgoing one morning of sessions, I was able to have quiet, meaningful discussions with several of them during that time. It was also important for me to only focus on brands that were a good fit and ones I personally use and believe in. Conversations flowed more freely that way and maximized my time at the conference. Now to follow up on those leads…<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Now, I wasn\u2019t able to attend every session or keynote. But, many of the ones I did attend were fantastic. I learned a lot about business strategies, partnership ideas, social media insights, maintaining a clear vision for your blog and brand, and how to overcoming insecurities and personal hurdles. Below are some highlights I gleaned from the sessions I went to. If you went to the 2018 Mom 2.0 Summit, I would love it if you could share a few notes with me. I was particularly sad that I missed out on the sessions about SEO, Instagram Stories, Career Manifestation, Email List Strategy, Pin It to Win It, and the keynote with Brene Brown. I would be so grateful if you could share your top takeaways of those with me in the comments or by email.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Partnerships Roundup: 360-degree Partnerships, Data & Results<\/strong> Pitch Roundup: Craft & Deliver Your Pitch \u2014 A Hands-on Workshop<\/strong> The Art of Negotiation: Discovering, Sharing, and Earning What You Are Worth<\/strong> Slay Like a Mother<\/strong> (Only caught 10-15 minutes of this but what I heard was powerful!) How to Become a Successful Travel Blogger: Tell Better Travel Stories & Define Measurement for Travel Brands<\/strong> I\u2019m so glad I attended the 2018 Mom 2.0 Summit this year. It was just what I needed to keep that enthusiasm for blogging going while regaining my focus as I move forward. Also, there is no replacement for meeting both bloggers and brands in person. Blogging can be quite a solitary job but it\u2019s the personal connections that create organic engagement and stories. One thing I did notice was that I need to be less of a loner and that it\u2019s okay to pal around with people between sessions. I usually like to go at my own pace, not holding anyone else up if I get into a good conversation. However, that resulted in a lot of photo booth pictures of me by myself. \ud83d\ude1b Well, now I can work on that next time as I already purchased an early bird ticket for the next Mom 2.0. The 2019 Mom 2.0 Summit will be held April 24-26, 2019 in Austin, TX<\/a>. Will I see you there?<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The very first time I attended Mom 2.0 was back in 2016 when it was held in Laguna Hills, CA. That…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":59623,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\nGoing All in at 2018 Mom 2.0 Summit Blogging Conference<\/h3>\n
2018 Mom 2.0 Summit Session Takeaways<\/h3>\n
\n– Tara Haynie @chatbooks, Joy Cho @ohjoy, Brittany Jepsen @houselarsbuilt<\/p>\n\n
\n– Catherine Pearlman @thefamilycoach, Jyl Johnson Pattee @ForwardInfluence, Michelle Price @honestandtruly, Carly Anderson @lipglosscrayons<\/p>\n\n
\n– Janssen Bradshaw @everydayreading<\/p>\n\n
\n– Katherine Wintsch @kwintsch<\/p>\n\n
\n– Heather Greenwood Davis @geenwooddavis, Rebecca Lantham @RebeccaHLantham<\/p>\n\n
Thoughts on Attending Mom 2.0 Summit<\/h3>\n