Blogalicious is this week and gearing up to head to the conference, which is being held in Baltimore this year. I haven’t been to a blog conference since Blogging While Brown (which I thoroughly enjoyed) , but with no specific agenda in mind. This will be my first Blogalicious conference and I want to make it a memorable one. So, this time around I’m prepping early. Since I’ve been blogging a long time I’m really interested in taking my blog community to the next level so I’m heading into this conference with that in mind. Here’s how I’m preparing for Blogalicious (#BYOE15)
1.) Get organized – I made a list of all the things I need to bring. Also, knowing the agenda and which panels and events I want to attend throughout the conference. Logistically, checking the details of travel, where I’m staying and having directions as a back up. Ensuring that I have business cards, memory card for my camera, chargers and a notepad handy.
2.) Get to know the speakers – getting to know the panelists will help me know which ones I’m retested in meeting so I’ve followed them on Twitter and Instagram, where I’m most active. The Blogalicious team has been great at e-mailing details in the weeks leading up to the conference as well.
3.) Define my mission for going – for so many conferences I’ve gone for the sake of going. This time I’m going knowing exactly what I want to get out of it. Conferences are more than just handing out business cards, it’s about learning better strategies to enhance your business (in this case my blog), building relationships and having fun!
I have high hopes for Blogalicious, the speaker line up alone is amazing so I’m excited and listening with open ears like a student on the first day of school. I’ll be sure to follow up with a post on what I learned.
Mikelah
Mikelah is a Caribbean Culture expert, curating the bridge between the Caribbean and its diaspora. A CUNY Baruch College graduate with a BBA in Marketing. With previous experience with Caribbean lifestyle brands such as VP Records, Tempo TV and JAMROCK Magazine. Currently serving as a digital marketing maven by day, while continuing to collaborate with Caribbean brands.
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