// 2.24.09 // 7 Comments » // Homeschooling, Parenting, Tech & Blogging, Thriving
I’m busy making plans for BlogHer ‘09. As regular readers of this blog know, I use to speak on how fitness professionals and enthusiasts can benefit from using the internet (which seems, like, really obvious now, but back in 1999, not so much), and after last year’s BlogHer, I told myself I would get back on my game and speak at this year’s conference.
And so I am. I’ll be on a panel with Jennifer James discussing Blogging as a Homeschooling Tool.
Hooray!
I’ve also submitted an idea for the “Room of Your Own” sessions at BlogHer. I’m conspiring with the awesome Jessica of MomForce.com and Jessica Knows. Please vote for our session!
Whether we blog as a career, as a supplement, or as a creative outlet, most of us want something in return for our efforts. Readers. Commentators. Friends. Shoulders to lean on. We read blogs for similar reasons — to find kindred spirits, to share information. One of the key elements in developing a successful blog is becoming involved with a community and establishing a support network.
This session will discuss the give and take of this crazy lifestyle we call blogging. We might write killer content, but if we’re not interacting, commenting, and supporting other bloggers, we’re not likely to have much success. Our success can also be sabotaged by a weak offline support network. How do we find (or create) a community of bloggers and a network of people that will support us in our goals?
By setting up support networks we can help others help us, while we help them, too. We’ll discuss developing support circles around our friends (both online and off), our family, and service providers like Care.com. Learn about how conversations expressing your explicit needs can make your relationships stronger and your blog or business more successful.
Join Shannon of PHAT Mommy (who homeschools her children and sacrifices sleep to work on five blogs) and Jessica of MomForce.com and JessicaKnows for an enlightening session full of shared ideas that will leave us all with strategies to harness the power of community and support networks.
Please vote for our session and help us spread the word. Then come chat with us at BlogHer09.
Because, really, $5,000 to the charity of my choice will keep me on the move.
