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Laugh Link: The ProBlogger Conference Edition

Posted on August 25, 2014June 30, 2017by Vanessa Smith

I think it’s fair to say that this week is the biggest week of the Australian blogging calendar. 500+ bloggers, two full official days and all the overwhelm that comes with it.     Last year was my first ProBlogger Conference and I ended up with a case of ProBloggeritis. It’s totally a thing. You […]

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Visibility and the Internet

Posted on July 22, 2014June 30, 2017by Vanessa Smith
Visibility and the Internet

ProBlogger in 2013 was my first big blogging conference. One of the things that shocked me the most was being recognised by people. I’m not saying I’m like, totally famous, or anything, but being a blogger with small stats (I average 1000 hits a month, good thing I write mainly for me!) it does surprise […]

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How to Choose Conference Sessions: Recap

Posted on March 19, 2014June 30, 2017by Vanessa Smith
How To Choose Conference Sessions Recap

As I blogged last year, I decided on a formula for choosing sessions at the ProBlogger Event.   These were: Know Your Goal Prioritise Your Sessions by Interactivity & Networking   I think it worked pretty well for me, but there was on big variable I didn’t take into consideration: session format.   Most of […]

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A Confession

Posted on February 18, 2014June 30, 2017by Vanessa Smith
A Confession

With the announcement yesterday of the details of ProBlogger Event 2014, I have a little confession to make.   I still haven’t listened to the sessions I didn’t attend last year. I downloaded them all, they’ve all been downloaded on my iPhone pretty much since the conference. So I have no excuse, in reality. I’ve […]

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Do I want to be a ProBlogger?

Posted on November 6, 2013June 30, 2017by Vanessa Smith
Do I want to be a ProBlogger

Do I want to be a ProBlogger? Is this my job? My passion? My career? I go backwards and forwards on this. I hate things like SEO and have no interest in thinking about them. I don’t clean and wouldn’t know how to pretend I did if a brand offered to pay me to write […]

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Half day 1 of ProBlogger

Posted on September 13, 2013June 30, 2017by Vanessa Smith

What have I learned this morning? The speakers are really nice people. Be open to new opportunities. Keep learning. You can’t do it all. Know your goals. Prepare yourself for opportunities. And midday naps in your room are common! Bring … Continue reading →

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How to choose sessions at ProBlogger

Posted on September 10, 2013June 30, 2017by Vanessa Smith

I’ve noticed on the twitter hashtag for the ProBlogger Event that people are having trouble deciding which sessions to go to. Well, so was I. So I adopted a strategy that seems to have worked quite well.   Know your main … Continue reading →

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Paid vs Free

Posted on March 6, 2013January 4, 2018by Vanessa Smith

Paid vs Free was a topic that came up a few times in the 2012 ProBlogger Event tweet stream. This is my view. I know for a fact it doesn’t suit everyone.   I don’t believe in working in your … Continue reading →

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Business of Blogging

Posted on March 5, 2013January 4, 2018by Vanessa Smith

This is a short collection of thoughts and notes I made while following the ProBlogger Event 2012 hash tag on Twitter.   While I’ve called it the Business of Blogging, it applies to many other things as well!   *** … Continue reading →

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Learning from afar

Posted on March 4, 2013January 4, 2018by Vanessa Smith

Can’t go to a conference? Don’t sulk.   Make sure you follow the blogs of everyone who is going. Follow them on twitter.   Ask live questions while the conference is going on, because that’s when people are inspired to … Continue reading →

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