Comments on: BlogHer 2013: Mostly Good, No Bad, A Little Meh

By: Ann Odle

Ann Odle — Thu, 08 Aug 2013 17:05:00 +0000

Oh mine too, by far. I’ve been to their BBC Vegas & the BBC Phoenix event this last spring–I LOVE Bloggy Boot Camp!

By: janegassner

janegassner — Thu, 08 Aug 2013 16:54:00 +0000

I’m not sure why BlogHer gets such a mixed response–it always has, even when it was smaller. Have you been to any of the other blogging conferences? My personal favorite is Bloggy Boot Camp.

By: Ann Odle

Ann Odle — Thu, 08 Aug 2013 16:51:00 +0000

I’ve heard lots of good & bad about BlogHer; I’d love the opportunity to see for myself some year–hopefully when its a little closer to me so I can save a little money in travel.
I do like your idea of not bothering with the sessions; that seems to be the biggest ding about it from everything I’ve read so far.
Thanks for your review!

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By: janegassner

janegassner — Mon, 05 Aug 2013 19:09:00 +0000

Thanks, Chrisor Babe–depends where the next BlogHer is if I decide to go. But there are other conferences. Have you been to Bloggy Boot Camp?

By: Chrisor Babe

Chrisor Babe — Sun, 04 Aug 2013 21:53:00 +0000

Thank you for being honest in your BlogHer review. This was my first conference & I’d been wondering how Pathfinder was. I’m glad you’re going to blog about your aneurysm & recovery. It is your story to tell as only you can. Selfishly, I hope this isn’t your last #BlogHer because this fellow midlife blogger would like to meet you!

By: Kymberly

Kymberly — Sun, 04 Aug 2013 15:52:00 +0000

Gotcha. Thanks! Glad you had a serene shift!

By: janegassner

janegassner — Sat, 03 Aug 2013 17:31:00 +0000

Kymberly, two of my Creative Alliance friends run the Serenity Suite and a group of us volunteered to keep it staffed during the whole conference. Mine was the first shift Friday morning–before anyone needed to be serene I guess. The fact that conference was mostly at McCormick also had an effect. There was a Serenity Suite there as well, but it consisted of three love seats in a barn of a room. The one at the Sheraton was a real suite and a lovely place just to hang out.