I admit it. I'm a BlogHer 2012 virgin.
It's with mixed emotions that I attended my first BlogHer conference at the New York Hilton these past 3 days. The conference brought together more than 4,000 women bloggers with influence spanning the nation and the globe.
I didn't know anyone here before I came. I had to arrange for childcare for my 3 kids and break away from my daily routine. Until this point I've only dabbled in blogging. I don't even have a business card.
But I came here because I've had a feeling of incompletion since I started this blog on a lark a few years ago, and I wanted to absorb the energy of women who believe in themselves, and who have transformed themselves personally, professionally and financially due to blogging.
I've never been around so many women at one time who speak so eloquently and confidently about what they do, what they know and what they want.
Big media personalities Martha Stewart, Katie Couric and Soledad O'Brien were keynote speakers at BlogHer2012 because they know the power of the voices of women, how women can affirm and share their beliefs, ideas and recommendations with those in their spheres of influence.
Many women who were here have amazing writing skills and technological and marketing expertise, some reaping impressive lucrative rewards.
Some women have hundreds or even thousands of followers, and they have built friendships and their own village of affirmation in the blogosphere.
I'm not there yet.
I just recently created a Twitter account, I'm not that technologically savvy and I haven't spread the word about my blog yet.
But it's ok.
Things will change, because I am the agent of my own change. And I have promised myself I will get there.
If it's one thing I can take away from the conference is that I have a voice and that it matters. I have a lot to say and I should be proud to say it. I can (and will) find and build a community in the blogosphere that can transcend me and my life.
As the saying goes, each journey begins with a single step.
It's with mixed emotions that I attended my first BlogHer conference at the New York Hilton these past 3 days. The conference brought together more than 4,000 women bloggers with influence spanning the nation and the globe.
I didn't know anyone here before I came. I had to arrange for childcare for my 3 kids and break away from my daily routine. Until this point I've only dabbled in blogging. I don't even have a business card.
But I came here because I've had a feeling of incompletion since I started this blog on a lark a few years ago, and I wanted to absorb the energy of women who believe in themselves, and who have transformed themselves personally, professionally and financially due to blogging.
I've never been around so many women at one time who speak so eloquently and confidently about what they do, what they know and what they want.
Big media personalities Martha Stewart, Katie Couric and Soledad O'Brien were keynote speakers at BlogHer2012 because they know the power of the voices of women, how women can affirm and share their beliefs, ideas and recommendations with those in their spheres of influence.
Many women who were here have amazing writing skills and technological and marketing expertise, some reaping impressive lucrative rewards.
Some women have hundreds or even thousands of followers, and they have built friendships and their own village of affirmation in the blogosphere.
I'm not there yet.
I just recently created a Twitter account, I'm not that technologically savvy and I haven't spread the word about my blog yet.
But it's ok.
Things will change, because I am the agent of my own change. And I have promised myself I will get there.
If it's one thing I can take away from the conference is that I have a voice and that it matters. I have a lot to say and I should be proud to say it. I can (and will) find and build a community in the blogosphere that can transcend me and my life.
As the saying goes, each journey begins with a single step.
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