AWBU Conference Schedule

Arkansas Women Bloggers Unplugged

Conference Schedule & Details

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Friday, June 10

5:00 – 7:00p Attendee arrival, registration, collection of medical forms, lodge check-in

 

7:00pish – Welcome, appetizers, drinks & getting to know one another around the campfire

 

Saturday, June 11

7:00a Optional Early Bird Hike

 

8:00a Breakfast (farm fresh eggs from Willow Tree Creek Farm & The Park Wife plus Petit Jean Meats)

 

8:30a Conference Kick-Off & Introduction to Collective Bias

 

9:00a Session 1

• Blogging 101 – Stephanie Buckley of The Park Wife

New to blogging or ready to launch your blog? A veteran will walk you through the basics - in layman's terms.

• How Not To Be A Schmuck – Sarah Daigle Scott of For the Love of Geek

When/how to use your personal versus professional profile, becoming a “trust agent” and considering who you are online.

 

10:00a Session 2

• Pulling Blog Topics Out of Thin Air – LaTonya Richardson of LaRich Media

When your muse has left the building and you're ready to purchase blog topics out of desperation.

• Generating Traffic – Jacqueline Wolven of Moxie Works and GoodWolve

Learn how to effectively drive traffic and interest for your blog and grow your readership.

 

11:00a Session 3

• Blogging with Purpose & Social Good – Fawn Rechkemmer of Instead of the Dishes and Momcation

Learn to help your blog find its higher calling and influence positive change.

• Generating Traffic – Jacqueline Wolven of Moxie Works and GoodWolve

Learn how to effectively drive traffic and interest for your blog and grow your readership.

 

12:00p Lunch & time to decompress

 

2:00p Session 4

• Maximizing Social Media – Beth Stephens of Ozark Natural Science Center and Carpe Diem Beth

Ensure your blog is connected to social media tools such as Twitter, LinkedIn and TweetDeck.

• Community Blogs – Amy/Collective Bias

Community blogs are big right now – could you launch one or improve your existing effort?

 

3:00p Session 5

• Food Fantastic – Julie Kohl of Willow Tree Creek Farm

Tips for food bloggers and writers, artistic styling, and guidance on posting food photos and recipes.

• Personal Branding – The Mamas of NWA Motherlode

How to balance a consistent image, sincerity, grammar, professionalism, approachability and your unique, fun personality!

 

4:00p Session 6

• Photography Tip Session – Melanie Poteat of Snaps by Poteat

Learn blog photography and styling tips from a self-taught photographer and improve the visual appeal of your blog!

 

*Special treat following the session: Melanie will take customized Snaps by Poteat headshots of attendees to use on blogs, Twitter, etc. Awesome!

 

6:00p Dinner

 

7:00p Inspiration Board Activity – Carrie Bigfeather from the Elmer's Glue Crew!

 

8:00p Visiting around the campfire & optional guided night hike

 

Sunday, June 12

8:30a Final Session: The Social Fabric Community & More – Courtney Velasquez and Kim Janocko of Collective Bias (coffee & snacks)

 

10:00a Brunch, Blogger Panel & Downtown Brainstorming Session (followed by evaluations and lodge check-out)

 

12:00p Attendees depart by noon

There are still a few tickets left, call today if you want to be a part of this wonderful, inspiring blog weekend.