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SOBCon 07 News: Drew’s Cool Idea!

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What We’ve Done So Far

It’s been only a month since we announced SOBCon 07 and so much has happened!

We’re letting folks know that this is a carefully-crafted, attendee centered, content-rich event. Folks are finding out that it’s going to be a quality experience in which the audience will have an active role as a partipicant.

That’s why when Drew McLellan suggested this idea, so in keeping with the conference, we just HAD to do it!

I’ll let Drew tell you about it.

Give Little Get A Little LOT

Guest Writer: Drew McLellan

Hey all,

Relationships are about give and take

You give a little. You get a little. That’s the balance of a good relationship.

It shouldn’t surprise you at all that this same balance would be adopted by a conference focused on taking your blog to the next level by building stronger and more valuable relationships.

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Unlike a typical conference where the speakers are the only ones who get to share, at SOBCon we’re turning that notion upside down.

Each and every participant is invited to bring something they’ve created – a book, a white paper, a podcast series, a visual tool – you name it for every single attendee and speaker.
Imagine leaving the conference with a bag filled with knowledge, insights, laughter and inspiration.

And even better; imagine every SOBCon attendee learning more about your blog and passion, and being touched by your work.

There are only a few rules:

  • It has to be your original content.
  • You must bring enough for everyone.
  • You must be willing to give it away for free.
  • Do we need to say the material has to be appropriate?

Register today so you can get a little. And get a little LOT!!!
Drew,
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PS –Please pass this along. I have no pride of authorship on this. So feel free to completely re-write it, edit it or ask me to do either. Or just fall in love with it as it is and use it silly.

Thanks, Drew!
–ME “Liz” Strauss

Don’t forget to Persuade Me

What Lorelle Said Yesterday . . .

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The Successful and Outstanding Blogger Conference – Will You Be There?

The SOBCon07, the Successful and Outstanding Blogger Conference, will be May 11-12, 2007, in Chicago. If you want a closer relationship with your readers, and the increased traffic and benefits thereof, make a point of attending. — Lorelle at WordPress

Read the entire article. It’s an awesome description of a blogger’s growth.

Well? Will you be there?

–ME “Liz” Strauss

At SOBCon 07: The Next Level Quest

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Relationshiping Blogging Doesn’t Work without Content

I have conversations with bloggers every day. We swap strategies and learn from each other. Yesterday I had more than one. The first conversation was with Lisa Gates. She wanted to know more about the SOBCon content. So I thought I’d bring some of it from the SOBCon 07 blog over.

What Does It Mean to Take Your Blogging to the Next Level?

It means engaging your potential, reaching for the vision and executing what you see. At SOBCon, we’re going all out to make this event insightful, content-rich, inspiring, practical, and fun!

The SOBCon Next Level Quest

Together we will strategize, discuss, and learn how to

  • Respect that in business and blogging all things are based in connecting relationships
  • Treat our blogs like a business, or a business-like hobby
  • Define a vision for our blogs that inspires readers to be part of it
  • Identify like-minded bloggers whose blogging goals match our own to swap strategies with
  • Evaluate our blogs through the eyes of a first-time reader
  • Use links, trackbacks, comments, design archietecture to lead to increased participation, and extended reach that could develop into business ventures
  • Ensure presentation, navigation and all reader experiences are intuitive, simple and elegant
  • Know our brand values as readers define them and be able to participate in how readers perceive the unique and remarkable values we offer
  • Understand basic tools that are useful for video, podcasting, social media, and voice commenting
  • Reach out beyond the blogosphere to non-blogging readers to become a resource they rely on
  • Recognize the traits and characteristics of a successful and outstanding blog by doing blog critiques

Presenters with specialized expertise will get the conversation started, and presenters and attendees will work together to get move our blogs higher — to decide what is the next level for our individual blogs and plan how to get there!

Are you ready to take your blog to a new level?

What else could we pack into this quest?

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PS Are you going to try to persuade me?

Thank You for the Virtual Conference

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Thank You

Thank you to everyone who attended today’s conference in any way.You all kept me running. But it was beautiful to see so much dialogue and information shared and exchanged. It’s just a peek of what it will be like at SOBCon.

SOBCon would like to thank . . .

8:00 – Robyn McMaster on Laughter and Mistakes
9:00 – Sandra Renshaw on Graphics
10:00 – Mark McGuinness on Creativity
11:00 – Joe Hauckes on Navigation
12:00 – Rodney Rumford on Videoblogging
1:00 – Chris Garrett on Blogger Blunders
2:00 – Ellen Weber on Sleep and Music
3:00 – Wendy Piersall on Blogging Beyond the Blogosphere,
4:00 – Mike Wagner on Branding
5:00 – Terry Starbucker on What to Look for
6:00 – Chris Cree on Business Blogging
7:00 – Phil Gerbyshak on Being a Relationship Geek
8:00 – David Armano on the 4 Cs of Blogging

— ME “Liz” Strauss

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The Secret’s Out: SOBCon 07 Is in Chicago May 11-12!

Register Now! for SOBCon 07, May 11 and 12 in Chicago, Illinois. Limited seats available.

Joe Hauckes, Are You Really Coming to SOBcon 07?

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Will You Be . . .

counting the comments during the LIVE OPEN MIC NIGHT, and will you write a poem like you always do on Tuesday nights?

I can’t wait to meet you, Joe Hauckes, in person at

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to hear about your home renovation and the alien on your dresser. Is the alien coming with you?

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The Secret’s Out: SOBCon 07 Is in Chicago May 11-12!

The Secret’s Out: SOBCon 07 Is in Chicago May 11-12!

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It’s Amazing!

It’s amazing what can happen when a tiny brat pack of relationship bloggers has an idea they think is worth pursuing . . .

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SOBCon ’07

Take Your Blogging to the Next Level

A Relationship Bloggers’ Conference and Networking Event

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Head over to the SOBcon URL http;//www.sobevent.com and get all of the details. There are only 250 seats available.

Gosh, we’d be grateful if you’d pass the word to your friends about it. It’s too cool to keep from sharing the news with your friends. Don’t you think?

The best part is that you won’t be a stranger, because I’ll be there! I can’t wait to meet you in 3-D!

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