Reflections on BlogHer ‘09
Posted on July 27th, 2009 – 11:22 PMBy May Chen
Sadly, Kay and I didn’t go to Chicago….but a bunch of you did and we want to hear from you.
To kick it off, some impressions from Amelia Sprout , Beth the Anti-Supermom and Mom 101- on the craziness that was BlogHer ‘09.
Put down your thoughts in the comments section below, or just copy links to your blog posts.
9 Responses to "Reflections on BlogHer ‘09"
Thanks. I have meant to email you, maybe we should get together for coffee, because a post just won’t cut it. I have another one coming, more about the good stuff.
Want to try for Thursday, when Kay gets back from her road trip? I want to hear all about it.
How about next year? Samara and I swear we’re going in 2010.
A Twin Cities contingent! Let’s do it.
Even if you don’t go, I think we need to start doing a better job of networking here locally. I was able to meet one other MN blogger there. It was so nice to know we could connect later if we wanted to.
Amelia, who did you meet?
Oooh, and I saw somewhere this morning, NY next year?
Honestly, Blogher is making me a little sad. The last three years now would have been Chicago, San Fransisco, and now New York. Chicago would have been a little cheaper than San Fran, but NY is going back into super spendy zone.
They wonder why the event becomes such a grab bag of sponsors and advertising — that’s why. It’s hard to afford on your own (my office paid when I went to SF, and it was about 1300 for tickets, hotel and plane, and getting a sponsor means shilling all weekend.
I know when they were looking at locations, anything that they would have saved on having it in a smaller town they lost on airfare. Larger cities, more competition and options.
Honestly, having been to some large tech shows (in NYC), it really wasn’t that bad. The parties with the swag issues were the ones thrown by great women who hadn’t done something like that. They were doing it for the love of the party, and unforuntately they learned the hard way. The pro done ones, they didn’t have any issues.
I think individuals should get sponsorships, but I think there needs to be some good communication about how to properly represent your sponsor. Some did an amazing job that had the desired effect (I’ve gone to check out some of the companies) and the ones who were not professional, I think they’ll learn.
Overall, it was a great experience.
Robin: They have a new blogger rate of $199 this year for those who wouldn’t get reimbursement. The $199 hotel room and plane ticket obviously adds to the cost though, but I’m thinking of going this year to meet other female personal finance/deal/mom bloggers.
