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We are excited to announce Attune will be joining us as a FitBloggin’ sponsor again this year!

In your attendee gift box will be a box of Uncle Sam high-fiber cereal and a box of gluten-free Erewhon organic cereal. If you aren’t familiar with these fabulous brands … Read the rest of Welcome Attune!»»

We are still accepting application for both 45-minute skill-based presentations and 1.5-hour discussion moderators. Click here for more details.

Application will be accepted through Friday, Jan. 20 at midnight ET. Announcement shortly after!

Update 1/18/2012: Oversite by a very overworked conference planner. Applications are now closed due to an overwhelming response. My apologies to those that did not get their applications in. Please email me roni@skinnyminnymedia.com

The time has come! Tickets for the next annual FitBloggin’ conference go on sale next week!

Here are the details … Read the rest of Registration Opens January 11!»»

Applications are now open for FitBloggin’12 speakers! There are two presentations we are currently filling:

1. The “Get Down to Business” presentations

What can you teach a room full of bloggers in 45 minutes? We are looking for the hottest topics in blogging. These presentations should offer key takeaways and advice on topics such as Business Planning, Blog Design, SEO and Monetizing. You will be equipped with a projector, screen and a room full of knowledge-thirsty attendees. Apply below by filling out the form.

2. The “Discussion Room” presentations

FitBloggin’ is ditching the old panel format and stimulating TRUE discussion with a new format. If you are a thought leader in a specific topic area and want to moderate a conversation with passionate bloggers, this is the job for you! These are 1.5-hour discussions. No projectors! Just a microphone, you and a room full of opinionated bloggers. Apply below by filling out the form. Read the rest of FitBloggin’12 Speaker Application»»

If you didn’t know, FitBloggin’ Speaker positions are on a volunteer basis.

It was Winston Churchill who said,

“We make a living by what we get, we make a life by what we give.”

For FitBloggin’11, in lieu of speaker gifts, we decided to give ourselves and pay our speakers’ kindness forward.

A donation was made in the name of the FitBloggin’11 Speakers to Shape Up America.

Shape Up America is a non-profit organization whose purpose is to educate the public on the importance of achieving and maintaining a healthy body weight through the adoption of increased physical activity and healthy eating.

FitBloggin’ shares this mission. We also believe that through technology, blogging and social media we can inspire and foster a culture of health and wellness.

Today we received this… Read the rest of A Thank You from Shape Up America!»»

After 5 long months we have FINALLY secured a venue for FitBloggin’12. The conference will once again be located in Baltimore, MD. However, we’re moving to the other side of the Harbor! The Hyatt Regency will be hosting us on September 20-23, 2012. The core conference days are September 21-22 with night before and morning after social activities.

Thy Hyatt is ideally located in the heart of Inner Harbor. Read the rest of FitBloggin’12 Dates, We’ve Got Them!»»

This post is Looong overdo. My apologies. Trust me when I say there has been a lot of activity in the FitBloggin’ camp. We’ve been negotiating the venue, forming a team and trying to dream up the perfect fitness centric blogging conference EVER.

At this point here’s what I can tell you…

1. FitBloggin’12 will be happening. This I promise.
2. Baltimore is the home of FitBloggin’. Expect next years conference to be in hosted in Charm City. However, we may have more organized FitBloggin’ Local style events coming to a city near you in the future.
3. FitBloggin’12 will shift from the Spring to the Fall. We don’t have the exact days yet but expect late September/early October.

Thank you for being patient. We wil announce further details as soon as possible!

Are you going to BlogHer?
Meet up with some FitBloggin’ Friends while in San Diego!

When:	Friday, August 5, 2011 4PM
Where:	Pinkberry Yogurt 209 Fifth Ave 0118A San Diego, CA
Why:	You can use a yogurt break with your FitBloggin’ friends.

Leave a comment and let us you if you’ll be stopping by.

Today was the first ever FitBloggin’ Local! Did you get a chance to reconnect with fellow FitBloggers? What did you do? Who did you meet? How did it go?

Inquiring minds want to know! Please leave a link to your posts about the Meetup in the comments, letting us know how it went!

Let’s keep the FitBloggin community going strong and connect with fellow Bloggers in your local community.

Our very first official FitBloggin’ Local date is July 9, 2011.

Meet and stay in touch with others who are interested in fitness, wellness, good food and a healthy lifestyle. We don’t have to do this alone or virtually! FitBloggin’ Local allows you to volunteer and run a mini-FitBloggin’ in your very own community!

Some ideas for your meetup… Organize a fun run at a local park, catch up at local cafe, go hiking, share blogging tips, hold an outdoor meeting, the possibilities are endless!

Click here to find a city near you or add one and volunteer to lead the very first FitBloggin’ Meetup in your community!

Cities added so far… Read the rest of The First Ever FitBloggin’ Local!»»

It is now officially a FitBloggin’ tradition to squish all the attendees into a group photo. This year we did it after the keynote address on Saturday so we lost quite a few folks but it’s still a fabulous pic of the troopers.

All the photos from the official FitBloggin’ Photographer, Carrie D, are available on Flickr. We have them separated in sets by day. Read the rest of Official FitBloggin’11 Photos are Posted!»»

FitBloggin’11 is officially over BUT we get to relive it all through your posts! Please leave links to recaps below.

We are also working on getting the official conference photos posted to facebook so everyone can tag themselves! More soon.

Monica Olivas of  http://runeatrepeat.com/ presented “Blogging 101 – Breaking into health and fitness blogging.”
Her presentation is here.

Click here for the webinar

This talk applies to WordPress, tumblr, blogger, etc.
Free blogging platforms offer your space  as a subdomain, such as YOUR-NAME.wordpress.com. Check to make sure your domain is available if moving to self hosting. It’s also a good idea to get your blog name on each platform, such as blogger, WordPress, Tumblr, etc. – even if you aren’t going to actively use them.
WIndows Live Writer is great for writing content offline. You can save links to things that you use a lot, which saves time.

Use Feedburner – it helps people follow you by making it easy.

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