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Brandi Koskie, the director of publishing at DietsInReview.com is proficient in SEO best practices and the simple and effective tricks of the trade that can help grow traffic and visibility for your blog. She shared that knowledge in the following Fitbloggin 12 session: Drive More Traffic Through SEO

Session begins: I’m Brandi Koskie the director of publishing at DietsInReview.com something I started with a couple of friends from college 6 years ago and many of you have helped it stick around for 6 years and helped it grow to be one of the largest health sites on the web so thank you.  We are the largest diet review site on the web. We have a tremendous team of contributors. Read the rest of Live Blog: Drive More Traffic Through SEO»»

Blog design is a combination of aesthetic as well as function.  In our everyday lives we are all designers.  Look know further than the appliances you surround yourself with in your home and how you utilize them.

When creating a blog you have two choices with design: hire Someone or DIY.  There is the saying that you get what you pay for so keep that in mind.

When hiring a blog designer ask:

1. Do they have a portfolio?
2. Do you like them?
3. Be clear with what you want
4. Know the budget (e.g. flat pay vs. hourly pay)
5. Know what their services provide (e.g. design, maintenance)

Read the rest of Live Blog: Better Blog Design on a Budget»»

Session begins with audience members drinking Grapefruit G-jitos made with mint, lime, and touch of honey. Yum!

Good afternoon, my name is Dawn Jackson Blatner, RD, CSSD, LDN. I blog with food and nutrition in mind for the Huffington Post, and I am the author of “The Flexitarian Diet.” I am here at this conference on behalf of Florida Grapefruit. So we’re going to talk about a topic that is so near and dear to my heart, I call it, R.A.W. Bloggin’. And what R.A.W. Bloggin’ stands for is Realistic and Achievable Wellness. Okay so I believe in this and I have been at this conference eating lunch, doing boot camps, and I’ve met a lot of you, so I believe that we are all here with a very similar passion of realistic and achievable wellness. So I’m excited to talk to people who are also enjoying this topic. I believe very strongly that as bloggers, we have readers who care about what you are knowing, what you are feeling, and they sure care about what you are doing. So I would love to get that (information) out into the twittersphere using the #FitBloggin hashtag and official Florida Grapefruit handle, @JuicyScoop.  Read the rest of Live Blog: Realistic & Achievable Wellness by Florida Grapefruit»»

When You Have a Lot to Lose is hosted, presented by Tara Martin of A Life Changing Journey and Meegan Dowe of RedStar5, is a discussion about the process of fitness and weight loss when you have a lot to lose.

Tara: Before we start, I’m gonna tell you, I am freaking out. If you don’t know us, this is my wife Meegan Dowe .  I’m Tara, my twitter is tidbits_of_tara and my Blog is A Life Changing Journey.

You’ll notice there are white cards on the chairs around the room.  I want you to put down how much weight you’ve lost.  If you haven’t lost any, don’t worry, nobody’s going to know.  We’re going to collect them and have someone add them up.  Thea is the magical mathmetician, hand your cards to her.  At the end of the discussion, we’re going to determine how much we’ve all lost. Read the rest of Live Blog: When You Have a Lot to Lose»»

This session was presented by Sara Hopson of Daily Feats.

Sara – Hi Guys.  We can talk way more since the group is small.  This is Shannon and she is going to help us today.  I’ll do a quick introduction.  I’m Sara Hopson I’m a marketing and social media professional for Daily Feats.  I’m passionate about health and technology’s ability to help you back to health.

We’re here to talk about your vision and how to grow the good economy together.  I gave you an overview from what I’ve learned and how to realize your vision.

At Daily Feats, we are passionate about helping people eat healthy, work out, and pay less for health insurance.  If you live healthy you should get rewarded for it. Read the rest of Live Blog: Growing the Good Economy Together with Sara Hopson»»

Sarah Dussault, one of the most viewed fitness personalities on YouTube, presents this session where attendees will learn how to create high-quality video content that will not only drive traffic to your blog, it will increase audience retention and earn money, too. YouTube has been rolling out new features to help promote fitness and health videos over the past year. It sees value in fitness partners and has been investing in its health-conscious audience. After a completely new layout in 2011, YouTube has introduced new features that are blogger friendly, with hopes to increase your traffic.

Sarah can be found at sarahfit.com, @DietSarah, and SarahsFabChannel.

Sarah Dussault onstage at FitBloggin 2012

This presentation will be about harnessing the power of YouTube. Read the rest of Live Blog: Harness the Power of YouTube»»

 Are self acceptance and weight loss mutually exclusive? This panel discussion led by Karen, Mara, and Shauna will introduce the concept of self-acceptance and facilitate a meaningful discussion about the relationship between self-acceptance, body image, health at every size, and weight loss. Read the rest of Live Blog: Self Acceptance and Weight Loss»»

The Ignite Fitness proposals are flowing in, and we are ecstatic by the excitement FitBloggin’ attendees are showing for this year’s keynote. (Click here if you don’t know what I’m talking about.)

But some of the proposals we’ve received are slightly missing the point of the Ignite format. We want to help applicants take a good idea and turn it into an amazing pitch and presentation.

Join us Thursday, April 12, at 9 p.m. ET on Twitter to get tips, tricks, pointers and any questions answered about the Ignite format and any general FitBloggin’12 questions. Current applicants will be able to reply if they’d like to revamp their proposal after the chat session. Remember, the FitBloggin’ community will be voting for seven of the 14 presentations. That means you have to BRING IT in the proposal stage.

The chat will be moderated by our fearless Ignite Fitness leader Kia (@bodhi_bear), and we will be joined by Ryan Wanger (@ryanwanger) an Ignite Boulder organizer and Kipp Champers (@lloyddobbler) an Ignite Denver organizer. Oh! and me, @RoniNoone, organizer and host of FitBloggin’.

Come with your questions and we’ll be ready to help! “See” you Thursday!

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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.

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!»»

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.

Question: “What do I blog about?” Read the rest of LiveBlog: Blogging 101 – Breaking into health and fitness blogging»»

Do you know how long people are on your site? Can you tell a potential advertiser the percentage of traffic clicks through to the outgoing links you write about? Or, how many people tried to fill out your contact me form and failed? Scott Stawarz of octavity.com, simpleweight.com, and Scott.Stawarz.com answers these questions and more during this session. Read the rest of Live Blog | Know Your Stats: Mining Your Website Analytics to Improve Your Blog»»

Does Fit Blogging have to be serious? According to the panel, the answer is a resounding NO!

From the satire of Jack Sh*t, the raw honesty of Operation Shrink Charlie’s Big Butt, or the snark of MrsFatass, each participant on this panel has their own way of using humor to share their story. This session will deal with keeping ideas fresh, finding inspiration, and allowing even the most serious of messages to come through with a laugh.

Read the rest of Liveblog/Finding the Humor in It: Growing Your Blog One Laugh at a Time»»

Ben Teal discusses what if you could create curiosity and evoke enthusiasm and emotion with social media?

How do you create community and facilitate a following?

Read the rest of LiveBlog/Social Media 101: It’s A Jungle Out There»»