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. 
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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!
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.
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»»
This session covers some basic (ethical) search engine optimization practices you can implement right away, to help search engines find you when potential readers search on the terms you wish to rank for.
But once you start getting all that traffic, the question becomes “What do you do with it?” This session covers that too.
Thanks for Matt of NoMeatAthlete.com for a great session.
Read the rest of Live Blog | SEO for Fitness Bloggers»»
Do you know how video can help your blog?? The Sky’s the limit with tips from Jendi Pagano.
The statistics are exciting and are waiting for you to leverage them!!
- People communicate 7% by words and 55% by body language.
- People retain 10% of what they read and 20% of they hear and 50% of what they read and hear.
- Video gives a 53% better chance of being on first on a google search with video
- 52% of people that watch a video will take action after watching it – remember to have a call to action
Are you interested in adding video to your blog or creating a new community from video? Read the rest of Live Blog: Vlogging 101 Break into Video Blogging»»
Welcome to the live blog on From Hobbyist to Professional: Taking Blogging to the Next Level. If you hope to take blogging to the next level, then follow along with a panel that can share insight on taking a blog from a hobby to a professional standing. Join Esther (ShePosts), Jen (PriorFatGirl), Josie (Yum Yucky)and Ryan (No More Bacon) to hear their tips on design, blog exposure, engaging your readers, and more.
Read the rest of Live Blog / From Hobbyist to Professional: Taking Blogging To The Next Level»»
Carla Birnberg moderates a panel with four women who’ve found success beyond the blog in four distinctly different arenas. Andrea Metcalf, Karla Walsh, Kelly Olexa and Liz Neporent speak.
Read the rest of Liveblog | Keynote Panel: Blogging from Hobby to Career»»
We can hardly believe it either! Just one more month until we mix and mingle in Baltimore!
Our apologies for the lack of updates. We’ve had a new addition in the FitBloggin’ camp. He decided to start early, throwing the rest of the staff (me) off schedule. Have no fear. the conference is still full steam ahead and we’ve been making some amazing progress!
In this update: Read the rest of One Month until FitBloggin’11!»»
Everyone at FitBloggin’11 will get to try a LÄRABAR!
At LÄRABAR, we believe that the foundation of a sound mind, body and spirit is derived from what you eat.
And what you eat is healthiest and most satisfying when it’s in a whole, natural state.
Fitbloggin’ would like to welcome Attune Foods as 2011 Sponsor! Their products not only include the Attune line but U.S. Mills cereals as well! Stay tuned for more information about a wonderful Attune Sponsored breakfast where we’ll get to try some of these yummy options!
We are *this* close to having a concrete date and location for FitBloggin’11. THIS CLOSE!
To make up for lack of updates may I offer a peace treaty.
If you would like a review copy of The 10 Min. Solution Wii game please contact Melissa at Melissa-FitPR@verizon.net
If you’ve already received a copy from attending FitBloggin’10 please let us know what you think! I haven’t gotten a chance to try it out for myself just quite yet.
Stay tuned for updates! They are coming soon!
This week’s quest post is by Mara. Mara blogs at Medicinal Marzipan is a blog about body image and unconditional self love, as well as learning to lead a positive and authentic life. Contact her on twitter @mmarzipan or by email: medicinalmarzipan[at]gmail.com.
Everyday there is more buzz about building positive body image in the healthy living blogosphere. It has been the hot topic in blog conferences, on twitter, and is the ultimate goal for many bloggers. We strive daily to utilize our blogs to record our personal journeys of becoming our best selves, whether that be losing weight, implementing exercise routines, or working to love ourselves each day a little bit more than the day before. As a community, we are building networks around these goals, supporting one another, and reaching out as a means of keeping ourselves honest to our personal struggles and obstacles that we work to overcome – in front of a live audience. Read the rest of Using Blogging to Repair A Damaged Body Image»»
