Followgreat expectations
leah + raul + lola = true friends
i’m heading to TBEX in Keystone, Colorado this weekend. Travel Blogging Exchange for those who don’t know what TBEX means. it’s the biggest travel blogging conference in North America and i have been thinking about it for a year now. i’ve been working hard to get my name out in the travel writing space – using my writing and social media. TBEX will be an opportunity for me to measure how i’ve been doing. it will also be a chance to learn a lot about strategies pertaining to what i’m building. best of all, it will be fun to meet & network with other travelers and writers AND see dear friends!
my hopes and expectations:
- i hope to discover people do “get” what lola’s all about
- i expect to learn A LOT and apply that to my blog
- i hope to make some great professional connections that will lead to paid work
- i expect to make a few new friends and this alone will make TBEX worthwhile
i can’t wait to answer these four points plus add any others that i wasn’t expecting.
post expectations
what an event! even though there’s always room for improvement, i thought the conference was really well done. i was impressed with the line-up of speakers and the parties were outstanding. here’s the shake-down of my four points.
totally #lolafied
- i think those who knew me from the various social networks DO “get” what lola’s all about. i need to continue to grow my audience so more will be in-the-lola-know!
ya know when ya know!
- i did learn a few new tricks that i need to apply to my blog & writing as well as the importance of a media kit.
great meeting the wonderful C.C. Chapman
- i did make some great professional connections that i think will lead to paid work and even more importantly, how to continue to make more of these contacts.
the lovely Kirsten Alana – i just can’t get enough
- i DEFINITELY made some new friends this past weekend. (my favorite souvenir!) it will be fantastic to continue to connect with these people and i look forward to more opportunities to meet my fellow travel writing pals down the road!
group LOVE pic!
what was unexpected?
Keystone is a lovely summer destination! BAD BAD traffic in & out of Denver AND a cluster F*#@ at the Denver airport. who would have thunk? certainly not me!!
