2014 Problogger event has just been held at the simply divine QT Hotels and I was there in spirit, watching the conference unfold over social media. Though everyone’s probably glad that I was not there as I’ve a horrible bout of bronchitis 🙁
Here’s a collection of tweets that caught my eye from the conference:
TECHNICAL
The @planningqueen Nicole Avery shared information on How to test your site speed.
Resources to test your blog’s speed from the @thewebprincess including http://t.co/u2PL6CAujF #pbevent pic.twitter.com/y1JLdFcReo
— Nicole Avery (@planningqueen) August 29, 2014
I used Jezrel Jane Himbing who you can find on ODESK and she massively improved the speed of my website. Yes I believe speed is critical to usability. Nicole also shared:
http://t.co/aKqt9NfjZ3 lets you know what the first time user experience of your blog #pbevent
— Nicole Avery (@planningqueen) August 29, 2014
The @HunterBoyle Hunter Boyle (Senior Business Development Manager at AWEBER) shared this about Pinterest
Wow, cool @Pinterest tactics and results from @HerPackingList (swipe these!) #pbevent pic.twitter.com/2B5TREz5Qa
— Hunter Boyle (@hunterboyle) August 29, 2014
I understand SEO from Pinterest is excellent. I don’t use it enough. Probably need to spend some time focusing on this. I also scrolled through HunterBoyle’s tweets and found this other non #PBEvent share worth sharing:
67 Tools That Will Help You Grow Your Email List http://t.co/a4darpY60p
— Hunter Boyle (@hunterboyle) August 27, 2014
She who knows and sees all @lizosaurus Cmdr Lizosaurus shared:
The link to @ChrisDucker‘s post: http://t.co/lWo2wVZPQ6 #pbevent
— Cmdr Lizosaurus (@lizosaurus) August 29, 2014
Here is the link if you did not quite get it: http://www.chrisducker.com/number-one-podcast/ again I am pretty stoked I got my podcast Cloud Stories listed in the New and Noteworthy section within a few days of launching. It was a huge amount of effort – but feel very gratified. Now I just need to PITCH for SPONSORS…
The @brandmeetsblog Louisa Claire shared:
Three resources for getting started podcasting #pbevent @patflynn pic.twitter.com/juuyGW6POx
— Louisa Claire | BMB (@brandmeetsblog) August 29, 2014
The @thinkeduardo Eduardo Gomes shared :
FREE #blog post copywriting template from @katetooncopy http://t.co/BUlPfAAOQO
— Eduardo Gomes (@thinkeduardo) May 30, 2014
And who does not like something from the delightful @KateToonCopy
The @CarlyFindlay Carly Findlay shared:
.@hellomaxabella recommends Hootsuite, buffer, latergram, schedugram, post planner, crowd booster, tweetdeck. #pbevent
— Carly Findlay (@carlyfindlay) August 30, 2014
I use Hootsuite and Buffer. I used to use Tweetdeck.
This is freakin awesome load of goodness from @randfish Rand Fishkin
SEO for Bloggers in 2014: http://t.co/VMBVAZVDvD my presentation from today’s #pbevent
— Rand Fishkin (@randfish) August 28, 2014
You really need to read through and cover off every single page of this presentation.
CONTENT
The @vediehead1 Vegie Head Adele shared
Listen to your audiences problems- content creation! #makesomerealdough #pbevent
— Vegie Head Adele (@vegiehead1) August 30, 2014
Yes I frequently am posting answers to questions I am asked. I have taken to creating videos, getting them transcribed and then sharing them everywhere. A benefit from this is I am now earning $200 a month from my YouTube channel you can subscribe to here : https://www.youtube.com/ANISEConsulting
The @Pod_Legal Karen White shared:
Attribution is NOT enough to avoid copyright infringement #pbevent pic.twitter.com/8de9oVRszG
— Karan White (@Pod_Legal) August 30, 2014
Yikes!! But don’t you love the cute way she has shared some important legal insights and clearly BRANDED the share. I need to imitate this brilliance.
More legal insights from @Veggie_mama Stacey Roberts
If you missed it, my downloadable PDF Blogging and The Law Cheat Sheet is available at http://t.co/I3zLtTwgHa #pbevent
— Stacey Roberts (@veggie_mama) August 30, 2014
Yes quite smart to have useful information on your website to lead the conference attendees too.
PITCHING
Yes another good share from @HunterBoyle . I will definitely be using this – thank-you very much.
5 keys for pitching ideas – #3 is critical. – @M_Michalewicz keynote #PBEvent pic.twitter.com/LEqHUVZknm
— Hunter Boyle (@hunterboyle) August 29, 2014
Good friend and Hawaiian shirt wearing @BillHarper Bill Harper tweeted :
Thought I’d read the first few pages of “Life in half a second” by @M_Michalewicz last night. Ended up reading quite a bit more. #PBEvent
— Bill Harper (@BillHarper) August 30, 2014
I just checked an ‘Life in half a second” is an audiobook so will be bookmarking to listen too soon.
The @smaggle Carly Jacobs shared:
Possibly the most useful info I’ve taken away from #pbevent from @ddgdaily – Kate is a brilliant human. pic.twitter.com/aCKtJzNI8q
— Carly Jacobs (@smaggle) August 29, 2014
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There were 15000 tweets shared during #PBEvent. These were the tweets that resonated with me and where I am at with my blogging journey. I blog about cloud technology and the eco system and community that has evolved from this phenomena – yes a little different to the norm! You might be interested to know my blogging reach has yielded 6 business books, a podcast Cloud Stories, and a thriving consulting and speaking business. I’m an active member of the ProBlogger forum and am very grateful for the ProBlogger community. I hope you found this blog post useful. I would love it if you could subscribe to my Cloud Stories podcast and if you ever need assistance with Xero online accounting solution – drop me a line.
Finally I will leave you with my absolute totally love it and wish I thought of it tweet:
I love @ShayneT ‘s brain. Just sayin’ #pbevent
— SuziDafnis (@SuziDafnis) August 30, 2014
And I would like to if I may leave you with one question: How do you think I should approach Shayne Tilley to be a guest on my Cloud Stories podcast?