This year, I’ll be attending my fourth BlogWorld & New Media Expo. I’m attending because I’m BlogWorld’s Conference Director, but also because I dig it so.
For the last three years I attended BlogWorld in various capacities – on a press pass to cover BlogWorld for the online publication I wrote for, as a blogger who wished to learn and as a vendor when I was Community Manager for an online network. Each time I took away something very important.
Each year I:
- Landed new clients
- Met the people who made up my favorite online communities
- Made important business contacts
- Learned from the best in the business
- Made new friends
- Hooked up with collaborators
- Learned about new products and services
- Received invitations to beta launches
Though I’m not a party person, I know plenty of people who enjoy the nightlife element of BlogWorld with the different parties and Tech Karaoke. That’s all good stuff too.
Because I love BlogWorld so much, I asked for and receive a discount for the Kommein community. Use the code KOM20 or DN20 (or even Tweet20) to receive an additional 20% discount on the current admission price. (The link above and in the sidebar are both affiliate links, so it’s important to disclose that I’ll received a little something – something for the sale. )
If you’re BlogWorld alumni, I hope you’ll share your experiences in the comments. If this is to be your first BlogWorld, do come back and tell us how you like it. I’m happy to be working for BlogWorld this year, so I get to attend in yet another capacity this year!
