Debt Free to Live at the Beach

I attended BlogOrlando this weekend. This is the second year that I have attended this free un-conference. Josh Hallett has put this event on the past three years. It is free because of the sponsorships that Josh brings in.  They have different tracks that offering different sessions that you may be interested in. 

Of the three sessions that I sat in today the Monetization track was my favorite. Ted Murphy from IZEA was leading this session. He is so loud and passionate it gets you excited about the topic. He could have been talking about a topic that I don’t particularly care for and it would have kept my attention. Some of the other presenters got up there and you could barely hear them and they  didn’t seem happy to be there. Ted handed out two $20.00 bills to people and told them to write about him on his blog, whether it be good or bad, he didn’t care. That captured the audiences attention right away. Then people were more tuned in to what he had to say. 

So if you are going to lead a session… be passionate!

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This was the 2nd annual BlogOrlando, a free event made possible by Josh Hallett & sponsors!!! They gave away 3 or 4 Ipods, about 20-30 Universal Studios Tickets and BlogOrlando was given $1,000 to spend at City Walk. We all received free t-shirts! Everyone likes free stuff!

I had a really nice day, learning about something that you have a passion for is always fun!

I definately want to get in to Vlogging. You don’t need an expensive camera to the job.

John Rife lead a session on Video Blogging. He and his wife took a 3 month trip around the country making a video blog all along the way. It is called Finding America. He had to be one of the best speakers of the day. He was really funny and a good speaker. That is hard to find!

He gave us a lot of good resources to check out. Just two name a few…

ZeFrank.com

Blip.tv

The Video Blogging session made the Orlando Sentinel!

There were four tracks to choose from and I chose the technical track. The only session I missed that I would have like to have seen was Product Development. I hope someone taped it and will post it.

The sessions that I attended were

Podcasting - Lead by Ryan Price

SEO - Lead by Mark Jaquith
Design On A Dime - Jeremy Harrington

Blogging Basics - Chris Scott

Blogging Tools -Lead by Judson Collier - 16 years old! You would never know it!

Wordpress -Lead by Mark Jaquith

After going to this, I really want to go to BlogWorld in Vegas in November now!!!

*Picture taken by William Couch at the Video Blogging Session

* I found this picture of me on Flickr, I guess I was in an intense conversation but I look mad!!!

Pic of me taken by Adam Jackson.

*Pics Top Left of Me Taken By: Judxapp

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I am off to Blog Orlando tomorrow morning. I took the day off work so that I could go. I hope to learn a lot of new things and I hope to meet some nice people. I don’t know anyone that is going, that gives me a sick stomach in my feeling. I will feel like a new kid at a new school!

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