As Lindsi said on Friday, I was away this past weekend for a blogging conference--Bloggy Bootcamp Chicago to be exact. What is Bloggy Bootcamp? It is a one day blog and social media conference put on by The SITS Girls and hosted in 4 major cities around the U.S each year. This year they added a 5th stop in Chicago for their first ever 2 day Brand Edition. The Chicago Brand Edition was focused on the business of blogging. Around 150 women gathered together to learn how to be better bloggers, to network, to learn how to enhance their social media presence, and the biggest reason, to learn how to work with companies and brands to earn more income from blogging. I can not begin to tell you how much I learned from Bloggy Bootcamp Chicago! I have 20 pages of notes and too many photos of slides to count! I'm still wrapping my head around all the stuff I want to do for our blog now! My trip, however, started with a little fun. The conference did not start until 2:00 on Friday but it … [Read more...]
Minnesota Blogger Conference #2 Recap
This past Saturday, I attended the third annual Minnesota Blogger Conference. Lindsi and I went for the first time last year and it was fabulous, so I did not miss the chance to attend this year! Like last year, I was so busy socializing, tweeting (until my phone died) and paying attention to the speakers that I completely forgot to take photos! Unlike last year though, a LOT of people knew who I was (or at least had heard of Toys In The Dryer). It may have helped that we were on the Minnesota Blogger Conference website's front page for a Q&A about last year's conference. The funny thing though, is that I was most memorable for the logo t-shirts we wore to the conference last year. Everyone asked why I wasn't wearing my shirt. They also asked why my partner (Lindsi) wasn't with me. Unfortunately, for personal reasons, she was unable to attend. Photo is from our Plates In The Dryer event but it is a great shot of our shirts. Again, I gained a wealth of information at … [Read more...]
The Ultimate Blog Party 2012!
We interrupt our regularly scheduled Fun Stuff Fridays to bring you the Ultimate Blog Party 2012 by 5MinutesforMom.com! Don't know what the #UBP12 is? Click on the button or link above for more details. Looking for Fun Stuff Fridays? Hold on to your links, we'll be back next week. Welcome #UBP12 party people! We are Lindsi and Jamie otherwise known as "Toys In The Dryer"! Wow, where do we begin with this intro post? So much to tell you, so little space/time... We think we'll start with our vlog from our very first post on this blog "Introducing Toys In The Dryer" on September 5, 2011. Yes, we've only been live for a little over 7 months! One thing to note before you watch this vlog is that we've gotten rid of the Mom of the Week meme and replaced it with Fun Stuff Fridays. That's about it: Hope you liked watching us make fools of ourselves our vlog. If you want to know how we came up with the name "Toys In The Dryer" read the politically incorrect version on our … [Read more...]
