30 Quick Takeaways from the Design Bloggers Conference 2014
Mar 11 2014 · 0 comments · Design Events ·1
What a great event Adam Japko and the team from Design Sherpa put on in Atlanta last week at the Design Bloggers Conference! There was so much to process, today I’m sharing 30 quick takeaways from my experience…
1. Establish Your Brand and Your Voice
2. Leverage Your Blog
-your blog will not make you money directly but it can get you the attention you need to produce $$$
photo via Kandrac & Kole, photo credit Mike Ragan
3. Original content is King (or Queen)
-know your elevator speech, what your designs stand for
Timothy Corrigan
4. Be Consistent on your Blog
5. SEO is not a bad word!
-it’s all good, to be searched you have to use keywords so your blog can be found
6. Be a good Community Member, leave comments!
panel with Kyle Hoepner, New England Home
7. Most readers have an 8 second attention span: use photos and bullet points
8. Repetition is Key: repost & publicize blog entries
9. Put your phone number on your Blog ~ you want prospective clients to be able to reach you!
10. Have a Tagline that you use all the time (XO)
11. Analyze your numbers, Google Analytics at least once a week
Beth Greene, Kravet, & Jeffrey Allan Marks
12. Create Blog and Facebook Themes
13. Video is the Now —-> Vine Videos (see all of mine here)
14. Say YES
15. Follow your Passion
16. ”It’s not about a brand, it’s about YOU”
17. Tribes breed similarity ~ Break Out
18. Candice Olson is passionate about lighting
Candace Olson
19. “Be willing to fail. It’s not how you fail, it’s how you get back up.” ~ Toma Clark Haines, The Antiques Diva
Toma Clark Haines
20. Find your niche
21. Post Images: photos speak and sell
22. Be a Maven!
23. Wordpress is THE platform for blogging
24. There is power in Collaboration
25. Have a unique Point of View
26. Listen to your Audience
27. Write about what you know and what you are passionate about
28. Wine is good
Wine Tasting at DBC 2104
29. Design and Wine Dinner is even better
30. Thank you to all the sponsors!
Look closely at these glasses by B by Brandie…love it!
I Love My Swag! xo @adamjapko @designblogconf #dbc2014 https://t.co/TGOqMrvsqH
— Pamela Copeman (@PamelaCopeman) March 6, 2014
I can’t wait for next year’s event!
xo,
Pamela
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