Last year, I had the opportunity to attend SoFabCon 2013. It’s a blog conference organized by Collective Bias, so that bloggers have the opportunity to connect with brands, learn from their representatives, and master how to become highly-skilled professional bloggers.
We made the trip to Arkansas to attend the conference a family road trip, and it was a lot of fun. Ruben took care of the kids while I attended sessions and did some networking. In between sessions, I’d head to our hotel room to nurse Elisabeth, and hang out for a little while before the next session.
During one break, I even prepared a meal for my family. I was working on a campaign for Collective Bias and created these super easy chicken sandwiches:
Prepared and photographed in our SoFabCon hotel room. π
All that to say, I’d love to attend SoFabCon again this year.
Why? Because first and foremost, it’s an outstanding conference. Collective Bias ‘gets’ bloggers AND brands. This is so incredibly important, if blogging is more than a hobby for you, and you consider it your career.
Secondly, I need to get away. Life has been rough these past six months because of David’s illness, and I’d love just a few days to be able to slip away to a place where I know SO MANY of the people who’ll be there. My favorite part of the conference last year was meeting new people and getting to know them and their blogs.
SoFabCon = The best place for networking among bloggers
What Attending SoFabCon This Year Would Mean to Me
Going to Bentonville, Arkansas to the Social Fabric Conference would mean a time of refreshing for me. It would mean that I’d get to spend time with people who understand what I do in this online space. It would also mean that I’d have time away from home, by myself. I need a little of that right now.
What the Experience Would Empower Me to do Afterward
If you do pretty much anything online, you know that things change. This is definitely true when it comes to blogging. There are new things to be learned and new opportunities out there.
Going to SoFabCon would give me the tools I need to be a better blogger and business owner. It would enable me to become a more fabulous Social Fabric member, and the experience might even push me just a little further out of my introverted shell. π
I’d love to attend SoFabCon 2014!
#CollectiveBias is giving six bloggers the opportunity to win a trip to #SoFabCon14. This post is my entry, and I’m entering because I #LuvSoFab14.
How awesome if you would win the chance to go! I hope you get to go either way. π
Thank you, Lydia! Last year was very memorable, and I’m really hoping to win the opportunity to attend this year. π
Sandra I wish you all the luck in the world. I read your post about David and what your family went through recently and I can not imagine how hard that must have been but I am so glad to see that he is doing good. I am very excited about attending SoFabCon for the first time this year and I can not wait to meet all of the amazing bloggers and friends that I have made on the SoFab community! I really hope to see you there!
Thank you so much, Paula! It’s been a difficult road, and we still have a long way to go. But things are getting better. I’m very thankful for that.
I hope to see you in May, too! That would be wonderful!
First off I think that is an amazing picture and recipe to be done in your hotel room! Good luck and hope to see you there in May!
Thank you, Natalie! And while making chicken sandwiches in a hotel room isn’t the easiest thing to do, it’s definitely a great way to save money. π