Back to School with Portland Bloggers Event Recap

Sep 29, 2013 | Blogging | 6 comments

pdxbloggers_backtoschool1Today, in the midst of strong thunderstorms, high gusts of wind, and a record-setting amount of rainfall this weekend, I ventured out to attend the Portland Bloggers September Meetup: Back to School with Portland Bloggers.

pdxbloggers_backtoschool7We took over Studio Space in SW Portland for the 2-and-a-half hour presentation on Making Money Blogging (#makemoneyblogging, which you might have seen mentioned on @PDXBloggers Twitter feed throughout 😉       pdxbloggers_backtoschool2With drinks sponsored by Black Rock Coffee Bar and yummy snacks, we were treated to presentations from Jenni, the founder of Portland Bloggers (from AWellCraftedParty.com), Suzannah (AdventuresinDressmaking.com) and Bee (TheSpicyBee.com). We also had the pleasure of hosting CPA Jackie Wheatley from Rainbow Tax & Accounting who offered up some great advice about accounting for bloggers, Kim from Todays Creative Blog who shared her own story of success in becoming a full-time professional blogger, and Tarun and Pepper from Recomonk who introduced Recomonk as a way to help consolidate affiliate links and recommended products into a single interface. (I jotted down a ton of great info to implement on my blog!)pdxbloggers_backtoschool6pdxbloggers_backtoschool3pdxbloggers_backtoschool4pdxbloggers_backtoschool8pdxbloggers_backtoschool5pdxbloggers_backtoschool10pdxbloggers_backtoschool9There was so much useful information, “class photos” taken which will be turned into a “yearbook” online (and available for download soon from the Portland Bloggers website), free patterned notebooks, pencils, and M&M packs, delicious snacks (YUMM prosciutto and provolone rolls and dark chocolate almond bark!) and valuable time networking with other fellow bloggers (over 30 in all!). Overall it was a huge success as an event – and hopefully something we can repeat again later in the year for those who weren’t able to make it this time around.

pdxbloggers_backtoschool11What I wore to the event…outfit deets coming soon!

Check out PDXBloggers.com/blog for the Powerpoint slides from the event in case you missed it (will be uploaded soon!) – or would like the information to have at your fingertips to review and keep on hand.

So glad to meet up with my fellow bloggers and Portland creatives – and hope to see you all again at the next event!

xo
Carly

I volunteer with Portland Bloggers to do their graphic design, website design/maintenance, and video work, as well as attend events when they mesh with my schedule. Have any questions about blog-related branding/graphics/visual stuff? Send them my way and they can be addressed on the Portland Bloggers blog or in a future video tutorial!

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6 Comments

    • carlyjcais
      carlyjcais on September 30, 2013 at 4:25 am

      Thank you so much, Jenni! The site is still a work in progress – one that never seems to end, I fear 😉 So nice to see you again and thanks for a wonderful event!!

  2. Susannah
    Susannah on September 30, 2013 at 6:22 pm

    What a wonderful recap. Would it be ok if I use some of your pics for my recap if I link back to your blog?
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    • carlyjcais
      carlyjcais on September 30, 2013 at 7:57 pm

      Oh thank you, Sausannah! Of course you can use any pics from the recap you like with a linkback. I appreciate you asking!! 🙂

  3. Melissa
    Melissa on September 30, 2013 at 10:39 pm

    Lovely post! 🙂

    • carlyjcais
      carlyjcais on October 2, 2013 at 8:39 am

      Thank you, Melissa!!

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