flblogcon 2015 - official conference guide
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Official Conference Guide
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Saturday, September 26, 2015 Full Sail University
our philosophyFLBlogCon was founded on the principles of openly sharing experience and expertise with others. This conference provides one day where we cast aside differences in backgrounds, blogging topics, and competitive goals, and instead embrace coming together in the spirit of cooperation, helpfulness, and friendship.
We know you will embrace this philosophy and focus on the great role models of professionalism set by yourself and your fellow bloggers. Most importantly, we want all bloggers to feel welcome and included, no matter their experience or background.
Thank you for helping to make this happen!
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is it your First Time Here?Attending your first blogging conference can be a bit intimidating and the amount of information you will learn can be overwhelming. Fortunately blogger Anna-Marie Walsh is here to help you!
Join our Facebook group for FLBlogCon First Timers where Anna-Marie will be posting information, helpful tips, and be available to answer your conference questions.
You can also connect with other first timers and find a new friend to sit with at FLBlogCon.
Join the Facebook Group Now!
Anna-Marie Walsh @BeautyandBeets
Preparing for the day
• Dress is casual• This is an all-day conference
so be comfortable!
• Wi-fi is great so bring your devices• Bring a charger - we’ve got plenty of outlets• Plan your day beforehand by viewing our online agenda • We are paperless so perhaps print out the agenda if you
have trouble viewing it on your devices• Use the hashtag #FLBlogCon to post and follow along• Parking is free• Snacks, lunch, the after party are all provided• Bring your business cards• Carry cash or credit for a professional head shot, tip for a
massage, a Mieroglyph bracelet or other small items• Prepare your elevator pitch - what’s your blog about?
Blogger Andi Perez and TheOrlandoan.com had special shirts created for FLBlogCon. Photo by Macbeth Photos.
conference venue
Full Sail UniversityClick here to take a virtual tour!
agendaWe are paperless.
There will be no agendas handed out at the conference.
You must view the agenda on a device or print it out beforehand:
https://flblogcon2015.sched.org/
(You can save that website as an “app” on your smart phone’s home screen for easy access.)
morning Check-inPick up your badge and swag in the Seminole Pride™ Noble® Naturally Pure Juice Lobby.
Check-in opens at 8:00 am
Opening unkeynote
Join us at 9:00 am for our opening session being referred to as the unKeynote.
(You’ll thank us later.)
blogger break out by niche
Get together with other bloggers from your niche for a facilitated discussion.
Brainstorm, share ideas, and make new friendships!
It’s happening right after the opening unKeynote!
Photo by ProfessorJosh.com
All the Avenues to Monetize Your Blog
Brand Dating: How to Pitch & Work with Multiple Brands
5 Ways to Monetize Your Email List
Profiting from Webinars
Taxes for Bloggers
The Money TrackFull Sail Live10:45 am - 11:30 am
Full Sail Live11:45 am - 12:30 pm
Full Sail Live2:15 pm - 3:00 pm
Full Sail Live3:15 pm - 4:00 pm
Full Sail Live4:15 pm - 5:00 pm
Monica Stone is a blog coach and mentor for people looking to get out of the nine-to-five grind, and live their purpose by creating an online business from their passion. After working nearly fifteen years in the corporate world, she created a thriving solo online business, and never looked back. It’s her mission to empower others by teaching the building blocks to start and grow a successful blog. Monica is also a certified yoga instructor, and teaches how the benefits of how yoga and meditation will inspire creativity, create confidence, eliminate burnout, and is a must for any entrepreneur. Monica grew up most of her life in Florida. She was born in St. Louis and still likes to tell people that’s her hometown. She sometimes dreams of moving there even though she’s not really sure how she’d handle the winter months.
Monica Stone
@MonicaDawnStone
All the Avenues to Monetize Your Blog
Christie Cronan is a 30-something year old mom. Expert in toddler wrangling diaper changes, conquering Kindergarten homework, and eating all things delicious. Blogging since 2011 at Saving Said Simply, Christie's site has morphed from saving money to saving family moments. She now works with top brands as an accomplished brand ambassador, nominated as Top Influencer of the Year and Top Crafty Blog of 2015, and featured on BuzzFeed and Yahoo, Christie strives to bring humor and life into her blog with easy recipes, kid crafts, travel and family moments.Check her out at SavingSaidSimply.com.
@SavinSaidSimply
Christie Cronan
Brand Dating: How to Pitch and Work with Multiple Brands
Dan McGaw is a serial entrepreneur who has a passion for making everything around him better. As the Founder and CEO of Effin Amazing, an Analytics and CRO consultancy, he oversees marketing, analytics and growth hacking for the company’s clients. Dan previously founded Fuelzee, Starter Studio and Bootstrap Academy among other notable start ups. He was instrumental in the immense growth of Code School (which was recently acquired for $36 million) as well as KISSmetrics. In his spare time, Dan likes to hang out with his wife and three sons, coming up with new businesses and doing laundry.
@DanielMcGaw
Dan McGaw
5 Ways to Monetize Your Email
John Rife is the owner of East End Market, a neighborhood market and food hub in the Audubon Park Garden District of Orlando, Florida. The two-story structure is home to a dozen food merchants, a large event space, a market garden, a demonstration kitchen, an incubator kitchen, offices, retail shops, a full-time, award-winning caterer and a world-class restaurant.
Equipped with a masters degree in Film and Digital Media from UCF and his insatiable appetite for early tech adoption, John is always looking for new ways to tell timeless stories. Harnessing social media and digital technology to connect with customers to constituents lies at the core of East End’s marketing, branding and community building endeavors.
@JohnRife
John Rife
Profiting from Webinars
Jamie Nestrick is a (mostly) happily-married step/foster/adoptive mom of a variable assortment of children (currently seven), ages 21 years to newborn.
Jamie has worked as a Tax CPA for many years after graduating from Stetson University, working for some of the finest organization in Central Florida. During her [fleeting] spare time, she blogs about her family's adventures in (foster • adoptive • transracial) parenting (www.StarfishConfidential.com) and weathering foster care in Central Florida (www.FosterMomCFL.com).
She also dreams of sailing, disc golf, and long walks on romantic beaches with a handsome man who may or may not be her husband.
@FosterMomCFL
Jamie nestrick
Taxes for Bloggers
Instagram Tips &Tricks
Offline Networking for Online Influence
Google Plus Isn’t Dead
Twitter Cards to Drive Engagement
Meerkat, Periscope & Live Streaming
The Social media TrackAuditorium10:45 am - 11:30 am
Auditorium11:45 am - 12:30 pm
Auditorium2:15 pm - 3:00 pm
Auditorium3:15 pm - 4:00 pm
Auditorium4:15 pm - 5:00 pm
Nicole Siscaretti is a digital media specialist, Disney and Orlando travel expert, speaker, educator and creative. She writes a Disney , Orlando and lifestyle blog at SparklyEverAfter.com. Nicole teaches social media marketing classes online that are offered at colleges nationwide on the UGotClass network and is an inspired social media consultant.
Instagram is Nicole’s specialty. She also enjoys editing photos on her iPhone and has an online course filled with great iPhone photo editing apps that are perfect for bloggers and anyone else digitally marketing a business from their pocket. You can find her at NicoleSiscaretti.com and on Instagram and Twitter as @SparklyNicole.
nicole siscaretti
@SparklyNicole
Instagram Tips & Tricks
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Cory Warren is a husband, father of three, vegan triathlete and ironman. His blog, Real IronDAD, is a lifestyle blog about food, family and fun that helps passionate people, mostly parents, who have over-scheduled, busy lives maintain a healthy balance of plant-based nutrition, fitness and overall wellness.
When not blogging, Cory works as Vice-President of Business Development with Grocerly, an intelligent grocery shopping app that auto-organizes your grocery shopping list by aisle at many retail grocery locations across the country. Visit him online at www.realirondad.com and follow him as “realirondad” on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Youtube or Instagram.
Cory Warren
@RealIronDadOffline Networking for Online Influence
Thomas E. Hanna is the founder of BlogPhoto.tv, where he equips internet entrepreneurs with the tools, tactics, and resources they need to stand out online.
A blogger since 2010, Thomas has successfully grown a following in a variety of niches including Christian ministry, health, and social media. His articles have been featured in some of the largest publications across the web, and he has been interviewed on national radio as well as numerous local radio shows. Today, he takes the same strategies that have proven successful to him and passes them on to a new generation of bloggers.
Thomas hanna
@BlogPhotoTVGoogle+ Isn’t Dead
As the daughter of a librarian and an IBM software consultant, Carolyn Capern developed an early appreciation for the parallel worlds of storytelling and technology. She started blogging in 2005, and while writing across multiple websites and multiple states over the years, she has never looked back.
In April 2012, Carolyn teamed up with Greg Trujillo to start CT Social, a digital marketing agency. In her role as Digital Storyteller, she has served as social media strategist for the Rethink Homelessness campaign and the Harbor House of Central Florida Purple Purse campaign.
Carolyn’s writing work has been published by the Orlando Business Journal, the International Association of Business Communicators, Central Florida Top 5, Google Plus Daily, and more. In March 2015, Carolyn contributed to the writing team for Finding Their Way Home: Rethinking Homelessness for Veterans in Central Florida, a report released by the Central Florida Regional Commission on Homelessness to announce a historic reduction in Veterans homelessness.
carolyn capern
@DvrBkwrm
Twitter Cards to Drive Engagement
Greg Trujillo has been a technology geek since he was a juvenile time traveler. As he moved forward through time, the passion grew, so turning it into a profession was an easy choice.
In April 2012, Greg partnered with Carolyn Capern to form CT Social, a digital marketing agency offering social media, website development, and brand marketing services. As Chief Marketing Technologist, Greg has developed interactive websites for more than a dozen Central Florida organizations, including the newly revamped Central Florida Top 5, and served as social media strategist for the Rethink Homelessness campaign and the Harbor House of Central Florida Purple Purse campaign.
Greg also served as the interim Interactive Project Manager at GoConvergence Digital in the summer of 2012. While there, Greg oversaw projects for clients including BJC Hospitals, Cirrus Aircraft, and the interactive displays at the USS Intrepid museum in New York City.
greg trujillo
@TrujilloGreg
Twitter Cards to Drive Engagement
Jeff Sharon is a Course Director in the New Media Journalism Master of Arts Program at Full Sail University. Before joining Full Sail, he worked for his alma mater, the University of Central Florida, producing and hosting a weekly sports magazine show covering UCF sports. Before that, Jeff served as Sports Anchor and Reporter for WNEG-TV, the former CBS affiliate in Northeast Georgia.
In his spare time, Jeff also taught at Toccoa Falls College and Piedmont College. He received his Bachelor’s Degree in Radio and Television with a Minor in Political Science from the University of Central Florida, and earned his Master’s Degree in Broadcast Journalism from the Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University. In addition to teaching, he currently works as a freelance play-by-play sportscaster.
Jeff is also an avid sports fan and aerospace history enthusiast, and keeps a blog on the topic at http://www.aerothusiast.com.
jeff sharon
@Jeff_Sharon
Meerkat, Periscope, & Live Streaming
Privacy, Endorsements & Contracts! Oh My!
Smart Phone Photography
Blogging About a Nonprofit for a Cause
How to Produce Content for All Your Channels
Podcasting Like aRock Star
The content TrackClassroom 110:45 am - 11:30 am
Classroom 111:45 am - 12:30 pm
Classroom 12:15 pm - 3:00 pm
Classroom 13:15 pm - 4:00 pm
Classroom 14:15 pm - 5:00 pm
Chrissie Scelsi is the principal of Scelsi Entertainment and New Media Law with offices in Orlando and Port Charlotte, Florida, where she focuses her practice on entertainment, intellectual property, internet, technology, and business law. Chrissie has served as in house counsel for an international game based-simulations company, where she was responsible for advising on software licensing matters, trademarks, copyright, and corporate issues.Chrissie began her practice in 2009, working with a punk music festival, and in years since has worked with clients ranging from software companies and independent filmmakers to professional daredevils and reality television participants. She has served as an editor of the book Computer Games and Virtual Worlds: A New Frontier in Intellectual Property Law, which was published by the ABA Section of Intellectual Property Law, is a chapter contributor to The American Bar Association’s Legal Guide to Video Game Development, and is the author of the PunkLawyer Blog. Chrissie has been named as one of the top eight Central Florida attorneys with Twitterati status by the Orlando Business Journal based on number of followers for her @punklawyer handle.
@PunkLawyer
Chrissie scelsi
Privacy, Endorsements & Contracts! Oh My!
Lisa Wilk is the founder of Orlando Uncorked, a local group focused on demystifying wine. As a freelance food and wine writer, Lisa can be found blogging at TasteCookSip.com where she’s dining in and dining out, always enjoying Central Florida’s fresh and local ingredients.
Lisa does love to pair great food with a local craft beer, glass of wine or well-made cocktail, sip along on Twitter and Instagram @TasteCookSip!
@TasteCookSip
lisa wilk
Smart Phone Photography
Sarah Klena is an educator, blogger and runner from Orlando, FL. She started blogging about her recovery from a heart attack at 31 and hasn't stopped since.
Through her blog she has been fortunate enough to reach out to heart attack survivors all around the world and speak at numerous events for the American Heart Association. She has been featured in Good Housekeeping as well as The Dr Oz Show. In her spare time Sarah enjoys being with her family, shopping, reading and traveling.
Connect with her Facebook page here.
@HeartAttackat31
sarah klena
Blogging About a Nonprofit for a Cause
Brittany Minor has been the Head Cool Kid in charge at Clumps of Mascara since 2007. After graduating from college, she decided that blogging about her new found love of makeup was far more exciting than studying for grad school.
Brittany has worked with brands like Maybelline, IMAN Cosmetics, Royal Caribbean and Disney and strives to inspire women everywhere, especially women of color. Having been featured on displays in stores like Target and drugstores, Brittany is also the founding member and current President of the Beauty Bloggers of Central Florida group. She is the mother of a 2-year old girly, a wife to a nerd and loves traveling.@ClumpsofMascara
brittany minor
How to Produce Content for All Your Channels
Kerry O’Shea Gorgone develops marketing training courses in her role as Instructional Design Manager, Enterprise Training, at MarketingProfs. She’s also a speaker, writer, attorney and educator.
Kerry hosts the weekly Marketing Smarts podcast for MarketingProfs, and is also a contributing writer for numerous sites, including Huffington Post, Mark Schaefer’s {grow} blog, Social Media Explorer, Entrepreneur, Spin Sucks, and MackCollier.com.
@KerryGorgone
kerry o’shea gorgone
Podcasting Like a Rock Star!
10 Ways to Speed Up & Secure Your WP Site
Understanding YourGoogle Analytics
How to Have a Blog Without the Hassle
Your Most Essential WordPress Plug Ins
Then Get Free WordPress Advice
The technical TrackClassroom 210:45 am - 11:30 am
Classroom 211:45 am - 12:30 pm
Classroom 22:15 pm - 3:00 pm
Classroom 23:15 pm - 5:00 pm
Jennifer Graddy has had a diverse career of 20+ years in digital marketing, website development, project management and software development. This combination of expertise and passion is the perfect blend that has allowed her to lead the digital marketing practice for over 10 years at CO&P Integrated Marketing and to startup a technology focused sister company, Digital Community Connections.
As the VP of Digital Marketing, Jennifer is tasked with developing client website, creating online campaigns and executing email marketing programs. Her company is also in the process of creating technology projects that will help bring together people who provide a service with those who need the service in areas such as pet care and senior care.
@JenniferGraddy
jennifer graddy
10 Ways to Speed Up Your WP Site
Tom Jelneck started On Target Web Solutions in 2006, and it has grown to 10 employees and has helped over 350 businesses with their online marketing and social media needs. Tom also created The Contentinators, a network of super hero grade content generators providing PR agencies and SEO firms with premium content.
Often featured in the media for his social media expertise, Tom has been seen on the Daily Buzz, CNTV, and he is the Fox News Orlando Tech Expert.
@TomJelneck
tom jelneck
Understanding Your Google Analytics
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Katie Parsons is the community manager for the HypeOrlando blogging network and also writes for the HypeOrlando blog Growing Up Millennial. She's been blogging since 2008 when she started on the Orlando Sentinel's Moms at Work. She's also hosted her own parenting blog, Mumbling Mommy, since 2011 where she muses on life as a mom, stepmom and work-at-home parent.
Katie’s writing can be read on national sites like GalTime, the Huffington Post and ChamberofCommerce.com. She also contributes regularly to Florida Today, Space Coast Parent and the Viera Voice.
@KatieParsons54
Katie parsons
How to Have a Blog Without the Hassle
David Laietta is a website developer, and founder of Orange Blossom Media, a company that builds custom themes and plugins for WordPress. He teaches frequently, and does numerous one on one lectures, small group presentations, and provides his training in a professional capacity for organizations looking to train their users.
He has donated his time to a variety of groups over the past few years and teaches basic programming courses at a local college.
David is also the lead organizer of the WordPress Orlando Meetup, as well as WordCamp Orlando. If you want to get in touch about custom development work, please send your project information to Orange Blossom Media.
@DavidLaietta
david laiettA
Your Most Essentials WordPress Plug Ins
Adam Soucie is the founder and CEO of Impossibly Creative, an Orlando web development firm focusing on WordPress and Shopify. He is a member of the WordPress Orlando organizing committee where he helps wrangle both monthly Meetups and WordCamp Orlando.
For more info about Adam and how he can help your WordPress site, visit impossiblycreative.com.
@AdamSoucie
adam soucie
Your Most Essentials WordPress Plug Ins
As always, lunch will be provided. This year we’re pleased to once again have the awesomeness of Tijuana Flats, buffet style, so you can get right to one of our lunchtime activities which all start at 1:15:
• Tour of Full Sail• Writing Workshop• Casual Networking
lunch
after lunch ActivitiesTour Full Sail Writing Workshop Casual Networking
Back by popular demand, Adam Avitable is holding his writing
workshop for an in-depth look at writing style and clarity.
New connections are often made in an unstructured environment. Utilize your time after lunch to mix and mingle with others.
Full Sail staff will be on-hand to take you to some of the coolest areas of campus for a look at
studios, art designers, and more.
Meet in Full Sail Live at 1:15
Meet in the Seminole Pride Noble Naturally Pure Juice Lobby at 1:15
Meet in the Florida Dairy Farmer Lounge at 1:15
Photo by ProfessorJosh.com
Relax and RechargeNeed a break from the blogger action? Relax and recharge in the Florida Dairy Farmer Lounge.
Photo by ProfessorJosh.com
Closing keynoteTune in for a high-level discussion with some of the leading experts in the industry.
Topics being discussed include blogging, social media, sponsored content, brand relationships, and the legalities that go along with the business.
Panelists are listed on next few pages.
Ted Murphy is Founder, CEO and Chairman of IZEA. Murphy has been called the father of paid blogging and is largely credited for creating the social sponsorship industry. In 2006 Murphy launched PayPerPost.com, the first online marketplace that paid bloggers to create content on behalf of brands. Ted’s vision for democratizing content and influencer compensation is now a reality in most marketing strategies.Murphy’s disruptive approach and leadership have enabled him to raise over $36 million in equity for his entrepreneurial endeavors in both public and private markets. Backers have included top tier VCs Draper Fischer Jurvetson as well as billionaires John Poppajohn and Dr. Phillip Frost.Murphy has consulted for some of the world’s largest marketing organizations and negotiated deals with celebrities such as Kim Kardashian, Diddy and Mario Lopez. Murphy’s a prominent TV commentator on tech and social media marketing trends and platforms and he’s made frequent appearances on Fox Business’s Varney & Co, CNBC and Bloomberg TV.
ted murphy
@TedMurphy
@JsEverydayFash
jeanette JohnsonJeanette Johnson (aka "J") is the founder of J’s Everyday Fashion, named one of the most-followed fashion blogs in the U.S. for 3 years running. As the self-described “Rachel Ray of Fashion” J has built a thriving business through utilizing affiliate link marketing and setting up strategic partnerships with key brands.In addition to blogging, J is often seen on television, has graced catwalks, and has appeared on the pages of magazines for brands wanting to leverage her online influence. J has been a writer for Visit Florida and Disney, and the face of brands like Walmart, Ross and Carnival. A highly sought-after speaker, Jeanette believes in empowering all women both online and off!
Roy Reid is a leading authority on public relations, business communications, and marketing. He works with business leaders and organizations to grow, maintain, and protect their interests. He is the Executive Director of Communications for the University of Central Florida College of Business. Formerly Roy was a partner with Consensus Communications, an Orlando based public relations firm and served as Director of Corporate Communications for the nations largest hospital, Florida Hospital. In 2013 and 2014 Trust Across America/Trust Around the World named him as one of the Top 100 Thought Leaders Influencing Trusted Business Behavior.Roy is a graduated of University of Central Florida. In 2007, he was recognized by the College of Business as its Alumni of the Year, and in 2010 he was inducted into the Nicholson School of Communications Hall of Fame. Roy is Accredited in Public Relations (APR) and an active member of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA).@RoyReid
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Josh Murdock is an educator, instructional designer, tech geek, surfer, father, foodie, photographer, sketch artist, and all around geek. He blogs about everything from iPhone app for educators to food trucks.
Known as Professor Josh on social media, he currently works at Valencia College as an instructional designer helping build online courses, train faculty on technology, and solve the Blackboard problems of the world. Josh is an Associate Faculty teaching Educational Technology in the EPI program, Social Networking for Job Search and Student Success. He’s have taught online, hybrid, or face-to-face for the past nine years and worked in higher education for over fifteen years.
Josh is actively involved in Social Media Club and various technology related groups in Orlando, and has presented at numerous national conferences on Assisted Technology, Social Media in Education, Millennial Generation, Web 2.0 Technology, and various other topics. He helps plan the Florida Bloggers and Social Media Conference (FLBlogCon) and mentor at Startup Weekend Orlando, and he’s on the Board of Directors for Valencia’s Foundation and various other collegewide committees.
josh murdock
@ProfessorJosh
Katy Widrick is the Executive Producer for Growing Bolder, where she helps oversee production of Growing Bolder TV, Radio, Magazine and GrowingBolder.com.
Additionally, she helped launch and grow the Team GB Elite blogging team. She is a certified personal trainer and group fitness instructor who blogs about health and fitness at http://KatyWidrick.com, where she also offers regular tips and tricks for bloggers who want to make more money, get more readers, expand their reach and have more fun!
With a focus on social media and search engine optimization, Katy also offers blog and social media consulting services for bloggers at http://MakeMediaover.com. After spending more than a decade in Orlando, Katy and her family recently moved to St. Petersburg. Follow her on social media @kwidrick!
@Kwidrick
katy widrick
Since 1999, Adam Heath Avitable has been entertaining audiences from every demographic. His award-winning writing has been collected and published, his book Interviews with Dead Celebrities was a best selling book on Amazon.com, and he has performed stand-up comedy on stages from Los Angeles to Orlando.
Adam has lectured college students about developing humor, presented to hundreds on the rewards of vulnerability and transparency in life and in writing, and spoken at conferences, inspiring audiences with his life philosophy and entertaining them with his comedy.
As a lawyer, author, small business owner, comedian, ordained minister, social media manager, blogger, and professional speaker, he has a unique ability to speak directly to any audience, from comedy clubs to lounges to corporate conferences and private parties.
adam avitable
@Avitable
bess auerBess Auer is the co-host of Blog Talk TV, a weekly television show currently airing in 4.5 million homes in Florida and across the nation. The founder of FLBlogCon and GottaGetBlogging.com, Bess got her blogging start as the first editor of the Central Florida Top 5 which was voted “Best Neighborhood Blog” by Orlando Sentinel readers in 2009. Bess then left the Top 5 blog to create Florida Swim Network, a website that live streams competitive swim meets. Broadcast partners with the University of Florida, Florida Swim Network’s shows have been seen on the SEC Network, watchESPN, and Bright House Sports Network.
@Bess_Auer
Unwind at the coolest after party hosted by the incomparable Adam
Avitable. (Fair warning: Adam’s humor is “Rated R” at times!)
after party
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