Discovering the Influence Network & Conference – Making your Online Life Mean Something!

September 9, 2013

I’m 17 days away from going to the Influence Conference!!!!!
and kinda freaking out because I’m so excited!

I was first introduced to the Influence Conference and Influence Network
through my friend Kacia of Coconut Robot.
I started following them on twitter and instagram and completely fell in love
with their mission and presence online!
THE INFLUENCE NETWORK is for creatively minded women, who are looking for an uplifting community where they can be encouraged and also resourced to make ther online livesMEAN SOMETHING.”

Not only did I love what they contributed online, but so many of the bloggers who are a part of it and the bloggers they share were amazing. I felt like I tapped into this great group of blogging women…
and I started to realize that so many of the ones I already
loved were a part of the Influence Network!

I decided I HAD to go to the conference!
I was already signed up and ready to go to the conference when I got an e-mail…
They asked me if I would speak on their Accessible Experts Panel during the Conference.
Of course I was SOOO EXCITED and immediately wrote back YES!
I’m on a panel with some amazing girls.
The goal of our panel is to offer strategy and tips on advertising, working with brands,
blog growth, finding your voice and small business branding.
They planned our session during a time where everyone attending
the event would be able to attend if they wanted.
So there could be 250-300 fellow bloggers there for our session…..eek!
Heart beating out of chest. LOL. I have spoken to large crowds before..about Faith related topics.. the largest was 200. I love public speaking. It’s fun and I enjoy it.. but I usually am able to prepare something…. The Accessible Experts Panel is going to be a session where the audience can tweet in their questions for us girls! I love the idea.. but it also adds more of a think on your toes touch. haha. I’m just going to be myself.. share from my heart..and be as real as possible! Hopefully I can share some tips that can help!

The girls and I recently did a Google Hangout to chit chat about the panel.
We thought we could ask our readers
what they would tweet in and ask during our panel if they were there!
What would you ask??

Can’t wait to share about the Conference..
It’s September 26th-28th in Indianapolis!
I am so looking forward to meeting the other girls going…
picking up the wisdom from the conference sessions..
just being in an environment of creative joyful and faith-filled women!
I feel like it’s going to be a weekend of being encouraged and inspired
and I can’t wait to share all about it on my blog!
Are you going????? Comment below so I can say hi :)

Follow my Instagram and
Facebook for all the moment by moment fun during the Conference!
I’m rooming with my girls Tonya of Love of Family and Home
and Mandy of House of Rose
ANDDDDD Kara-Kae of The Mom Diggity and I arranged
with the hotel to have our hotel rooms connected…….
so we could cause even more trouble all together!
In her room is Moriah of Moriah Makes and Lindsay of Hello Hue.
I am so excited to spend the weekend
with such amazing women and bloggers. I admire them all so much.
And a dance off might be happening that I instigated via
twitter with the gorgeously pregnant Moriah… it’s on.

If you haven’t checked out the Influence Network..do it!
You’ll discover an amazing community of faithful female bloggers
and a great source of resources to help you grow as a blogger and a woman!

  • Blue-Eyed Bride
    September 9, 2013 at 10:08 pm

    I’m so excited! It’s going to be an incredible weekend!!

  • Rachel
    September 9, 2013 at 10:22 pm

    I’m going to be there and I’m really, really looking forward to your session! And I agree–coming up with answers on the fly in front of a crowd has got to be way harder than simple public speaking in front of a crowd!

  • Jill -Every Day is an Occasion
    September 9, 2013 at 11:01 pm

    Yay! I’m only a couple of hours from INDY! Looking into this conference! Congrats on being on panel! You’ll do GREAT! Smiles, Jill

  • Christina
    September 9, 2013 at 11:59 pm

    Wish I could come! Best of luck!

  • Annie
    September 10, 2013 at 1:06 am

    I can’t wait to hear what you have to say on the panel! I actually found you through people I knew who had gone to Blissdom this past year and was excited to hear you’ll be at Influence as well!

  • Sybil Brun
    September 11, 2013 at 9:42 am

    Fun! This will be my first also and I’m sooo looking forward to it all & Definitely Looking forward to your panel! Love your blog!

  • Christine Hutchinson
    September 11, 2013 at 10:22 am

    Best of luck with the panel! I’m off to learn more about Influence Network! :)

  • tashi
    September 11, 2013 at 11:39 am

    It’s such a blessing having read of the influence network! Thank you for sharing!

  • Brittany GraceAnn
    September 11, 2013 at 5:30 pm

    so cool! looking forward to meeting you in real life and learning from you! XO

  • Renee Cook
    September 22, 2013 at 8:25 pm

    oooo so awesome! I read several of the women’s blogs who are speaking/ attending the influence conference. Maybe I’ll be able to go one day! We just moved to Boston and are on a grad student + SAHM budget, so I don’t think the day is today :) can’t wait to read about it though! Have fun!