Jul 18, 2008

The Deal.

The BlogHer conference day begins early with a croissant and fruit breakfast in a large ballroom. Imagine a cacophonous hen house on a poultry farm, and then imagine that those hens have coffee and laptops.

That is a BlogHer breakfast.

Then the bloggers divide into Break-Out sessions, each handling a different aspect of the blog realm. Privacy issues, tax issues, networking issues– these are all examples of topics captured in the Break-Out sessions.

Bossy is right this minute attending a session about maximizing your blog’s earning potential. Of course Bossy isn’t listening, she’s writing. Which could be mistake Number One.

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58 comments

1. 1
   on July 18th, 2008 at 3:09 pm
   thatcoolbroad said:

   Was bossy a C-student like tcb? Me guess yes. The girl in the red gingham shirt…definitely an over-achiever:)

   xoxo
   tcb


2. 2
   on July 18th, 2008 at 3:14 pm
   thatcoolbroad said:

   Was bossy a C-student like tcb? Me guess yes. The girl in the red gingham shirt…definitely an over-achiever:)

   xoxo
   tcb


3. 3
   on July 18th, 2008 at 3:24 pm
   Crabby McSlacker said:

   I’m so jealous, I wish I was at Blogher ignoring good advice about how to earn more money with my blog.

   Actually, I think I just figured out how to earn WAY more money: stop blogging, get out of the house, and start looking for dropped pennies on the sidewalk. In my case: much more lucrative.


4. 4
   on July 18th, 2008 at 3:27 pm
   The Domestic Goddess said:

   Wait, you can make money off of your blawg? NO FREAKING WAY!!!!

   jk.


5. 5
   on July 18th, 2008 at 3:32 pm
   MarathonMom said:

   Bossy is so busy maximizing and capturing that she failed to notice the MAN that has breached BlogHer. Imagine how he feels? Wonder what his blog is? He is problby gettin all the chicks this weekend.


6. 6
   on July 18th, 2008 at 3:35 pm
   andrea said:

   Mmmmmmmmmm…money…. But at least you are entertaining your readers which is cool.


7. 7
   on July 18th, 2008 at 3:36 pm
   Jodi aka soNOTcool said:

   I look forward to hearing about the BlogHer conference via your perspective. Enjoy!


8. 8
   on July 18th, 2008 at 3:54 pm
   Heather said:

   I am wonering why everyone is writing, don’t they have laptops and wonders such as text edit. I lose scraps of paper, my Macbook Pro is my baby, I would never lose my 3rd child….LOL! (Speaking of Macbooks…did you ever sell yours or has it claimed a piece of your heart)


9. 9
   on July 18th, 2008 at 4:01 pm
   CarolynOnline said:

   Hi corner of Bossy’s hair!


10. 10
    on July 18th, 2008 at 4:07 pm
    Chesapeake Bay Woman said:

    If Bossy hears anything about how to earn money reading and commenting on other people’s blogs, I hope she sends me some tips.


11. 11
    on July 18th, 2008 at 4:07 pm
    All Adither said:

    But you’re already, like, a millionaire off your blog. What does Bossy need with maximizing earning potential?


12. 12
    on July 18th, 2008 at 4:09 pm
    Whit said:

    That looks too much like school. I’m starting to feel better about not going.


13. 13
    on July 18th, 2008 at 4:20 pm
    Katy said:

    What’s up with the dude?

    Katy
    http://mynutvillage.com/


14. 14
    on July 18th, 2008 at 4:26 pm
    Auds said:

    Wow…you guys let a man get in there?

    And I’m thinking Whit’s onto something…looks too much like school to me. And here I was, expecting pictures of everyone knocking back a few and dancing on tables, breaking ankles in those heels!


15. 15
    on July 18th, 2008 at 4:26 pm
    The Mom said:

    What you didn’t cut that class? Aren’t you alread a gazillionaire? I would so be by the pool with a cocktail.


16. 16
    on July 18th, 2008 at 4:53 pm
    Foolery said:

    Hmmmm, clear plastic water bottles. So tough to disguise bloody mary’s that way. If I learned one thing in college it’s that Big Gulp cups work WAY better.


17. 17
    on July 18th, 2008 at 5:15 pm
    Inzaburbs said:

    Apologies to those pictured, but I don’t see any sexy young thangs. Where are the sexy young thangs? Do you think *he* is there for the sexy young thangs?
    (Oh wait, apparently you don’t get to be hawt by going to class…)


18. 18
    on July 18th, 2008 at 5:23 pm
    mrsb said:

    Screw BlogHer. We want pics of your hair!!

    ;O)


19. 19
    on July 18th, 2008 at 5:23 pm
    HeyJoe said:

    What’s that dude doing in the middle of things? I thought the men were relegated to schlepping drinks and various sexually related chores? At least that’s what I was told when I looked into attending.

    By the way, was that martini dry enough? Please beat me if it was not.


20. 20
    on July 18th, 2008 at 5:24 pm
    MP said:

    TAXES…they gonna charge me tax to blog..oh shit


21. 21
    on July 18th, 2008 at 5:28 pm
    brittany said:

    New to your blog and completely jealous, I plan to live vicariously through you form this point on during blogher 08:)


22. 22
    on July 18th, 2008 at 5:47 pm
    vuboq said:

    vuboq is fixated on the hair. does bossy now look like Marilyn Monroe? Cuz that’s HOT!

    BlogHer looks like fun


23. 23
    on July 18th, 2008 at 5:51 pm
    Sass E-mum said:

    Mmmm. I’m thinking that I want to see more fun. Or else the coffee morning break out session that I posted about in my alternative Blogher post is going to look WAAAAY more exciting.


24. 24
    on July 18th, 2008 at 6:16 pm
    blue girl said:

    Wish I could be sittin’ next to ya, making wisecracks.

    I agree with vuboq. The hair is very Marilyn Monroe. Looks pretty sexy to me.

    You sexy blogher, you.


25. 25
    on July 18th, 2008 at 7:03 pm
    Mr Farty said:

    I see what BOSSY’s done there. She wants us to check out all the other bloggers at BlogHer to see if we can find a decent photo of BOSSY. And in the process we find all these cool blogs. I ? BOSSY!


26. 26
    on July 18th, 2008 at 7:13 pm
    catnip said:

    Wait, is that an empty chair next to you? Was no one brave enough to sit next to Bossy, or did they just not recognize the white hair?


27. 27
    on July 18th, 2008 at 7:14 pm
    Undomestic Diva said:

    No one noticed the clicking of your camera? You’re good…


28. 28
    on July 18th, 2008 at 7:17 pm
    Maria R said:

    BlogHer looks like fun disguised as work. Or work disguised as fun. I’m not pro-disguises. I feel strongly that blogging shouldn’t be about making money……

    ……but any tips you have gleaned would be really really helpful……I mean…for others……

    ….Not me…cause I wouldn’t do it for the money…..

    …..much.


29. 29
    on July 18th, 2008 at 7:22 pm
    Dara said:

    yeah…what’s with all the dudes?


30. 30
    on July 18th, 2008 at 7:37 pm
    BH said:

    BOSSY!

    This is your husband (and kids!)

    Pay ATTENTION!

    Love,

    Us


31. 31
    on July 18th, 2008 at 7:46 pm
    Peg said:

    Years ago, I learned that those events are a waste of time and money but they sure are fun. Have a blast, Bossy!


32. 32
    on July 18th, 2008 at 8:33 pm
    Madness said:

    Madness wonders if Bossys nifty name tag says “Hi, Im Georgia” or if it just says “BOSSY” … Im betting on “BOSSY” … Meanwhile .. Madness is starting to feel like a dog in HEAT with all this TEASING ME WITH THE HAIR BUSINESS!


33. 33
    on July 18th, 2008 at 8:48 pm
    wrekehavoc said:

    hmm. that guy in the picture reminds me when i took a womens studies class in college. there was one guy in the class, and he was minoring in womens studies. when i asked another women, who was majoring in it, what his deal was, she said he was actually concentrating on getting laid regularly.

    bossy, stay away from that man!


34. 34
    on July 18th, 2008 at 9:51 pm
    Clayjack said:

    I see there’s a man in there. Are cocks allowed in the hen house?*

    *inhales through clenched teeth as he wonders if he’s stepped over the line with his double entendre.


35. 35
    on July 18th, 2008 at 10:11 pm
    Beth said:

    Dudes, that could very possibly be a butch dyke.


36. 36
    on July 18th, 2008 at 10:24 pm
    manager mom said:

    I am slightly disappointed to say that this looks like EVERY HORRIFYING corporate convention I’ve ever been to. Tell me there are drinks. And gossip. And tomfoolery.


37. 37
    on July 18th, 2008 at 10:50 pm
    heart shaped hedges said:

    Blogging at a blogging convention, imagine that!


38. 38
    on July 19th, 2008 at 12:54 am
    Jason said:

    Privacy issues, tax issues, networking issues? That does not sound like the Blogwhore convention I was imagining! Oh, wait.


39. 39
    on July 19th, 2008 at 12:55 am
    AnnP said:

    Your commentors (commenters?…hell, I don’t know) are hilarious! This is too much fun!


40. 40
    on July 19th, 2008 at 1:03 am
    JCK said:

    But, then if you sneak out of the blogger sesions you get FREE boxes of chocolate SWAG. Perfect for late night posting in hotel room when feet are hurting from earlier club frolicking.


41. 41
    on July 19th, 2008 at 2:27 am
    Chantel said:

    I looked for you; I couldn’t find you. I thought we could finally be together after all…. of this time. But since you CAN’T SEE THE RED HEADED TRANNY IN THE SHINY HEELS. I guess it wasn’t meant to be after all.

    Enjoy SF sweets; I’ll see you next time around.


42. 42
    on July 19th, 2008 at 3:24 am
    meleah rebeccah said:

    the girl sitting across from you is totally holding back from laughing.


43. 43
    on July 19th, 2008 at 7:04 am
    Mjohnson said:

    The only way to make money blogging is to run blogging seminars and you knows it.

    Would defo come to a Bossy seminar!


44. 44
    on July 19th, 2008 at 8:01 am
    Kelley said:

    There is a DUDE in there! Or just a chick really tuned into her masculine side.

    Dudes at BlogHer will totally be fawned all over and possibly molested, or so I have heard from Busy Dad.


45. 45
    on July 19th, 2008 at 10:40 am
    mimi said:

    my blog has earning potential? whaaaa?


46. 46
    on July 19th, 2008 at 10:57 am
    Clair said:

    I tried to talk to the dudes at BlogHer, and most of them ran screaming in the opposite direction. Why is it that girl geeks aren’t afraid of guys, but the guy geeks are scared stupid by girls?


47. 47
    on July 19th, 2008 at 11:57 am
    tj said:

    …It looks to me like Bossy is a distraction to the girl in the pink shirt. She looks like she is trying to hold back a laugh…whaddya doin’ to distract the class Bossy? Is she thinkin’, “OMG! I can’t believe I’m sittin’ next to Bossy!” or “OMG! I can’t wait to blog about the white hair on this gal!” Seriously?

    …Have fun! And just how do you make money doin’ this? Can you share or is that classified info’ that is only available to BlogHer Conference attendees? Please advise. ;o)

    …Blessings…


48. 48
    on July 19th, 2008 at 12:25 pm
    Jozet at Halushki said:

    Do people actually attend the lectures and stuff?

    Anyway, I have a very special message for the BlogHers and for bloggers everywhere via Black Hockey Jesus. I hope to see photos of everyone singing Kumbaya and stuff.


49. 49
    on July 19th, 2008 at 7:45 pm
    operagal said:

    yeah, that *does* look like every conference I have been too… do they at least have a cocktail hour post session?


50. 50
    on July 20th, 2008 at 2:07 pm
    Tori said:

    Hey beautiful Bossiness…

    Of course you are at BlogHer! You amaze me oh Lady of the Road Trip!

    Make sure you impart all of your knowledge to the lazy ass bloggers like me!!!!!!

    Kisses

    Tori (Laguna Beach/Kristin/black clogs….)


51. 51
    on July 20th, 2008 at 11:45 pm
    Nap Warden said:

    Shouldn’t Bossy be leading the seminar on maximizing earning potential???


52. 52
    on July 21st, 2008 at 12:32 am
    SpEdLaw2 said:

    Hi,

    I just voted for your blog for Bloggers Choice awards.

    Could you return the favor at:

    http://www.bloggerschoiceawards.com/blogs/show/21620

    Thanks,

    SpEdLaw2


53. 53
    on July 21st, 2008 at 1:58 am
    Nanette said:

    Ok, I just realized that I was sitting behind you during that session. And I was watching the woman’s reaction next to you as you snapped photos. Hilarious.

    (Found your site via “Am I Doing Okay?”)


54. 54
    on July 21st, 2008 at 3:04 am
    supertiff said:

    methinks that your little blog will be just fine, whether you pay attention or now.
    xo.


55. 55
    on July 21st, 2008 at 4:16 am
    Raz said:

    I am imagining you sitting in the back row, being all naughty.

    Only instead of smoking or swearing or drawing rude graffiti (can you tell I’ve never been a back-row girl?), you’re blogging.

    Is that technically naughty at a blogging conference?


56. 56
    on July 21st, 2008 at 1:24 pm
    the mama bird diaries said:

    I had trouble with that tax issues session. I wanted to pay attention, I wanted to learn and then suddenly somehow I was checking my email instead.


57. 57
    on July 21st, 2008 at 5:19 pm
    magpie said:

    oh hi Bossy – meeting you was one of the highlights of my weekend – that and the dooce/bloggess dust-up.


58. 58
    on July 21st, 2008 at 7:58 pm
    CC said:

    I can’t make money on mine even when I swear any money I get (which has thus far been ‘nil) is going to charity!!

    maybe I need white hair too?