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Monday, January 19, 2015

birmingham bloggers + revelator coffee



revelator coffee is a new addition to the birmingham coffee scene that is not only a stunning visual treat, but a true source of authentic, knowledgeable baristas ready to deliver a one of a kind coffee experience. revelator's focus is on the coffee, and rightly so. as a coffee fanatic, i knew i had to check this place out. and when i did, i decided it was the perfect place for a birmingham bloggers meetup. revelator was so, so kind to host us and let us get to know their brews.

on saturday, january 17th, beth and i invited 12 other birmingham bloggers members to stop by revelator for a casual "coffee chat" to discuss our 2015 blogging resolutions, how to make them, and how we plan to achieve these goals. the chat was a mixture of new and seasoned bloggers alike, which made for great discussion on achieving certain blogging goals.

the wonderful whitney of heart & arrow design helped our bloggers get off on the right foot in 2015 with her custom blogging planner. everyone was so excited about these and got to instagramming them right away! we made little goodie bags for everyone and included some sticky notes and pens to help everyone plan their hearts out.

 

it made my day to meet some members i hadn't met before! i am so passionately excited about how this community is growing and some days i just can't believe it. i mean yeah, this is the largest city in the state of alabama, but... this many bloggers? really? we're at 115 members now, and we don't seem to be slowing down any time soon. i am so glad we're able to host events like this.

i can't wait for our casual meetup at the new bottle & bone on the 22nd - definitely be on the lookout for a post allllll about this amazing place (they have flights of bacon. yeah. flights.)

some photos courtesy of the amazing www.bethcakes.com :)

Monday, June 2, 2014

twitter chats for bloggers & creatives

have you ever participated in a twitter chat? the concept is super fun (hey, it is to me, but i'm an uber nerd) & involves using a hashtag to answer questions & connect with others in the chat. twitter chats range with a variety of topics, but are especially useful to bloggers, creatives & those looking to connect.

twitter chats happen weekly, monthly, etc. & start at a predetermined time so everyone wanting to join can be sure to stalk twitter. the leader of the chat will ask a question or pick a topic, and users reply using the specified hashtag. from there out, it's all about replying, favoriting & participating!

to keep things simple, there's a way to focus solely on the chat & keep the rest of your feed out of it. www.tweetchat.com allows you to follow just the chat hashtag feed, post replies quickly and interact. you log in, put in your hashtag at the start time, and then start posting!

here are my favorite twitter chats i've compiled:
  • the creative's club's #creativeschat - mondays at 7pm CST - @thecreativesclub
  • blog trend's #blogtrends chat - mondays at 8pm CST - wonderful chat for bloggers of all types! this chat focuses on a wide variety of blogging topics. @blogtrends
  • bright & gutsy #brightandgutsy chat - tuesdays at 8pm CST - if you're a motivated, self starting entrepreneur, blogger or creative, this is the chat for you.
  • exPRession PR's #exPRessionsChat - once monthly, date announced on twitter. this month's chat is this thursday, june 5th, at 7pm CST.
if you're new to twitter chats, i've got the perfect one for you to get started with, and it's debuting this week! as some of you may know, i've recently partnered up with whitney of heart & arrow design to help out with marketing & social media. heart & arrow has started up a twitter chat of its own!


#heartarrowchat targets bloggers with topics ranging from branding your blog, blog statistics, connecting with other bloggers & more. join us on wednesday, june 4th, at 8pm est! this will be our very first chat, you don't want to miss it! for more details check out heart & arrow's twitter.

do you participate in twitter chats? what are your favorites?