Okay, so I know I said I wasn’t going to go to BlogHer this summer, but it would seem that there are actually other bloggers who, well, want to hang out with me. With ME! And they have all been so kind in their emails and IMs, asking me isn’t there some way I can make it happen? I’m not going to win the BlogHer website’s contest, I already know that, because it involves writing a winning post about how I’m helping my family be more healthy this year and, well, I’m not. So, Plan B.
Ladies and Gentlemen, may I please introduce to you my ChipIn Widget:
Isn’t that a nice looking widget? But isn’t that a SCARY looking number? $1,000. One THOUSAND dollars. That is the amount I will need to pay for registration, my share of a hotel room (depending on occupancy and how many nights, I’m planning on needing $400 which is two nights if I share with one other person. It will be less if there are four of us in the room). The absolute cheapest airfare I can find on ANY airline is $450. So I’m rounding down a bit and getting an approximate amount of $1,000. YIKES!!!
So, the purpose of the ChipIn widget is this-if you should happen to be looking for an incredibly worthy cause for donation purposes, please considering donating any amount at all to my BlogHer fund. I’ll be trying to find only the most worthy of paid posts to do to make some extra money, and as the amount I have saved goes up, I’ll change the widget to reflect the actual amount I still need to raise.
And in case you’re now thinking to yourself “who does this chick think she IS, asking us to give her money for a blogging conference?”, let me plead my case like this-I went last year because I was invited to speak (free registration) and it was in Chicago (took the train, $40 round trip). While there, I made contacts with companies that I am still working with today, like MomCentral and Coburn PR and eMomsAtHome. I absolutely think that the contacts I made last year have made Table for Five and MomReviews better blogs. And every time I go, I learn more and get better at it. So you would be investing in the FUTURE OF THIS BLOG, and that’s pretty cool.
/shameless financial pleading
edited to add: I applied for a BlogHerShip today, for one of the registration/goodie bag desk positions. I would get free conference registration in exchanging for working. So keep your fingers crossed for me!
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What a great idea. If only I wasn’t so broke I would totally donate. I’m at the point where I need a gas bill Chipin widget. So I’ll send you positive thoughts that some really rich people start reading your blog immediately, okay?
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Good idea! Best of luck to you. I’m sure you will make it.
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JerseyGirl-Oh, I completely understand you on that. We have a gas furnace and gas hot water heater, and last month’s bill was almost $300.00. In the summer, it’s like $75.00. I appreciate you sending me positive money-raising vibes over the InterWebs
Karen-Thanks! I’m also working on some other ideas for fundraising, I have a bunch of books and things that I might try listing on Amazon.
Good luck I hope you get to go!
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Melissa-Thanks! Me too
I hope you get to go. I highly doubt I’m going this year. Like you said, it will cost alotta dough. If I could make enough money with this blogging thing and could pay for the trip, I’d totally go! (especially since we have a $20,000 retaining wall we have to put up and a porch we have to fix to the tune of several thousand. Yeah, OUCH!!!)
Good luck, lady.
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MoB- A $20,000 retaining wall? Ouch! If you aren’t able to go, I’ll sure miss you! Maybe you could make it to one of the one-day conferences this Fall-I’m going to Atlanta, or at least I’m planning to at this point.
It’s really tight for us to send me, but I really, really want to see you. I’m one of the bloggers that really, really wants to see you there.
I’m about to take my freaking blog off the air!!
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Holli-I know, me too! We barely saw each other for five minutes last year, I need more!
Why are you about to take down your blog? Is someone being mean to you? Because I will kick their ASS.
Have you considered a Greyhound bus?
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I am curious to see your success from this! good luck, I should try this on my blog for my college fees.
Hey Elizabeth, how come your widget isn’t updating? I want to see your progress
I sent a little bit. I hope it helps!
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Elisa-The eCheck that you sent me is showing in PayPal as scheduled to be cleared today, plus I have another eCheck scheduled to clear tomorrow, and I received a $75.00 ad payment, so my total is now $145.00! That’s almost enough to pay for registration
I’m so excited you plan to go! Can’t wait to meet you!!!!
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