Blognix 2013

Blognix was brill!!
Super group of girls and boys.
Super venue.
Super food.
Super prizes.
Super speakers.
Are you getting the idea?

 I had a fabulous time at the Custard Factory, met a great group of people from all walks of life, ate my fill of delicious food and .............. and............ managed to explore a little of the non-office part.

Sooooo where do I begin?



I was a bit nervous about going as I sorta knew I would be the golden oldie (or in my case silver!!) but everyone was so friendly and the event was so well organised by Elizabeth, with lots of lovely little touches - big congratulations in order here!!

The room was just down the stairs, lots of glass and banners - pretty banners with picnic rugs at the ready.




The tables were set out, one for the sign ins and badge collecting, one for the cake - yeah! our own bake off! - and one for the picnic later.  

After collecting a coffee and croissant I sat down and chatted while we waited for the start.  

El (one of the organisers) had an accident the night before so couldn't attend and I (plus several others) was gutted not to meet her after following her blog for so long. (Get well soon El and I pray you heal ok)

Jen was really interesting, informative from the off and gave us insight from both points of view when it came to PR.

Emma explained about Social Media use, which, for me, showed that it was far more useful than I thought - note to self: must reassess Twitter!

We then had a very interesting Q&A time, with it ending up as more of a discussion - again lots of points of view and information.

We then broke for an explore of the venue, which surprised me as I have only visited the offices before this.  There was a lot going on; 



sponsored abseil right on down past the 'man'.





musicians entertaining round the pool,

Vintage fair

as well as food stalls, sweet stalls, art galleries etc. all spilling over into the car park.



Once back into the picnic area we mingled and ate.  The buffet was delish.  The prize winners were announced and presented with their prizes and then we divided into our Workshops.  There were three and we could each choose two.

' Effectively Monetising your Blog' was interesting, did not really apply to me but the information still kept flowing.  I also like the fact that we introduced ourselves to the group and Colleen.

'Blog Design' was full of information, delivered with a very personal touch and again the information gave food for thought.

Effective workshops? yes! they were!

Then the photos were taken and we dispersed homewards.

What a brilliant day!  I am so pleased I went, even if the decision was last minute.

Well done to the organisers is all I can say and if there's another one - I'll be there!

For further information see Elizabeth's blog...........