I’ve been working primarily from home for a full year now, both on the blog and various freelance projects. My husband is always amazed when I go five days without leaving the house and I don’t appear to be losing my mind. So imagine going to a place where 500 other women are all doing the same thing, perhaps with a little bit more outside contact. That’s Alt.
I didn’t take notes, but I did tweet (#altsummit) some of the takeaways from panels. These were my favorites.
- If other bloggers are copying you, it’s because you’re doing something right.
- Better to fail at something you love than succeed at something you don’t.
- Know where you want to be in 2014 and work backwards.
- Design is fundamental to the quality of the product.
- Make one thing perfect.
- Good design is a prerequisite for blogging now.
- Blog communities aren’t cliques, don’t be afraid to approach other bloggers.
Ben Silbermann from Pinterest was absolutely inspiring. I posted a couple of photos from his keynote here.
Mad props to Jenny for sharing a room with me, and Tabitha for being my party winglady!
Got to love the pic of me showing off my arm pit. I'm just lovely! Had a GREAT time with you at ALT! I'll be hitting you up the next time i'm in your neck of the woods!
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