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Let's Team Up Again for Oklahoma! - UPDATES

5/24/2013: Double WOW!! With your wonderful generosity and the BlogPaws and Pet360 matches, we've passed $5,000 in donations! Let's not lose the momentum as we all enjoy the holiday weekend. Please keep sharing and urge friends and family to take a moment to help the people and pets in OK.

Opening Remarks: Breeding Success

by Yvonne DiVita

BlogPaws 2013 is behind us now. But, it's still fresh in memory and the chatter on social media is buzzing across all channels! The BlogPaws team accepted a big responsibility this year and we rose to the task. It was our job to make this year's conference outstanding and many of you told us we did that. In reality, all of YOU were instrumental in making this year's conference the sell out it was. Without all of YOU (on-site attendees and virtual attendees, alike)...we would not be here, nor would we be able to bring together the strong voices, experienced bloggers, and brands that count - to work together, save pets, and make the world a better place for all. 

I was asked by a number of you to share my opening remarks. So, here they are - enjoy. And do share, if you feel compelled to do so.

Success Breeds Success - 365 Days a Year - from BlogPaws, opening night, May 16th, 2013

I was one of those kids who wanted a dog so badly, I’d pester my parents every Christmas, every birthday, every Easter… well, every day. I need a dog. I had to have a dog. When I was 12, I was blessed with a wonderful dog, a Shepard/Collie mix, who I named, Missy.

Missy and I were inseparable. I took her everywhere with me! She was polite, well-trained, always came when called, and she was the most loyal companion anyone could ever have. It was, “Love me, Love my Dog.”

Keeping Your Pets Safe In An Emergency Situation

Guest post by Blog Manager Robbi Hess

The tragedies that recently hit Oklahoma rocked the lives of not only the families, but their beloved pets as well. If you do'nt have an emergency plan in place, and it doesn't matter what are of the country you live in -- you need to have one in place in the event of an emergency. When I read about the pets lost and the organizations that are involved in raising funds to help the misplaced pets, it makes me wonder how I'd take care of Henrietta in the event of an emergency. She is small enough to grab up and run but what happens after that? What about food, water, her  medical records. If my area of the country was struck by a tornado or a flood, how would I do the simple things like hold onto her in the face of a torrent from Mother Nature? And regardless of her size, how would she react in an emergency? It could make it impossible to hold on to her or even to have our usual routine of her slipping happily into a purse when we're traveling. 

There are countless tragic and heartbreaking as well as uplifting stories being told about pets being reunited with their families and that made me wonder -- Henrietta is an indoor dog (to the point of being a house cat!) how would she survive if we were separated? She is skittish around strangers, too bold around animals bigger than herself and has never had to fend for herself. 

BlogPaws Conference Garners Media Frenzy

by: Carol Bryant, BlogPaws PR & Marketing Manager

Have you been reading the buzz about the BlogPaws 2013 Conference? Attendees were part of a sell out crowd and we shared many huge announcements, including how to monetize and get involved 24/7/365 with BlogPaws.

While you were at the conference (or if you missed it, keep reading) you might have noticed media strewn about, including our first on-site press conference. We were resplendent with media from a variety of sources: Magazine to newspapers, local coverage to International News. Looking to see if you made the news? Perhaps you did. These are paw-some clips and nuggets of media coverage for blog fodder. BlogPaws is making headlines, and here's a sampling:

Wordless Wednesday: Post BlogPaws

We're still recovering from BlogPaws. Is it really Wordless Wednesday already?! All pictures posted in the free BlogPaws Community are eligible to appear on this post each week, but today's is brought to you via our Facebook page. We couldn't resist sharing Cowboy Disco from Curlz and Swirlz! If you were at the conference we'd love to see your favorite photo. If you weren't, no worries - we still want to see your favorite photo too!

On this post event Wednesday of the BlogPaws 2013 Conference,  we encourage you to make new connections, find followers, join in the blog hop, and grow your blog. If you were at the conference we hope you already have some new friends to connect with here.

Visit and leave comments on other blogs to make some new buddies and maybe some new followers. You can add the BlogPaws Blog Hop button to your post and/or to your blog sidebar, either by cutting and pasting the image or using the HTML code below.

Need help? Here it is: How to Join a Blog Hop - BlogPaws Tutorial




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Want to see your pet featured? Join our free BlogPaws Community and share your photos! We select our BlogPaws Wordless Wedneday pet from the photos in the community each week.

Share BlogPaws 2013 Conference Blog Posts Here

The BlogPaws 2013 Conference has come and gone (doesn't anyone else feel like they blinked and poof it was gone?) However, we're just getting started. BlogPaws is here to amplify members' voice; Shaping social media excellence, influence and education one amazing pet parent at a time.

Well, this year's conference marked the fifth consecutive pet bloggers and social media conference for BlogPaws. And we're just getting started. The BlogPaws Conference kicks off a year of earning, learning, sharing, networking, rescuing, and helping YOU grow.

Meantime, we're asking everyone and anyone who attended the BlogPaws Conference to share their blog posts with us about the conference. This works like a linky in that you just enter your blog post HTML link where it says to do so below.

If you didn't attend the BlogPaws Conference, we still want to hear from you. Do a blog post telling us about why you run a pet blog, what we can do to help you grow, anything BlogPaws related.... maybe even why you love this ever-growing, pet-loving community oh so much.We'll be skipping this week's Wordless Wednesday in lieu of this linky, so jump on the bandwagon and share share share!

Meantime, registration is open for BlogPaws 2014 in Vegas, baby, Vegas (or as close to it as humanly possible).  BlogPaws 2014 will take place at the Westin Hotel, Lake Las Vegas, NV - May 8-11th, 2014.

 

BlogPaws 2013 Is Over... Now What?

Guest post by Blog Manager Robbi Hess

For everyone who attended BlogPaws, I imagine it was a whirlwind of networking, knowledge-filled sessions from great speakes, meeting new friends, reconnecting with old friends and pawtying until all hours! But now you're back home, the luggage is unpacked, the swag is being distributed to your furiends and you have a stack of business cards in your hand. What do you do now? 

Here are my best tips for making the most of those connections, keeping in touch and building on the momentum started by your attendance at BlogPaws 2013: 

• Follow up. If you received a business card, send an email as a quick way to touch base. Use the subject line to remind them where you met. If you remember what you'd talked about, bring that up in the email. If you have a product or service to sell, don't do that in your initial email... use that first email contact as a way to build the relationship. 

Taking Twitter Beyond a Tweet

Taking Twitter beyond a tweet sounds too be good to be true, but if you ask Toby Bloomberg about it, she knows it can be done.

Through examples and our session conversation Toby will explore on how 140 characters can help you meet your communication goals when she hosts a session on Saturday, May 18, at BlogPaws in Tysons Corner, Virginia. As you plan the sessions of interest for this sold out event, here's what to expect from Toby's class:

How to Make Money Pet Blogging

If you want to make money pet blogging, then coming to the BlogPaws Conference is pivotal to your goals. If you can't make it, be sure to be a part of our online commuity and BlogPaws Pet Blogger Network.

For those attending the BlogPaws 2013 sold out Conference, Susan Getgood has a treat for you. In her Saturday morning session, Susan plans to tackle "VIP Influencer Marketing." Here's the inside scoop:

Copyright Law for Bloggers

Did that above title catch your attention? It should because it is a very important topic, and one that all bloggers should have an understanding of or about.

Paul Jorgensen, Washington, D.C., will be on hand for this year's sold-out BlogPaws Conference, where he will be dishing all about Copyright Law for bloggers. Here's what to expect:

Foundations of Reporting for Pet Bloggers

How cool would it be if someone could teach pet bloggers what we really need to know about being a pet reporter, from the foundation on up? Robin Bisha is the lady to fit that bill: She's teaching a session in "Foundations of Reporting for Pet Bloggers" at the now sold-out 2013 BlogPaws Conference.

In addition to her teaching duties, she's also leading the charge with pre-breakfast yoga on both Friday and Saturday - and yoga is pet friendly, so bring your furry family member along!

Here's what you can expect at Robin's session this year: