{"id":3125,"date":"2010-06-23T08:05:36","date_gmt":"2010-06-23T15:05:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nerdseyeview.com\/blog\/?p=3125"},"modified":"2010-07-22T08:51:33","modified_gmt":"2010-07-22T15:51:33","slug":"tbex-qa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nerdseyeview.com\/blog\/2010\/06\/23\/tbex-qa\/","title":{"rendered":"TBEX Q&A"},"content":{"rendered":"

This weekend is The Travelblog Exchange<\/a> (TBEX). I’m jetting off to New York where I’ll share a HomeAway<\/a> sponsored apartment in the East Village, walking distance from the conference site (Thank you, HomeAway!) with fellow bloggers\u00a0 Lauren Braden of NW Cheap Sleeps<\/a> and Kelly Goodman of Travellious<\/a>.<\/p>\n

I’m excited about visiting New York again — the last time I was there, everyone I encountered treated me like an old friend who’d been away. Tough looking guys in late night delis, taxi drivers, service people at my hotel, anyone I had cause to talk with approached me with a “Why have you been away so long!?” tone in their voice. I could make a case for New York being my ancestral home, as I am the offspring of Bronx Jews, but I was born in California. Never mind. I loved New York because New York, it seemed, loved me. And I’m thrilled to be going back.<\/p>\n

At TBEX, I’m sitting on a panel about bloggers and PR. I’m convinced that my role there is to answer the question “How come YOU, little blogger with unimpressive traffic, get to do [x] and I don’t?” though it will be phrased much more elegantly. I like to sit on panels and talk blogging, it’s fun and I’m so happy to share my experience with others. Go ahead, ask me anything.<\/p>\n

I’m also part of the TBEX community keynote, a reading of the best of the travelblogs as submitted by — well, I ain’t saying, come to the session. I’ve been working with the funny and sharp Mike Barish<\/a>. Our goal for the reading is to remind folks that yeah, travelblogging is lots of things, but what makes it magical and worth coming back to is good writing.<\/p>\n

Over the past few days I’ve been asking my Twitter pals what’s the big draw about TBEX? Why are you shelling out for three days in NYC?\u00a0 The overwhelming answer? Meet other bloggers. It’s a big social event.<\/p>\n

I’m going to participate in the sessions I mention above. I’m also going to solicit your engagement in Passports with Purpose<\/a> 2010, to learn who’s paying writers these days and to see about getting a piece of that. But I’m also going to meet other bloggers because I’m curious. Why are you blogging and how do you manage? I have questions.My answers are in italics<\/em>.<\/p>\n