Ilene Haddad held her third BlogathonATX on Oct. 1st at Link Coworking on Austin’s north side.The event, which ran from 9 a.m. until 9 p.m., was the largest yet, she said. About 100 people showed up to eat, drink, network, blog and attend training sessions.
The background on the event:
About a year ago, Ilene Haddad, started the first BlogathonATX because she wanted to meet other bloggers and learn from them.
“I”m not a good or consistent blogger,” Haddad said. “I was looking for accountability.”
Apparently, a whole lot of other Austin area bloggers wanted to network with others too. The first BlogathonATX sold out within a few days, Haddad said.
“It exploded overnight,” she said. “Obviously I wasn”t the only one that needed a little help.”
Haddad, a graphic designer for 20 years, has blogged for the past 2 years.
“I love to write so much,” Haddad said. ” I just started to write about all sorts of things. It”s my take on day to day stuff.”
Her blog has benefitted from the community that gathers at BlogathonATX, she said. The first event, held in August of 2010 sold out and so did the second event, held last January. The third BlogathonATX takes place on Saturday, Oct. 1 starting at 9 a.m. and running until 9 p.m. at Link Coworking . This time, Haddad is expecting more than 100 people, up from 60 at the last two events. This was the largest #BlogathonATX ever with 100 bloggers registered to attend. During #BlogathonATX, plenty of people produced posts about the event or just wrote blog posts. But Haddad did not. She has yet to blog at a #BlogathonATX.
rehor: At The Crossing of Marketing & IT, a summary of the #BlogathonATX V-Blogging session by @Talmadge – http://t.co/RB6phFt3
The food was a big hit at #BlogathonATX and prompted lots of tweets about the eats.
webalicious: Yes, amazing! RT @ATXFoodnews: Still thinking abt #BlogathonATX cake from @CakePlateAustin. Vanilla & Chocolate aka Fantastic & Phenomenal
latorres: Glad I didn’t dig into my kale chips at #blogathonATX. That shizz is all up in my teeth .
evinschmevin: Wearing my #BlogathonATX shirt to take my kid to the bus stop. Everybody in Liberty Hill TX is going to know I’m fucking AWESOME.
@ATXFoodnews: @waialuasoda we r now converts 2 ur delicious soda! #BlogathonATX†Thx 4 the #Aloha! FYI we r available @HEB & @CentralMarket
@CRREdwards: Last night I had a little taste of magic. @rhythmsuperfood’s Bombay Curry Kale Chips. The #BlogathonATXsponsors spoiled us HARD.
ATXFoodnews: Still thinking abt #BlogathonATX cake from @CakePlateAustin. One was vanilla & the other chocolate, or as I call ’em, Fantastic & Phenomenal
austindirtydog: Dearest @WholeFoodsATX, I’m not even sure how to say THANKS loud enough for the spread you brought to #BlogathonATX. Amazing doesn’t cover!
WholeFoodsATX: Dearest @austindirtydog We LOVE our local blogger community, thx for the chance to show it at #BlogathonATX. So glad y’all enjoyed the food!
IleenieWeenie: Mr. Weenie says there might be too many photos of food from #BlogathonATX. Is that a problem?
rehor: At The Crossing of Marketing & IT, a summary of the #BlogathonATX V-Blogging session by @Talmadge – http://t.co/RB6phFt3