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By Becky McCray

Special invitation to those of you who blog.

SOBCon ’07 *

Take Your Blogging to the Next Level
A Relationship Bloggers’ Conference and Networking Event

Community, Friday, May 11, 2007, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM

  • Christine Kane, popular guitarist, singer, blogger LIVE
  • Open Mic Night Cocktail Party – Live community event (multiple microphones) Take the conversation out of the comment box!

Speakers, Saturday, May 12, 2007, 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM

  • Phil Gerbyshak, Make It Great! Relationship Geek
  • Liz Strauss, Successful-Blog SOB and BAD Blogger
  • David Armano, Logic+Emotion
  • Terry Starbukcer, Ramblings from a Glass Half Full ; Rodney Rumford, PodBlaze; Ben Yoskovitz, Instigator Blog
  • Mike Sansone, Converstations & Iowa Marketing Bloggers
  • Chris Cree, Success CREEations; Scott Rafer, MyBlogLog; Janice Myint Technorati
  • Wendy Piersall, eMomsAtHome

There will be interactive presentations on publishing, design and branding, tools, analytics, social networking, marketing, and coaching — all from the perspectives of the relationship blogger and the audience. Only 250 attendees will be accepted, and we hope YOU can be one of them!


*Why SOBCon? It’s from Liz Strauss’s Successful Oustanding Bloggers awards.

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About Becky McCray

Becky started Small Biz Survival in 2006 to share rural business and community building stories and ideas with other small town business people. She and her husband have a small cattle ranch and are lifelong entrepreneurs. Becky is an international speaker on small business and rural topics.
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  • How has 2020 changed the challenges rural small towns face? Tell us here - October 20, 2020
  • The Idea Friendly Method to surviving a business crisis - October 6, 2020
  • Join me for the Rural Renewal Symposium online Oct 13 - September 26, 2020
  • Cheap placemaking idea: instant murals - September 11, 2020
  • Refilling the rural business pipeline - July 7, 2020
  • Huge vacant buildings: grants to renovate? - June 9, 2020

February 19, 2007 Filed Under: rural

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  1. Phil Gerbyshak says

    February 19, 2007 at 4:26 am

    Thanks for helping spread the word Becky. Will you be able to attend? Sure would be GREAT to meet you if you can!

  2. Becky McCray says

    February 19, 2007 at 10:12 pm

    Phil, that would be GREAT! I’m thinkin’ about it….

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