Attending my first Be Blogalious conference was truly a blessing and enjoyable experience all around. I was able to attend and volunteer, and my introverted self was pushed to the limits by all the engagement and interactions. Fortunately I was prepared for the conference weekend, and got everything I went for and more. Assisting with registration, monitoring time for speakers, listening to speakers, participating in master classes and brand board meetings, catching up with blogger boos and making new ones – so much to share!

As much as I would love to do an amazing and thorough recap for those of you that couldn’t attend, I just can’t. But here’s what I can do. I can share with you the 7 tweet-worthy quotes that I heard during Blogalicious. These really had an impact on me, and I shared these on my Twitter feed during the conference.

1. Do what you can’t not do. Tara Frank, Vice President of Multicultural Strategy for Hallmark Mahogany Cards, event sponsors, shared this quote. So many people are trying to figure out their purpose, their passion, and what exactly they should be focusing on. This I think sums it up.

2. Don’t get discouraged about others doing the same thing. You are still you and have your unique voice. Natasha from The YBF talked about her experience starting one of the most popular celebrity news sites focused on celebrities of color. She noticed people coming along after her, doing, or at least trying to do, what she was doing. It discouraged her, but then she remember that she was still getting MILLIONS of page views – clearly she was doing something right.

3. Don’t send proposals that are not well thought out, not strategic, and show no clear benefit for the brand. I’ve heard this said a million times in different ways, but I don’t think people are really taking this admonition seriously. This came directly from the mouths of the representatives at Wells Fargo, so if that’s not enough to move you to seriously get your pitch game up, I don’t know what will. [pullquote width=”300″ float=”left”]Bonus tweet worthy quote from LaShawne Holland: You can’t invest your money in the marketplace if you’re investing it at the mall. [/pullquote]

4. Own your expertise. If you’re passionate and willing to mentor others, you can be an expert in your niche. Just own it. Julie Ross-Godar, Executive Editoral Director at SheKnows, tap danced all over my toes with this one. I love mentoring others, especially new or small bloggers who are amazing but need that extra push to really get consistent and get things done. I’ve done it, and I’m passionate about sharing what I know – so that makes me an…expert. Yes, it’s hard for me to say, but I need to own it. I mean, when Nicole Walters tells you to own it and do it or she’s gonna kick your butt – you pretty much just have to.

5. Humanize and legitimize, before you monetize. Regina Anaejiou’s session was my main focus for the entire conference, and she snatched my edges and laid them down. Regina is the founder of ByRegina.com and has successfully created books and courses for anyone who want to establish and grow profitable presences online. This point I think is so key for anyone who wants to monetize their expertise. It’s the whole ‘people don’t care how much you know, until they know how much you care’ concept. People need to get to know you, and that you want to share. And then they need to know that you actually are knowledgable about what it is you are going to share. After that trust is built, then you can offer paid options to tap into your brain on a higher level.

6. Serving people authentically is about matching them with the right product, not just any product. This is another gem from Regina. It’s totally okay that everyone doesn’t buy everything that you have to offer. In fact, you don’t want them to. Use your free content to qualify them for the higher level content at cost. That way people don’t feel like they got hoodwinked and bamboozled.

7. When the why is big enough, the how is easy. LaShawne Holland is a Wealth Activator, Wealth Coach, Money Expert and Non-Profit Strategist. She shared her ‘why’ – her desire to not let her environment growing up dictate her life course it was drove her to be successful in business. Now, she’s able to instill wealth building principles in her children and those who she works with. By any means necessary.

There was such a wealth of information shared at Blogalicious. If you missed it, well, you missed it. Don’t feel bad – I’ve missed the last…oh I don’t know how many conferences before this one. It’s just too much to package in a video or blog post! If any of these tweet worthy messages resonated with you, then Blogalicious is a conference you should plan to attend. Which of these stepped on your toes a little bit? If you attended, what was your most tweet worthy quote? I’d love to hear about it!