Hillary Chybinski: Top-Ten Takeaways from Type-A

Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Top-Ten Takeaways from Type-A

This past weekend, I got to spend time with some of my favorite people, in a beautiful location AND learn something. Not a bad way to spend time - right? In 20+ years of working, I have rarely said that about a professional development conference, but I can say it confidently in regards to the Type-A-Parent Conference series.

Blogging Conferences can be fun and educational!

Last year, I attended a weekend conference (The Type-A-Parent Conference) in Charlotte. It was wonderful, packed full of super-smart presenters and attendees. This year, Kelby (the founder of Type-A) introduced two 1-day Advanced Conferences. The first one was in Philadelphia, and focused on "Profit".



Kelby and Melanie worked to create a diverse assortment of sessions, arranged into three major tracks: Profit, Adept and Expert Table Discussions. The atmosphere was professional, yet casual at the same time. Questions were welcome and discussions were happening EVERYWHERE.

I attended sessions on Bloggers, Brand and Pay, Monetizing Video and Online Streaming, Freelancing Writing, Community Management and Writing Sponsored Posts. I feel like I learned a lot to improve what I'm already doing, and also plenty of new things to try.

Here are my Top Ten Take-Aways from Type-A:
  1. Spending time with other people in your industry, WILL inspire your creativity.
  2. You can not over-disclose. Think about your disclosure when you craft your copy, it needs to flow through ALL your social media channels.
  3. It all starts with relationships - network, network, network.
  4. Cute shoes (or scarf, or jewelry, etc) makes a great ice-breaker.
  5. Be willing to invest in the brands that you want to invest in you.
  6. Don't forget your offline influence.
  7. Think about your end goal when you write a post (engagement, traffic, etc).
  8. Professionalism matters.
  9. Change is okay, it can mean growth.
  10. Don't over-compare yourself to other people - run your own race.
What's the last great conference you went to and your number 1 Take-Away?

catch you soon - 

17 comments:

  1. Now I'm definitely thinking I should attend. What a great promo and opportunity to network!

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  2. Jeannette - this is my second one - and they are just a VERY well run series - full of greatness and little drama. And if I already "knew" something - I came away with more or a different angle on it.

    Hillary

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  3. Thanks for sharing! I just made myself a list of things to pay attention to from your top tens!

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  4. That's a great top 10! Many of the same take-aways I had!

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  5. I am glad you had a really great time. That is awesome!

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  6. Wow, sounds like an excellent time! Wish I could have made it, maybe next one :)

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  7. It was really a great time!! Wish I could have seen more of you tho! :-)

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  8. Great post! Thanks for all the helpful tips :)

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  9. Great take-aways! I had a wonderful time at the conference and totally agree with you that there are always other angles to learn on each and every topic!

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  10. thanks for sharing about Type A, I hope to go someday! It sounds like a wonderful conference and of course lovely ladies!
    great tips, and ideas to put into action.

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  11. The ice breaker is so true. I can't tell you how many times I started a conversation on Saturday without even realizing it by complimenting someone's necklace or shoes.

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  12. Such great information for those of us who didn't get to attend. Hopefully I'll be complimenting everyone's shoes next year!

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  13. Everyone I talked to shared your opinion that it was a really good conferencce. That is a nice thing to know as people plan for future conferences.

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  14. I wish I was there. Love Philadelphia, the city of brotherly love...

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  15. Great takeaways! I was excited to get my first small taste of Type A, I definitely hope to attend future conferences because this was top notch.

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  16. Great tips that you gained from the conference. It also sounds like you had some fun while you were there too.

    I loved the one suggestion about the shoes and it being an ice breaker.

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  17. Great seeing you there! I really enjoyed it too. Love the last note about running your own race! So true!

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