Giveaway: Pass to Mom 2.0, Fishful Thinking

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   jodifur Friday - 29 / 01 / 2010 Reply

   I can't go to Blogher b/c of scheduling reasons and I so want to go to mom 2.0. I tweeted and my twitter handle is jodifur. Here's my tweet-http://twitter.com/jodifur/status/8390470626
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   MusingsfromMe/Jill Friday - 29 / 01 / 2010 Reply

   Here's my tweet: http://twitter.com/musingsfromme/statuses/8393704277.Lindsay--I'm feeling conference envy every time I read a tweet about #Blissdom, #DisneySMMoms, or any other conference. Between finances -- how do all these bloggers manage to pay for all these conferences? Sponsorships? Out of their own pocket? -- and not being able to pull kids out of school for days on ends I have been unable to commit to these conferences.Mom 2.0 is one of the conferences I would love to go to. Fishful Thinking is just awesome itself, plus I am a Fishful Thinking Ambassador. Going under Fishful Thinkings would be a dream come true!Jill .-= MusingsfromMe/Jill´s last blog ..Kneebouncers.com — I Want to Play!!! =-.
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   Tickled Pink Twice Monday - 01 / 02 / 2010 Reply

   Mom 2.0 would be amazing to attend.Twitter ID: Tickled_Pink_x2 .-= Tickled Pink Twice´s last blog ..Trying Not to Compare Children… =-.
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   BeenThereMom Tuesday - 02 / 02 / 2010 Reply

   I would love to go! @beentheremom
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   Lolli Tuesday - 02 / 02 / 2010 Reply

   I would love to go to Mom 2.0!! Especially considering how much I LOVE the Fishful THinking program.Here's my tweet: http://twitter.com/1momof5/status/8554778752Jill, I hear ya--how DO these women pay for all these conferences?PS--I love meeting fellow DC metro bloggers!
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   Melissa Multitasking Mama Tuesday - 02 / 02 / 2010 Reply

   Here is my tweet http://twitter.com/multitaskingme/status/8555142446Thanks for the opportunity!
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   Jamie (thegrumbles) Tuesday - 02 / 02 / 2010 Reply

   I have some serious conference envy. Here's my tweet: http://twitter.com/thegrumbles/status/8555441690 .-= Jamie (thegrumbles)´s last blog ..and the award goes to... =-.
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   Jennifer (Savor) Tuesday - 02 / 02 / 2010 Reply

   @savorthethyme -> My tweet http://twitter.com/savorthethyme/status/8559149926
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   rockrollmama Tuesday - 02 / 02 / 2010 Reply

   Thank you, guys! I know it's hard to choose which conferences are possible within a family budget.Most of the conferences I've gone to this year were mostly on my dime. I say mostly, because I did try to mitigate costs whenever possible. I did this primarily not through sponsorships, (although I did have a partial one for BlogHer, which was very nice.) but by either applying to be a speaker, or a mic wrangler, or in one memorable case just asking if there was anything at all I could do to help out. I did this for SXSW IA, Blogher, and several others. This negated the primary cost of a badge, while forcing me to stretch beyond my comfort zone simultaneously.Then I planned travel carefully- if East coast, and I took the Amtrak, I used the 2 week advance purchase. Wherever possible, I used my AAA or USAA discount for travel. I used Hotwire and Priceline bidding to get super-cheap fares and hotel rooms.I was fortunate to be able to cashflow travel through earnings and household budget adjustments, which was important to me- I didn't want to incur debt. (Actually, one of my biggest travel issues is slapping down a debit card instead of credit for incidentals, only to have hundreds of dollars tied up in a hotel hold- Ouch!)I tried to really look hard at why I wanted to go somewhere, and what my expectations were. With that said, my expectations were never concrete, about I want to GET X, Y and Z from a conference. I believe in serendipity, and I believe in being in the right place at the right time- I usually try to get where there's people I know I can learn from, and just see what happens. Since those folks are everywhere, it's been a really interesting crash course in business/human nature/innerweb stuff these 12 months.Doing my taxses, I've definitely been tallying up the numbers spent- but I truly believe they were some of the best dollars invested this year. When I've meet people face to face and start bouncing ideas, it deepens that connection and trust that's at the heart of all business.Anyhoo, loooong answer, I just thought it was a great question you asked, and have been ruminating on the value of the places I've been this year. It truly has expanded my horizons. By hook or by coat room, by audio help or sponsor, if it's possible, conferences help. And you are such a smart, funny, well spoken woman that the sooner we get you out from behind a monitor, the better.:)Thanks again, ladies- good luck to all! L