About Megan Jordan

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Professional: ROYO - The Mega "Mindful Monetization" Session!

More and more blogger are exploring how to stay true to themselves while still taking advantage of the opportunities that blogging brings. Some bloggers may be in a niche that practically requires such consideration...think Green Bloggers or Breastfeeding Activist, but every blogger has their own value system to live up to. How do you know which monetization method is right for you, and your values? We’ll talk to Amy Lupold Bair, Leslie Flinger, Lori Falcon, Marta Wohrle, Megan Jordan and Micaela Preston about how they weigh opportunities against their value system and come out on the other end, comfortable in their own skin.

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Speaking agenda for BlogHer 2010 New York City.

BlissDom '10: What I learned - Toothwhale

Striking a Balance: Peaceful Co-Existence Between Your Online and Offline Life:

Here, Megan Jordan of Velveteen Mind said things I needed to hear. When she said, "Social media is so competitive and moves so quickly," I knew it wasn't just me as a newcomer feeling this way. When she said she had "just a second-ed" her kids out of an entire day while she tried to keep up online, I knew what she meant, and knew there were times when I could remind myself of my own "she's a whale of a mom" tagline. When she said she wanted to "do a few things and do them well," I thought, "Me, too."

Memoir Writing: The Power and Mystery of Telling Our Stories:

Again it was Megan Jordan's words that found my ears. When she said she asks herself if the reader can find herself in her writing, I thought it was something I could stand do more, myself. "If you want people to read it, it needs to resonate with them," she said.

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BlissDom 2010.  One of my favorite mentions from the event, as she took away what was most important to me, as well.

Pop Discourse » Blog Archive » Possibly The Biggest Blissdom Link Love Lovefest Post Ever

My panel with Deb, Megan, and Carmen was, if I may say so, amazing. When we conferenced in about the panel before Blissdom, we were all on the same page about not wanting an “achieve balance by getting up earlier and getting more organized!” type of panel. It was real. It was passionate. I unexpectedly dropped the F bomb (um, which I have never, ever done in my life during a speaking engagement). I think we broke new ground with balance panels.

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BlissDom 2010.

Blissdom Deconstructed: Live, Write, Connect » lifeingrace

But I do admire the boundary she draws for her family. And Megan from Velveteen Mind took a four month blogging hiatus  and didn’t really worry about what would happen to her blog in the interim. Develop of healthy detachment from your blog.  Don’t let it take over your life.  Blogs make perfect slaves but terrible masters.

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BlissDom 2010.

blissdom '10 is not a star trek convention - hollywood housewife

It was scary to approach a stranger, scarier still to approach well-known bloggers that I've been reading for years (Hi, Playgroupie!  Hi, Velveteen Mind!) or been reading for weeks (Hello LoveFeast and Vitafamiliae).  But I forced myself, and the rewards were worth it.

The panels were interesting in their diversity.  In one session, I was told to try all the social media to get my name and blog out there, then in the next session was told one to do a few things and do them well.  I took nuggets from each panel

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Post-BlissDom 2010 mention. "Do a few things and do them well" quotes me from Striking a Balance panel, one of my most quoted remarks from the event. Very telling.

BlogHer '09 Sparkled With Celebrities: Blogging Conference Included Ilene Chaiken, Tim Gunn and Paula Deen

BlogHer '09: Late Night for Nina

The Velveteen Mind People's Party featured a variety of sponsors and Sprout brought along favorite storyteller Nina from The Good Night Show who met with bloggers and signed autographs.

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BlogHer09 : Extraordinary Mommy

2) The people. I agree with Velveteen Mind on this one. She said BlogHer is about the people.  BlogHer co-founder, Lisa Stone quoted her for saying so. BlogHer is about the people.  The amazing, fantastic, opinionated, strong-willed, intelligent, goofy, personable, welcoming people. I connected, I reconnected, I loved, I adored, I may even have stalked a little. 

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GoodNCrazy: What Did I Learn From BlissDom09?

10 Takeaways from BlissDom09...

1. Face to Face and Confidence
When Megan Jordan of Velveteen Mind walks up to you and recognizes you? Wow. When you hear that as little as 100 visits to your blog places you in the top 10% of the mommy bloggers?

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