Get Off the WaitList!

On the waitlist for The Blogalicious Lush Event at BlogHer? Fear not!

You want in and we want you in, so we've come up with a plan to move your name to the top: All you have to do is register for Blogalicious 2009 before next Thursday, July 23 and your VIP party spot will be secured. It's as simple as that! Hey, you're planning on coming to Blogalicious anyway, so why not register now and be guaranteed a spot at the hottest party in Chicago!

Bonus: Use our special discount code to sweeten the deal.

For questions email: info@blogaliciousweekend.com

But I'm a White Girl. Can I Still Come?

Why are people so excited about Blogalicious? What makes it so special? We think that it's because it is the very first event of its kind. Women bloggers of color have generally been ignored in the social media space or given short-shrift by marketers reaching out to bloggers and at other blog conferences. Enter Blogalicious 2009.

This event will be an outlet for attendees to voice their feelings and opinions; a place to share hopes and dreams; an opportunity to learn from one another about everything social media. The conference offers a getaway that combines all of the things that you love about blogging with the added element of face-to-face interactions and the intimacy of IRL relationships.

And the great thing about Bloglacious is that women of all backgrounds are excited about its mission and purpose. We think that's fantastic and we welcome participation from women bloggers of all colors. Really. We've been getting email after email asking: "I'm really excited about Blogalicious, but...I'm a white girl. Can I still come?" The answer is absolutely. We want diversity in the blogosphere, in the marketing world, and certainly at our conference. So come on down to Atlanta and join us! You'll be spending time with a group of welcoming women of all shades, all ages, all backgrounds and all levels of blogging expertise.

And please don't worry about how pale you are (this was actually raised in one of the emails we got) and instead, get to worrying about how you're gonna handle all the fun you're gonna have.

One caveat: We want Blogalicious to be a comfortable place for open and frank discussion for all, so if you're shy, don't apply!

Last Chance for Blogalicious @ BlogHer Sponsor!

To all our Blogalicious ladies:

If you have relationships with a marketer that would be interested in sponsoring The Lush Experience, please send us an email asap to: sponsors@blogaliciousweekend.com We received an overwhelming response to the invitation and we are looking for an additional $1,000 so that we can open up the waitlist and accommodate all of those who want to attend.

Thanks!

Don't Miss The Early Bird!

Early bird registration ends this weekend, on July 11th. Please be sure to get in on the conference early!

Register here.

Blogalicious News

Party On!

The Lush Experience @ BlogHer is sold out! Get ready to get your party on, ladies.

And...the ladies behind Blogalicious will be broadcasting the next episode of "The Verdict" live from The Lush Experience event.

If you missed the boat and really want to attend, please email us at: info(at)blogaliciousweekend(dot)com with your name and blog URL and we will add you to our waitlist.

Kudos to Afrobella!
Join us in congratulating Afrobella for becoming the latest addition to the AOL Black Voices editorial team! Afrobella, one of our talented conference panelists, will be droppin' knowledge as one of the writers on the Black Voices Hair Talk Blog. We're so excited that even more of the world will soon know what we already do: this woman is fierce! And you'll be able to see her up close and personal on the "Cyberstyle and the Woman of Color" session at Blogalicious 2009.

Please Welcome Our Newest Team Members!

Thanks to all the wonderful ladies that applied to become our Blogalicious 2009 Ambassadors!

We had some awesome submissions to choose from and narrowed down our choices to these final five. Please join me in welcoming to the Blogalicious 2009 team....(drum roll please).........

Robin of The J Standard Media Group LLC and The BLACK paPR Report
Leticia of Tech Savvy Mama
Our Home Girl, Quel, of HomeGirl
Dee of the Christian Fiction Blog
Ms. Latina of Latina On A Mission

We also have the following fabulous ladies joining our team:

Style Mom and the two ladies collectively known as The BlogRollers - Christie and Wifey - will be our official C.P.O.s (Chief Party Officers).

And, covering the Blogalicious Beat live on the purple carpet will be Penny Pinching Diva as our Conference Media Correspondent.

Please check out their blogs for updates on the conference, happening events in their cities, and Blogalicious giveaways!!

Watch Out Chicago...

The Blogalicious Ladies are looking forward to Chicago in a big way!

In addition to presenting The Lush Experience, Blogalicious 2009 is proud to be a swag sponsor of the BlogHer 5k Fun Run. We'll be fired up and ready to go at 6am!

Keep your eyes peeled for us: We'll be putting the "FUN" in the "RUN"!!