Welcome Opening
Phantom Canyon Brewing Company 2 E Pikes Peak Ave, Colorado Springs, CO, United StatesRandy Peterson’s opening speech welcomes you to the first BAcon.
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Media Roundtable
Phantom Canyon Brewing Company 2 E Pikes Peak Ave, Colorado Springs, CO, United StatesGreg Lindsay (freelancer), Greg Mayerowitz (AP), Nancy Trejos (USA Today) When you’re trying to make your mark as a blogger, placing contributed articles in various media outlets can only bolster your credibility and lead to more exposure. Every editor may have their own opinions, and the topic matter is often a subjective business, but no...
SEO for the Blogger
Phantom Canyon Brewing Company 2 E Pikes Peak Ave, Colorado Springs, CO, United StatesSearch is something that changes constantly, which means your SEO practices must constantly change to keep up. Learn how to build and maintain a prominent SEO habit that will keep you relevant in both universal and personal search results. Speaker: Cindy Krum is the Chief Executive Officer of Rank-Mobile, LLC. She brings fresh and creative...
SkyMall Monday and More
Phantom Canyon Brewing Company 2 E Pikes Peak Ave, Colorado Springs, CO, United StatesLet's have fun with something frequent flyers see on a regular basis … the inflight SkyMall Catalog. Ever wonder if these things are for real and if anyone really buys them? Let’s find out from Mike who has made an “almost” career of trying out item after item, catalog after catalog of SkyMall products. We’ll...
Recap and The Day Ahead
Phantom Canyon Brewing Company 2 E Pikes Peak Ave, Colorado Springs, CO, United StatesRandy Peterson reviews what we learned yesterday and announces the schedule for the day ahead.
From Something to Something Great
Phantom Canyon Brewing Company 2 E Pikes Peak Ave, Colorado Springs, CO, United StatesThe purpose of this session is to learn from other successful bloggers, get motivated to keep blogging and get empowered with actionable blogging tips. Here are two success stories from BoardingArea in 2012. Andrew of Points, Miles, and Martini’s credits the inspiration to get more serious about blogging to his attendance at a BoardingArea-sponsored education...
Increasing Exposure in Search Engines and More Traffic
Phantom Canyon Brewing Company 2 E Pikes Peak Ave, Colorado Springs, CO, United StatesLed by Amanda Blain, this session will show you some underused ways how Google+ can increase your presence in Google’s search engine with your already existing blog and posts and how to grow and expand your community. Why Google Authorship (the little picture of you showing in google results) is important and how to set...
Lunch and Affiliate Programs
Phantom Canyon Brewing Company 2 E Pikes Peak Ave, Colorado Springs, CO, United StatesChase, FlexOffers, CardSynergy | Learn more about monetizing your blog using affiliate marketing, without compromising integrity or crippling traffic. Some of the topics covered include: how affiliate marketing works, when to monetize your blog, understanding affiliate agreements, the best way to integrate affiliate links in your blog that converts, and much more. Have a break...
Website Reviews
Watch the sparks fly as Andy Hayes critiques a handful of BoardingArea sites, providing priceless comprehensive insight for the bloggers, as well as the entire audience. He will provide a comprehensive action plan on how to optimize various blogs to increase revenue and reader engagement while decreasing stress. He specializes in picking apart a website...
Guest Session with Brian Kelly
Phantom Canyon Brewing Company 2 E Pikes Peak Ave, Colorado Springs, CO, United StatesWhile the BoardingArea bloggers go through a program designed specifically for them, our guest bloggers will enjoy hearing from one of the leading bloggers in the frequent flyer space. Brian Kelly will take our guests through his start, his stops, his high and his lows as he wrestled with getting started as a blogger. Learn...
Night on the Town
We’ve got plans for you and they include your significant other if along for this conference. What we eat and where we dine remain a top secret. Just know that the night belongs to us … shared with you.
