I have finally arrived in Chicago for the BlogHer conference – despite a sequence of events that included thunderstorms, Air Force One and a rude man in a gray suit on Randolph Avenue conspiring to thwart my plans.
I’m on the panel for Art and Commerce:
The other side of the professional blogging coin is looking at the business ramification of making money with your blogging. This session will cover the things to consider and that you may regret if you wait to long to address: copyright protection, tax ramifications, managing personal vs. paid-for blogging, your site policies, and blogging ethics. Nina Smith moderates, Denise Howell is our in-house legal expert and Liz Gumbinner’s background in marketing, advertising and blogging gives her insights into how to set and disclose consistent blogging policies, in other words: how to blog and take advantage of business opportunities without selling your soul. Finally, Kelly Erb (aka TaxGirl) will be on hand to discuss, gulp, your taxes.
Hopefully, many of you will be at the conference (please stop by and say hello!) – otherwise, if you have a specific question about blogging and tax, post it below. I’ll try to answer it here (time permitting). I’ll also link to the BlogHer live blogger (identity as yet unknown to me) at the panel so that you can read what I have to say (as well as Nina, Denise, and Liz!).
Glad you got to BlogHer in one piece. Just don’t forget about me. Bring me something wonderful back! Wisdom, creative ideas or anything else you can think of!!
HAVE FUN!
Thanks, Darlene! There’s a really collaborative spirit here and I hope to take a lot back from my fellow bloggers.