There's a lot to learn...

I spent two hours on Thursday night speed reading on the computer.  Why?  Because I participated in my first ever Twitter party.  That's right, there are actual parties on Twitter!  (Want to follow me on Twitter?)

The party on Thursday night was all about savvy blogging.  (If you want to read our tweets, click on the #savvyblogging hashtag.)  Veteran bloggers answers questions for the newbies, helping us to learn exactly what it takes to truly blog for a living.

Don't worry.  This blog isn't going to turn into a "for profit" blog.  I'm trying to get back to the true purpose of this blog - having a place to let my brain clutter ooze out and work on my writing skills in the mean time.

But, I have been thinking about the possibility of blogging as a part-time job (eventually), and Savvy Blogging is a great resource on how to get to that point.  (More to come on this in the days/weeks to come...)

The party was a ton of fun, and I learned a lot about the business side of blogging...
 *I need to keep track of "revenue", even if it's not monetary.
 *How to charge appropriately for ad space, promo-posts, etc.
 *How to use SEO to grow readership.
 *That there's a TON of awesome "mommybloggers" out there that are a wealth of knowledge in this area!

The party was so much fun, that I managed to get myself kicked out.  Well, Twitter kicked me off, saying I was updating my status too much, and I needed to take a break for a couple of hours.  Bummer, too, since they were giving away some awesome prizes at the end.

I'm looking forward to following some of the blogs the ladies at the party host.  It will be nice to have some more "blogging buddies". (If you're here from the party, let me know in the comments!)