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NEWS AND SUCH · July 21, 2015

My Haven 2015 Experience

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This past weekend I had the great experience of attending my first Haven conference in Atlanta. Oh my goodness, it was a blast. I learned so much from wonderful bloggers who have been doing this for years. I gathered so much information, I still haven’t had the chance to get through all of it (talk about taking notes like a crazy person).

The conference started out with a keynote speech by one of my favorite authors, John Acuff. He was so nice and his speech was amazing!

John Acuff

I attended classes on growing your Facebook page, Google analytics, using ads, making better content, and Sketch Up. Wow is all I can say.

Here is Kirsten from Sweet Tea and Saving Grace teaching us about email list growth. She is one smart lady!!

Sweet Tea

Here is a pic of me learning from the best of the best when it comes to building. Ana White, Jen Woodhouse and Build Something taught a class on Sketch Up. I make my own plans in Sketch Up, but I still learned a ton. It was beyond exciting!

Ana and Jen

There were some great companies in attendance also. I had the chance to meet some of the great people behind my favorite companies.

I got to hang out at the Kreg Tools booth

Kreg Booth

 

and the Ryobi Tools booth with my sis!

Ryobi Booth

In between all of the learning and playing with tools, I had the chance to meet some of my all time favorite bloggers. Here are just a few,

The amazingly talented Ana White

Ana White

Me and my sister with the wonderful Shanty Sisters

Shanty Sisters

Brooke from All Things Thrifty

Brooke

These are just a few of the wonderful people I had the chance to meet. I also have to mention that these women were some of the sweetest people I have ever met in my life. The whole experience was truly wonderful. I am a fan for life of Haven and will absolutely positively be attending again next year. If you have ever wanted to go to Haven, but have been on the fence about it, just go. You won’t regret it!!

Thanks for spending some time with me today.

Until next time…

Crissie

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Posted In: NEWS AND SUCH · Tagged: Blogging, diy, Haven, Learning

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Comments

  1. Ashley Grenon says

    July 23, 2015 at 3:56 am

    Haven was amazing! It was really awesome meeting you and your sister! I hope to see you there next year!

    • sawdusttosequins says

      July 23, 2015 at 10:02 pm

      Yes it was amazing Ashley! It was great to meet you also. I will definitely be attending next year. See you there!!

  2. Dorene @ Seasonal Chapters says

    July 23, 2015 at 6:16 am

    Thank you so much for your review of the conference. I have been blogging for just under a year. I have always loved going to professional conferences during my 25 year career as a nurse, and since I began blogging, have been fascinated with the idea of attending a blogging conference with the goal of expanding my knowledge. In this area. Your review of Haven has made me definitely put it on my bucket list of things to do in the future! Glad you had a great time and thanks for sharing your experience.
    Dorene @ Seasonal Chapters

    • sawdusttosequins says

      July 23, 2015 at 10:03 pm

      I’m glad you enjoyed my review Dorene. It is truly a great experience and I hope to see you there next year. You won’t regret going!

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