Learn about the Ohio Blogging Association at ohblogging.com and @OHBlogging.
Last night I rushed home after work for the Ohio Blogging Association‘s monthly Twitter chat. OH Blogging was started in 2010 by Angela Risner of Columbus’ Pretty in Orange blog. Any and all bloggers in Ohio are welcome – regardless of whether you blog about things to do in Ohio, fitness, personal or any other variety of topics. As the Association’s site says, if you blog and live in Ohio (or are originally from Ohio and make trips back), you’re part of the OH Blogging Association.
The Association hosts monthly #OBASH tweetchats and meetings in Columbus and Cleveland. The latest Cleveland blogger meetup was at the University Heights Whole Foods last week. I actually found out about the association thanks to fellow Cleveland blogger WhyCLE’s recap of it. The purpose of the meetings and chats are to promote a sense of community and provide resources and a sounding board for bloggers in Ohio.
So what did we talk about at last night’s #OBASH chat? Besides meeting up and sharing how long we’ve been blogging, there were questions and answers shared about how each blogger has promoted their site — from blogger cards to what social networks have worked best and how some bloggers have approached giveaways on their blogs. Angela also mentioned organizing an Ohio blogger conference this Fall or next Spring. Altogether, these resources seem really helpful as I start my #PostAWeek WordPress Challenge.
The best thing about it, though, was just talking to other bloggers and learning about their sites. Here are some of the Ohio bloggers who were on the #OBASH chat last night (along with links to their sites and Twitter feeds). Feel free to check them out:
- Pretty in Orange / @PurtyinOrange / @OHBlogging
- WhyCLE / @WhyCLE
- Cleveland Dog Blog / @CleveDogBlog
- Poise in Parma / @PoiseinParma
- A Slice of Kiwi / @KimiKay
- Healthy Heddleston / @KatieHeddleston
- Hounds in the Kitchen / @Racheltayse
- Fit n Fresh / @fitnfresh
- Triple Duty / @TripleDutyMomma
- Off Her Cork / @OffHerCork
- Finishing Firsts / @FinishingFirsts
If you’re looking for other bloggers from Ohio, the Ohio Blogging Association’s directory lists some by city and blog name. And if you were at last night’s chat and I missed your blog, leave me a comment and I’ll add your link to the above list.
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It was great chatting with you and all the other bloggers last night! Looking forward to our next in-person gathering, too.
So glad you could join the #obash chat last night. Hope to see you at an upcoming CLE get together of the group!
Thank you so much! I’m so glad that you enjoyed!! 😀
Thanks for the comments – Definitely can’t wait to hear about the Feb/March meetups.
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Hi there, stopping by from the Ohio Blogging Association. Thank you for the informative post! I am an new member of the association, however, have been blogging for almost 5 years.
Hope to see you at future blogging meetups/tweetchats!
Karen
Hi – Thanks for stopping by! Looking forward to seeing you at a future meetup. There’s a Cleveland meetup at AMP 150 next Thursday (more info on the OH Blogging events at the Facebook page)