Do you want to be a professional blogger? Perhaps you’re hoping this will be the year you leave full-time employment and make a success of blogging. Or you’re already blogging full time but want to elevate your content and your earning potential further?
Propel – the original next level blogger conference
Lots of conferences and courses promise advice and tips to aid your blogging, but with practical workshops and advice from expert speakers, covering everything from content (especially photography and video) to business skills, SEO, affiliates and advertising, Propel is a first-of-its-kind conference. It provides you with strategies to successfully make your aspirations a reality.
And we’re delighted to reveal the location and date for the next conference…
The conference unfortunately had to be postponed – new dates coming very soon
Propelling your blogging career
The Propel Conference is the premier event for experienced bloggers wanting to increase their skills and advance to the next level.
The conference objectives are two-fold:
- Provide you with tips on how to create quality content.
- Share strategies to help you realise the value of that content.
It is brought to you by Sarah & Terry Lee, and many of the team at Captivate. We certainly know all about professional blogging, because we’ve been running successful blogs and social channels since 2010, and also, as founders of Captivate, we’ve long developed imaginative campaigns for destinations and brands including groups of content creators. Click to find out more about us.
We intend for you to gain the greatest benefit from the event. This means we will be restricting the number of attendees to just 22 bloggers/content creators.
Propel is one of the best blogging conferences because it includes workshops with speakers already successfully doing what you wish to achieve, be that earning a regular income through blog campaigns, monetising via affiliate sales, or creating super content. Furthermore, we will provide you with one-to-one advice in our PRO Sessions where you can talk to the experts and get specific assistance.
But Propel isn’t only a conference for travel bloggers – we welcome bloggers from a wide range of niches.
The bottom line is if you want to be a professional blogger you will need to earn an income, and we give you the business skills and mindset needed to succeed. See what people said about previous Propel Conferences…
- The Propel Conference exceeded all my expectations with a host of inspiring speakers delivering quality advice, and experiences that uncovered the beauty and culture behind the region of Vorarlberg. It was the most valuable few days I've spent investing in my career with like-minded professionals.
- The Propel Conference takes you beyond just inspiration and beginner advice, and instead dives deep into strategy, facts and figures. My knowledge and skills were challenged continuously, and I left motivated and equipped with actionable steps to elevate my blog revenue exponentially. Highly recommended for intermediate to advanced bloggers.
- The Propel Conference is an event unlike any other. It gives you the chance to learn something new, building on something existing and gives you the push to help you to succeed. I would attend each year if invited!
I recommend Propel to any intermediate blogger who understands the foundations and wants to "level up." I've gained actionable insights that I haven't learned anywhere else and am looking forward to implementing them!
- As a long-standing partaker in many events for bloggers, I was very curious to see what a new-comer could bring to the scene that wasn’t already there. And Propel exceeded all my expectations! The content goes beyond all those things « we already know » and there’s a lot to learn, even for advanced bloggers. The opportunity to submit our questions to experts was invaluable and the tight group makes it very easy to connect, share and learn with like-minded professionals.
The Propel Conference was a smashing success! From the selection of speakers to the topics picked I learned so many more ways to take my blog to the next level. When you’ve been in the game for a while it’s really hard to find a conference that meets you where you’re at, and can propel you to a higher bracket.”
Propel was by far the most useful, actionable and fun travel blogging conference I've attended. Exceptional speakers, a stunning location and a real focus on quality advice, it gave me the confidence and actionable tasks to grow professionally. Travelling through Regional Graz afterwards was the cherry on top - loved every second and I will be back
The talks were not only inspiring but full of useful hands-on information, the personal PRO sessions were extremely valuable and the small group size as well as the friendly atmosphere made the conference a unique and fun experience.
Despite being a writer for a living, I can barely put into words quite how incredible the Propel Conference was. Not only were sessions led by some of the biggest names in the blogging industry, but they were honest, open and inspiring, and their advice has influenced everything I am now doing with my blog to grow and make it even more successful.
All the facts you need
The Propel Conference will take place over three days, with four days of destination experiences across the Cayman Islands (new dates coming soon). And, having been able to explore in the Cayman Islands ourselves, we just know those days out are going to be magnificent.
How much is it to attend the Propel Conference?
We have waived fees for bloggers to attend Propel, plus your accommodation, meals and experiences will all be covered for you. The only cost to you will be your flights.
That’s right, it will only cost you the price of your flights to attend the Propel Conference for a week in the Cayman Islands. All we ask in exchange is that you also attend the experience days, produce a minimum of two pieces of content for your blog or YouTube channel, and use your social media platforms to share the Cayman Islands’ broad and incredible experiences.
Experience days
Experience day itineraries are still being developed, but we will announce them as soon as they are confirmed. They will cover many of the Cayman Island’s main themes though, culinary (oh yes, this is the Culinary Capital of the Caribbean), active adventures (Cayman is the home of recreational diving), wellness, arts and music, and nature.
Accommodation in the Cayman Islands
Your accommodation on Grand Cayman is covered, and we will announce the hotel very soon. Be assured while you will be hosted on a bed and breakfast basis. you certainly won’t go hungry the rest of the time, as lunches and evening meals are also covered, leaving you the chance to focus on learning, networking and soaking up all the Cayman Islands have to offer.
How to apply
We are looking for serious bloggers. Perhaps you have a day job and are desperately hoping to take the leap into full-time blogging. Or maybe you are already blogging full-time but want to harness strategies that will help your business to grow.
All we ask from you is a willingness to learn, a desire to progress to the next level, and to attend with a mind open to sharing and networking with like-minded folk.
Have questions? Give us a shout here.
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