Everyone has been telling you to add videos to your blog (and you’ve been wanting to) but it may seem like an overwhelming undertaking. How do I get started? What editing tools do I use? How can I do it easily?

Well, you’ve come to the right place!  Join us for the next #O2Ochat via Google+ Hangout on Air this Wednesday, May 15 from 1:00-2:00 pm ET with some fabulous video mavens who will help walk you through the top tips and tricks to make it easy and get you started!  This will be a beginner 101 session and there will a part 2 follow-up coming soon for more advanced tips and tricks.

• When: Wednesday, May 15th @ 1PM Eastern (12 Central, 11AM Mountain, 10AM Pacific)
• Where: One2One Network’s Google+ Page
• What: Top Tips for Easy Vlogging
• Who: Mindy McNight from Cute Girls Hairstyles, Desiree Miller from Stress Free Baby & Traveling Mom,  Jenny Ingram from Jenny On The Spot, Betsy Cadel from Thinking Cap NYC, and Lucrecer Braxton from Lucrecer.com.

The Hangout will be broadcast on air and we invite you to come by and watch, make comments, and ask questions!

Mindy McKnight  YouTube: CuteGirlsHairstyles

As the mother of five girls (and a boy!), Mindy McKnight is an expert in creating “cute girl’s hairstyles.” She provides photo and video instructions for all things hair—braids, buns, twists, flips, ponytails, pigtails, knots, and more, with the help of her family, on her rapidly growing YouTube channel CuteGirlsHairstyles.

In July 2012, Mindy joined Maker Studios, a next-generation talent first media company, teaming up with one of the fastest growing digital networks in the online space. Mindy has been featured on ABC News, “20/20,” The Huffington Post, and “Anderson LIVE,” among others. She is also a strong advocate for adoption, having adopted two children of her own with her husband, encouraging families to be open to the idea which has completed her family.

Desiree Miller  YouTube: TravelingMomVideos & DesMiller

Desiree is a busy mom of four who founded StressFreeBaby.com and co-founded and contributes to a variety of sites including AtlantaMomsClub.com and produces the videos for TravelingMom.com among many other things.  Her expertise is grabbing people with the ‘hook’ and making sure what you show is as visual possible.  She can also show you how to vlog even if you don’t want to be on camera.

Jenny Ingram  YouTube: JennyOnTheSpot

Jenny, Jenny On the Spot (JOTS!) has been blogging since 2004. She is known for her love of sparkle and coffee. Jenny often snorts when she laughs. She has 3 kids, one husband, and lives in the Pacific NorthWET.

In 2008, she realized there was a camera on her laptop and her vlogging career/obsession began. In addition to her site, Jenny contributes as an iVoice with iVillage and teaches beginning-level social media classes in her local community because she looooves to see “it” click.

Betsy Cadel  Vimeo: Betsy Cadel   YouTube:  Digitwirl (writer/producer)

Betsy is the founder of Thinking Cap Productions. Turning WTF to OMG one how-to video at a time. She co-launched the popular website digitwirl.com, made over a dozen videos for the eHow series Socially Connected and created videos for popular websites and apps like Pocket and AboutOne. She’ll tell you everything you need to know about script writing and the importance of not just talking, but saying something.

Lucrecer Braxton  YouTube: Lucrecer

Lucrecer Braxton is a photographer, storyteller and awesomeness ambassador. She lives her life on purpose, attempts crazy yoga poses and loves on the haters. She blogs at Lucrecer.com.

Unfortunately for bloggers, the Field of Dreams “if you build it, they will come” mantra doesn’t exactly pan out the way it did for Kevin Costner. How much time or money you put into designing your site or writing your posts will not matter if you don’t also take into consideration how people will find you.

So how do you go from only your best friend or your parents reading your blog to getting thousands of views each month? The first thing you need to remember is it takes time; it won’t happen overnight but it can happen. The second thing to keep in mind is there is not one foolproof method.

Now you’re probably wondering, “Well, what does work?” That’s where our upcoming Google Hangout on Air comes in! We’ve gathered a panel of bloggers who have experience in growing their blog traffic. We’ll cover several tips from using social media to interpretting and using your site stats to how RSS can bring in more page views.

• When: Wednesday, April 17th @ 1PM Eastern (12 Central, 11AM Mountain, 10AM Pacific)
• Where: One2One Network’s Google+ Page
• What: Tips for Increasing Blog Traffic
• Who: Julie Meyers Pron of Julieverse, Gigi Ross of KludgyMom, Heather Solos of Home-Ec 101, and Robyn Wright of Robyn’s Online World

The Hangout will be broadcast on air and we invite you to come by and watch, make comments, and ask questions!

About the Panelists:

Julie Meyers Pron is the owner and editor of Julieverse.com, founded as Just-Precious.com, in May 2009 and VlogMom.com, a website and network focused on empowering bloggers to engage on video. An eternal optimist, Julie has been called a “Momcyclopedia” and a “real life Google.” A mom to three, wife, educator, marketer, cheerleader, budding organizer, and me-time enthusiast, Julie shares her knowledge, lifestyle tips, business-savvy suggestions and real life stories helping you to parent confidently while remaining your stylish self.

Gigi Ross has been blogging on her personal blog, KludgyMom, for 3+ years and has a passion for helping others blog better. She’s written about blogging and social media as editor for the SITS Girls and Business 2 Blogger and has spoken at 3 Bloggy Boot Camps. She also works as a freelancer, doing social media and blogger outreach for startups and now, large brands like Johnson & Johnson.

Heather Solos is a professional blogger and author. She founded the everyday living skills site Home-Ec 101 and is the Community Manger for FeedBlitz. Heather’s focus is on helping sites grow their traffic and subscribers through RSS.

Robyn Wright is a lifestyle blogger with a focus on tech and food. She has used social networks since 2008 to grow her blog traffic and will share some of her tips for getting the most traffic from your social networks without feeling spammy.

This weekend we “Spring forward” into Daylight Saving Time and in just a couple of weeks, the calendar will tell us it’s officially Spring (even if the weather forecasts do not not!) Around this time of year, many of us turn our attentions towards Spring cleaning our homes but it’s also a good time to Spring clean your blog!

Our next #O2OChat Hangout on Air will focus on tips & tricks for sprucing up your blog and making it shine! We’ve gathered a panel of women who are experienced in blogging, blog design, coding, SEO, and working with brands to show us some simple ways to improve our blogs.

• When: Tuesday, March 12th at 9/8c PM
• Where: One2One Network’s Google+ Page
• What: Spring Cleaning Your Blog
• Who: Erica Mueller of EricaSays, Elan Morgan of Schumtzie, Becca Ludlum of Our Crazy Boys, and Ang England of Untrained Housewife

Prizes: To help further your blogging efforts and get your blog into tip-top shape, we’ll be giving away four (4) copies of DIY Blog Critique by Melissa Culbertson of momcomm.com! AND Hangout panel member Becca Ludlum has offered a one-hour blog consultation to a hangout attendee! During the Hangout, you’ll need to either make a comment or ask a question on the Hangout post to be eligible to win a prize.

The Hangout will be broadcast on air and we invite you to come by and watch, make comments, and ask questions!  We’re looking forward to hanging out with you!

Last night we held our first Google+ Hangout on Air! It was a lot of fun and we’re so pleased that several of you came out and watched the broadcast.

If you missed it last night, no problem! It’s been recorded for posterity.

Our panelists for this #O2OChat were: Ashleigh Baker (from BlissDom), Jazzy Jones (from Blogalicious), Laurie White (from Mom 2.0 Summit) Bridgette Duplanits (from Reviewer’s Retreat), Andrea Bates (from SITS/Bloggy Bootcamp), and just Shannon aka Mr. Lady (from BlogHer). Give them a shout-out and let them know you watched the Hangout!

We’ll definitely be doing this again! Stay tuned for details. In the meantime, tell us, what blogging and/or social media topics do you want to learn more about?

O2O is excited to announce our very first Google+ Hangout on Air and we want you to be there! As we kick-off 2013, we want to make sure that O2O members have a place to go to ask questions and learn more about navigating the blog and social media scenes.

One of our favorite places to be schooled on all things blog & social media is at blog & social media conferences, so that’s what we’ll be chatting about!

Whether you’re trying to decide to attend a conference (or two) this year, or you’ve signed up for your first ever conference, or you are a veteran conference attendee, we know this Hangout will be a great place for you.

We’ve gathered a panel of conference experts to guide you through the whats, hows, and whys of attending blog and social media conferences.

• When: Tuesday, February 12th @ 9/8c PM – just one hour!
• Where: One2One Network’s Google+ page
• What: Blog Conferences- why attend, what you need to know, and how to maximize your experience
• Who: Ashleigh Baker (from BlissDom), Jazzy Jones (from Blogalicious), Laurie White (from Mom 2.0 Summit) Bridgette Duplanits (from Reviewer’s Retreat), Andrea Bates (from SITS/Bloggy Bootcamp), and just added- Shannon aka Mr. Lady (from BlogHer)!

The Hangout will be broadcast On Air and we invite you to make comments and ask questions on our Google+ page for our panel to address. No need to RSVP, just come over to Google+ on Tuesday night and we’ll be there!