Reflections of REBarCamp 2008 from Teresa Boardman

Teresa Boardman graciously shares her impressions of REBarCamp. Teresa is no stranger to blogging, as author of St. Paul Real Estate Blog, she’s attended Inman, NAR, REBlogWorld and several boards to not just listen but speak to huge audiences about her success in connecting with her audience in St. Paul, MN. If there were rock stars in blogging, Teresa is one of them!

We love to hear what Teresa has to say because of her global view of real estate, social media and how so many tend to follow leaders for the wrong reasons.

It’s my pleasure to welcome Teresa to REBarCamp Denver Blog:

I would love to attend the Denver ReBar camp.  I attended my first camp last July in San Francisco. It was the best I have attended and I want to share what I liked about it.

ReBar camps are less formal than conferences. There were many sessions.  They were short, relevant and instead of being presented by professional speakers they were presented by my peers who actually practice what they preach and understand my business.  I came away with new ideas and learned from what others are doing.  I was asked to give a presentation on Flickr. I was amazed at how many people attended and at the questions they had. It was a wonderful learning experience for me, and it led to other presenttions on the same topic.

Rebar camp has a kind of energy that I have not experienced at most conferences.  The people who present are excited about their topics and the people who attend the sessions are totally engaged. It was also wonderful to have the chance to talk to people that I have contact with through the internet but rarely get to see, like Kristal.

Rebar camps are a great source of information and energy and a great opportunity for networking with peers.