Digital Filipino Event

Some of the CBS Members

You know how much I get scared when I’m on the verge of stepping out of my comfort zone, well last night I finally did. After the several “yes I’ll be there”, finally I got to meet the CBS group in person. I don’t think I’ve mentioned in this blog that I have recently joined CBS or more formally known as Cebu Blogger’s Society. So yeah I am a member and I’ve got the shirt to prove it! Anyway, CBS is a group that basically aims to organize all bloggers in Cebu. If you’re a blogger and from Cebu – come and join us, we won’t bite!

Last night was the Digital Filipino Club event sponsored by PAGCOR. I met very interesting people at the affair where majority of the attendees were bloggers. Even though I’m an SEO for two years, I only got acquainted with local sites and groups very recently. Attending the event was a humbling experience for me because even though I have notable SEO achievements, I would have to say that I’m not at all that much of a professional blogger. I’m not into the whole hard core blogging thing since this cyberspace I have here is my place for solace and relaxation. Well, that might change in a few months time. (I’m hankering some evil plans)

The event started with a dinner. Great kick off !  **grin**  I got to meet Janet Toral of Digital Filipino Club and one of the organizers of the event. I also saw several noteworthy personals from popular local sites such as istorya and mynimo. It was really cool that all bloggers there were given the chance to introduce themselves and their blogs. Of course, I also got the chance to plug my little space here. It was interesting to see Kevin Rey Ray Chua for the first time since not only is he 18 but his blog, Max Mar Roxas for President, is among of the top blogs in the Philippines. Cool ei? Why wasn’t I this tech savvy when I was in college, ah I yes, was so busy wallowing in my accounting woes. Anyway, I learned a few things in the event in order to make your blog more popular and most of it was how to market yourself offline and of course constant blog hopping which I barely have the time for as of now. I also got a tip from Rodel where to host your site for free! Which is definitely great for newbie bloggers! All you have to do is register a domain name and then host it in 000WebHost.

I enjoyed being with the CBS group. They were all friendly and were all ready to help me out with my owning a domain questions. So they will be seeing more of me in meeting and events!