This weekend over 750+ moms and women (myself NOT included again this year) are gathered at the Blogher '07 conference in Chicago to learn more about blogging. According to the blogher website, blogher's mission is to create opportunities for women who blog to pursue exposure, education, community and economic empowerment.

If you missed this year's blogher or didn't think this was the "right" conference for you don't fret. There are several more upcoming blog/blogging conferences to attend. And, there's always Blogher in 2008!

UPCOMING BLOG-BLOGGING CONFERENCES still to come in 2007:

PubCon Blog Conference
This conference will be held is Las Vegas, Nevada on December 4-7, 2007

PostiCon Blog Conference by Payperpost.com
The Posticon conference will be held in Las Vegas as well on November 9th-10th, 2007

Blog Business Summitt
This conference will be held in Chicago, Illinois on September 17-19th, 2007.

Blog World Expo
This conference will be held in Las Vegas, Nevada on November 8-9, 2007.

If there are any conferences that I have left out please let me know about them in the comments or email me. I'll add them here.

Right about now, or sometimes soon, many of you are getting refund checks from Uncle Sam. Since this money is usually unexpected and not put into your budget, you should think about investing some of it into your home business this year. Your tax refund can really help your home business in several ways. Here is a list of possible ways that you could spend some of your tax refund to help grow or improve your home business. You could even use some of it to start a new home business.

Ways Your Tax Refund Can Help Your Home Business:

1. Join a professional membership club such as Mom Masterminds,Mom Masterminds Main Page

2. Upgrade your newsletter/autoresponder programs. If you are using a free service, you are limited to the amount of emails you can send out as well as members you can have. Paying for a service can really help your online home business in the long run. Believe me, I'm proof of this. I signed up for wahmcart a few months ago and it's been nothing but great for my online business.

3. Buy your own domain name and hosting. Domain names and monthly hosting is fairly cheap. You can get a great deal from godaddy.com. With your own domain name and hosting, your business will be taken much more seriously. This means more money for you.

4. If you are getting behind on your work, hire a virtual assistant for a few hours per month with some of your tax refund money. This will help you focus on the more important parts of your business.

5. Use some of the money for a mini vacation for yourself. A small vacation and me time can really do wonders for yourself and your business. After your break, you will be much more focused and ready to get some work done.

Feel free to add some of your own tips in the comments section. I'd love to hear how you will use your tax refund to help your business.