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10:11 pm
September 10, 2012
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retireby40
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What are the top 3 things you learn from Fincon12? It was great to meet so many bloggers in person and hang out. I bet everyone has a huge to do list. I want to share the top 3 things I learned from FinCon. Hopefully it's useful for those of you who couldn't make it. I'm curious what are the top 3 for other bloggers as well.
1) Figure out if your blog is a hobby or a business. (Why are you blogging?)
- If it's a hobby, then enjoy it and have fun with the bonus income.
- If it's a business, then you need to treat it like a business. Hire some help. Your business will be more valuable if you don't need to be there. Focus on doing the the things that you are great at and outsource the rest.
2) Figure out who your readers are and write for them.
- Don't write for other bloggers.
- Who is your target audience? Write articles that will help them. Change lives.
- Have a narrative/story. Connect with the audience through your story.
3) All about personal connection
- Reach out and make meaningful connection with other bloggers.
- Find the right partner/mentor/mentee and it will be a win/win situation for everyone.
Those are my top 3s. What did you learn?
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6:55 am
September 11, 2012
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Great learnings there Joe! Thanks for sharing!
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7:32 am
September 11, 2012
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Aloysa
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7:36 am
September 11, 2012
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Michelle (Making Sense of Cents)
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Those are great and all very true! I'm interested to hear what everyone else has to say :)
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8:47 am
September 11, 2012
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TB at BlueCollarWorkman
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I learned that everyone went but me, lol. :-) But since I'm not a financial blogger, there's not really a place for me there!
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9:34 am
September 11, 2012
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Stephanie @ The Empowered Dollar
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I completely agree! Here were my top three take-aways:
1. Share your stories, and find your unique twist. That's what brings readers in. (in JD Roth's words: SEO is BS!)
2. The personal finance community is strong and growing. The Financial Samurai himself said this best: the pie is expanding. Continue to help each other out and build connections.
3. Meeting someone in person beats an online connection any day. And bloggers are a lot of fun to party with :)
retireby40 said:
What are the top 3 things you learn from Fincon12? It was great to meet so many bloggers in person and hang out. I bet everyone has a huge to do list. I want to share the top 3 things I learned from FinCon. Hopefully it's useful for those of you who couldn't make it. I'm curious what are the top 3 for other bloggers as well.
1) Figure out if your blog is a hobby or a business. (Why are you blogging?)
- If it's a hobby, then enjoy it and have fun with the bonus income.
- If it's a business, then you need to treat it like a business. Hire some help. Your business will be more valuable if you don't need to be there. Focus on doing the the things that you are great at and outsource the rest.
2) Figure out who your readers are and write for them.
- Don't write for other bloggers.
- Who is your target audience? Write articles that will help them. Change lives.
- Have a narrative/story. Connect with the audience through your story.
3) All about personal connection
- Reach out and make meaningful connection with other bloggers.
- Find the right partner/mentor/mentee and it will be a win/win situation for everyone.
Those are my top 3s. What did you learn?
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12:13 pm
September 11, 2012
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LaTisha @YoungFinances
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These are things that I learned from the sessions and informal conversations in between sessions. I found the sessions to be great for tactical knowledge and the networking was great for long term planning.
1) Hire an intern before you pay for a virtual assistant. They get experience, you get to build your business.
2) Use HARO to get media attention for your blog.
3) Elevators are great places to meet big names. I met Liz Weston, J Money and several other interesting people just by chatting in the elevator.
I'm looking forward to next year already and brainstorming a speaker proposal topic.
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12:38 pm
September 11, 2012
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Lena Gott
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Thanks for sharing, everyone! It means a lot since I wasn't able to attend this year.
@Stephanie and LaTisha – Lovin' the snazzy images in your signatures. I need to do that!
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8:55 pm
September 11, 2012
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KyleAAA
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I learned that you guys are all awesome, but I already knew that.
Also, that wolves are apparently big into saving money and investing. Wasn't expecting that one.
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10:36 am
September 12, 2012
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Buck Inspire
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These are some great takeaways. Thanks for sharing and glad those who went had a great time! 
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3:36 pm
September 12, 2012
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Eric – PersonalProfitability.com
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I am surprised no one listed that "Eric from Narrow Bridge Finance is kind of a big deal" in their top 3. 
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10:54 pm
September 12, 2012
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retireby40
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Eric – NarrowBridge.net said:
I am surprised no one listed that "Eric from Narrow Bridge Finance is kind of a big deal" in their top 3.
Hahaha. Yeah, Denver Eric is the real deal. Thanks for showing us a great time.
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11:22 pm
September 12, 2012
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maria@moneyprinciple
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Thanks for starting this – I am one of those who was longing to be in Denver but instead had to stay put and attend to other things. Please do continue to share what you got out.
Maria
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8:29 am
September 13, 2012
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Frugal Portland
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retireby40 said:
Eric – NarrowBridge.net said:
I am surprised no one listed that "Eric from Narrow Bridge Finance is kind of a big deal" in their top 3.
Hahaha. Yeah, Denver Eric is the real deal. Thanks for showing us a great time.
Just wait, Eric. My recap is coming up, and you're definitely mentioned!
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9:49 am
September 13, 2012
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20s Finances
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11:03 am
September 14, 2012
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Ted Jenkin @ YourSmartMoneyMoves
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Post edited 11:03 am – September 14, 2012 by Ted Jenkin @ YourSmartMoneyMoves
Here are the 3 (of many) things that i took from FinCon12…
1. Use quality impactful headlines on your blogs
2. Make sure your blogs represent your personality and personal point of view
3. Think about what products or services you could offer that would add ‘value’ to your clients lives.
There will be a full write up over on Your Smart Money Moves coming soon! It was a great time and it was GREAT meeting all the people that I did!
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2:51 pm
September 14, 2012
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Ryan @ Planwise
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Awesome answers everyone!
1) The pf community is a lot bigger than I ever expected.
2) I noticed how passionate everyone was about their blog and helping out others with their blog/dreams.
3) That working for a company rather than I blog I can still make friends and build relationships.
more on a side note.
it was an awesome experience for me to go to Denver and see the faces behind the blogs. Lots of awesome and friendly people. I look forward to meeting more of you and hopefully working with more and more of you!!
Cheers,
RYan
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