FinCon: Finance, Blogging, and New Media
A peer conference for financial bloggers. Learn to blog and discover the latest trends in the financial world.
One of the unique challenges of blogging, particularly in the financial sphere, is determining just how much personal information to share. After all, it is much easier for readers to relate if you make it clear that you struggle with some of the same financial or medical or personal issues that they do. But letting [...]
This post is from FinCon Local leader Andrea Travillian. On December 18th, we held our 3rd DFW FinCon Local meetup. It has been a great way to find out what other bloggers in the area are doing on their blogs. This meeting was sponsored by PowerWallet, so a big Thank You to them! In case [...]
Working in a niche blogging industry means that we can sometimes get tunnel vision. It’s very easy to spend our days completely immersed in finance blogs and financial news sources, and miss out on some the wonderful other information the internet has to offer. But stepping outside of the financial blogosphere can really inspire and [...]
We all make mistakes–and just starting a blog is a great time to make mistakes that may end up being permanent headaches. I asked FinCon bloggers what mistakes they wish they’d known about way back when they started blogging. Maybe reading about their oopsies can help you avoid repeating the same mistakes: Jennie LeAnne wishes [...]
How to Protect Your Content Last week, I outlined the various ways bloggers should protect themselves in order to make sure there are no legal repercussions for their blogging activities. The other side of the legal blogging coin is protecting your content against theft and plagiarism. Here is what you need to know about your [...]
There is never a time I get more flag-waving, Sousa-singing, apple-pie-eating patriotic than on Election Day. (Granted, in presidential election years, much of my emotion stems from my relief at the knowledge that the campaigning will be over within a matter of hours. But I am feeling a deep emotion nonetheless). While our political system [...]
For busy bloggers juggling family, a day job, or multiple sites, it’s not always possible to have a dedicated hour (or even 30 minutes) to sit down and work at your laptop. But blogging is nothing if not adaptable. Many of the items on your to-do list can be checked off even if you can’t [...]
One of the questions that I am constantly asked is this: “How do you find high-paying writing gigs?” The truth? I don’t actually look. And, honestly, sometimes I’m probably not paid as much as I could be. However, if you are looking for better-paying jobs, there is a site that is aimed at you. Contently [...]
One of the great things about FINCON11 was that I learned so many neat things. And, as you can probably attest to, some of the best learning experiences took place during candid, casual conversations with other bloggers. One of the tidbits that I picked up at the conference came from Ryan Guina at Cash Money [...]
Who: Financial bloggers, financial professionals, columnist, authors, financial companies, new media types.
What: FinCon is a four day conference designed to bring together the best of the financial blogging community for networking and learning. Read more...
When: October 17-20, 2013
Where: Hyatt Regency St. Louis at The Arch [Book for $119/night]
