Money and Media: Presented by FinCon

It took Kyle a number of months to earn his first $100 in AdSense revenue. Now he runs one of the most popular finance blogs on the web, PennyHoarder.com. How did he do it? Listen to Kyle's story of taking his brand from Blogspot to hugely successful PennyHoarder.com. Kyle will be on our big stage Friday October 27th. Get your tickets now at http://finconexpo.com 

Just like Disneyland, there is NO WAY you can do EVERYTHING while at FinCon. How do you get the most out of the conference and Expo? Nick True, FinCon Team member, joins Joe Saul-Sehy from Stacking Benjamins to take a virtual walk through the entire conference from wheels down to hotel check-out. We share what to wear, transportation ideas, and all the evening events you won’t want to miss. For more information, go to http://finconmedia.com

Nominees for this year’s Plutus Awards have been revealed! Harlan Landes & Miranda Marquit share some of the biggest categories with us. We also get the back-story of the award presentation by hosts Scott Alan Turner & Bethany Bayless. But first, we talk with Steve Stewart about how you can record your podcast LIVE at FinCon. Plutus Nominees list: https://plutusawards.com/2017/announcing-finalists-8th Record your podcast LIVE at FinCon: http://finconmedia.com/podcast-live-fincon17-submissions

Nicole Walters started with a beauty blog while working at a large company. What she was doing attracted attention from brands. Coming from the corporate world, she pitched partnerships and speaking engagements. Then, she quit her job in front of 10,000 Periscope viewers. Nicole is our closing Keynote Speaker at FinCon17. For more information about all our speakers, go to https://finconexpo.com/#speakers

Joe Saul-Sehy breaks into the FinCon Headquarters for a peek at some of the surprises coming up at this year’s FinCon Expo in Dallas. Your Money Live: This year PT is giving anyone the chance to meet their favorite money and media celebrities, bloggers, YouTubers and podcasters for one afternoon: Friday October 27th. Register to become an affiliate and make it easy to meet your audience here: http://YourMoneyLive.com/affiliates

PT checks in with our friends at XYPN LIVE conference 2017. Farnoosh, Eric Roberge, Kali Hawlk, Brian Bain and Kate Dore talk about their practice and what they gain from attending conferences. You will likely see them speaking at FinCon17. For more information on speakers and the FinCon schedule, go to http://finconexpo.com/schedule

Bobbi Rebell attended FinCon for the first time as she was publishing her book, “How to be a Financial Grownup: Proven Advice from High Achievers on How to Live Your Dreams”. Bobbi didn’t go to FinCon to pitch her book but to make personal connections with others in the money & media genre. For more information, visit http://finconmedia.com

Paychecks and Balances wasn't the first project Rich Jones and Marcus Garrett worked on. They tried blogging and had some success, but they found podcasting to be a much easier medium to create content for communicating their message: To become Debt Free or Die Trying. Listen to more of their story in today's Money & Media Podcast, presented by FinCon. For more information and links mentioned in this episode, visit http://www.finconmedia.com/making-hit-podcast-rich-jones-marcus-garrett

David Bach is best known for his "latte factor" - but that's not what got him started writing. After hosting a seminar for women, he found a need for a resource for women to learn how to manage money. For more information, visit http://www.finconmedia.com/mm-30-david-bach-author

The Plutus Awards are back again and will be held at the conclusion of this year's FinCon Expo. Harlan Landes, Executive Director of the Plutus Foundation, joins us to talk about what's changed, how nominations and voting will work, and the non-profit aspect of the organization. Then we talk with Eric Rosenberg about how you can improve your speaking skills in 5-minutes by presenting at Ignite. Find out more at http://finconmedia.com

Erin Chase found a way to cut down her grocery bills AND create an incredibly successful online business with her website 5dollardinners.com. She attributes much of her success to trying things, learning from others, and being a great listener. For more information, go to http://finconmedia.com For information about the conference, visit http://finconexpo.com

Paula Pant is an award winning blogger and podcaster. Today we're finding out the behind-the-scenes story of how she grew her brand! What's important to her? How does she write her pieces? When did she decide to start a podcast, and why? What mistakes has she made along the way? We'll ask her all of those things and more. You'll find show notes at http://FinConMedia.com

Are you growing bigger than your blog? That’s the topic of today’s show where we listen back to last year’s panel discussion Blog to Brand - Leveraging Influence to Become a Thought Leader. Our special guest Lacy Langford is a military money-life coach, speaker, and writer who attended the panel and is using what she learned to build her own personal brand. For more information visit http://www.finconmedia.com/build-your-own-brand

Ever wonder how to take a blogging hobby and turn it into a full time gig? Not only did Darren Rowse do exactly that, but he also created lots of value for many people in the FinCon community. Today Darren tells us his background. We'll talk about all of that and much more with one of FinCon '17's keynote speakers! Learn more about the show or the FinCon Conference, go to http://www.finconexpo.com

If you're headed to FinCon for your first FinCon but will arrive after PT's orientation session Wednesday, we have the audio track from PT's video he posted to Facebook Live. The session is best live, so head there if possible, but if not....we've got you covered. Visit http://FinConExpo.com for more information about local and national events.