Since I came late to the Financial Blogger Conference, I ended up starting my first day at the conference by going to the refreshments area and having a few drinks with fellow bloggers.

Basic Observations:

At first I wondered if it the entire trip would be worth it, but right after getting there and meeting all of the bloggers I read

daily and seeing some of the largest pf blogs on the internet, I knew right then and there that the price of the ticket was worth it!

Thinking outside of the basic cost/benefit equation, there is value in knowing that I attended the first really large financial blogger conference meeting!  That in itself adds some additional privilege value.  Tomorrow, I will have to take some more pictures to remember the trip.

Another hidden value is that actually get to stand in front of some of the biggest bloggers in the industry and experience the various nuances of their personality and mannerism that come out.  There is something about seeing a person in real life that a camera picture just can’t portray.

Discoveries

J. D. Roth was giving the opening speech when he took out a little red notebook from his back pocket.  He then goes on to explain that he is constantly writing ideas down to use in his blog.  I was mostly impressed by the incredible small notebook.

I discovered that Ramit Sethi hates me and a lot of people who isn’t his market segment.  He also doesn’t want me to visit his blog, and I also learned that’s he a pretty guy and probably his some great information on his blog.

How difference the physical appearance of everybody looks!  Almost everybody looks better than I imagined!

Ryan from Cash Money Life, had a great presentation on how to optimize your blog engine that was awesome, and that I will use in the near future.

There are so many great blogger here, and all of the ones that I met have been very nice and intelligent.  I can honestly say that I’m both proud to be part of pf group, and humbled by the sheer talent at the conference.

Wish everybody could experience this piece of pf blogger nirvana!

MR