Write on Finance Blog Up Leeds 22-23 September 2012
Written by Karen Bryan
The first Write on Finance Blog Up took place in Leeds,Yorkshire over the weekend 22-23 September 2012. I thought it was about time that UK personal finance & money saving bloggers/writers and people working in the finance industry had an opportunity to get together. The focus of the event was on learning from each other, networking and looking at ways to work together to mutual benefit.
Sponsors
Gold Sponsor of the event was MoneySupermarket. Silver sponsors were FinCon and eZonomics. Destination partner was My Life in Leeds.
Click here to see all the photos from the Blog Up
Posts by Attendees at the Write on Finance Blog Up Leeds
- Principled Money Posts #23 Write on Finance Blog Up by Maria Nedeva of The Money Principle.
- Write on Finance Blog Up Round Up by Nick Curry of rplan.
- What I Learned at the Blog Up Meet in Leeds by Simple Living in Suffolk.
- A Sunny Saturday in Leeds: Finance Blog Up Report by My Money & I
- Nutmeg Attends a Blog Up by Julie at Nutmeg.
- A Conference That Did Not Suck by Sterling Effort.
Saturday 22 September
Guest speaker – Emma Bryn-Jones of Zero Credit talk on “Motivation and Money Management“.
Workshop – Paul Knott author of Ouch! “Writing More Engaging/Accessible Content for Finance Blogs”
Workshop – Richard Yendall of imutual “A New Model for Mutuality”
Panel Discussion – “Bloggers & Brands Working Together” . Panel members from left to right:
- Ian Bright of eZonomics
- Clare Francis of MoneySupermarket
- Maria Nedeva of The Money Principle
- Adam Piplica of Magical Penny
- Darren Cronian of My Life in Leeds
Sunday 23 September
Guest speaker - Miss Thrifty‘s talk on How to Get Press for Your Personal Finance Blog is featured in a slide show below.
Workshop – Darren Cronian of My Life in Leeds on “How to Link Build “.
Panel Discussion – “The Landscape & Future of Personal Finance Blogging in the UK”. Panelists from left to right:
- Clare Francis of MoneySupermarket
- Maria Nedeva of The Money Principle
- Adam Piplica of Magical Penny
- Martha Mckenzie-Minifie of eZonomics
Workshop – Karen Bryan, editor of Help Me To Save – “Action List – Improve Your Blog”
Write on Finance Blog Up Leeds Venue
The venue for the Write on Finance Blog Up was the Chambers in Leeds city centre, where we had exclusive use of the Maurice Paynel Suite and the Library with free WiFi throughout the venue.
This article was featured in the Financial Simplicity Carnival, the Totally Money Carnival #60 and Top Articles from UK Blogging Superstars March 2012.
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