Here are a few of my blogging-related favorite things.
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Making Sense of Affiliate Marketing
Making Sense of Affiliate Marketing: Michelle’s course is THE BEST! She went from $0 to $50,000 per month in affiliate income! I started using her methods right away and I’m starting to see some an uptick in my affiliate income right after I finished her course. There isn’t anyone better to learn the ins and outs of affiliate marketing from!
Grammarly
Grammarly: Grammarly is THE #1 grammar and spelling checker out there. It integrates seamlessly into Microsoft OS or MS Word and they have a website and a Chrome extension. I installed this handy tool months ago and let me tell you, it’s invaluable! I have a deep dive into what Grammarly is and what it does. You can read all about the service here.
Bluehost
Bluehost: Bluehost is where I host my website. If you sign up through my link you get a free domain name if you purchase at least a year of hosting. You can get hosting at low at $2.95/month! They also have 1 click WordPress installation. I host with Bluehost and I absolutely love it! Bluehost is one of the top hosting platforms out there. This is one of the easiest ways to inexpensively start your blog.
FreshBooks
FreshBooks: FreskBooks is an online cloud-based accounting software. I’ve been a long-time user of FreshBooks back from when I used to run my own business back in 2013-2016. The site is super user-friendly and intuitive. The apps are very easy to use as well. Keep track of payments, invoices, and expenses all in one place. You can read my review on FreshBooks HERE.
Blogging For New Bloggers
I cannot say enough about Marina and Lucrezia’s courses. I’ve taken ALL of the FREE courses and the bulk of the paid courses. Here they are broken down.
FREE 5 Day Email Course – Blogging for New Bloggers Fast Track
This free email course walks you through all of the steps to set up your blog right from day 1! I took this course after my blog was launched and I still found value in it. They also have a premium edition which you can find HERE.
FREE Pinterest Email Course
Leverage the power of Pinterest and help your blog grow! I took this course and have seen a steady incline in view since I implemented these strategies. There is a premium version of this course available if you’re interested. Check it out HERE.
FREE – Legally Blogs
This free course walks you through the steps needed to make your blog legal and meet requirements. I took this course and I would up buying the legal templates.
The Paid Courses
I’ll list out the courses that I took but the link above takes you to the page with all of their courses.
Legal Bundle Value Pack
This is ALL the legal pages you need to make sure your blog is good to go legally. You get a Privacy Policy template, Affiliate Disclosure template, Terms of Use template AND a Disclaimer template. It took me about 2 hours to go through the courses and edit the templates and put them up on my website. I feel SO much better having all the pages in place I need to protect my blog. My blog is both GDPR and CCPA compliant.
CCPA for Bloggers Masterclass
I decided to take this course since I have a US-based blog and there will likely be people who use my site that reside in California.
Pinterest from P to T
From Pinning to targeting Visitors. I’m trying to grow my Pinterest and my blog so this course I found great value in.
MailerLite
MailerLite is the email service that I use. I absolutely LOVE it. You can create FREE landing pages, send automated emails and do tons of stuff for your sign up forms. They have a free plan of up to 1,000 subscribers. I was wit Mailchimp but I’m SO glad that I made the switch. The interface is super easy to use and it’s really intuitive.
Blogging Her Way
Dale from Blogging her way has 2 great e-books.
Get Paid To Pin
Dale created an effective but simple strategy to pin affiliate links directly to Pinterest. She makes over $500/month alone from this!
Amazon Affiliate Affluence
Everything you need to know to make money as an Amazon affiliate – even with a new blog!
Purple Teacup – Hope Hanson
Hope Hanson teaches women how to promote their business, passion and their voice! I have her Direct Sales Blog Planner and I love it.
Life Ninjas – Misty Dorman
Misty Dorman has all kinds of products and tools to help you be a direct sales superstar. I have her S.M.A.R.T. plan and her recruiting scripts Trello board and they are amazing!
