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Blogging Information Resources

On this page you will find a both free and paid blogging coaching resources. The free resources are extremely valuable. They are a prerequisite to the paid resources, so I highly recommend going through them before signing up for any paid courses.

1.Free Become-A-Blogger Videos

This is what you will learn in the 10 free Become-A-Blogger video series.

• Each video is around 12 minutes long; some are shorter and some are a little longer.
• You don’t have to watch them all at once.
• You can watch one and go back later to watch more.

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1. Video 1 – Why You Should Use WordPress.org software
2. Video 2 – How To Get Your Own Domain Name
3. Video 3 - How To Get a Web Host on HostGator (click here to get an account) Or see button below to get started for just $1. Pricing: $9.95/mo if paid monthly; $7.95/mo if paid annually.
4. Video 4 – How To Install WordPress
5. Video 5 – How To Upload Files To Your HostGator Web Host Using FTP
6. Video 6 – Choosing A WordPress Theme For Your New Blog
7. Video 7 – How To Install And Use WordPress Plugins
8. Video 8 – How To Create Your First Blog Post and Blog Page
9. Video 9 – What RSS Is And Why You Need It
10. Video 10 – How To Use Google FeedBurner For Supercharging Your RSS Capabilities

These videos contain all the  information you need to start your blog today. They stand on their own as very valuable, step-by-step guidance to starting your own blog now.

If you already have a blog on a free service, such as Blogger.com or WordPress.com, you can move your blog to your own domain name and private hosting. WordPress software has an easy import feature from several public hosts that will load all your posts from your free blog to your privately hosted blog. You don’t have to start over, copy and paste post-by-post, or lose any information to move your blog to your own host and URL.

Why you should move your blog to private hosting:

There are free blogging platforms you can use (Blogger.com, WordPress.com, Tumblr.com, etc.), but you are limited to a blog, and your account can be locked and your content lost if the platform provider decides to lock you out for any reason. I highly recommend owning your domain name and paying for private hosting. It’s not that expensive and it prevents these things from happening at someone else’s whim. Your account can be locked by your host, but there must be a good reason for it and you can dispute it and get your content back.

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2. Download the free Roadmap to Become-A-Blogger report here:

Roadmap to Become-A-Blogger

The Become-A-Blogger Premium coaching course only opens for short periods of time a few times a year, so be sure to check the blog for those times if you want to take the course. See the blog post Lots of Become-A-Blogger Info for a ton of related information.

3. Download the free Blog Profts Blueprint report here:

There is a pdf version and an mp3 version if you would rather listen to it. This report is jam-packed with directly applicable information you can put into use immediately. There are many suggestions on how to monetize your blog and when to do it, as well as a lot of information on making your blog stand head and shoulders above most everyone else.

Most blogs are pretty sloppy, and it doesn’t take much more time or effort to make it look professional and provide great content people will want to read. Some efforts are a waste of your precious time, while others are vital to your success. This report teaches you the important elements that will make your blog significantly better.

4. Blog Mastermind Mentoring Program (Paid)

If you have gone through all the free material available, if you choose to, you are ready to take a blog coaching program.

Blog Mastermind is for those who are interested in greatly improving an existing blog that they plan to keep for a long time and write to regularly. A blog can be the main page of your website or you can have a static page for your home page and another page for your blog. It doesn’t matter which way you choose to go.

A blog that is regularly updated is great for your Google search engine rankings. Regular updating can be several times a week, weekly, semi-monthly, monthly, or even bi-monthly. As long as it changes with new blog posts, Google really likes it.

I am a graduate of the program and I am still extremely happy with having spent the money to study in it. I find I go back to lessons to refresh my memory and implement more which makes my blogs better. I always strive to improve my blogs in some way no matter how small. Over time, those improvements have resulted in a growing income from my blogs.

Blog Mastermind is open most of the time. Be sure to check the blog and I will post about those times when Blog Mastermind closes for updating or maintenance.