Everything you need to grow your blog and your blog traffic
The Ultimate Blog and SEO Resource.
We have put together a library of our favorite resources to take you step-by-step through how to grow your blog, drive traffic to it and start earning an income from it.
BEGINNERS GUIDES AND COURSES
Why Start A Blog
This is a question you should ask yourself before you start. If you already have a traffic source, such as YouTube or paid advertising, you may not need a blog. Instead you just need landing pages that get people to sign up for your email list and buy your product.
However, if you see yourself as more of writer and want to grow your audience organically through SEO, then a blog is going to be an important part of your online business.
One this page, we have put together a set of resources that will help you start a blog, drive traffic to it and use it to grow your email list and your income. I hope you find it useful.
RECOMMENDED ARTICLE
Guide: How To Start A Blog
This is Neil Patel's comprehensive guide on "how to start a blog that generates $3817 a month in 2019."
It takes you through step by step through the process of setting up a blog and driving traffic to it.
RECOMMENDED PAGE BUILDER
Elementor
If you want to build a great looking Wordpress blog, without getting into the weeds, you need to use a Wordpress page builder. Elementor is one of the best and you can use the base product for free.
Elementor is easy to use and there are plenty of low cost Elementor experts available if you want to outsource it.
RECOMMENDED FREE TRAINING
Build Your Own Brand - A beginners guide to setting up your blog as a platform for your online business.
If you’re in the early stages of starting your online business, don’t worry—I’ve got free training for you from Pat Flynn of Smart Passive Income.
Build Your Own Brand (BYOB) is a 5-Day Challenge designed to get your brand up and running.
TOP RESOURCES
How To Get Traffic To Your Blog
If you want to get organic (free) traffic to your blog, you need to understand SEO. particularly Google SEO. When you are thinking about what to write you need to understand what people are searching for, then write for those keyword phrases. Otherwise you will be writing for no-one.
Some people prefer to use social media (Facebook, Instagram, Pintrest etc) to drive traffic to their blog. This is a good idea if you don't want to get into SEO, although this is not something we cover here.
If you are in a hurry and have a little cash to burn, you can use paid advertising to drive traffic to your blog. Google or Facebook ads are the favorites. I prefer to use Google ads to drive traffic to blog posts. The research for this is similar to organic SEO. I would also recommend that you use paid traffic to build your email list or sell something or else you could burn through a lot of money without seeing a return.
RECOMMENDED ARTICLE
How To Learn SEO In 2019 (in record time)
This guide from Brian Dean of Backlinko is a really comprehensive guide to SEO.
Brian doesn't produce a huge volume of blog articles, but instead he makes them really comprehensive and optimizes them for specific keyword phrases.
RECOMMENDED TOOL
Ubersuggest
Ubersuggest is my go to tool for Google keyword research. It's free to use and features are being added all the time.
Start with some keyword ideas that fit your niche and Ubersuggest will tell you what the traffic is and the competition. It will also tell you what other keywords you could optimize your articles for.
TOP RESOURCES
Sales Funnels
Regardless of the traffic source you choose, you need a way to get your visitors, viewers or listeners to join your email list and ultimately to buy your products and services. That is where sales funnel comes in.
The good news is that they are pretty easy to build if you have the right software tools. A sales funnel usually starts with a landing page where you can present a free offer in exchange for your visitor's email address. This offer is referred to as a leadmagnet and is typically a cheat sheet, free guide or even a mini-course. This is followed up with a series of emails that you write to provide your audience with valuable information and eventually offer them something to purchase.
It is important to think about your sales funnel process before you even start creating content.
RECOMMENDED COURSE
Sales Funnel Building - Free Course
If you are new to online marketing, my free sales funnel building course is a great place to learn.
It takes you through step by step through how you use a sales funnel and finding your ideal customer to s complete walkthrough of how to build a sales funnel to grow your email list.
RECOMMENDED SOFTWARE PRODUCT
Kartra
I use Kartra to build most of my marketing automation. In fact this page is built using Kartra's page builder.
Kartra is the complete tool for building sales funnels. You can use it to build landing pages, add opt-in forms, sent follow emails and even sell your product. If you are selling your own digital product, Kartra includes a membership and course hosting platform.
Visit my Kartra Resource Page to learn more.
RECOMMENDED BOOKS AND CHALLENGES
Lead Funnels, Funnel Scripts, Expert Secrets, One Funnel Away Challenge....
Russell Brunson is the founder and CEO of Clickfunnels. He is also an online marketing and sales funnel expert.
Russell offers a wide range of books, challenges and software tools to help you learn online marketing and how to build an online income using sales funnels.
Visit my Funnels Resource Page to learn more..
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