Baby Steps to an Online Business {blog series}

 

BLOG SERIES:

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LEARN TO BLOG VIDEO SERIES:

Learn to Blog has tons of excellent videos you can watch for free that covers all kinds of blogging topics. Highly recommended!

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LINKS LIBRARY:

Domain Name Registration: 

https://www.namecheap.com/

https://www.gkg.net/ (This is where I purchase my domain names and am very happy with their service.)

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Web Hosting:  

MomWebs:  https://sherigraham.com/momwebs (This is the hosting company I use and absolutely LOVE them!)

Bluehost:  https://sherigraham.com/bluehost

Arvixe:  https://sherigraham.com/arvixe

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Premium WordPress Themes

Diva Themes:  https://sherigraham.com/divathemes
Pretty WordPress Themes

StudioPress Themes:  https://sherigraham.com/studiopress (This is what I use on my sites right now!)

WooThemes – https://www.woothemes.com/product-category/themes/

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Setting Up and Using WordPress:

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WP101:  https://sherigraham.com/wp101 (This is a paid membership site, very reasonably priced, that has loads of videos that walk you through everything about setting up and using WordPress).

Want someone to do all the work for you of setting up your WordPress site?  Check out Momwebs!!  This is my hosting company and I LOVE their excellent service!

Free online book with detailed directions on setting up WordPress:  https://www.conutant.com/home/

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Shopping Cart Options:

WP eStore:  https://sherigraham.com/wpestore

E-Junkie:  https://sherigraham.com/ejunkie

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Newsletter & RSS-to-Email Services:

Mad Mimihttps://sherigraham.com/madmimi

AWeber:  https://sherigraham.com/aweber


Feedblitz:  https://sherigraham.com/feedblitz

FeedPress:  https://feedpress.it/

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Social Media:

Boardbooster – Use Boardbooster to schedule your Pinterest pins and watch your traffic and followers grow!

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Tools to use for Giveaways on your blog:

Giveaway Tools:  https://giveawaytools.com/

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Writing Tools & Helps:

ZenPen:  https://www.zenpen.io/ (This site allows you to type content free from distraction! Check it out!)

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Site Backup Options:

Dropbox – https://sherigraham.com/dropbox (You can sign up for a free account with 2 GB of space to back up files to.  I am using this in conjunction with a plugin, WordPress Backup to Dropbox, to back up my WordPress sites.)

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Icons and Graphics:

Free icons to download and use on your website:  https://dryicons.com/free-icons/

Free “Grab My Button” Code Generator:  https://www.mycoolrealm.com/sandbox/gbgen/

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Page Load Time Helps:

Online Image Optimizer: https://tools.dynamicdrive.com/imageoptimizer

Page Speed Insights by Google Developers:  https://developers.google.com/speed/pagespeed/insights/

Website Speed Test: https://tools.pingdom.com/fpt/

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Creating and Publishing Kindle Books:

KD Publishing Pro:  https://sherigraham.com/kindlepublishing – Check out this awesome software that you can buy that lets you create your Kindle books, format them easily, and immediately publish them to your Amazon account.  It is truly amazing!

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Online Business Training Courses

Inspired Bloggers University –  This is a wonderful resource with courses to teach you how to make a living blogging! More courses will be added soon!

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IM Tech 2.0 Video Training Course – Remove the technical barriers of online marketing! In this course, you’re getting 60 brand new step-by-step training videos that teach the technical side of how to build an online business.

Online Business Basics

Online Business Basics – A 52-Week Course that takes you step by step through the process of starting an online business.

Content-Brew

Content Brew – A self-paced online course to help you create tons of content for your blog! Excellent course!

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Recommended Books/eBooks

How to Blog for Profit Without Selling Your Soul – I loved this book. It is packed with great information!

iBlog and iBlog Pro – These are excellent ebooks to get you started!

ProBlogger: Secrets for Blogging Your Way to a Six-Figure Income

 

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