Grow your blog webinar

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Grow Your Blog

A M A N D A N O R T H E R NB L O G G I N G F R E E D O M . O R G

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Hi! My name is Amanda andI’m the blogger behindBlogging Freedom

Blogging Freedomisn’t my first blog...ormy second...or mythird..

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It’s actually my fifth! Istarted blogging 3 yearsago in 2013 and was aTOTAL failure at it!

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5th Blog!

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So while I attempted tolaunch a “successful”blog, I became afreelancer. I wrote, didsocial mediamanagement, and was avirtual assistant helpingother women launchtelesummits and managetheir businesses.B L O G G I N G F R E E D O M . O R G

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At the same time I alsowas a full time collegestudent, an intern, andthen when I graduatedfrom college, I worked fulltime as a legal assistant…(I bet you can see how thisstory is going to end)

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My freelancing biz wouldstart and stop because Iwould work, work, work andthen get totally burnt out ondealing with demandingclients. In the end I wouldcut off all client work for afew months only to comerunning right back when Ineeded the extra money…

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So I invested in myself withmoney that I didn’t reallyhave and bought YaroStarak’s BloggingMastermind Course. It taughtme more in a few monthsabout blogging than years oftrying to learn on my own!My mind exploded withideas!

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I took most of 2015 to sitback and watch otherbloggers, learn all I couldabout digital monetizationstrategies and launchedBlogging Freedom inOctober 2015.

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Here’s what has happened sincethen:Email list of over 1000subscribersLaunched a membershipprogramLaunched a digital courseGrew two Facebook groups tothe tune of over 1000 membersBecame an admin of a Facebookgroup of over 3500 members

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AND GET THIS...

90% of that happenedthis month!(And I’m ready to shareexactly how I did it!)

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I DON'T WANT YOUTO HAVE TO GOTHROUGH WHAT IWENT THROUGH!

=MY MISSION

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I’ve realized that my “heartwork” is helping otherpeople thrive and feel goodabout themselves! I want togive all of you the confidenceto go forward and startbuilding an onlinecommunity, makemoney from your blog, andlive the life of your dreams!

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That’s Why IHad to PushThrough & DoThis Webinar...

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I’m not going to lie...I waspetrified to do thiswebinar! But I knew I hadto do it because I knowthat my purpose is tohelp online businessowners a.k.a YOU!

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In this webinar I’m goingto be teaching you tacticsthat literally took meYEARS to learn how to dothe things that I’ve doneto get amazing resultswith my blog this month.

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You're going to belearning about 4different areas ofblog promotion...

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How to create a large onlinecommunity that will launch you

as an expert in your niche &skyrocket your visibility.

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FOCUS AREA 1

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How to grow youremail list to 1000

subscribers or morein 1 month.

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FOCUS AREA 2

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How to drivetraffic to your blog.

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FOCUS AREA 3

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How to get noticed online &how to build real

relationships

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FOCUS AREA 4

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Create a FacebookGroup!

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Tip #1

Creating an OnlineCommunity

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Give yourFacebookGroup...

1. Catchy Name2. Rules3. Tag it!

4. Nice Header

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Now grow yourgroup!

1. Other FB groups2. Throw Challenges

3. Facebook Ads4. Your Blog

5. Just ask yourmembers!

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Tip #2

Keep people engagedon a daily basis.

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Make joiningyour group a"no-brainer"

Make the benefits ofjoining your group

super clear & concise!

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Have themeddays

Have a thread foreach day of the week

MissionMondays

Fun Fridays

SeriousSundays

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Ask yourmembersquestions

Keep membersengaged with daily

questions

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Tip #3

Give, give, give!

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Tip #4

Promote yourproducts, services,

webinars in thegroup.

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Tip #1

Be consistent on 2-3social media

platforms

Your First 1K Subscribers!

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Use Twitter topassively generate 2-

3 sign ups per day

Use Unfollowers.comto direct new

followers to yourfreebie.

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Post a few of yourblog posts every day

in 2-3 places

Have a link to afreebie in each one of

your blog posts.

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Use Promo FacebookGroups to your

advantage

Put your best blogposts in blog promo

threads--it works!

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Pin & Stumble yourblog posts as soon as

you publish them.

Also make sure toTweet them, post

them to Facebook ,Tumblr, etc.

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Install SumoMe onyour site.

Make sure to have 2-4ways for people to

subscribe to your list.

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Tip #2

Create an irresistiblefreebie

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Make it a no-brainer

Make it highly useful.Be clear on the

benefits of signing upfor your freebie.

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Everyone loves agreat planner!

Use checklists,planners, &

spreadsheets--they'remore popular.

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Make it solution-based

Give the subscriberactions they can take

immediately toachieve small wins.

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K.I.S.S.(Keep it short silly!)

Make your contenteasily consumable.

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Promote your freebiein Facebook groups.

Promote your freebieon designated days

only!

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Ask people what kindof freebie they would

want before you makeit

Ask people inFacebook groups if

your idea for a freebieis something they

would want.

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Tip #3

Host a challenge andhave people opt-in as

a requirement.

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Promote YourChallenge

Promote yourchallenge in Facebook

groups.

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Make thechallenge easy

but effective

Make the challengesomething people

want to do.

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Get people'sopinion on how

to run it.

Ask people in Facebookgroups how long theywant it to be, what the

rules should be, etc.

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Email or postthe challenge's

rules.

Make sure the membersare aware of the rules.

Post it somewhereeasily accessible (like in

your own FB group!)

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Keepparticipants

engaged

Email & talk toparticipants every dayduring the challenge.

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Ask people toshare on social

media.

Ask subscribers to shareyour challenge or

freebie on social media.

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Tip #4

Do a webinar

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Tip #5

Use FacebookAds

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Require people to sign upfor your email list beforethey join your Facebook

group

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Tip #7

Offer your freebie(s) inthe description of your

Facebook group.

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Tip #8

Pin your freebies to thetop of your Facebook

group.

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Tip #1

Be consistent in yourpromotion strategies.

Grow your blog's traffic

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Tip #2

Post your blog post in 2-3Facebook group threads

daily.

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Tip #3

Set up your Pinterestaccount with

BoardBooster or Tailspin

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Tip #4

Download Revive OldPost plugin for WordPress

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Tip #1

Join specificFacebook Groups for

specific reasons.

How to Get Noticed Online& Build Relationships

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Join groups that fityour niche & groups

just to promote.

Don't inter-cross thetwo! You may get

kicked out of a group.

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Tip #2

Ask peoplequestions...and listento what they have to

say.

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Plan out yourquestions for each

group.

Participate in 1-3"discussion" groupsand post every day.

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Save people'sresponses

Save responses to questionsin a spreadsheet and use thatto create freebies & coursesthat solve their problems.

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Don't have anulterior motive

Don't ask for anything80% of the time. Justfocus on asking and

giving.

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Keep yourpost short

I've found that shortposts that asks

questions and have nopictures do the best

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Tip #3

Collaborate with otherbloggers in your niche

whenever you can.

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Tip #4

Go with the flow...

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All of these focusesgo hand-in-hand

Doing all of these tipswill help you grow

your blog's presenceexponentially!

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If you want any moreguidance...

I have a special offerfor you guys!

Grow YourBlog Course!

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What youget...

*30 lessons delivered to your emaileach day focusing on each of the 4

areas*Spreadsheets, videos and

checklists for each area*Email support from me

All this...for

$9!(pre-sale price reg.

$49)

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What you'llcreate...

*An email list with hundreds ofsubscribers

*A bombtastic freebie(s) based on whatyour audience needs

*A high converting email opt-in tool*Amazing landing pages*An online challenge

*A thriving interactive Facebookcommunity

*More collaboration opportunities withother bloggers

$9!

All this...for

(pre-sale price reg.$49)

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The course isthis webinar x10

Bonus: Get my bloggingchecklist, Facebook grouppost planner, and 1 hour

coaching call with me($150 value)

The coaching callbonus is ONLY for my

webinar viewers!

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