November 16, 2015

[214] Using A Blog To Make A Killing Online with Jonathan Milligan

53 minutes

You may start blogging as a hobby, but if you take it seriously form the beginning it can be a powerful tool to grow your business and position you as an expert.

There are 200 million blogs out there but only a small percentage succeed and make money from blogging.

But don't let that put you off. Blogging is hugely rewarding and the way in which you can use it to make money are morphing every year.

If you are thinking of blogging for a living, listen in and Jonathan will tell you his secret to a successful blog.

Jonathan Milligan is an author, blogger, speaker and career coach. He has spent the last decade counseling, guiding, and directing career professionals on how to pursue meaningful work.

He started off as a High School Teacher but he discovered that while he has the passion in teaching the context was wrong for him.

So after 3 years of teaching he didn't renew his contract and ended up taking a night call center job which gave him the freedom during the day to explore what he could do to be an entrepreneur.

He founded Blogging Your Passion in early 2011 and is the author of the book “The 15 Success Traits of Pro Bloggers: A Proven Roadmap to Becoming a Full-Time Blogger”, a proven roadmap that will help you become a full-time blogger.

He himself, is a full-time blogger passionate about helping bloggers become better bloggers.

In this podcast episode, Jonathan shares his mistakes, biggest wins, and best practices for create a blog and generating revenue online.

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What you’ll learn in this podcast:

How to go from feeling trapped at work, to running a blog and helping people on your own terms

The trick behind creating helpful content that earns traffic for years to come

Launching and selling an online course that earns you residual income… Before you actually create it

How to land 150 recurring customers for your first membership site (in as little as 90 days)

Earning residual income while providing massive value (on your own terms)

The biggest rookie mistake in membership sites (and how to avoid it all together)

When memberships just isn't the right thing for you and your business

The surprising type of product that gets part of your email list to buy (when they won’t buy anything else)

Want to take this further? Download the FREE Bonus Workbook.

Key resources:

Check out Jonathan's website at JonathanMilligan.com

Find your passion, learn how to blog, and make money in the process! Join our university at www.BloggingYourPassion.com

Read : The 15 Success Traits of Pro Bloggers: A Proven Roadmap to Becoming a Full-Time Blogger

Read : How To Make Money Blogging and Niche Sites

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Learn how @JonMilligan made a living by blogging.

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