What should I spend money on as a new blogger?

• I keep seeing one professional blogging course after another. Are they worth it?  How do I know?
• If I decide to get a blogging-for-beginners course, how do I choose a good one?
• How do I know where to spend money for blog growth? SEO?  Graphic design?  Consultant? 

• How do I find the best blogging course?

 

Links to references made in this episode:

 

• The Don’t Keep Your Day Job podcast episode – (where Seth Godin explains the important money mindset you should have around things you do for your future vs. things you buy for yourself).

• Felicia's Wallet Video Series – (where you can follow Berna's change in money-mindset).

• Shawn Matthew's Swagbot Creative – (where you can connect with the miracle man who designed our logo if you’re in the market for that sort of thing).

• The 99 Designs logo package - (where you get multiple submissions from many designers.  But we were wrong about the price!  It's $299.)

• Our last episode about marketing – (where we talk about the importance of breaking things down into baby steps  vs. attempting to take an overwhelming bite... and ultimately feeling like a failure).

• The Monthly Report episode – (where we talked about the fact that there are some things that don't deserve your attention more than once a quarter – true for reporting, true for marketing!).

•  Places to talk to us online:

  • Ticket2Blog.com
  • Instagram
  • Facebook
  • New Blogger Support Crew (also Facebook)

Timestamp Listening:

• 2:30 . . . The mindset that will help you answer “what should I spend money on as a new blogger?”

• 5:22 . . . Two things that will happen if you invest money in your site

• 7:03 . . . What you need to admit before deciding where to spend money for blog growth

• 9:39 . . . Step one to do before shopping for the best blogging courses

• 10:48 . . . What will happen if you don’t spend money for blog growth

• 12:52 . . . The #1 thing to consider before purchasing a professional blogging course

• 18:46 . . . Two ways to know whether or not a course is going to be good value

• 21:28 . . . How to find the very best blogging course

• 22:49 . . . Berna's self-assigned homework from the episode

• 24:20 . . . How to get your Ticket 2 Blog fix between episodes

• 25:46 . . . Berna's biggest current fail

• 26:42 . . . Jema's biggest current fail

• 29:42 . . . Bloopers!  Imperfections: we've got 'em!