Launch Your Blog Biz

006. How much time and money can you expect to invest in a new blog? We get this question a LOT from new bloggers wondering what to expect before diving into a new business.

And the answer is… It depends. 

How much are you willing to spend? How quickly do you want to succeed? Are you in the right headspace for this?

There is 100% a right and a wrong way to do this, and we want you to be on the right side. We took MANY wrong turns in the first few months of starting our first blog and y’all, let me tell you…

We spent thousands of dollars more than we needed to.

We really could have saved ourselves a LOT of time and money if we had some better guidance and expectations in the beginning.

In this episode, I’m going to share with you what expectations you can have about investing time and money into your new business…

Your success depends on building the right foundation that works for you! This is the behind-the-scenes truth about what to expect when you’re expecting a new blog. 

What we’re talking about in this episode:

• The importance of treating your blog like a business. 
• The most detrimental mindset a new blogger can have (I cringe when I hear this one!). 
• Which factors to consider if you want to start your blog for free and use free software. 
• What you can expect to invest in a new blog during the first few months and where it’s okay to cut corners. 
• How critical it is to understand your stage of business when you invest.
• Expected costs and pitfalls as your traffic grows. 

For additional resources and show notes, visit the episode podcast page on our website.

Resources and Mentions:

• Recommended Blog Hosting for Beginners: Bluehost
• Recommended Beginner Blog Theme: Divi (Paid) or Flash (Free)
• Recommended Email Marketing Service: ConvertKit (Paid) or MailerLite (Free)
• Recommended for Selling Courses: Teachable
• Tutorial: How to Start a Successful Blog

For more information and resources, check out the podcast page on our website.

005. The million-dollar question I get asked from most of my blogging students is this: "But what should my blog be about?"  Passion, experience, money... How do they factor into this decision and how do you ultimately decide what you want your [ideally successful] blog to be about? In this episode, we're going to discuss how to figure this out while keeping all of those 3 things in mind. 

What we’re talking about in this episode:

• About the 3 P’s: Passion, Popularity, and Profits 
• The two questions you should ask yourself if you’re not sure what to blog about
• How you need to be flexible enough to pivot towards success, if necessary
• What to think about when it comes to how you might monetize your blog
• The importance of niching down

For additional resources and show notes, visit the episode podcast page on our website.

Resources and Mentions:

• Tutorial: How to Start a Successful Blog
• Start your first blog with our Free 5-Day Blogging Bootcamp

For more information and resources, check out the podcast page on our website.

004. In this episode, we're going to talk about our very first venture into blogging. Our first health and wellness blog that we started and that failed spectacularly. We're sharing our biggest mistakes and lessons learned -- along with what put us on the path to ultimate success.

What we’re talking about in this episode:

• Why our first blog ultimately failed
• The biggest mistakes that we made in the first few months of blogging
• Why it’s so incredibly important to build your audience before your product
• About the lamborghini boys and why you need to find the right people to follow

For additional resources and show notes, visit the episode podcast page on our website.

Resources and Mentions:

• Tutorial: How to Start a Successful Blog
• Start your first blog with our Free 5-Day Blogging Bootcamp

For more information and resources, check out the podcast page on our website.

003. When most people think of blogging, they think "So, you just write content all the time?" My answer to that is 'yes and no', 'sometimes', or 'it depends.' In this episode, I'm going to give you some insight into what running a blog really looks like. A lot of what bloggers do is related to content, but it's up to you where you want to spend most of your time.

I'll discuss some of the different roles and responsibilities you can expect to have as a blogger and also tell you where I spend most of my time.

What we’re talking about in this episode:

• What a blog is and how it differs from a website
• The different purposes blogs can have
• Our ultimate purpose for our content
• What bloggers spend most of their time doing
• Where I personally spend most of my time in my business

For additional resources and show notes, visit the episode podcast page on our website.

Resources: 

• Tutorial: How to Start a Successful Blog
• Start your first blog with our Free 5-Day Blogging Bootcamp
• My two favorite platforms to distribute content: ConvertKit (emails) and Teachable (courses)

For more information and resources, check out the podcast page on our website.

002. In this episode, I'm going to discuss the top 5 reasons why blogging is such an awesome business to start, grow, and own. We're going to talk about everything from freedom to money to travel to personal growth. I'm going to talk about some of my personal reasons for starting as well as some of the more important reasons that I've learned along the way.

What we’re talking about in this episode:

• Time and financial freedom
• Money mindset
• Accepting new challenges and learning new skills
• Getting to travel while you work

For additional resources and show notes, visit the episode podcast page on our website.

Resources: 

• Tutorial: How to Start a Successful Blog
• Start your first blog with our Free 5-Day Blogging Bootcamp

For more information and resources, check out the podcast page on our website.

001. Where it all began. In this first episode, Alex and I are going to share our story with you. From full-time tax accountant and personal trainer without a clue in the world to earning $103,457 in our first year with our first blog.

Who we are, why we're here, and how we can help you on your blogging biz journey.

What we’re talking about in this episode:

• How we got started in the blogging world
• What it was like deciding to quit our full-time jobs before we were making any money
• How we ate a diet of eggs and rice to save time and money to focus on the blog
• The transition from a failed blog to a six-figure blog in our first year
• How and why we started this blog, Create and Go

For additional resources and show notes, visit the episode podcast page on our website.

Resources and Mentions:

• About Us: Our Full Story
• Tutorial: How to Start a Successful Blog
• Start your first blog with our Free 5-Day Blogging Bootcamp

For more information and resources, check out the podcast page on our website.