How To Build, Grow & Monetise A Successful Blog In 2022

Learn proven strategies to build, grow & monetise a blog with this complete step-by-step blueprint to blogging success

What you'll learn
Learn how to build your very own blog using a content management system called WordPress
Take your existing blog to the next level, from mediocre results to successful, financially driven results
Uncover your ultimate blogging niche/topic that you will not only be passionate about, but will be profitable, too
Understand how to write effectively, with attention-grabbing headlines and subheadings to keep your readers engaged and on your blog for longer
Follow my own personal strategy to uncover fresh, new content ideas that not only will people love, but comes with huge potential to make you money
Master my content generation system that will leave you with an endless stream of fresh content ideas
Uncover my writing techniques where I can write blog posts 10x faster by harnessing the power of artificial intelligence
Learn how you can build a team of content writers who can produce your blog post content for you
Learn how to successfully drive a consistent flow of web site traffic to your blog from the search engines, ready for you to monetise
Master how to optimise and structure your content so that the search engines will love you and rank your blog posts higher on their results pages
Uncover the most successful ways to monetise your blog so that you can improve your earning potential and capitalise on monthly earnings
Learn how to capture your website visitors email address and build an email list which you can monetise to generate revenue on demand
Learn how you can go on to blog full time and continue building your own profitable business that can become your very own revenue-generating machine
Requirements
No existing experience required
Whether you are completely new to blogging or already have your own blog, you will learn everything from the basics to the advanced techniques to build a revenue-generating asset
The basics of setting up a blog requires you to purchase a domain name ($5-$20) and a basic hosting account (starting from as little as $1.99 per month). Don't worry - I will show you exactly how to purchases these!
Description
Ricky is a business owner and entrepreneur, first finding success online with his blog - The Culture Hack - in early 2009 after just 18 months. Since then, Ricky has set up and managed over 18 blogs, alongside many other success stories in WordPress development, SEO and e-commerce.With over 9 hours of lectures, this feature-packed course is one of the most comprehensive blogging courses on Udemy and condenses over 12 years of experience working online. You will be learning from Ricky's personal experience, key takeaways and years of trial and error running successful blogs, learning every from proven SEO strategies to rank on the search engines, to Ricky's very own content-generation machine to unearth content ideas that are PROVEN to drive a huge amount of traffic to your blog ready for monetisation.Follow along on this course where you will learn;How to adopt a mindset for successHow to purchase a domain name, buy web hosting, and build a WordPress siteHow to write killer content ideas that your readers will loveHow to harness the power of Artificial Intelligence to write your blog posts 10x fasterHow you can outsource and build a team of content writers for youHow to uncover proven content ideas and keywords to generate huge levels of monthly traffic to your blogHow to build, nurture and leverage an email list and turn it into a revenue-generating assetHow to transform a simple blog into a blossoming business that generates revenue on autopilotThe internet is absolutely brimming with blogs, but almost none of them are built with the mindset of transforming them into revenue-generating assets and businesses. Right from the start, you will learn how to adopt a business mindset, staying laser-focused and working on content and tasks that will ultimately earn you an income.Why should you start a blog yourself in 2022-2023?Perfect side hustle business - minimal up front costs with nothing but your time investedScale into full time business - grow your blog into a full time business and incomeLove what you do - write about content that you are passionate about and loveWork whenever you want - working for yourself, you can work whenever you want, as much as you wantWork from wherever you want - complete location freedom with just your laptop and internet connectionDon't just take my word for it - the content marketing (blogging) statistics speak for themselves;Industry valuation in 2021 - $65.66 billionForecasted Industry valuation by 2026 - $137.2 billionThe industry is set to double in size within the next 4 yearsMore and more businesses are uncovering the real value of content marketing (blogging) and now is the time for you to find your corner of success on the internetIf you have been thinking of starting your first blog or side hustle business, then there really is no better time to get started. This course will arm you with the skills and the mindset and walk you through the complete process of starting, growing, and monetising a blog with proven strategies that work. Everything you need, right here in this course.

Overview

Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 Welcome!

Lecture 2 Who Is This Course For?

Section 2: The Prerequisites To Your Success

Lecture 3 Adopting The Right Mindset For Blogging Success

Lecture 4 Finding Your Niche

Lecture 5 Sticking With ONE Niche

Lecture 6 Research Your Niche's Potential Earnings

Section 3: Building Your Blog

Lecture 7 What Is WordPress & Why Are We Using It?

Lecture 8 Purchasing Your Web Hosting

Lecture 9 Purchasing A Domain Name

Lecture 10 Purchase A Used Domain For Faster Success

Lecture 11 Changing Your Nameservers

Lecture 12 Installing WordPress On Our Website

Lecture 13 Introduction To WordPress…Your New Best Friend

Lecture 14 The Difference Between Posts & Pages

Lecture 15 Pre-word On Design

Lecture 16 Additional Resources For WordPress

Lecture 17 Finding & Installing A WordPress Theme

Lecture 18 Adding A Post With The WordPress Block Editor

Lecture 19 Customising Your Theme

Lecture 20 Adding A Few WordPress Plugins

Lecture 21 Protecting Your Blog With a Security & Backup Plugin

Lecture 22 Tracking Website Visitors With Google Analytics

Section 4: Write Like A Pro

Lecture 23 Effective Writing For Your Readers

Lecture 24 Writing Headlines That Seduce Your Readers

Lecture 25 A 3-Word Phrase That Doubles Clicks & Shares

Lecture 26 Writing Words That Speak To Your Audience

Lecture 27 Spellcheck 101 - Install Grammarly Chrome Extension

Lecture 28 My Ultimate Writing Assistant - Meet My Best Friend Jasper

Lecture 29 How To Outsource Your Content Writing To Freelancers

Section 5: Exploring The Various Types Of Blog Posts

Lecture 30 The 'Listicle' Blog Posts

Lecture 31 The 'Authority' Blog Post - Guides & Tutorials

Lecture 32 The 'Expert Roundup' or 'Interview' Blog Post

Lecture 33 The 'Review & Comparison' Blog Post

Lecture 34 The 'Shower Thought' Blog Post

Lecture 35 The 'Time Sensitive' News Blog Post

Lecture 36 The 'Vlog' or 'Video' Blog Post

Section 6: Driving Free Traffic To Your Blog Using SEO (Search Engine Optimisation)

Lecture 37 What Is SEO?

Lecture 38 The Power Of Keywords

Lecture 39 On-Page Optimisations

Lecture 40 The SEO Workflow

Lecture 41 Keyword Research Right From Your Web Browser

Lecture 42 Using Premium Tools To Research Our Keywords

Lecture 43 Semrush 30-Day Free Trial

Lecture 44 Installing & Configuring The RankMath Plugin

Lecture 45 Configuring The Page SEO Title & Description

Lecture 46 Strategic Placement Of Our Keywords Throughout The Content

Lecture 47 What The SEO Expert's *Don't* Want You To Know

Lecture 48 Image Optimisation & Alt Tags

Lecture 49 Internal & External Links

Lecture 50 Bringing The On-Page Optimisations To An End

Lecture 51 Adding A Table Of Contents Plugin

Lecture 52 Domain Names & SEO

Section 7: Become A Content-Generating Machine

Lecture 53 Become The Expert Within Your Niche

Lecture 54 The 'Standard' Approach To Content Idea Generation

Lecture 55 My Own Content Generation On Steroids

Lecture 56 In-Depth Research Into The Search Engine Results Pages

Lecture 57 Supporting 'Pillar Content' For Your High Volume Articles

Lecture 58 Spying On Your Competitors Without Semrush

Lecture 59 Leverage Your Existing Audience For Content Ideas

Section 8: Promoting Your Content & Building Authoritative Backlinks

Lecture 60 Teasing Your Content Across Your Social Media Channels

Lecture 61 How To Get Leading Influencers In Your Niche To Share Your Content

Lecture 62 Writing Guest Posts On Other Authority Blogs

Lecture 63 Additional Google Search Operators

Lecture 64 Reaching Out To Guest Post Sites

Lecture 65 Skyrocket Your Email List With Giveaways

Section 9: Build An Email List

Lecture 66 Why You Should Start BuildIng Your Email List Right Away

Lecture 67 Choosing Your Email Marketing Software

Lecture 68 Building & Positioning Your Email Opt-In Forms

Lecture 69 Finding An Email Plugin That Serves All Of Your Needs

Lecture 70 Using A Lead Magnet To Incentivise Sign-Ups

Lecture 71 Turning Your Commenters Into Subscribers

Lecture 72 Nurturing Your Email List - A Relationship Built On Trust

Section 10: Monetise The Traffic To Your Blog

Lecture 73 Finding A Monetisation Strategy That Works For Your Blog

Lecture 74 Using An Ad Networks

Lecture 75 Affiliate Marketing 101

Lecture 76 Diving A Little Deeper Into Affiliate Marketing

Lecture 77 Dropshipping - Sell Someone Else's Products

Lecture 78 Create & Sell Your Own Products

Lecture 79 Add A Subscription Model By Creating A Members Section

Section 11: Wrapping Things Up

Lecture 80 That's A Wrap!

Lecture 81 Share Your Success

Beginners who are completely new to blogging and want to learn everything from beginner to advanced techniques,Experienced bloggers who want to improve on their existing results and generate more revenue looking to create a new business that can generate additional revenue every month,Anyone who wants to write about a topic that they love and are passionate about and earn money in the process,People who are looking to create a new business so that they can work for themselves,Anyone looking to create their own side hustle or new business that can generate additional revenue every month,Anyone who is looking to build a business that will allow them to work whenever they want, from wherever they want,People who want to uncover techniques to write blog posts 10x faster than normal harnessing the power of artificial intelligence