If you’re planning to start a blog or already run one, here are several free, practical resources and guides to help you grow and monetize your site.
If you don’t yet have a blog, I suggest beginning with my free course: How To Start A Blog FREE Course. I launched my blog, Making Sense of Cents, in August 2011 and turned it into a successful business. Blogging allowed my husband and me to leave the jobs we didn’t enjoy and build a career we love. Today we travel full-time, enjoy a flexible schedule, spend more time with family, and have the potential to retire early. Last month our blog income exceeded $100,000, showing what’s possible with the right strategy and commitment.
If you already have a blog or are considering one, the free resources below will help you improve your traffic, grow your audience, and boost earnings.
- Affiliate Marketing Cheat Sheet – This concise guide teaches how to earn affiliate income from your blog. It includes actionable tips to improve results quickly and increase your blogging revenue.
- 8 Easy Tips To Make Money From Sponsored Posts On Your Blog – Sponsored posts can become a reliable income stream. Learn how I earned my first blogging income and how I now secure partnerships that bring in $10,000–$20,000 per month. This is a free cheatsheet with practical steps for pitching and delivering sponsored content.
- The Free Blogging Planner – A free workbook with printables to help you launch and manage your blog. It includes templates for planning posts, a daily and weekly blog planner, goal-setting worksheets, and more to keep your content and growth organized.
- How To Make Money Blogging Bootcamp – A free 7-day video workshop covering the essentials for starting and growing a blog. Topics include choosing a niche, creating engaging content, driving traffic from Pinterest, Facebook, and SEO, building an email list, and monetization strategies.
- How to Get Millions of Visitors from Facebook – A free training that outlines a system for consistent Facebook traffic. Learn how to build a following of 10,000+ followers, create viral content, design attention-grabbing thumbnails and titles, optimize posting schedules for engagement, automate your traffic strategy, and scale to millions of monthly visitors with advanced techniques.
- ConvertKit – ConvertKit is a recommended email marketing platform with strong customer support and a free trial for new users. I use ConvertKit for my email list and endorse it for bloggers looking to grow and monetize their subscribers.
Enjoy these resources and good luck growing your blog!