You want to write and sell books. You understand the value of having a website to promote & grow your author platform &
But starting one makes you panic.
What is blogging? What do I even write about?
How can I use my blog to sell more books?
How often do I need to blog?
What do I need on my website to help me sell and promote my books?
This is the biggest question people get caught up on - how do I figure out what to write and how to get it in front of the right people?
Answering this question is the primary focus of this course.
Other common questions include:
How do I build a website? What tools do I need? Where do I even start?
Don't worry, I can help.
This course gives you the basics of starting a blog (including instructions on setting up your website and picking a domain if you haven't done that part yet).
However, the CREATION of a website is not the focus of the course. It's the things that happen next. So, if you already have a website, THIS COURSE
The most important part of blogging to build your audience and gain more book sales is creating content that entices people to come to your site. So the
Do you fall into one of these groups?
- No idea how to start a blog, why you should be blogging?, what the heck is a blog?
- Have a website and a blog, but not sure what to blog about?
- You’ve got a blog
that you keep up regularly, but you’re not sure how to use your blog to sell some books?
Blogging 101 for Authors is all about blogging, why authors need to blog and how to write blog posts that sell books.
Here are
- How to Start a Blog - what blogging platform to use, how to get a domain name, all that good stuff! (to include Video tutorials on search engine optimization tools, customizing your
Wordpress theme, and more.Most of our tech tutorials are based onwordpress , but don't worry if you use a different website, as the tech stuff is bonus material.) - Setting your website up for success - SEO & plugins or other tools to ensure you can grow your platform or get more book sales.
- Determining what content to write about and content strategy.
- How to create
Conrnerstone content that will help you convert book sales. - The Basics of Writing and Publishing a Blog Post to include finding good images, etc.
- Basic marketing of your posts and content.
- The Power of Collaboration
Also included in this course as a special bonus:
- Sample blog posts
- Ideas for blog posts
- Basic SEO (search engine optimization) to help people find your blog posts
- Connecting an email CRM so
that you can build an email list - Basic ideas for building an email list
- How to add images
- Connecting social media
- Plugins and other resources to help manage your blog
- Other bonuses!
Our goal is to provide you the tools to feel comfortable blogging and creating content that will bring new readers to your website, ensuring
If YOU HAVE LANDED ON THIS PAGE PRIOR TO NOVEMBER 5th, WE ARE IN PRE-LAUNCH AND YOU CAN GET THIS PROGRAM FOR A STEAL OF A DEAL!
THE PRICE WILL GO UP TO $97 ON NOVEMBER 2, 2019 and the regular price of $197 on November 11, 2019.
The first lesson will
What's included? (There are lots of videos, they are just embedded, not uploaded, so they don't get listed here!))
Course Curriculum
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Week 1 - Your website
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Step 1: Identify what you need & How to start
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{Video} Understanding the Book Buyer's Path
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Step 1 Task
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Financial Consideration: Things You Need When Setting Up a Website
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Step 2: Set Up Your Website - Identify and obtain your Domain Name
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Step 2 Task
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Step 3: Purchase Hosting & Install Wordpress
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Installing WordPress
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Installing the Perfect Theme for Authors
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Step 3 Task
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Step 4: Installing Plugins
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Step 4 Task
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Step 5: Website Design
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Step 5 Task
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What should be on your website?
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Week 1 Conclusion
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Questions about this module?
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Week 2 Overview
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{Video} Week 2
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More things you need on your website
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The Email CRM
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Task 1: The Email CRM
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Setting up ConvertKit as your Email CRM
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Connecting Your Blog to Mailchimp
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Step by step guide to setting up Aweber as your CRM
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Setting Up Your Social Sharing Options
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Task 2 - Social Media Sharing
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{VIDEO} What is blogging?
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Task 3 - What makes sense for YOU to blog about?
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Questions about this Module?
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Week 3 Overview - Content for Your Target Audience
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Writing for your target audience - what do I write about?
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Task 1 - Brainstorm at least 10 ideas for blog posts
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Editorial Calendar
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Task 2 - Your editorial calendar
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Bonus. Using Trello to organize your blog editorial calendar PLUS Trello Board
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Week 3 Questions

Alexa Bigwarfe
Author Coach and Publisher
info@writepublishsell.co
About the instructor
Alexa Bigwarfe is a coach to writers, self-published author, blogger, and freelance writer. Alexa's micro publishing company, Kat Biggie Press, has edited, designed, and published 7 of her own books and several books by other authors. In addition to her self-published works, Alexa has has been published in four anthologies; The Mother of All Meltdowns, The HerStories Project, The Clash of the Couples,and Mothering Through the Darkness. Alexa knows what it takes to build a writing career in the middle of real life as she built hers amid screaming children, dirty dishes and piles of laundry. As a freelance writer, she has had more than 30 articles published in regional parenting magazines throughout the U.S. and Canada. She is passionate about helping writers build sustainable businesses with the strokes of their keyboard. She provides self-publishing, course, and author and freelance writer support at Write|Publish|Sell.