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If you are completely new to blogging and the concept of making money online. To make things easier for you, I will summarise the steps you need to take here and it won't be too long before you are making a decent income online. Who knows, you could be the next professional six figure blogger!
Remember, the steps outlined here are to develop your blog into a proper, money making business and not just a “hobby blog” which will not need anywhere near as much effort or commitment!
If you are ready to make money, let's go over this killer 12-step plan to success one last time.


1. Decide what you are going to blog about. Are you going to create a blog about yourself or one on a specific niche market? Getting this right straight away will narrow your focus and keep your mind on track.

2. Register a Domain Name & Arrange Hosting. Try and get a .com domain name if at all possible and try to register as memorable and brandable name as possible. To register your domain name I recommend GoDaddy and for hosting, Hostgator.

3. Install Wordpress. Wordpress is fast to install, user friendly and very flexible. Make sure your permalinks are SEO friendly and install some plugins to make your blog experience that much better.

4. Add a Blog Theme. You can find a free theme but for a really professional look, I always opt for a paid premium theme. My blog uses the Streamline theme by Brian Gardner, while Woo Themes also have some great paid options there.

5. Set Up a Mailing List. You need to start attracting subscribers to your list immediately and don't worry if your blog is not established. Set up an email list with Aweber and plug the subscription form into your blog. Offer a free ebook as an ethical “bribe” to entice people to sign up to your list. Remember, you can give this ebook away if you do not have
one of your own!

6. Write Your First Blog Post. Now your blog is set up, you need to get some content on there. If you can, write 5-10 high quality blog posts which will become your “pillar content”, essentially a showcase of what you have to offer your new readers. This initial content will allow your readers to like you, get to know you and more importantly, trust you!

7. Keep Writing! People hate blogs which are not updated regularly. If you start writing 23 blog posts per week, then continue in that manner! Draw inspiration from other blogs and forums in your niche for new content ideas and invest in 31 Days to Build a Better Blog by ProBlogger Darren Rowse. There is never nothing to write about so there is no excuse for letting your blog go stale!

8. Sign Up for Twitter. One of the easiest ways to drive traffic to a new website is via a Twitter account. Link your blog in the bio of your Twitter account and follow people who are interested in your niche. Very soon you will be able to create a large following of people who will be interested in what you have to say! Remember to follow me on Twitter and I will follow you back!

9. Connect With Other Blogs. Try to add value to other peoples blogs and this will be reciprocated many times over! Find other blogs in your niche and leave high quality, insightful comments on their posts. You can of course add a link back to your blog. You can also contact the blog owners and offer to write a guest article for their blog or perhaps come up with some other ideas for collaboration.

10. Get Yourself Out There. As well as Twitter, you can brand yourself on Facebook, Youtube and other video sites, submit your content to social media websites such as Digg, Reddit and StumbleUpon, submit articles to various article directories and collaborate with like minded blog owners on podcasts and webinars. Pretty soon your brand will increase and people will start to notice you popping up everywhere!

11. Promote Affiliate Products to Your Email List. It is widely accepted that every subscriber on your list is worth $1 per month but that is not going to materialise if you don't contact them! You should contact your list frequently and don't worry about people unsubscribing – you only want people on your list who WANT to be contacted by you. Find
high quality affiliate products at Clickbank and later, those offered by other blog owners you will get to know in your niche and let your email list know about them. Remember, people like to buy things but do not like to be sold to, so use a “soft sell” approach.

12. Work on Your Own Products. Longer term, you also want to develop your own products to either give away as an incentive to get people onto your mailing list and also higher ticket items to sell to them. It is a good idea to get on the mailing lists of other people in your niche to see what they are promoting and selling. You should also email your list and ask them what they want then create a product to sell to them.
Final Thoughts
So here we are – the end of the course!


I POSTED A FULL COURSE IN DETAIL IN MY BLOG.

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You should now have an exact gameplan for how you are going to set up a blog with real purpose and create a huge mailing list bursting at the seams with customers desperate to hand their money over to you!
I just want to reiterate that mega success will not happen overnight. It didn't happen to any of the big “gurus” and it won't happen to you either.
The key to success is to take action and keep building as you go along.
If you are completely new to this then there are a lot of techniques and strategies to take on board in order for your blog to become hugely successful but try not to get too overwhelmed and try and take on everything at once.
Remember the basics – successful blogging comes from producing good content and networking with like minded people. The rest will take care of itself.
Also, I see this Equip course as a work in progress, so if you think I have missed anything out or if you have any ideas for what could be included in later rewrites, please feel free to leave your comments!
I love receiving comments on my blog and I will comment straight back!

Great and articulate...

SonicGlows:
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