C’mon. You know you’ve thought about exactly what I takes to start a blog.

Well, today I’m sharing with you How to Blog When You Have No Clue Where to Start. There are tons of ebooks and courses out there. These are ones I have personally used and continue to use daily.

Have you ever logged on to check out your favorite blog and thought to yourself: “I think I could do that!”

Those are exactly the words I said in 2013 right before I took the plunge and began this little old blog. It’s been a wonderful adventure. A hard, time consuming adventure but I have loved it all along.

Thanks to both of my grandmothers creating and writing come natural as breathing to me.

Blogging on the other hand took work. Lots and lots of hard work.

Today I want to share with you how to blog when you have no clue where to start. These are the resources I have used time and time again to help me puzzle through problems when they arise. This post contains affiliate links to resource I wish I had three and a half years ago. {Click here} to read my complete disclosure policy.

How to Blog ~ Where to Start?

Before you decide on a blog name or look into hosting or do anything else, you need this ebook: Blogging a Framework: The Ultimate Blogging Handbook by Abby Lawson.

Abby, who blogs at Just a Girl and Her Blog, starts from the very first step to walk you through exactly how to set up a blog the right way. She gives you the foundation and tools to get your blog up and running.

Once your blog is all set there is a ton more information included in Framework to take you through the process of growing a successful blog one step at a time.

How to Blog ~ Don’t be Scared of the Technical Side

Let’s just be honest.

I’m a preschool teacher by day.

I have no earthly idea how to solve any sort of technical issues on the backend of my blog.

Well, at least I didn’t until I found What the Tech? {A Guide to Ease Your Technical Blogging Frustrations} by Lesley Clavijo from Chaotically Creative.

This ebook provides a step-by-step guide that teaches you how to run, manage, design, and fix your blog! Each section is easy to read and full of valuable information.

The how-to videos and insider Facebook group that comes along with the Master Package of What the Tech? are worth their wait in the gold.

Since joining the group there have been several techy problems pop up on my blog. If it wasn’t Lesley personally answering my questions, it was another member of the group ready to help me puzzle it out.

Save yourself the cost of expensive tech support and get this ebook!

How to Blog ~ Don’t Get Sued!

Alright.

Now you are feeling a little bit better about the technical side of the business.

But there is a whole other side you have to be knowledge about too. It’s the legal side of blogging.

My good friend Bre from Average But Inspired has the wonderful perspective of being a lawyer and a blogger.

She is sharing her knowledge with all of us with her ebook: The Blogger’s Guide to Copyright and Trademark Law.

Whether you are a newbie or a have been blogging for years, Bre’s ebook will help you make smart decisions about running your business and how to protect yourself from unwanted mistakes we could all make.

I love how the content touches upon major concerns I have such as copyright, best practices for roundups, and what to do when someone steals your content. Do yourself a favor and get this resource for your blogging business!

To celebrate launch week, Bre giving away in “The Ultimate Stock Photo Resource List for Bloggers”. This is a valuable collection of both free and paid stock photo websites that offer commercial use and no attribution required photos – perfect for blogs and design projects!

As bloggers, we are constantly seeking resources for stock photography so this is much needed! This freebie will only be available for this one-week period, so grab your book now!

*** There’s a giveaway for this awesome resource at the end of this post! ***

How to Blog ~ What’s Next?

Now comes the hard work.

This is where you wonder what in the world have I gotten into and where to start to really grow my blog?

I adore Gina Luker from The Shabby Creek Cottage for all of the knowledge that she is sharing across blogland. It doesn’t hurt that she is a Southern girl just like me!

Gina’s ebook The Blog Post Tool Kit {the tools you need to create sustainable content} has an amazing checklist of 100 thing you need to do to make sure each of your blog posts are the best they can be.

 

Now, to help you get your blogging library started, I’ve got a copy of Bre’s brand spankin’ new “Blogger’s Guide to Copyright and Trademark Law” eBook to give to one of you!!!

Remember, you can go ahead and purchase it and if you win you will just get reimbursed.  And don’t forget, if you purchase yours during launch week (today through Tuesday May 17th) you’ll get the bonus “Ultimate Stock Photo Resource List for Bloggers” too!

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