Before you go diving into your wallet however, consider whether this is the right time for that unbelievable course that will finally have you the living the blog income life that you have been dreaming of. Some of those courses are indeed phenomenal.  Over the years we have seen some that are now considered classics.  The people who bought and applied have  prospered.  Those who still have the packages sitting on their shelves safely wrapped in their original cellophane  are still looking for the magic to happen.

Here is the thing.  There will always be phenomenal courses.  In my view, they can only get better.  Before you run off and buy one or two of the offers, you need to determine what your next step is, what your goals are and then decide to purchase the course that is a fit for you at this point in time.

I am guilty of having bought without giving much thought as to where I was going.  The offer was always great and seductive. The truth is that while I did unwrap the cellophane I have not always followed through and actually “taken” the course.  Now knowing better, I have created a criteria set that I refer to before buying.  This might be helpful for you too.

1.  Review your current position vis a vis where you were when you started your  internet marketing journey.  Because you are reading this blog may I make the assumption, that like me, you have decided to make money blogging. When looking at courses keep this in mind.

2.  Determine your next step?  I recommend that you make a business plan for the coming year.  It does not have to be a complicated one, a simple

- assessment of your current situation
- where you want to be at the close of next year
- a timeline  on the progression of results need to reach that goal
- Looking at that list, what is it that you need to get really good at?

3.  If you are in the early stages of developing your blog income, then you need to look at ways to increase your traffic.  This is an evergreen need.  No matter how successful you become, you will always want to increase traffic.  It makes sense then to look at courses geared towards driving traffic.

4. Is affiliate marketing in your marketing mix?   If so you need to look at courses that teach you how to build a list.  This is important.  As the saying goes the money is in the list.  Of course it goes without saying that courses on affiliate marketing should be on your shopping list as well.

5. If you are an experienced blogger/internet marketer, you may be ready to develop a product of your own, or start a membership site.  There are courses that are skewed towards these online business models. Look for them.

Personally, I look for systems or software that can help me automate some of my daily tasks.  I think that this is also one of those evergreen products. Before you buy, it is always a good idea to see if any reviews have been written on the product, or if it is a brand new launch, see what sort of buzz there is around the product, and the producer.  Do some online research to see what people are saying about the author.  What is his reputation?  What has he produced before?   What is the verdict on previous products?

Right now it is the result specific products that are being unveiled.   Set a budget.  There is something out there for everyone.  Invest in yourself and your Blog Income Life.   Shop well – shop wisely.

Happy Blogging!

Valentina
Blogging for Money and the Big Awesome (cheese that is).

I believe there are two types of entrepreneurs. There is the A type of entrepreneur, the individual who may have tried the nine to five but couldn’t stomach the stifling atmosphere. Typically this type of person has an innate restlessness, an impatience for something bigger and better and quite honestly, does not make for a good employee. Such a person has a different agenda. You see such a person in the faces of Richard Branson, Warren Buffet and Phillip Knight.

Lesser known and flying under the radar of visibility is the entrepreneur who becomes one out of necessity, or, for want of a better term, the B type of entrepreneur. These are legion and account for a significant portion of multi-millionaires – not a bad place to be financially. Faced with economic uncertainty they actively cast about for opportunities and finding them take action. Today that opportunity is writ large on the internet and the entrepreneur born is often a blogger.

Blogging for money is the easiest introduction to making money online. Everyone can write, the cost is negligible and it is a user friendly introduction to cutting your teeth in the field of Internet Marketing. In fact knowing what I now know, after having taken several internet marketing courses, were I starting in Internet Marketing today, I would definitely start with blogging.

A word of caution though, you need to do more than just publish posts on your blog. If you want to make money blogging you need to treat it as a business. There are some basics that need considering:

1. Select a niche
2. Select the blogging platform
3. Monetize your site
4. Market, market, market.

Each of these basic to the bones steps form the foundation upon which you will build your business. That is why I wrote the e.book ABC’s of Blogging for Money which you can download in PDF format for free.

Once you get the basics down pat you can expand, bit by bit and eventually become a super blogger pulling in at the very least a mid-six figure annual income.

Happy Blogging!

Valentina Bellicova
Blogger for Money

Blogging is all about getting your own cheese.

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