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8 Free Resources To Grow Your Blog

Last Updated: December 13, 2020 BY Michelle Schroeder-Gardner - 14 Comments

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Looking to improve your blog? Here are 8 blogging freebies that will help you improve your blog. #blogfreebies #howtostartablog #bloggingIf you’re looking to start a blog or if you already have one, I have some great free resources and guides to share with you today.

First, if you don’t have a blog, then I recommend starting off with my free blogging course How To Start A Blog FREE Course.

I started my blog, Making Sense of Cents, in August of 2011 and have built a great business. It allowed me and my husband to leave the day jobs we disliked to pursue something that we loved. Now, we travel full-time, make a great living (last month we made over $100,000 blogging), have a flexible schedule, have more time to spend with loved ones, and we will be able to retire early.

If you already have a blog or if you are thinking about starting one, I recommend checking out these free resources below as well:

  1. Affiliate Marketing Cheat Sheet – With this time-saving cheat sheet, you’ll learn how to make affiliate income from your blog. These tips will help you to rapidly improve your results and increase your blogging income in no time.
  2. 8 Easy Tips To Make Money From Sponsored Posts On Your Blog – Sponsorships on your blog are a great way of earning a living online. Learn how I made my first blogging income, and how I’m now making $10,000-$20,000 a month with sponsored partnerships! This is a free cheatsheet.
  3. The 2021 Publicity Calendar – The 2021 Publicity Calendar contains 179 story ideas, dates, and hooks to help you create endless media attention and buzz! If you want to get featured in magazines and popular websites, this is something that you will definitely want to sign up for.
  4. The SEO Starter Pack (FREE Video Training)– Level up your SEO knowledge in just 60 minutes with this FREE 6-day video training.
  5. 7 Surefire Ways to Boost Your Blog Income Overnight – This free ebook gives great tips on how to increase your blogging income.
  6. 120 Awesome Blog Post Ideas –  Are you struggling to come up with new content for your blog? Here are 120 great blog post ideas that will help you beat writer’s block and create great content.
  7. Blog Structure Blueprint – This freebie will help you to create an organized blog.
  8. The New Blogger’s Guide To Guest Posting – Guest posting is a great way to improve your blog traffic. However, there is a right and a wrong way to go about it. Here’s exactly what you should do!
  9. The Secret Blueprint For Blogging Success – This shows you the exact steps you need to grow your blog and make money!
  10. The Small Business Roadmap – Are you thinking about starting your own business? The Small Business Roadmap will show you what steps to take to start your own business.
  11. Facebook Ads For Bloggers 101 – This free training will show you how to increase your blog’s traffic with Facebook ads. This is the top area I’m working on this year, and I recommend you do the same!
  12. Constant Contact – A great email marketing company to check out is Constant Contact. They have great customer service and a free 60 day trial (no credit card required)​.

Enjoy!

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About Michelle Schroeder-Gardner

Michelle is the founder of Making Sense of Cents, a blog about personal finance and traveling. She discusses how her business has evolved in her side income series. She paid off $40,000 in student loans by the age of 24 mainly due to her freelancing side hustles. Click here to learn more about starting a blog!

Comments

  1. Ms. Frugal Asian Finance says

    February 16, 2018 at 6:59 am

    Great resources! My blog is almost be year old now, and I’m trying to grow the traffic. It’d definitely not easy. Thanks for sharing!

    Reply
    • Michelle Schroeder-Gardner says

      February 16, 2018 at 10:45 am

      Enjoy the resources!

      Reply
  2. Ashish Kumar says

    February 16, 2018 at 9:48 am

    Hey Michelle

    Really nice article. And the fact that most of the tools are free.
    Keep up the good work

    Reply
    • Michelle Schroeder-Gardner says

      February 16, 2018 at 10:45 am

      Thanks!

      Reply
  3. Joao @ GrowtoRetire says

    February 16, 2018 at 10:12 am

    Hey!

    For bloggers that are just starting out this is gold.
    Great one. Specially the fact that they are free.

    Reply
    • Michelle Schroeder-Gardner says

      February 16, 2018 at 10:45 am

      Thanks!

      Reply
  4. DNN says

    February 16, 2018 at 1:59 pm

    Hey Michelle,

    These priceless free resources are a masterpiece for anyone looking to gain a deeper understanding how to use the power of the internet to start a content-based affiliate marketing business or side hustle blog working in their spare time with the mindset of going from employee to entrepreneur. I admire your side hustle blogging journey from 2011 and taking it from a hobby to a million dollar business. You had no idea you would be a blogging millionaire from this venture, did you? And now, you’re an inspiration aspiring entrepreneurs looking to strive like you to achieve blogging millions. Thanks for just being you. πŸ™‚

    Reply
  5. [email protected] says

    February 16, 2018 at 2:08 pm

    Thanks for this amazing and useful list Michelle! Amatuar/ new bloggers will find this really helpful!

    Reply
  6. Justin @ wordsbyjustin says

    February 16, 2018 at 7:37 pm

    Excellent resources Michelle! And congrats on cracking the
    $100,000/month barrier – awesome stuff!

    By the way I recently included you in a post “12 Successful Bloggers Crushing It In 2018” since you obviously ARE crushing it πŸ™‚

    Have a Great Day πŸ™‚
    Justin

    Reply
  7. [email protected] says

    February 17, 2018 at 8:38 am

    Thank you, so much, for posting this, Michelle! My blog is a little over 8 months old and there is so much info out there (some good…some not so much). This is a great resource list that will help sift through the confusion. And FREE is my favorite kind!
    Thank you again!
    Kimberly

    Reply
  8. Jennifer Jank says

    February 18, 2018 at 3:51 pm

    Great resources, and thanks for publishing them! I’m just getting my blogs off the ground so it’s helpful to get more information.

    Reply
  9. ShiftAnywhere says

    February 22, 2018 at 10:21 pm

    $100,000 in one month by blogging?
    Well this is a dream to me, you must be working very hard as six digits figure by blogging is not a piece of cake, Bookmarking your blog to learn more from you.
    Thanks for sharing.

    Reply
  10. Ayten says

    January 15, 2019 at 9:09 am

    These are so useful and great!!
    Thank you so much for sharing them, it’s helped me out a lot.

    Please, keep going!

    Reply
    • Michelle Schroeder-Gardner says

      January 15, 2019 at 3:04 pm

      Thanks!

      Reply

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