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What are you passionate about? Is it possible for you to make a living and help others in an area that you are passionate about? Absolutely! You need the know-how and the desire. Let me show you how.

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Blogging Your Passion was founded by Jonathan and Bob in early 2011. Their passion is helping bloggers become better bloggers. Read more about each of them below:

Bob's Journey to Full-Time Blogging

I have been blogging since early 2007 and have been earning a full-time living from my blogs since early 2009. And yes, being a full-time blogger is as good as you would imagine. Back in early 2007 I was talking to a friend of mine about the idea of building a website that I would put up a new article on a given topic each day. After brainstorming a bit, I found a couple ideas of topics that I was passionate about: Proverbs and Personal Finance. My first idea was to [Read More]

Jonathan's Blogging Journey

I first heard of blogging in the Summer of 2008. I was really fascinated by the idea and concept. It was about the same time that I began a personal mission to discover my true purpose in life. I had spent the previous five years building a start-up executive search firm with a few close friends. Although I was enjoying the journey, I really wanted to find my "fit" in the world... [Read More]

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For the past two years, we have helped hundreds of blogging students discover their passion and make money blogging about it. This group is dedicated to helping others build their platform and get their message out to the world. Come learn from two ProBloggers as they share their story and tips for how to create a portable, freedom business online.

We were honored to have Dan Miller on our podcast. Be sure to take a moment and hear: Dan Miller on Online Business, Blogging, and Books.

BYPU 101

In 22+ step-by-step videos, Bob and Jonathan provide detailed instruction on how to get your Wordpress blog up and running today. In addition, they provide expert suggestions on how to set your blog up to succeed!

Who it's best for:

Those who want to start a blog today and need step-by-step guidance.
Those who want a simple Wordpress tutorial.

Just click here to find out more!

BYPU 201

The 201 course takes everything to the next level with over 40 instructional videos and downloadable PDFs.

The course covers topics like how to start getting traffic to your blog today, how to use social media to grow your blog, and the best ways to make money from your blog. It was designed to pick up right where BYPU 101 left off and help bloggers grow their blogs.

Who it's best for:

Those who already have their blog up and running but don't really know what to do next.

Find out more about 201 here.

BYPU 301

The 301 course has over 40 instructional videos and downloadable PDFs. It covers tips and strategies for getting more traffic (from a variety of sources), earning more money from your current traffic, lots of SEO guidance for helping your blog to get found in the search engines, and even some real-world advice about turning your blog into a real business.

Who it's best for:

Those who have been blogging a while, who have a little bit of a following, who are making a little money, but who want help taking their blog to the next level.
We assume that you know everything from the 201 course and we cover advanced topics that many new bloggers may not be able to keep up with.

Find out more about 301 here.

Kindle Publishing Course

The Kindle Publishing Course covers everything you need to know to turn your book idea into a reality in the Kindle Store on Amazon.com in 30 days!. Over 24 step-by-step video tutorials, Kindle formatting templates, PDF cheat-sheets, and a lot more are included. All you need to bring to the table is the idea for your book, the course teaches you the rest.

Who it's best for:

Unpublished authors who want the quickest and easiest way to sell their book.
Those who have published a book, but want to turn it into a Kindle book.

Find out more about the Kindle Publishing Course here.

Five-Week Webinar Recordings

A while back we recorded a live 5-week webinar and we spent 1-2 hours each week covering 5 of the biggest challenges that most bloggers face:

Just Getting Started - How to get your self-hosted blog set up, optimized, and up and running
Creating Good Content - 20 article ideas that will help you prevent "writer's block" for good!
Time Management - Tips and tricks from us on how we manage our time efficiently and effectively.
Making Money - In this we talk about how to optimize Google Adsense to dramatically increase earnings, how to use affiliate programs effectively, and ways to be on the lookout for new streams of income from your blog.
Getting Traffic - Traffic is the lifeblood of any blog and in this one Bob talks about what he did to get his blog up to 750,000 pageviews each month.

To find out more detail about what is covered in each webinar and all the additional bonuses offered in the webinar package just click here -> BYP 5-Week Video Series.

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Comment by Scott Moore on September 1, 2010 at 2:50pm: Hey, everyone! I've got 4 blogs up and running. Check them out - any comments would be appreciated, though I'm just getting started.
www.scottabilly.wordpress.com
www.thecreativeadult.wordpress.com
www.slampolitics.wordpress.com
www.thehomeschoolunderground.wordpress.com

Thanks!

Comment by Jonathan Milligan on August 17, 2010 at 8:03pm: I hope to get to this really soon. Let's say you want to target the key word "white furniture." Besides having it in your title, in your URL (which if you use Wordpress they do both for you), you will want to work the main keyword in every 100 words or so. Just work it in naturally, don't over-abuse it. Also, you want to work in similar words as well (cause you can get ranked for those too!). best way to do that is put your main keyword in the Google Keyword Tool and use the next 3-5 words on the list. So, for "white furniture" you might also get:

white bedroom furniture
white leather furniture
antique white furniture

If all this does not make sense I will create a video soon....

Thanks, Jonathan

Comment by Diane Long on August 17, 2010 at 7:45pm: Thanks Jonathan, Computer skills is certainly something I am lacking. I do put Tags on the end of my posts but how else do I apply the key words you refer to?

Comment by Jonathan Milligan on August 7, 2010 at 5:00pm: Hi Diane,

Welcome to the group. That is awesome that you have stayed with it that long. Too many people quit too early I am afraid. Took a look at your blog. Very nicely done! I bet if you applied some of the key word targeting strategies to stamping, card making, polymer clay, altered art, collage, mixed media, scrapbooking, baking and cake decorating you would really benefit from even more traffic. Nice job!

Comment by Diane Long on August 5, 2010 at 7:47pm: So happy to be joining this group. I have been "blogging my Passion" for about a year and a half. Have little patience with computers but I can drag and drop with the best of them. Look forward to reading tips and ideas to make it better. You can check out my blog at www.creativedestinations.blogspot.com

Comment by Jonathan Milligan on July 23, 2010 at 7:06am: ok, excellent. You might want to consider doing what is called a 301 Redirect. You can find more info here: http://www.theinternetdigest.net/archive/301-redirects-seo.html

Scroll down to 301 redirect section. You will want to consider this for several reasons:

1. Less effort (don't have to move your old posts).
2. Your search engine rankings won't be effected (you will be able to keep your link popularity....as posts age google does favor them more and looks at them to be credible.
3. You won't loose any "link juice." When people point links to your blog it is a very good thing (as long as it is a "do follow" link. You would be starting from scratch with the new one.
4. Your content won't be considered "duplicate content." Google will always allow the first "indexed" article to rank better.

I know I just gave you alot of info. Depending on your experience it may not make sense to you. One of my first blogs had about 30 posts in it when I decided to switch the domain. I had someone from scriptlance.com do it for me in less then a few hours and I paid him between $10-20. I was able to move on down the road without skipping a beat. You can also take your current theme and upload it to the old one. Looks like they are both Wordpress.

Just some thoughts...

Comment by Jonathan Milligan on July 23, 2010 at 6:18am: Thanks Brian. Great explanation. I took a moment to check out your new blog. Looks like you are on the right track. I noticed you are just getting started. Your in the perfect place to target the right keywords up front and get a jump start. With my first blog, I just wrote about anything for the first 50 post. Then, for the next 50 posts I applied some strategy like keyword targeting. I can tell you that it made a difference. I tripled the amount of traffic from my last 50 posts to the first 50 posts. Would love to help you anyway I can get your blog off the ground.

Comment by Jonathan Milligan on July 22, 2010 at 6:02am: Thanks Kerry....I have much more to share, but trying to take the time for everyone to digest each post.