This document outlines tips and strategies for growing a blog from Amanda Northern, the blogger behind Blogging Freedom. It discusses Amanda's journey of starting multiple unsuccessful blogs before finding success with her fifth blog, Blogging Freedom. The document provides tips in four key areas: 1) Creating an online community through Facebook groups, 2) Growing an email list to 1,000 subscribers, 3) Driving traffic to the blog, and 4) Getting noticed online and building relationships. Specific tactics described include creating an irresistible freebie, hosting challenges that require email opt-ins, using Facebook ads, and consistently promoting across social media platforms. The document promotes Amanda's Grow Your Blog course that provides more extensive guidance on these topics for growing a

1. Grow Your Blog
A M A N D A N O R T H E R N
B L O G G I N G F R E E D O M . O R G

2. Hi! My name is Amanda and
I’m the blogger behind
Blogging Freedom
Blogging Freedom
isn’t my first blog...or
my second...or my
third..
B L O G G I N G F R E E D O M . O R G

3. It’s actually my fifth! I
started blogging 3 years
ago in 2013 and was a
TOTAL failure at it!
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5th Blog!

4. So while I attempted to
launch a “successful”
blog, I became a
freelancer. I wrote, did
social media
management, and was a
virtual assistant helping
other women launch
telesummits and manage
their businesses.
B L O G G I N G F R E E D O M . O R G

5. At the same time I also
was a full time college
student, an intern, and
then when I graduated
from college, I worked full
time as a legal assistant…
(I bet you can see how this
story is going to end)
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6. My freelancing biz would
start and stop because I
would work, work, work and
then get totally burnt out on
dealing with demanding
clients. In the end I would
cut off all client work for a
few months only to come
running right back when I
needed the extra money…
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7. So I invested in myself with
money that I didn’t really
have and bought Yaro
Starak’s Blogging
Mastermind Course. It taught
me more in a few months
about blogging than years of
trying to learn on my own!
My mind exploded with
ideas!
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8. I took most of 2015 to sit
back and watch other
bloggers, learn all I could
about digital monetization
strategies and launched
Blogging Freedom in
October 2015.
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9. Here’s what has happened since
then:
Email list of over 1000
subscribers
Launched a membership
program
Launched a digital course
Grew two Facebook groups to
the tune of over 1000 members
Became an admin of a Facebook
group of over 3500 members
B L O G G I N G F R E E D O M . O R G

10. AND GET THIS...
90% of that happened
this month!
(And I’m ready to share
exactly how I did it!)
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11. I DON'T WANT YOU
TO HAVE TO GO
THROUGH WHAT I
WENT THROUGH!
=MY MISSION
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12. I’ve realized that my “heart
work” is helping other
people thrive and feel good
about themselves! I want to
give all of you the confidence
to go forward and start
building an online
community, make
money from your blog, and
live the life of your dreams!
B L O G G I N G F R E E D O M . O R G

13. That’s Why I
Had to Push
Through & Do
This Webinar...
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14. I’m not going to lie...I was
petrified to do this
webinar! But I knew I had
to do it because I know
that my purpose is to
help online business
owners a.k.a YOU!
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15. In this webinar I’m going
to be teaching you tactics
that literally took me
YEARS to learn how to do
the things that I’ve done
to get amazing results
with my blog this month.
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16. You're going to be
learning about 4
different areas of
blog promotion...
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17. How to create a large online
community that will launch you
as an expert in your niche &
skyrocket your visibility.
B L O G G I N G F R E E D O M . O R G
FOCUS AREA 1

18. How to grow your
email list to 1000
subscribers or more
in 1 month.
B L O G G I N G F R E E D O M . O R G
FOCUS AREA 2

19. How to drive
traffic to your blog.
B L O G G I N G F R E E D O M . O R G
FOCUS AREA 3

20. How to get noticed online &
how to build real
relationships
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FOCUS AREA 4

21. Create a Facebook
Group!
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Tip #1
Creating an Online
Community

22. B L O G G I N G F R E E D O M . O R G
Give your
Facebook
Group...
1. Catchy Name
2. Rules
3. Tag it!
4. Nice Header

23. B L O G G I N G F R E E D O M . O R G
Now grow your
group!
1. Other FB groups
2. Throw Challenges
3. Facebook Ads
4. Your Blog
5. Just ask your
members!

24. B L O G G I N G F R E E D O M . O R G
Tip #2
Keep people engaged
on a daily basis.

25. B L O G G I N G F R E E D O M . O R G
Make joining
your group a
"no-brainer"
Make the benefits of
joining your group
super clear & concise!

26. B L O G G I N G F R E E D O M . O R G
Have themed
days
Have a thread for
each day of the week
Mission
Mondays
Fun Fridays
Serious
Sundays

27. B L O G G I N G F R E E D O M . O R G
Ask your
members
questions
Keep members
engaged with daily
questions

28. B L O G G I N G F R E E D O M . O R G
Tip #3
Give, give, give!

29. B L O G G I N G F R E E D O M . O R G
Tip #4
Promote your
products, services,
webinars in the
group.

30. B L O G G I N G F R E E D O M . O R G
Tip #1
Be consistent on 2-3
social media
platforms
Your First 1K Subscribers!

31. B L O G G I N G F R E E D O M . O R G
Use Twitter to
passively generate 2-
3 sign ups per day
Use Unfollowers.com
to direct new
followers to your
freebie.

32. B L O G G I N G F R E E D O M . O R G
Post a few of your
blog posts every day
in 2-3 places
Have a link to a
freebie in each one of
your blog posts.

33. B L O G G I N G F R E E D O M . O R G
Use Promo Facebook
Groups to your
advantage
Put your best blog
posts in blog promo
threads--it works!

34. B L O G G I N G F R E E D O M . O R G
Pin & Stumble your
blog posts as soon as
you publish them.
Also make sure to
Tweet them, post
them to Facebook ,
Tumblr, etc.

35. B L O G G I N G F R E E D O M . O R G
Install SumoMe on
your site.
Make sure to have 2-4
ways for people to
subscribe to your list.

36. B L O G G I N G F R E E D O M . O R G
Tip #2
Create an irresistible
freebie

37. B L O G G I N G F R E E D O M . O R G
Make it a no-
brainer
Make it highly useful.
Be clear on the
benefits of signing up
for your freebie.

38. B L O G G I N G F R E E D O M . O R G
Everyone loves a
great planner!
Use checklists,
planners, &
spreadsheets--they're
more popular.

39. B L O G G I N G F R E E D O M . O R G
Make it solution-
based
Give the subscriber
actions they can take
immediately to
achieve small wins.

40. B L O G G I N G F R E E D O M . O R G
K.I.S.S.
(Keep it short silly!)
Make your content
easily consumable.

41. B L O G G I N G F R E E D O M . O R G
Promote your freebie
in Facebook groups.
Promote your freebie
on designated days
only!

42. B L O G G I N G F R E E D O M . O R G
Ask people what kind
of freebie they would
want before you make
it
Ask people in
Facebook groups if
your idea for a freebie
is something they
would want.

43. B L O G G I N G F R E E D O M . O R G
Tip #3
Host a challenge and
have people opt-in as
a requirement.

44. B L O G G I N G F R E E D O M . O R G
Promote Your
Challenge
Promote your
challenge in Facebook
groups.

45. B L O G G I N G F R E E D O M . O R G
Make the
challenge easy
but effective
Make the challenge
something people
want to do.

46. B L O G G I N G F R E E D O M . O R G
Get people's
opinion on how
to run it.
Ask people in Facebook
groups how long they
want it to be, what the
rules should be, etc.

47. B L O G G I N G F R E E D O M . O R G
Email or post
the challenge's
rules.
Make sure the members
are aware of the rules.
Post it somewhere
easily accessible (like in
your own FB group!)

48. B L O G G I N G F R E E D O M . O R G
Keep
participants
engaged
Email & talk to
participants every day
during the challenge.

49. B L O G G I N G F R E E D O M . O R G
Ask people to
share on social
media.
Ask subscribers to share
your challenge or
freebie on social media.

50. B L O G G I N G F R E E D O M . O R G
Tip #4
Do a webinar

51. B L O G G I N G F R E E D O M . O R G
Tip #5
Use Facebook
Ads

52. B L O G G I N G F R E E D O M . O R G
Tip #6
Require people to sign up
for your email list before
they join your Facebook
group

53. B L O G G I N G F R E E D O M . O R G
Tip #7
Offer your freebie(s) in
the description of your
Facebook group.

54. B L O G G I N G F R E E D O M . O R G
Tip #8
Pin your freebies to the
top of your Facebook
group.

55. B L O G G I N G F R E E D O M . O R G
Tip #1
Be consistent in your
promotion strategies.
Grow your blog's traffic

56. B L O G G I N G F R E E D O M . O R G
Tip #2
Post your blog post in 2-3
Facebook group threads
daily.

57. B L O G G I N G F R E E D O M . O R G
Tip #3
Set up your Pinterest
account with
BoardBooster or Tailspin

58. B L O G G I N G F R E E D O M . O R G
Tip #4
Download Revive Old
Post plugin for WordPress

59. B L O G G I N G F R E E D O M . O R G
Tip #1
Join specific
Facebook Groups for
specific reasons.
How to Get Noticed Online
& Build Relationships

60. B L O G G I N G F R E E D O M . O R G
Join groups that fit
your niche & groups
just to promote.
Don't inter-cross the
two! You may get
kicked out of a group.

61. B L O G G I N G F R E E D O M . O R G
Tip #2
Ask people
questions...and listen
to what they have to
say.

62. B L O G G I N G F R E E D O M . O R G
Plan out your
questions for each
group.
Participate in 1-3
"discussion" groups
and post every day.

63. B L O G G I N G F R E E D O M . O R G
Save people's
responses
Save responses to questions
in a spreadsheet and use that
to create freebies & courses
that solve their problems.

64. B L O G G I N G F R E E D O M . O R G
Don't have an
ulterior motive
Don't ask for anything
80% of the time. Just
focus on asking and
giving.

65. B L O G G I N G F R E E D O M . O R G
Keep your
post short
I've found that short
posts that asks
questions and have no
pictures do the best

66. B L O G G I N G F R E E D O M . O R G
Tip #3
Collaborate with other
bloggers in your niche
whenever you can.

67. B L O G G I N G F R E E D O M . O R G
Tip #4
Go with the flow...

68. B L O G G I N G F R E E D O M . O R G
All of these focuses
go hand-in-hand
Doing all of these tips
will help you grow
your blog's presence
exponentially!

69. B L O G G I N G F R E E D O M . O R G
If you want any more
guidance...
I have a special offer
for you guys!
Grow Your
Blog Course!

70. B L O G G I N G F R E E D O M . O R G
What you
get...
*30 lessons delivered to your email
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areas
*Spreadsheets, videos and
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*Email support from me
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71. B L O G G I N G F R E E D O M . O R G
What you'll
create...
*An email list with hundreds of
subscribers
*A bombtastic freebie(s) based on what
your audience needs
*A high converting email opt-in tool
*Amazing landing pages
*An online challenge
*A thriving interactive Facebook
community
*More collaboration opportunities with
other bloggers
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72. B L O G G I N G F R E E D O M . O R G
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post planner, and 1 hour
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73. B L O G G I N G F R E E D O M . O R G
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