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Blogging Your Passion – Make Money Blogging

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There are so many people that hate their jobs and truly loathe getting up and going to work every day.  I used to be one of them.

So why do so many people continue doing something that makes them so unhappy?  Debt usually plays a huge roll.  A simple question to ask yourself is, “If you didn’t have any debt, and thus only needed a fraction of your current monthly income, would you still get up and go work at your current job every day?” The answer is usually a resounding NO!

Besides being passionate about eliminating debt, I am also hugely passionate about figuring out how to earn money doing creative work I love… and helping others do the same.  If you hate your job and need a change, then why not create that change?  No one is going to do it for you!

At the end of February 2011 I left the working world to become a full-time entrepreneur.  It is a risk, but I had a plan.  I have been blogging since January of 2009 and have been able to build up several sites with a decent amount of traffic.  Now my job is to consistently build those sites and to turn them into revenue producing assets that help people and provide for my family.  My goals include helping others, being able to work from anywhere with an Internet connection, earn money at all hours of the day rather than trading time for money, and to create something I’m passionate about.

Who do I learn from?  Well, a lot of it has been trial and error over the years, but because I recently went full-time, I’ve been receiving coaching from guys who have already become very successful at what I’m trying to do.  Enter Bob Lotich of christianpf.com and Jonathan Milligan of cpacareercoach.com.

Blogging Your Passion

Bob and Jonathan have created a website called BloggingYourPassion.com and – with the help of Andy Traub of andytraub.com – are about to release a comprehensive webinar product to help you and I create, build, maintain, and earn money by blogging about things we are passionate about.  I’m telling you about this product today because I’m sick and tired of seeing people stuck in debt and stuck in jobs they hate.  YOU DON’T HAVE TO keep doing it!  Break out and start building something you’re proud of.

Bob and Jonathan have kindly offered a $50 discount to the first 50 people who sign up, and the webinar is only available to 100 people.  So if you’re looking to make a change and have been looking for an excuse to get started… make this your excuse.

Check out the life changing 5 part Blogging Your Passion webinar and use coupon code “DFA” (without the quotes) for a shot at the $50 discount if you’re one of the first 50 to sign up.

Here is a video of me talking about the course and the idea behind it.

Check out the life changing 5 part Blogging Your Passion webinar and use coupon code “DFA” (without the quotes) for a shot at the $50 discount if you’re one of the first 50 to sign up.

Here is a summary of the 5 part webinar Bob sent me:

Week 1

  • What to do in the first 24 working hours of your blog
  • The Behind-the-Scenes Checklist (Domains, Hosting, WordPress, etc)
  • The Blog Design Checklist (Proper SEO, Must Have Plugins, Themes, Analytics, Logo Headers, etc)
  • The Social Media Checklist (Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, etc.)
  • The Content Creation Checklist (Your first few posts)
  • The Monetization Checklist (Simple Income Ideas)

Week 2

  • 20 Different Types of Posts You Can Use
  • How to Target Keyword Phrases for the Search Engines
  • How to Do Fast Article Research
  • Fast Content Creation Strategies
  • Article Topic Ideas Spreadsheet Explained

Week 3

  • Understanding the Difference Between Time Management and Self Management
  • Learning How the Pareto Principle Applies to Blogging
  • What The Parkinson’s Law States
  • Education vs. Experience
  • Action vs. Activity
  • Part-time Blogger Time Management Tips
  • Full-time Blogger Time Management Tips

Week 4

  • Developing Social Media Traffic Systems (Get Your Content Viral)
  • Developing Search Engine Traffic Systems (Rank on 1st Page of Google)
  • Developing Internal Traffic Systems (RSS Readers, Mailing Lists)

Week 5

  • Multiple Streams of Blogging Income (Over 20+ Income Streams Explained)
  • Introduction to the “Profit Ladder”
  • Setting Up a Sales Funnel for Your Blog
  • Earning a Passive Income from Your Mailing List
  • Low Maintenance Income Ideas
  • Passive Income Ideas
  • Personal Involvement High Income Ideas

Check out the life changing 5 part Blogging Your Passion webinar and use coupon code “DFA” (without the quotes) for a shot at the $50 discount if you’re one of the first 50 to sign up.

Have you been thinking about starting a blog to help others and earn money?  Let us know by leaving a comment.

Tips on Saving Money on Entertainment

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We save quite a bit of money every month by using Netflix in place of other more expensive entertainment options.

Netflix instead of going to the movies

Before we began our Debt Free Adventure back in January of 2009 we used to go out to eat 3-5 times each week and would go to the movie theater about 3 times per month.  If you do the math the numbers add up quickly.  Just the theater visits alone were costing us roughly $78/month!

What did we do?  We quit eating out and going to the theater.

Whenever you remove one thing you need to replace it with an alternative.  To replace eating out all the time we began cooking more.  I love cooking so it’s a natural fit… and we eat much healthier now.  Would you believe I haven’t eaten fast food in about 2 1/2 years?  It’s true!

When we were frequenting movie theaters Netflix wasn’t worth it because we didn’t watch many movies at home.  Now that we only visit the theater on special occasions Netflix delivers incredible value.  We are on the $14.99 plan which allows us 2 DVDs out at a time, along with unlimited streaming using our Xbox 360.  Because we stream most of our movies we may go down to the 1 DVD $9.99 plan.  There is also an unlimited streaming (no DVD) option for $7.99 available.

Want to save money? Do what we did… stop going to the theater so much and sign up for a one month free-trial with Netflix and save!  You can cancel at any time so you have nothing to lose.

Gamefly instead of buying video games

Gamefly offers pretty much the same scenario for people who play a lot of video games.

Rather than buying games that you play for a few weeks, proceed to solve, and never play again – use Gamefly to rent them.  You can keep the games until you solve them, then return them after you lose interest.  Even if you only rent 2 games per month you’re still only spending $22.95 rather than buying them for $80-$120.

If you rent the games from your local video rental store you can only keep them for a few days, maybe a week tops.  And as we’re all painfully aware… late fees add up fast!

Want to save money?  Sign up for a 10 day Gamefly free-trial.  Their other pricing options are:

  • 1 game out at at time for $15.95 ($7.95 for the first month)
  • 2 games out at a time for $22.95 ($11.95 for the first month)

Sell Your Crap – Make Some Money

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Sell your Crap and Turn your Clutter into Cash

That is the battle cry of Mr. Adam Baker folks.  He lives this stuff… he breaths this stuff.  If anyone can help us trim the fat of possession, it is Adam.  He has done it and is still doing it – and now his new guide Sell Your Crap can help you do it too… so read on!

Some history on Adam Baker

After years of chasing the dream of consumerism, credit, and Stuff, Adam and his wife Courtney didn’t like the direction they were headed and decided it was time for a drastic change.  Unimpressed by the status quo, they carefully inventoried their possessions, their paths, and their purpose.  All of a sudden the things that were holding them back were plain as day… too much Stuff and too much debt.  Armed with this realization they committed to free themselves by living deliberate and passionate lives of purpose.

The Baker’s sold the things they no longer wanted, cut the expenses they could do without, and focused their energies on smashing their debt.  Before long their sacrifice and hard work begat opportunity and freedom of choice.

A passion to help others

If you know Baker at all, then you know he is an inspiration to many.  Born to teach and lead, that inspiration comes from a passion to see others succeed.  For more than a year now Adam has been chronicling his battle against Stuff and debt over at ManVsDebt.com, and just yesterday released an information gem he has been slaving passionately over for months.  Sell Your Crap – A guide to help others let go of what’s holding them back, and reclaim control of their time, energy, and money from their suffocating clutter.

So what’s in the guide?

There are two different packages to choose from to help better serve the need.

Sell Your Crap – “Barebones Edition” ($37)

  • The primary Sell Your Crap guide
  • The Definitive Step-by-Step Guide to Selling Your Crap an eBay
  • $100 Effectiveness Guarantee

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Sell Your Crap – “Clutter Crusher Edition” ($47)

  • The primary Sell Your Crap guide
  • The Definitive Step-by-Step Guide to Selling Your Crap on eBay
  • The Definitive Step-by-Step Guide to Selling Your Crap an craigslist [added value]
  • The Definitive Step-by-Step Guide to Selling Your Crap an Amazon [added value]
  • Special access to all11 Bonus Interviews [added value]
  • $100 Effectiveness Guarantee
  • 30-Day email support [Limited Time bonus]

Review forthcoming

I received this guide yesterday, and although I have not yet read through every page – I love what I have studied so far.  Beyond that, I have yet to read a piece of Adam’s writing that was not useful and entertaining… that’s just the way he writes folks.

When I am done devouring the package in its entirety and have further implemented its wisdom into my life, I will write a complete  review.