This round-up of the best free online blogging courses will get you started on the road to blogging success.
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There’s so much to learn to be successful as a blogger. To make progress rather than feeling stuck and spinning your wheels without results, turn to the experts. There are so many bloggers who’ve been doing this a long time and have created resources to help you.
You should plan to take the popular blogging courses and read the top blogging ebooks. You may want to invest in working with the best coaches for bloggers.
At the beginning though, you don’t want to invest a ton. You’re still feeling things out. It’s a good idea to spend wisely and not blow your blogging budget on day one.
That’s why free online blogging courses are such a great place to start. You can learn a lot in a short time, while getting a great sense of the teacher’s style. When you’re ready to invest in a course that’s going to dive deeper, you’ll know which teachers you like best.
That’s why I put together this round up of my favorite free online blogging courses. I also include a list of some great free blogging tools to check out as well.
Top 5 Best Blogging Courses for Free Online
You can grab any or all of these top blogging courses for beginner and intermediate bloggers. I’ve listed them in an order that makes most sense for new bloggers.
If you’re just getting started and haven’t launched your blog yet, read Start a Blog to learn how to blog. Then check out these courses by Tracie Fobes and Suzi Whitford for more.
Profitable Blogging Roadmap by Tracie Fobes
The Blog Plan by Suzi Whitford of Start a Mom Blog
When you’ve got the basics in place, start learning SEO right from the start. I made the mistake of ignoring SEO for too long. If Debbie’s books and courses were available 15 years ago, my success story would be a lot different.
Check out Debbie’s free SEO course for bloggers to start learning and getting a feel for her style. If it’s a fit for you, grab her excellent SEO ebooks too:
SEO Course for More Traffic by Debbie Gartner
Another topic you don’t want to skip in the early days is how to blog legally. It sounds complicated and stressful, but it’s actually way simpler than you think. Don’t take advice (or copy/paste legal pages) from any random blogger.
Get your training, templates and resources from lawyer-turned-blogger Lucrezia Iapichino starting with her free legally blogging course now:
Legally Blogs by Lucrezia Iapachino of Blogging for New Bloggers
Once you’ve got your blog launched, legal pages in place, and you’re starting to understand and implement SEO, it’s time to start making money!
Affiliate marketing is a great way for bloggers in any niche, even with very little traffic, to start seeing an income from your blog.
The lovely Leanne Scott created a free online blogging course to get you started with affiliate marketing, and when you’re ready to dive deeper, her courses are excellent.
Affiliate Marketing 5 Day Course by Leanne Scott of Passive Income Superstars
Best Free Online Blogging Tools to Boost Your Business
Free PLR from Piggy Makes Bank provides high quality articles and graphics you can repurpose as your own content. You can use PLR for blog posts, email marketing, social media content and even video.
ConvertKit Free Trial offers a great way to get started with email marketing. After trying multiple systems over the last 10+ years, ConvertKit is by far my favorite email marketing system.
I recommend ConvertKit for bloggers and any online business owner. The Free Trial lets you test drive the features of the paid plan. Then you can choose whether to downgrade to the free plan (still excellent) or enroll in the paid plan.
Tailwind Free Trial is the most popular way to automate your Pinterest or Instagram. Tailwind now offers a free plan, so there’s no reason not to put this powerful tool to work. Start with the free trial today.
Canva Free Plan is such an awesome online tool for easily creating graphics, printables, pins and more. It’s a must have for every blogger and the free plan is powerful and feature-packed. For even greater creative control, the Pro Plan is a great investment to consider.
SocialBee Free Trial can save you hours every week by putting your social media and content marketing on autopilot. Since I started using SocialBee, I have more time to focus on content creation and working with my private clients. Even when I’m away from social media, my followers and group members receive content that keeps them engaged.
Free Photos, Templates and Strategy Guides just for you from IvoryMix to make your blog beautiful, attracting more readers and followers.
Coaching for Mom Bloggers and Business Builders
Last but not least, if you’ve been thinking of working with an experienced coach to help you reach your blogging goals, then schedule a Free Strategy Session with me to learn more about working together.
What’s your favorite online course for bloggers?
Do you have a fave course I’ve missed? Let me know in a comment below which blogging courses have been your favorites.
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Heather Cottrell is a single mom blogger, business coach and marketing professional. She started her first business and blog in 2005 as a health coach, and years later evolved into a WordPress web designer and business coach for women wellness coaches. In 2020 Heather launched Single Mom Bloggers to help stressed moms create freedom with a blog or business to make money working from home. Learn more about Heather Cottrell here and at HeatherCottrell.com.