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How to Create + Share Content Upgrades (for free!)

How to Create & Share Content Upgrades for Free!

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By now, you’ve probably heard from 50 million places that you should be growing your blog’s email list. And it’s true. Email lists are amazing.

And one of the best ways to grow your email list is through content upgrades. It’s honestly the #1 way I’m growing my email list right now. So, what are they, how do you make them, and how do you share them, without spending a pretty penny? Stick around and I’ll tell you!

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How to Create On-Brand Social Media Templates

How do you make sure all your blog graphics on on-brand when different social media sites require different things? Templates! Click through to find how to make social media templates for your blog!

Consistency is a super important aspect of branding. And design is, obviously, a big part of that.

You want to make sure all of your design work is on-brand. So, how do you do that when different social media sites require different things?

The easy answer? Templates.

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How to Use Google for Your Blog’s Email (for free!)

How to Use Google for Your Blog's Email (For Free!)

Hey—want some one-on-one help getting this set up? Book a 20-minute consultation and we can work through it via video chat!

Ever since I figured out how to set up an email on my blog’s URL (caitlin@andpossiblydinosaurs.com), I’ve been wanting to pay to upgrade to Google Apps. Basically, that means I use Gmail, but it’s not an @gmail.com email address.

The only problem is, it’s $5/month, and you have to pay for a year up front. I have a very limited blogging budget ($0), so it was taking me a while to be able to upgrade.

And I hated it. I had to use one of the three provided by Bluehost, and it wasn’t pretty. The emails I sent out were text-only, so I couldn’t do any formatting or anything. It was just ugly.

Then, I found a solution on how to use Google for my blog’s email address. For free. And naturally, I had to share.

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Blogging On a Budget: How to Get Free Graphics for Your Blog

Blogging on a Budget: How to Get Free Graphics for Your Blog

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As we’ve discussed before, blogging can get expensive quickly. But it doesn’t have to! As long as you know where to look.

Last week, I talked about why blog post header templates are so important to my blog. Well, they wouldn’t be as effective if they didn’t have photos, and I don’t have the blogging budget to pay for stock photos. And as much as I’d love to take photos and use my own photography, I just don’t have time for it.

Well, good news: there are lots of places online to get free stock photos and free graphics for your blog!

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Blogging on a Budget: Cheap + Easy Photo Backdrops

Blogging on a Budget: Cheap & Easy Photo Backdrops

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Blogging is an awesome hobby and career to have, but it can get expensive fast. With a ton of different classes, programs, hosting options, and products to purchase, it’s quite overwhelming.

One thing that doesn’t have to be expensive is photography. Sure, you could spend a ton of money on an SLR camera, but it isn’t necessary to make a good photo. You can use your iPhone just as well, as long as you’ve got a good eye for photography and some cheap photo backdrops.

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