ebook author Rob Pro Blogger

How To Start a Blog

This mini course will show you how to setup your Blog Step by Step and how to setup a�liate products on your blog.

First Edition

Inside My ebookFormat To View, Kindle, PDF, Best To View is PDF.

This mini course will save you time and money, 

Easy step by step program, on how to design your custom blog, and all thetools for a�liate marketing. I also have live links to click on, and videos onsetting up your blog.

Now you can have a custom blog just like the pros. 

Chapters Inside

 Getting Started Overview Page #2 Choose Platform Page #3 Choose Domain & Hosting Page #4

 Install WordPress Page #5 Choose Your Theme Page #6 How To Design a Blog That Makes Money Page #7

 A�liate Marketing Overview Page #16 How To Setup a Landing Page - Page #21 Resources For Products I use  Page #27

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Getting Started Overview

Welcome to my ebook, for getting started on your �rst custom blog.

Format To View, Kindle, PDF, Best To View is PDF.

My mini course will save you time and money, there is no need to fall forall the scams and products out on the market.Learn �rst then purchase what you think you need, or ask Rob, yes me

 Personal blog How to blog e commence blog Review blog Niche Blog amazon Store Niche A�liate Blog Branding blogs

As you can see the list can go for ever, First o�, you should decide on what type of blog you should start, concept,look and feel, design of Theme, must haves of functions you like, or youhave seen on other blogs. Try to get help when starting out, we o�er lotsof help, just ask us, and again don’t fall for all the stu� you �nd online toget rich or make money online.

Getting Started Overview

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Choosing a Website platform, is the most important thing you need to do�rst, when setting up your blog, newbies always choose a free platform,and then ask why there is no tra�c coming to their site, and why theirblog is not is compatible with all the tools online. WordPress is free, butyou need hosting and is the most popular platform for blogs, so try tochoose WordPress.

Now are you starting a blog for fun or are you looking to build a superblog,

First o� this is a real business, if your looking to do this as a real businessand make money from it, you have to treat it as one, and yes, you willhave to spend money on software and tools that we use, after you learn.WordPress has a learning curve, so be ready in mind set, understandinternet marketing and the process.

I choose WordPress self hosted, from bluehost, for all my websites that Ibuild, there are many platforms to choose from, but if your looking to dothis right and have a blog that does well, then WordPress is my choice,and millions of other bloggers choose WordPress as well.

Choose Platform

Page 3Choose Platform

Once you purchase your Domain name, it will forwarded you to purchasehosting, so there is no need to go to step two, unless your already have adomain name, then start with step two.

Watch Videos Click Here

One Click install WordPress Blog, from blueHost Control Panel After youpurchase your domain name and hosting, just login to your bluehostcontrol panel, and then click on WordPress one click install button. Thenadd your user name and password and done.

If you already purchase your Domain and are now ready to purchasehosting, then click on banner below, if you have not purchase yourDomain name and are just started, than start with step one above.

Choose Domain & Hosting

Watch Videos Click HerePage 4 Choose Domain & Hosting

Now re login to your new WordPress install, and start setting up yourwebsite and admin settings.

After you purchase your domain name and hosting, just login to yourbluehost control panel, and click on WordPress one click install button.Then add your user name and password and done.

Install WordPress

Page 5Install WordPress

Choose Your WordPress Theme

There are many ways to choose your WordPress theme, you can use afree theme from WordPress or purchase a premium theme, we o�ermany themes that you can use for starting out, or Choose our A�liateTheme from Pro�tbuilder �nd links below on Resources page.

Rob here, this is the a�liate marketing software I use to build all my nichewebsites and funnels, It is the best product for selling a�liate productsand a�liate marketing. You will receive support when purchasing fromour a�liate link, I also o�er full training course on a�liate marketing.

Choose Your Theme

This is what I use in SmartPro�tMoney.com

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How To Design A Blog That Makes Money

First o�, this post is about how to setup a custom blog that makes money. This is not a post on how to setup an average every day blog, bigdi�erence between the two, just wanted to be clear on this topic beforewe start.

So let’s get Started:

You have to get it right, and understand what goes where and how toplace it on your custom blog, and understand how a custom blog funnelsin the prospects and lead capture.

If your new to WordPress, please note, that WordPress has a learningcurve, even though people say it is easy, to build custom blogs, this takestime and you must learn all the tools we use for internet marketing. AlsoContent is king, if your just setting up your blog, or niche, content is amust, this will help you rank in the search engines.

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How To Design A Blog That Makes Money

There is a major di�erence from your everyday blog, custom blogs thatmake money, require many systems and funnels built into them. Youreveryday blog, has no need for all the systems and tools we use on acustom blog, why because your only blogging, and not setting up a moneymaking machine.

They are many theme designs you can use for custom blog design, butonly a few will work, please look at image to the right of this post, It showsyou how to setup, one of the best designs that works, after all I havetested many designs over the years.

Things to know,

A simple design is much better then a crazy �ashy design, why you ask,because no matter what your selling, your prospects only have secondsbefore they decide to stay or leave from your website. Remember yourtrying to make money, your not trying to impress your prospects andcustomers with �ashy design and slideshows, that show them things thathave nothing to do with your niche.

If you already have a blog and were thinking that your design could bewrong or is just not making money, then this blog post is for you. Also ifyour just started out, and wanted to know, how to make money with ablog for beginners, then this will help you.

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How To Design A Blog That Makes Money

Think about this way, lets look at big box stores, any website from a wellknow big box store, they never use a design that has glam or slideshowseverywhere, they always show you what your looking for quick and easyformat, why because this is what works and sells products.

Keep in mind, you might like all the cool themes you see with all the �ashystu�, but you are building your website to get to engagement from yourprospects and to sell products, so you are actually building the website forthe public, not you.

Here is what you should have for a blog to make money andcapture optins over and over.

This design can work for any business.

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How To Design A Blog That Makes Money

 Simple design with custom sidebar Small header area, not to tall Custom sidebar, not to wide White background so text and images pop Custom graphics on website Custom give away, ebook or gift of your choice Lead capture on every page, with option, see mine email auto responder or built in to theme  Membership system hidden on website Floating widget on sidebar, or sticky, no popup optin Website built around one niche only Products page PayPal and other payment gateways if needed Internal landing page on your website Shopping cart system Services page, you o�er for your niche product Resources page, you o�er for your product niche A�liate products all over the website hidden Reviews on best a�liate products Blog page for your niche Add fresh content on your blog, post as much as you can Add many post about your niche and products Add a�liate links to blog post, hidden Custom SEO on entire website Social Media back links Social Media from big three or more Do not try to use spam back links ever Drive tra�c to your website If website is new use social media If you do all this listed here, you will busy for a while

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How To Design A Blog That Makes Money

 Then tra�c will come What about paid tra�c, not a fan YouTube is great all free And much more later, but this is what you need to start Here is where you can �nd all the products I use on my blog, Click Here Resources

As you can see, my website blog looks simple, but has everything you see on mylist and more.

Thinks to know:

It is best to build out your custom blog and try to have all things in placeand tested before you start to send tra�c to your website, keep in mind,your website must have what it takes to keep your prospects andcustomers interested in your niche, then you will see your conversionsrates go up.

Well this cost money to build a custom blog

I get asked this question quite a bit, to have the best tools and products,the answer is yes, this is a real business, what other business can you startfor free, see my point. Custom blogs are built with three major things,Custom Web design, Custom Graphic Design, Custom Product Design, sohow can this be free, you can get a good deal on many of the products weuse, but when your custom blog has all the best tools and products weuse, you will have spent a little money.

How much money will I have to spend, that is really up to you, and theknowledge you have acquired, over the time you have spent learning allabout internet marketing and blogging. If people have been telling youthat making money online is easy and wont cost you anything, well that isnot true.

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How To Design A Blog That Makes Money

When you see a custom blog online, that you know is doing well andpulling in major cash form selling products and other things, they areusing the best tools we have for internet marketing, and spendingthousands to pay sta� every month.

Can you do this yourself and create a custom blog with no experience, ofcourse not, you can build your everyday blog from WordPress, but it willnot be a custom blog that makes money. Many try because people toldthem WordPress is easy, sorry for the bad news, you must know Internetmarketing and have major web design experience, if you want a customblog design, that makes money.

To build a successful custom blog

Requires that you are an expert in many �elds of web design, you can doit, don’t get me wrong, but the truth is, many will fail because they don’thave the skills that it takes to secede. If your saying right now, wow this isnot easy, and I will have to learn a whole lot, and it’s not for me, i’m outtahere.

Well look at at it this way, if you choose to be an internet marketer, youare learning a new business, and when your all set an done, you will be anexpert at online marketing, web design, graphic design and much more.

Things to know: You have to love this stu� and have a huge passion for it, and believe inyourself.

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How To Design A Blog That Makes Money

How most people Start on WordPress

Well they were told at one time that it was easy, then with in the �rst hourthey are like wow, this is hard, and quit after one week, I know I gethundreds of emails on this exact question.

So what people do after one week, give up or hire a pro, but even if youhire a pro, you still need to know how all this works, or your back to givingup once again.

Many people will pay some one to build a custom website or blog, andwonder why they get no tra�c or sales, reason is, you must understandthe process and concept of online marketing, and how custom blogsworks, that make money.

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How To Design A Blog That Makes Money

I meet many website owners that don’t even know how to login in to theirown website and check their admin section, and ask me why nothingworking, am like really, well I say, if you don’t have the time to invest andlearn online marketing, then hire a full time admin, and many do.

So who is blogging for

Someone that wants to learn all about this business and have a passionfor it.

Facts on Custom Blogs that make Money

It takes 3 years with no experience trying to build something that works, ifyou choose a website designer, that has knowledge of internet marketing,web design and tools we use, they can build out what you need, but youneed to be indexed, SEO and page rank, to be found online, so this takestime. 

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How To Design A Blog That Makes Money

So if your asking yourself, what about me, yes me Rob, how I started, Ibuilt my �rst website back in 1995, yup long time ago, and with in the �rstyear of running that business, people would ask me to build themsomething, and I did, then I started working in online advertising, formajor customers of my own, and still do, till this day.

So I hope this help you in wanting to know what it takes, and from fallingfor some scam out online. If your looking for help in setting up you blog,and wanting to learn internet marketing, then watch my videos or ask mequestions.

If your searching for, how to make money from blogging step by step,then read below.

I also o�er a video tutorials course, on How to setup a Custom Blog, allsegments are done in video section, so you understand the process, weshow you how to setup all systems and tools we use on the WordPressplatform, my course well be open again soon.

If you would like to join my course on how to setup a custom blog thatmakes money, click on link below and send me a message that you wouldlike to join, and we will get back to you.

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A�liate Marketing Overview

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Hello Bloggers, Rob here, I get asked many times, does a�liate marketing really work, orwhat is a�liate marketing, and how does it work.

Plain and simple, yes it does work, if you follow the right steps.

Fist o� lets go over what you need to make a�liate marketing work.

Now your website or blog must have tra�c, if not you can use socialmedia, but you will also need tra�c and visitors as well. You must have a

why WordPress because that is what works, sorry no free websitebuilders, this is the real deal, you must have hosting and own your ownwebsite.

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A�liate Marketing 

So if you need tra�c now and fast, you can pay for it, as you all know, thisis called, ad placement on social media or Google ads placement, ppc.Now Google and many other social sites have cracked down on a�liatemarketing, so read the rules before you post on their platform.

There are many ways to advertise your a�liate products, and placingthem on your website or blog, I will cover the most common way a�liatemarketing is used, among a�liate marketers.

 Website Niche Blog Social media Amazon Store

Types of  A�liates you can work with most common Clickbank JVzoo Amazon Google AdSense

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A�liate Marketing 

And of course there are many more,

If your new to a�liate marketing, try not to get over loaded with setting upto many a�liate partners. The main thing is to focus on is setting up yourwebsite blog, and your niche for getting high tra�c to sell products.

Well somebody really buy your a�liates products

They will click on your links, and buy, but you must learn this �rst like Isaid above, so you must only be selling something you know about,people can spot scam marketers super easy, so know your product, orbuild your own. A�liate marketers that sell many products, know theirstu�, just like me writing this post, let’s think about this, I only teach andsell a�liate products that I know about or use myself in my internetmarketing business, and this is my niche, I have being doing this for overtwenty years.

So as you can see, you would spot me or any other person that is not anexpert on their niche products, so always know your stu�, don’t try just tosell and post products, be an expert.

Things to know on how to choose your niche

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A�liate Marketing 

For example I started doing graphic design and building website, yearsago, this is why I choose this as my niche. Now everybody is good atsomething, and that is what you should be blogging about or building yourwebsite around.

How to use A�liate Marketing landing pages and links

Many a�liates will use a landing page or build a niche around oneproduct, or just place links in blog content, so which is the best way. Well itall depends on what type of blog you have or what �ts your design bestfor each product and matches your website blog.

You will learn a�liate marketing design, for your product placement, thiscomes with time, and learning WordPress, if you already know WordPress,and understand landing page design, then you should be �ne on settingall this up.

 Here is a Sample of , A�liate Blog Here is a Sample of, External page

You can choose a page that is connected to your website or just place linksin content.

You �rst have to build trust in your website or blog, for readers that visityour site. Once they see that you are the real deal and are not just talkingabout something that you know nothing about, they will start to trust youand read all your blog information.

Landing page that is built into blog or niche,

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A�liate Marketing

Now if your using a internal page that is part of your website, and is not aexternal page, then it will do better in tra�c and sales, than a stand alonepage. We have testing all types of a�liate marketing, so I will explain howwe come to this conclusion. If a reader is on your blog and sees that youhave a niche website around one product, and has tons of content for thisproduct, then readers will feel that this website has valuable informationfor this product, then you will build trust with them.

Now if you build single page or landing page, that is not connected to yourwebsite, and has very little content for this a�liate product, then searchengines, will not rank this page as well as a full complete website andindex it like they would a website that has been built around one nicheproduct. See my point, content is king, so don’t be lazy, content is whatblogging is all about, so choose wisely.

A�liate links on blog

If your blogging like I am right now, and place a�liate links in a blog post,and wonder if that is a good idea to market your products, well it is, if yourblog is about this product.

Just make sure the a�liate product is part of your niche that you aretalking about. So to be clear, never mix a�liate products, that havenothing to do with your blog or niche. You can sell many a�liate producton one website or blog, they just have to be in the same type of niche yourworking in.

A�liate marketing is easy

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How To Make A Landing Page 

If your looking for the best way to set up your �rst landing page

Or just trying to �gure out, which is the best software to use, then I willexplain how it’s done. There are many choices to choose from for created landing pages, thereare two types, self hosted or or monthly paid, landing page platform. Youwill also need to know the best way to advertise your landing page onyour website, blog or niche, I have listed below some of the most commonways to display your landing page, but you must choose the right one foryour business,design,concept and budget.

 Internal landing page on your website External landing page on your website using Software External landing page, not hosted on your website

I use Pro�tbuilder self hosted software.

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How To Make A Landing Page

I wanted to explain the di�erence between, self hosted or or monthly paid, landingpage platform,

If your new to blogging or internet marketing, and just trying to keep thecost down, then you should start with internal landing page, there is nocharge or software needed, and it will be by far your best option for SEO.If you wanted to make a custom landing page, then I suggest, externallanding page on your website using Software.

I use Pro�tbuilder on all my websites, and it will save you lots of money,you pay once for it and it is yours, no monthly service, like most landingpage hosted platforms, that could run you on average $25.00 per monthor $300.00 per year, and you have to pay for a year up front. Now they aregreat to have and also o�er many features, but Pro�tbuilder has many features also, or more then a paid platform.

Well let’s see why I choose Pro�tbuilder over any paid monthly platform,

 No monthly payment each month All features are included in Pro�tbuilder Drag and drop builder Mobile Tablet Responsive Over 100 Templates ready to use Welcome Gate Split Testing Advance Analytics Scarcity Builder Count Down Timer Delayed Buy Buttons Exit Splash Funnel Design Noti�cation bars Autoresponder Integration Graphics package ready to drag and drop

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How To Make A Landing Page

They have much more to list, this is only a sample of features you will �nd inside  Pro�tbuilder

Now that you have seen some of Pro�tbuilder features, you can see why Ichoose them over any hosted landing paid monthly platform. Now thisdoes not mean, that a paid platform is bad, not at all, am just saying, if youhave hosting, then why pay twice for hosting, use Pro�tbuilder and saveyour money.

Are the features the same as a paid monthly platform.

If your thinking about comparing what comes with a paid hosted platformvs Pro�tbuilder you will see that Pro�tbuilder has more features forbuilding custom landing pages vs most hosted platforms. Now if your notlooking to setup your own hosting and website, then a paid monthlyhosted land page platform, would be better for you, since hosting isincluding in most packages.

What is required to use

 Hosting WordPress.org Website WordPress knowledge Purchase Pro�tbuilder From Resources Page

You can customize any landing page with Pro�tbuilder

You can build any type of Landing page, from total custom page or evenduplicate any type of page from paid hosted platforms, that’s right youcan build anything you see online, with Pro�tbuilder just learn how to usethe drag and drop builder, Interface tools, and create somethingawesome. 

Pro�tbuilder

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How To Make A Landing Page

Types of landing pages you can build

 Landing page Squeeze page Squeeze Pages Mini-Squeeze Pages Video Squeeze Pages Sales Pages Video Sales Pages Launch Pages Webinar Pages Thank You Pages Download Pages Up sell Pages Coming Soon Pages And more…

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How To Make A Landing Page

I hope I have answered most of your questions on how landing pages andsales pages work, from both self hosted and hosted platforms, my adviceis, always think before you impulse buy, try to keep cost down whenstarted out, and test product demos before you purchase anything.

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How To Make A Landing Page

Let me now if you have any questions, just click the ask Rob button

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Resources I use

Hello Bloggers,

Ok I always get asked about how I did that or what Theme or plugin wasthat,

Will here is my list of a�liate products I use. If you do purchase from oneof my a�liates below, I will answer questions on how to or how I did that,if it was used on my blog. 

I only recommend products that I use on my blog or websites that I havebuilt.  I do update my list of products, and are adding more, so pleasecheck from time to time. For more in depth review on products pleasecheck my products page list.

I have listed my Resources A�liate Link.

Hosting Bluehost Only I just wanted to let you know, that I use Bluehost for all my Hosting andwebsites, they also o�er free SSL, and great deals for started out.

Bluehost

WordPress Install Service

MarketWebsiteDesign

WordPress Themes

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Resources I use

Main Resources Link

Resources Link Click Here

ebook  and ebook Cover Creator

Designrr  

Landing Pages

Pro�tbuilder 

Auto Responder That You Own

Training Courses 

Smart A�liate System Click Here

Don’t over think this stu�, the trick is, you must be an expert at theproduct your selling, and have content posted about the product, andtra�c, that is it. The hard part is just connecting all the parts that go withit, what are the parts, website, niche, design, a�liate retailer, tra�c, socialmedia, and of course content and lots of it.

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Resources I use

If you need any advice on how all this works, just click on my, Ask RobButton

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