March has been quite a month hasn’t it?! With all of this extra time at home on my hands, I thought it would be a great opportunity to educate myself with a course on becoming a better influencer/blogger. I started blogging 18 months ago and when I did I knew very little about how to start, and maintain a successful platform. I would follow other influencers, watch Youtube videos to try to learn as much as I could. So much of this process for me has been learning as I go. But I’ve wanted more… to be taught and mentored. So, I decided this would be a good time to sign up for LadyBossBogger’s “How to Make Money As An Influencer” course.
One thing I always thought was that until I reach 10K followers I should just keep producing the best content I could but not expect to make any money from it. I have since learned that is not the case. I did have brands reaching out to me fairly quickly, but not all of them fit with my platform. Elaine Rau, the founder of this course really educated me on how to stay true to who I am as I grow. I love the way she breaks everything down into bite-size pieces that I can implement along the way.
COURSE OVERVIEW
There are 7 main sections: Branding, Content, Pitching, Brands, Money & Legal).
Here are a few of my favorite topics:
*9 Beginner Mistakes that you won’t be Making: I wish I’d had this info when I first started! Thankfully it is not too late to correct them!
*Personal Brand verses Professional Brand: I have a clear understanding of the difference.
*Schedule your Content like a Boss: Elaine offers so many tips and tools to help plan and schedule content.
*How to insure that you get responses to your pitches: This has been a continuous struggle with me. I’m now learning the most effective way to communicate with brands.
*Sponsor Post Etiquette: I thought I had this one down, but actually I learned a lot!
*Affiliate Marketing 101: Again, I wish I had this information when I started.
*What are the FTC laws and how to abide by them: There is so much to know and she breaks it down very specifically.
COST & PROMO CODE
The cost of the course How To Make Money As An Influencer is $397, and if you’ve done some research on others, you know this is a deal. There is also a 6-month payment plan option available as well as a 30-day money back guarantee.
Consider it an investment in YOU (your business), an investment that lasts. You can get 40% off your “How To Make Money As An Influencer” course using the code: MICHELLEAVERITT. The discount will make the course less than $240 which is an amazing deal!
WHAT I HAVE LEARNED
One of my big takeaways is learning how to treat my platform like a business. The scheduling, tasks, deadlines, etc. should be treated as a business, because they are. The course also educated me on the importance of growing your email list (something I have not been good at). I could go on and on about all that I have learned, but let me just say, if you are a newbie to this, I would encourage you to jump in, take the course and learn things I wish I had learned a year ago.
GIVEAWAY
Now I saved the best for last…a giveaway!! I’ve teamed up with LadyBossBlogger to give one of my readers a free course of “How To Make Money As An Influencer” (or any other of the 4 courses she currently offers)!! The giveaway is taking place on Instagram, so be sure to check it out once you’re done reading this post. The only thing you have to do to enter is:
Follow me @poisedpetite, @ladybossblogger and the founder, @elainerau on InstagramLike the photo and tag a friend in the comments!You can earn extra entries by tagging additional friends…I’ll be announcing the winner in my next blog post with LadyBossBlogger.
Good Luck!!
ADDITIONAL LADYBOSSBLOGGER RESOURCES7-Day Make Money Blogging
21-Day Build A Better Blog
5-Day Master Affiliate Marketing
3-Day Become An Instagram Influencer
Blessings~Michelle
*Thank you LadyBossBlogger and Elaine Rau for sponsoring this post.
