279: How Jeff Goins Evolved His Blogging Into a Million Dollar Business

How Blogging Led to a Million Dollar Business for Jeff Goins

Jeff Goins shares how his blogging business has evolved over the years. What he’s doing now is very different than when he started.

Blog 1: Jeff started blogging as an outlet to catalogue his journey across North America while on tour with a band. 

“That was my first blog and my first experience with sharing my life and my ideas with the world. Just the thrill of pressing, Publish.”

Wake-up Call: While living the dream of playing music for thousands of screaming fans, Jeff’s favorite part was writing blog posts.

Blog 2: Jeff moved to Nashville and trained missionaries to blog for a nonprofit. Eventually, Jeff became the Marketing Director and learned about online marketing. 

Wake-up Call: Jeff wanted to get back to his own blogging. “I had been helping other people share their stories. I had something to say and wanted to share it with the world.”

Blogs 3 to Present: Jeff wanted to make a living as a writer, but didn’t know how.  

Wake-up Call: Jeff’s failed blogs had one thing in common: He quit them. Time to get serious and stick to it: 

• Write every day 
• Get more subscribers
• Build email lists
• Learn from other bloggers
• Offer to write and accept guest posts

Now, Jeff is a full-time blogger, author, speaker, and online entrepreneur.  

Top Tips to Achieve Blogging Success

1. Give before you ask; always give more than you take. 
2. Listen to other bloggers’ advice.
3. Connect with influential people.

Next Steps in Blogging Evolution

• Masterminds: Creates relationships, connections, and community
• Events/Conferences: Tribe Conference
• Programs: Write a Bestseller 

Based on his experiences as a writer and blogger, Jeff will be the keynote speaker at ProBlogger’s upcoming Evolve 2019 in Melbourne.

A few tickets are still available! For more information: Problogger.com/events. 

Links and Resources for How Jeff Goins Evolved His Blogging Into a Million Dollar Business:

• Jeff Goins
• The Jeff Goins Blog
• Real Artists Don’t Starve by Jeff Goins 
• You Are a Writer (So Start Acting Like One) by Jeff Goins
• Tribe Writers 
• Tribe Conference
• Write a Bestseller
• Jeff Goins’ Email
• ProBlogger Evolve Event 
• Evolve: Training Day
• Evolve: Mastermind
• Copyblogger
• Jab, Jab, Jab, Right Hook by Gary Vaynerchuk
• Brian Clarke
• Seth Godin
• Platform by Michael Hyatt
• Xanga
• MailChimp
• Zoom
• Podcast Motor

Courses

• Start a Blog
• ProBlogger Pro – 31 Days to Build a Better Blog

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