Thrive: The Podcast for Bloggers & Influencers

The key to creating a successful blog is driving traffic to your content. While you may be making some really entertaining, valuable, and engaging content, if no one is seeing it, you won't find success as a blogger. We're going to ensure that doesn't happen in today's episode as I share three ways to increase your blog traffic! Listen in as I share these three steps, along with my favorite tools and resources to support you in driving more traffic to your blog!

Today's episode is brought to you by Memberful:

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Resources Mentioned

• The Profitable Blogger Society
• Thrive's Youtube Channel
• Thrive Facebook Community
• Shift
• Guide to Starting a Blog
• Episode 78: How to Fix Bad SEO with Natalie at Thrive
• Episode 114: Easily SEO Blog Posts with Danielle Gagnon
• Episode 180: SEO Plan for Bloggers with Bree Pair
• SEO 101 Class
• RankIQ
• Key Search
• Key Search Tutorial
• Mediavine
• Raptive
• Pinterest workshop with Nadalie Bardo

Find It Quickly

• Starting and Growing Your Blog (:56)
• 3 Ways to Increase Blog Traffic (2:08)
• 1. Search Engine Optimization (2:27)
• 2. Pinterest (13:05)
• 3. Social Media (16:17)

Head tothrivetogether.blog/podcastfor the show notes!

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Shift—If you've made more than $5k in the last 12-months, apply today!

Profitable Blogger Society—if you need help getting your foundation started, as well as knowing where to spend your time for the most growth!

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If you want to make money by sharing your freebies, you need to set up a tripwire! This is the easiest way to start making money from your own digital products without feeling like you are asking your audience to buy all the time. Listen in as Bree explains what a tripwire is, and the tools we recommend to get started!

00:00 Intro

00:55 What is a tripwire?

03:00 Tools to use for a tripwire

Tripwire Tools:

• Flodesk
• Buy Me A Coffee
• SamCart

Don't forget! DM Bree over on Instagram@ThriveTogetherBlogand ask her anything at all about growing your brand!

Grab the show notes and watch this podcast here:https://thrivetogether.blog/238

If you have established a foundation for your brand, put in the effort to solidify your niche, start your audience growth, are creating amazing content, AND you've made over $5k in the last 12 months, then I want you to head tothrivetogether.blog/scaleto get access to our invite-only class on how to increase your income without overwhelm.

Resources Mentioned

• The Profitable Blogger Society
• Thrive's Youtube Channel
• Thrive Facebook Community
• Shift

Do you sometimes get stuck in your approach to content creation? Maybe you're not sure what to post or you're out of ideas—listen in as I share one of my favorite content planning hacks. Creating a series for your content reduces burnout, helps generate traffic, and if done right, grows your email list and earns you money! Listen in to hear my three steps to creating a content series, plus my anti-burnout content creation method that helps you get paid.

Today's episode is brought to you by Memberful:

Have you ever thought about having a membership for your brand? No matter your niche, you can monetize your content with Memberful. Memberful allows you to create a new source of income by turning your content into a membership business. Create content that you're passionate about while making money doing it. Memberful has so many features that offer you the opportunity to monetize and create.

Get started for free >>

Find It Quickly

• Creating a Content Series (3:50)
• Step 1 Identify Your Topic (9:04)
• Step 2 Plan the Topic (13:18)
• Step 3 Execution (16:22)
• The Benefits of a Content Series (18:33)
• Listen to Your Audience (20:25)
• Use Calls to Action (24:46)

Resources Mentioned

• The Profitable Blogger Society
• Thrive's Youtube Channel
• Thrive Facebook Community
• Shift
• February Thrive in Five Series:
  • What Should I Email My List? — Thrive in Five!
  • I made an opt-in, now what? — Thrive in Five!
  • Is It Okay to Have a Website Pop Up? — Thrive in Five!
  • How often should I release a new opt-in? — Thrive in Five!

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Looking for more support?Check out our coaching programs!

Shift—If you've made more than $5k in the last 12-months, apply today!

Profitable Blogger Society—if you need help getting your foundation started, as well as knowing where to spend your time for the most growth!

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If you're looking for a blogging & influencer community, then join us over on Facebook, theThrive Blogging Community!

This episode discusses why a digital product is a great way to start making money, especially if you’re starting your blog! Bree also shares opt-in and digital product ideas to get those ideas flowing.

00:00 Intro

00:40 Why you should sell a digital product

01:20 Your process for creating a digital product

02:15 Digital product ideas

03:48 Setting these pages up on your website

Don't forget! DM Bree over on Instagram@ThriveTogetherBlogand ask her anything at all about growing your brand!

Grab the show notes and watch this podcast here:https://thrivetogether.blog/236

If you have established a foundation for your brand, put in the effort to solidify your niche, start your audience growth, are creating amazing content, AND you've made over $5k in the last 12 months, then I want you to head tothrivetogether.blog/scaleto get access to our invite-only class on how to increase your income without overwhelm.

Resources Mentioned

• The Profitable Blogger Society
• Thrive's Youtube Channel
• Thrive Facebook Community
• Shift

How can we set sustainable goals and avoid burnout? Today’s episode is a replay of my interview on the Chasing Simple podcast with Amanda Warfield. Listen in as we dive into our best tips for optimizing your business, creating a vision for your life, and setting purposeful and realistic goals.

Find It Quickly:

Gaining clarity on your revenue to set smarter goals (4:08)

Where to start when nothing is working (9:00)

Form your strategy (13:25)

Creating a vision for our life (20:33)

Prioritizing your mental health (22:18)

Optimizing your business (25:40)

How to keep goals front of mind (32:26)

Your action step from Bree (35:10)

Book recommendations from Bree (35:38)

Mentioned in this Episode

amandawarfield.com/142-2

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Looking for more support?Check out our coaching programs!

Shift—If you've made more than $5k in the last 12-months, apply today!

Profitable Blogger Society—if you need help getting your foundation started, as well as knowing where to spend your time for the most growth!

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If you're looking for a blogging & influencer community, then join us over on Facebook, theThrive Blogging Community!

What I would do if I were starting from scratch, and how I’d make money in the first 30-60 days of starting my blog. I've got four steps I would take and share them with you, so if you're just starting, you've got some inspiration! Or, if you've been around for a while and need some fresh motivation, this will get you going!

• RankIQ
• KeySearch

00:00 Intro

01:28 Step One - Hone in on audience

01:45 Step Two - Write 3-5 SEO’d Blog posts per week

02:36 Step Three - Share reels on Instagram and use ManyChat to grow my email list

04:00 Step Four - Set up a digital product with a tripwire

05:10 What is a tripwire?

Don't forget! DM Bree over on Instagram@ThriveTogetherBlogand ask her anything at all about growing your brand!

Grab the show notes and watch this podcast here:https://thrivetogether.blog/234

If you have established a foundation for your brand, put in the effort to solidify your niche, start your audience growth, are creating amazing content, AND you've made over $5k in the last 12 months, then I want you to head tothrivetogether.blog/scaleto get access to our invite-only class on how to increase your income without overwhelm.

Resources Mentioned

• The Profitable Blogger Society
• Thrive's Youtube Channel
• Thrive Facebook Community
• Shift

Ready to get a plan in place to start growing your page views? Today’s episode is a replay of our most popular episode, episode 180, where Bree breaks down how to create an SEO plan for your blog. Tune in for easy-to-implement SEO strategy!

Looking for full show notes from the original episode? Check out episode 180 here >>

Today's episode is brought to you by Profitable Blogger Society:

What would happen if you knew where to focus for growth, had a plan to reach your goals, and started to get paid for the content you're creating. If you're ready to make money from your brand, want to get started on the right foot, and are ready for some serious growth, you need to join us inside of Profitable Blogger Society! If you're ready to get started, enroll at the link below!

Join Now >>

Time-stamps:

What is SEO? (2:49)

Why does SEO matter? (3:54)

What is a keyword? (7:20)

Tools to use to find keywords (10:55)

Understanding keyword research (12:30)

Where to put your keywords (14:58)

Internal linking (17:08)

Resources Mentioned:

• Keysearch Tutorial

• thrivetogether.blog/keysearch | Use code THRIVE to take 20% off

• semrush.com

• Try Moz

• Episode 114

Head to thrivetogether.blog/podcastfor the show notes!

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Looking for more support?Check out our coaching programs!

Shift—If you've made more than $5k in the last 12-months, apply today!

Profitable Blogger Society—if you need help getting your foundation started, as well as knowing where to spend your time for the most growth!

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If you're looking for a blogging & influencer community, then join us over on Facebook, theThrive Blogging Community!

Opt-Ins are the number one way to grow your email list! But, we don't want you to just create one and be done. So tune in to learn how often you should be creating a new opt-in for your audience.

Grab our FREE Email Workbook here: https://thrivetogether.blog/email

Don't forget! DM Bree over on Instagram@ThriveTogetherBlogand ask her anything at all about growing your brand!

Grab the show notes and watch this podcast here:https://thrivetogether.blog/232

If you have established a foundation for your brand, put in the effort to solidify your niche, start your audience growth, are creating amazing content, AND you've made over $5k in the last 12 months, then I want you to head tothrivetogether.blog/scaleto get access to our invite-only class on how to increase your income without overwhelm.

Resources Mentioned

• The Profitable Blogger Society
• Thrive's Youtube Channel
• Thrive Facebook Community
• Shift

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Looking for more support?Check out our coaching programs!

Shift—If you've made more than $5k in the last 12-months, apply today!

Profitable Blogger Society—if you need help getting your foundation started, as well as knowing where to spend your time for the most growth!

Want a behind the scenes look at one of our Shift coaching calls? Today’s episode features the most recent session within our group coaching program. In this call, we discuss setting healthy expectations for your business, why you need to be repurposing content, and working through comparison.

Ready to join Shift? If you've made more than $5k in the last 12-months, apply today >>

Time-stamps:

Setting healthy expectations for our business (1:56)

Repurposing your content (9:32)

Do you need a launch? (11:27)

Managing burnout (14:28)

Working through comparison (20:29)

Resources Mentioned

• The Profitable Blogger Society
• Thrive's Youtube Channel
• Thrive Facebook Community
• Shift
• philiporflop.com

Head tothrivetogether.blog/podcastfor the show notes!

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Looking for more support?Check out our coaching programs!

Shift—If you've made more than $5k in the last 12-months, apply today!

Profitable Blogger Society—if you need help getting your foundation started, as well as knowing where to spend your time for the most growth!

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If you're looking for a blogging & influencer community, then join us over on Facebook, the Thrive Blogging Community!

Is it okay to put a pop-up on your website anymore? Do they hurt your reach on SEO? Bree shares all the details in this quick Thrive in Five Episode!

Don't forget! DM Bree over on Instagram@ThriveTogetherBlogand ask her anything at all about growing your brand!

Grab the show notes and watch this podcast here:https://thrivetogether.blog/224

If you have established a foundation for your brand, put in the effort to solidify your niche, start your audience growth, are creating amazing content, AND you've made over $5k in the last 12 months, then I want you to head tothrivetogether.blog/scaleto get access to our invite-only class on how to increase your income without overwhelm.

Resources Mentioned

• The Profitable Blogger Society
• Thrive's Youtube Channel
• Thrive Facebook Community
• Shift

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Looking for more support?Check out our coaching programs!

Shift—If you've made more than $5k in the last 12-months, apply today!

Profitable Blogger Society—if you need help getting your foundation started, as well as knowing where to spend your time for the most growth!