The Ultimate

Launch Your Blog

Blueprint
A Step-by-Step Blog Launch Checklist to
Help You Get Your First 1,000 Visitors

Jonathan Milligan
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Launch Your Blog
Blueprint

Welcome to the Launch Your Blog Blueprint!

Many aspiring bloggers get stuck in the actual launching of their blog. Whether it’s fear,
uncertainty, or tech challenges, they just can’t seem to get their message out to the
world.

When it comes to launching your blog, you might have questions like:
How do I choose the right domain name for my blog?
I’m not a technical person. How do I get all of this setup?
How do I track how many people are coming to my site?
What’s the best way to choose brand colors for my blog?
How do I write my first few blog posts?
How do I get a logo created for my blog?
What’s the best way to get the word out about my blog?

If you have ever asked any of the above questions, I want you to know you’re in the right
place.

This blueprint you now hold in your hands is a unique, systematic checklist to help you
launch your blog and get your first 1,000 visitors.

Go launch your blog!

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The Launch Your Blog Overview

? Questions to Consider

Design Your Blog’s Brand Story

Launch
Your
Blog Build Your Blog’s Foundation

Launch Your Blog to the World

Tools Needed at This Stage

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? Questions to Consider

Which platform will I use to host my blog?

Which domain name will I choose?

What’s my blog’s brand story tagline?

Do I need to outsource some of the setup?

Which blog theme will I use?

How many blog posts should I have before launching?

How can I best get the word out once my blog post
goes live?

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Design Your Blog’s Brand Story

Who’s your ideal customer?

What problem are you trying to solve?

4 Elements of a
Brand Story What solution do you have to offer?

What’s the desired result of your customer?

Start with the struggle

Create a Brand
Story Tagline Summarize your solution

State the desired result

Select a memorable name

Choose a Domain Go with .com .org or .net

Name to Support
Your Brand Don’t use dashes in the name

Be aware of how your name reads

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Build Your Blog’s Foundation

The WP Launch Method

3 Ways to Build The Kajabi Blog Method

Your Website
The Wordpress Do-It-Yourself Method

Get your logo designed

Design Your Choose your brand colors wisely

Brand Elements Get your blog header created
Choose a blog theme

Install Google Analytics

Set-up RSS & Feedburner
Website Tools
& Plugins Add Google Webmaster Tools
Add Yoast SEO Plugin
Add Backup Buddy Plugin
Add Wordfence Plugin

BrandColors.net
FreeLogoDesign.org
Helpful Blog
Branding Tools Canva.com
GetStencil.com
Fiverr.com
99Designs.com
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Launch Your Blog to the World

Create your about page

The Before You Write a “why” blog post

Launch Checklist
Publish 2-4 blog posts

Step 1: Create 5-10 social posts

Step 2: Reach out to 20-30 friends to share

The 7-Day Blog
Launch Plan
Step 3: The a $10 a day Facebook ads strategy

Result: should yield your first 1,000 visits

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Tools Needed at This Stage

HostGator.com
Kajabi.com
WPLaunch.com
NameCheap.com
BrandColors.net
Canva.com
GetsStencil.com
Google Analytics
Google Webmaster Tools
Google Feedburner
Yoast SEO Plugin
Fiverr.com
99Designs.com
FreeLogoDesign.org
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