Some people just put their monthly newsletter in their blog. Other people only post once every few months when the guilt catches up with them. Some people are sporadic – they blog every day for a month, then disappear for a half a year. This post probably isn’t for you.
However, there are some of you out there that actually enjoy blogging. You may be a writer. Maybe you like telling stories. Maybe you share with photos, or podcast. But you actually enjoy it, and you see the benefits. You build relationships through your blog, and would like your blog to be even better. This post is for you.
I do a lot of blogging and I enjoy it. But there’s a lot to learn, and there are a lot of people who are much better at blog communication than me.
So I decided to actually take a course from someone I could learn from. Now that I’ve had the experience, I decided I should tell you about it, because I know there are a few of you out there that would really benefit.
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Blog Mastermind
The course is called Blog Mastermind. It’s actually more than just a course, it’s a full mentoring package, with group phone calls where you can ask questions, mp3s to listen to, video to watch, and much more.
It’s taught by professional blogger Yaro Starak, from Australia.
Now, obviously the course is not taught with missionary bloggers in mind. However, having gone through the course, a couple of things impressed me.
- First, Yaro takes an ethical high road that missionary bloggers will appreciate. He’s not interested in popularity at all costs, or cheap tricks. He is interested in building relationships and helping people, and missionary bloggers will appreciate that.
- Yaro’s course is built to appeal to a wide variety of bloggers. Naturally, he’s targetting people who want to make money online as "professional" bloggers. However, Blog Mastermind is about a lot more than making money. If you’re not interested in money at all, but building partnerships and relationships, or sharing information and knowledge, this course is for you.
Making money? Not really why I’m here…
You won’t be surprised that, as Yaro has promoted his course, he’s mentioned the money making aspect quite a bit. There are some of you who won’t be interested in that aspect at all, and that’s fine. Blog Mastermind is not just about making money – in fact, most of what you learn will be valuable whether earning online is for you or not.
There are a few of you who might want to try a hobby site to earn some money online, or you might want to earn a little extra with the blog you already have. Yes, this course will give you real, workable ideas that you can use on any blog.
Other advantages
Another thing I like about Yaro’s approach is that he aims to blog part time. He’s not generally talking to someone who has the time to blog 12 hours a day. That’s another reason I thought many missionary bloggers out there may find his particular approach useful.
Yaro has particular credibility. He makes thousands every month blogging, and has networked with some of the top bloggers out there (many of them Christians, interestingly enough, as you’ll discover if you take the course). So you’ll hear not only from Yaro, but from other great bloggers. And if you want to take the time, you can actually meet some of them, and build some new friendships!
You need to know – this is a high level course… some of the best stuff out there of its kind. This is not just some hacker teen making money from people trying to make money. Yaro is a real professional, and this is very valuable stuff.
Another thing I appreciated about this course is that it’s in bite sized chunks. You can pay on a monthly basis, for example (or pay all at once – it’s a 6 month course). Every week, you have specific, measurable tasks to do. Many very simple. You can work at your own pace, but you’re never left wondering what you should do next.
That means you actually get something done!
This isn’t for you…
Once again, a brief warning. If you blog once a year, and you’re ok with that, this is not for you. No, you don’t have to be a passionate daily blogger to find this course useful. But you do have to feel that blogging is a real part of your ministry.
When I set up Missionary-Blogs.com, I hoped to connect Christians with missionaries, in order to further the Gospel. But I’ve also had the opportunity to encourage missionaries to better use technology. I’m no expert, and so I want to take the opportunity to point you to someone who is a little further up the road in experience.
Frankly, many of us have incredible blogs … for the late 1990s. But technology, and people’s expectations, are moving fast. We could do so much better.
If only a few of us took only a few of the fantastic (sometimes very easy!) suggestions that Yaro has, it would create a presence on the internet that could really make a difference around the world!
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Check it out!
Yes, you can try it out for 2 months and get your money back if you find it’s not your style. (It’s an excellent program – it was my style, but may not be yours). Check out all the details here.
Don’t have a blog? Yaro promises you’ll have a blog up and running within two weeks of joining, or he’ll set it up himself. Yes, this is for more experienced bloggers, and absolute beginners as well.
Questions? Have you tried the course, and have a comment? Leave a comment below.
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