I am writing this as I’ve just hired a pair of extra hands to help me with my business & guys, this feels so great. The thing is, the longer I keep working online, I understand that I can not do it alone & that investing back into my online presence is crucial.

Thus, if you’re still wondering why you feel stuck with your blog & have no idea what to do next, consider making these five investments on your next payday:

Go Self-Hosted

If you’re taking your blog seriously- self-hosting is the way to go. I know you’ve been postponing this for ages, but the time has come to get your own space on the internet & invest into a trustworthy web hosting package. No free wordpress.com blog or blog built on Blogspot can compare to having your own self-hosted blog. This might sound a bit technical, but with the right resources, you can even launch your self-hosted WordPress site in minutes! Read more about the benefits of migrating to WordPress over here or if you trust my word- go ahead and start a profitable, self-hosted WordPress blog in 5 minutes here.

Get Professional Blog Design

I’ve been saying this over & over again, but I just want to make my point clear- your blog design matters SO MUCH. It’s the first thing your readers see when they visit your blog & that’s how they get the first impression of your blog and well…you. If you haven’t invested in a proper design yet, you have to do it. It also doesn’t even have to be expensive, you can purchase a premade blog template & this way, you can have a professional looking blog in super quickly without any huge investments. All you need to do is choose your theme, download it and upload onto your blog. That doesn’t sound that scary, right? Read: How To Choose The Right WordPress Theme?

Make Sure Your Blog Is Safe

I’ve been hacked way too many times during my career online. It all could have ended tragically if I hadn’t secured myself up front by firstly, using the best web hosting services. Secondly, using these WordPress security plugins. Setting these up only takes a few minutes, but it can save you DAYS of worrying about lost content. I know you work hard on your blog & you have to make sure nobody can take it away from you.

A Social Media Scheduler

Seriously, blog scheduling tools save me so, sooo much time! It only requires an hour or so a week to set up & I’m then all scheduled for the rest of the month. I seriously don’t know how I could even exist on social media without my favourite blog scheduling tools.

Improve Your Photography

Guys, you won’t get far with bad quality photos. Blogging is so visual these days & having great photography on your blog can really help you a lot in growing audience and landing those awesome sponsorship deals. Now it’s not necessarily all about the expensive cameras and lenses, you can improve your pictures just with the right editing. Sign up for Adobe Photography Plan & download Lightroom + Photoshop. These might look a bit difficult to use at first, but it’s so worth to take your time & actually learn how to use these. You can find a bunch of handy tutorials on youtube. Or, let me tell you a little secret: I personally LOVE using VSCO presets for Lightroom when editing my images. They are so easy to handle and they make your pictures look so bright & professional!

Let me know if you’re planning to make any of the investments mentioned!

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