<p>In this Episode Susan and Nicole discuss how they created their design blogs. The journey and lessons they learned along the way. These two design bloggers share all their resources that they discuss in this episode. See below for all the links.</p> <p><br></p> <p>Our Podcast contains affiliate links&nbsp;<em>meaning that if you make a purchase, &nbsp;we might make a small commission at no extra charge to you</em>. Purchases made through them are greatly appreciated.</p> <p>Two <strong>FREE</strong> courses to take before starting your blog on Wordpress:</p> <p><a href="https://courses.imarkinteractive.com/?flash=checkout.already_purchased_error" target="_blank">Grayson Bell's FREE WordPress course</a></p> <p><a href="https://elizabethstapleton.podia.com/courses/start-a-blog-from-idea-to-first-post/185788-staying-organized/210995-the-tools-i-use-for-my-blog" rel="noreferrer noopener sponsored nofollow" target="_blank">Elizabeth Stapleton's course</a>&nbsp;</p> <p><a href="https://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=1197848&amp;u=2007543&amp;m=46483&amp;urllink=&amp;afftrack=" rel="noreferrer noopener sponsored nofollow" target="_blank">Namecheap</a> - Purchase your domain name here</p> <p><a href="https://www.bigscoots.com/portal/?affid=1466" rel="noreferrer noopener sponsored nofollow" target="_blank">Bigscoots</a> - Recommended host company</p> <p><a href="https://wordpress.org/" rel="noreferrer noopener sponsored nofollow" target="_blank">Wordpress.org</a> - Create an account to be used for your blog</p> <p><a href="https://17thavenuedesigns.com/ref/335/" rel="noreferrer noopener sponsored nofollow" target="_blank">17th Avenue Designs</a> - We bought our themes for our design blogs here- there are many templates to choose from</p> <h2>Other useful resources can be found here:</h2> <p><a href="https://inspireddesigntalk.com/squarespace-to-wordpress/" rel="bookmark" target="_blank">How To Switch From Squarespace To WordPress And Not Get Overwhelmed</a></p> <p><a href="https://inspireddesigntalk.com/blogging-income-report-june-2021/" rel="bookmark" target="_blank">Protected: Blogging Income Report June 2021</a> - A great blog resource to understand the process</p> <p><a href="//www.inspireddesigntalk.com">Nicole's Blog:</a> Inspired Design Talk</p> <p><a href="https://doublearrowdesigns.com/">Susan's blog</a>:&nbsp;Double Arrow Designs</p> <p><br></p>