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April 2, 2019 45 mins

Yes To You Podcast Episode 16, Become a Paid Event Blogger: Dominique D. Wilson interviews Vernetta R. Freeney on how to make money blogging for beginners.

Learn how to monetize your blog so that you can become a paid influencer with insider tips from paid event blogger, Vernetta R. Freeney!

Vernetta is an award-winning Blogger, Podcaster, Speaker, and Community Builder who has been featured on EOFire podcast, Madame Noire, CNBC.com as well as various websites, podcasts, and blogs. Through her blog, she covers, promotes and markets events from local to global businesses.

In this episode, you’ll learn about Vernetta's success strategies to monetize a blog, including:

►The first thing you MUST do in if you want to make money as a blogger

►Mindset shifts that can help you to overcome adversity, stay focused in your biz, know your worth, and communicate with confidence

►Ways to leverage social media to build lasting connections with other influencers and mentors in your niche

►Creative ways to set yourself apart and generate relevant ideas for content

Be sure to listen all the way to the end and check the show notes for links to all the resources mentioned in this episode, including a link to access Vernetta’s entire FREE video playlist to help you get paid to blog.

 

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Episode Outline

►   [0:51] Overview & resources to help you get the most out of this episode

►   [2:45] Meet our guest: Vernetta R. Freeney

  [4:03] What is a paid event blogger?

  [6:20] The #1 reason so many bloggers fail to get paid

►   [7:40] Why introverts consider writing as a medium of self-expression

  [9:21] Vernetta’s journey from the workforce to full-time entrepreneurship

►   [11:41] Vernetta’s tips to navigate a major crisis: Depression, job loss, proactive self-care

►   [16:46] Highs and lows of entrepreneurship and blogging for business

►   [18:42] Managing your energy with people as an introverted entrepreneur

►   [21:21] How Vernetta uses Twitter to build strong relationships with top influencers

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