I’m very excited to announce my first course offering by Fabulous Blogging. Of all the things I do for clients, Blogger to WordPress migrations are by far and wide the most lucrative from a financial standpoint, and here’s why:

• The hosting company pays me a commission every time I sign someone up.
• I charge $169.00 for a migration, I earn anywhere from $75-100 commission per signup, and the client is super happy because he/she has migrated their blog with no stress, is using the Genesis framework, and in some cases, has a year of hosting free. It’s a major bargain for them, and a good way to make money for me. Win win. A great business strategy!
• On top of all that, I offer superior service, great customer support, and I know pretty much every trap, loophole, and problem that can occur.
• Bloggers talk {and write} and when I do a good job, more people flock my way
• There are approximately a gazillion Blogger blogs and WordPress shows no sign of slowing down its Internet domination

This to me spells out one thing…

There is a market for blog migrations, and I am the best out there.

And I say that as humbly as possible. I know that techs at hosting companies even use my tutorial as a reference document for their clients!

So, when I began to think about ways to help my readers, teaching Blogger to WordPress migrations was an obvious choice. And though there are a lot of DIY tutorials out there on the web, there are no courses on how to run your own Blogger to WordPress migration business….

Until now.

This is the mini-course syllabus…

Learn How to Migrate Blogs From Blogger to WordPress

1. Obtain the Right Tools

These are the tools you’ll need to get started with your Blogger to WordPress migration business.

2. Become a Host Affiliate

Once you’re ready to accept clients, you’ll want to first become an affiliate for one {or more} hosting companies. Since much of your business will be with people who don’t yet have hosting, you’ll be able to earn somewhere between $65.00 – $100.00 for every signup you make.

3. Preparing your Documents

There is a lot of emailing back and forth when doing a migration. You’ll make things a lot easier on yourself if you set up some documents like an intake form, initial email, closing email, and more. You’ll also want to have your referral links ready to go, plus a list of themes you work with {if you aren’t going to be using the one go-to theme I recommend}.

4. Advertising

You’re all set to accept business, now just how do you get it? You’ll have to use a lot of the tried and true content marketing methods {i.e. blogging, email collection, etc.} but you’ll also depend a lot on word of mouth once you get your first few clients.

5. Working with a New Client

Yea! Your first client. Now it’s time to talk about timelines and payment. How much should you charge and how long will the migration take? You’ll also need to collect some important information from them before you begin.

6. Things to do in Every Transfer

Every migration includes the same first steps. Installing WordPress and getting the right plugins installed. I recommend a certain set of plugins, plus you’ll need to install a theme, or create a quick child theme to mimic their Blogger design. I go through how to design a child theme without needing to know code.

7. Transfer Type

Here’s the nitty gritty. This is where you do the import, and get everything ready for your client to view before you take the site live! I also discuss the post-import formatting that needs to be done.

8. Potential Issues

With any migration, there are potential problems. Here are the 6 most common issues and how to deal with each one.

9. Finishing with the clients

Once the site is live, you need to establish what kind of post-migration support you provide, whether or not you offer extra services, and how to close out the project with a sign-off email.

10. Bonus materials!

There’s a LOT of information to cover, and I do so in writing and video.

Who is this course for?

• It is for any web designer who wants to offer migrations in their list of services.
• It is for any person who wants to start a blog migration and/or design business.
• It is for any tech that works at a hosting company that wants to brush up on their migration skills.
• It’s also a great course for any individual blogger that wants to make the move and is interested in DIY design and implementation.

What is the investment?

You’ll need three tools to get your business up and running:

• The Dynamik Website Builder is $79.00 for a single site. You can start with that, and then upgrade to the unlimited license if you decide this business is for you after the course is finished {$199}.
• Your own copy of the Genesis Framework $59.95.
• My Blogger to WordPress course price is $199.00 $99.00.

Once you are finished with the course, you will earn back that investment after two migrations priced out at $150.00, plus you’ll own your own copy of the Genesis framework and the Dynamik Website Builder {which is amazing}. You’ll learn A TON about nameservers, WordPress, design, permalinks, DNS, and more. In fact, if you plan on doing any kind of web design, this course will help you tremendously!

One exception:

If you are a designer and already have a process for your designs, the Dynamik Website Builder is not required for the course.

I’m very excited to start sharing what I’ve learned over the years with people who are interested in making a successful business in web design and blog transfers!