#428: 3 Ways to Learn and Grow as a Writer on a Budget

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Hits here. And before we get into this episode, I want to remind you that we have the Courageous Writer bundle going on right now. It will close on May 7th at midnight Eastern time, so make sure to check it out if you haven't yet. This is going to be the only time we offer this grouping of products. 43 different offers that you can get for just $99. So go check it out@couardous WriterBundle.com Today's episode is all about three ways to learn and grow as a writer on a budget. And believe me, I have been on a budget. And we still really are asking God to help us to be good stewards of the money that we have. And so I think this is something important for us all to think about as writers. How can we best learn and grow and our craft of writing without breaking the bank, without, you know, with being good stewards of what God has given us? To be honest, like, that really is the desire of my heart. So I have three ways that you can do this, and the first is by listening to podcasts. So obviously you're here. You're listening to the Kingdom Writers Podcast. There are many other podcasts for writers. There's podcasts about marketing. There's podcasts about blogging. I mean, there's so many things that you can learn for free through podcasts. And so I encourage you not to get overwhelmed, but to choose maybe three specific podcasts that you really resonate with, that you feel like you learn something from them and that you want to listen to on a regular basis and then subscribe to those. Don't get overwhelmed with all the content. Choose a few people to really listen to and then go from there. So the number one way to learn and grow as a writer on a budget is listening to free podcasts. You can listen to these as you walk, as you do dishes and cleaning and laundry, and as you're waiting in the car or commuting. There's so many ways that you can listen to these podcasts as you're exercising or whatever you're doing and be learning things without having to spend money. Number two is attending online conferences and summits. So, for example, our KingdomWritersConference.com you can sign up for our conferences for free. And then if you want to upgrade and get ongoing access to the presentations, plus a bunch of bonuses, you can spend. Spend a small fee. Usually for us, we have like a discount. When you first sign up, you can get it for like $27. That is not going to break the bank. You're going to get some great presentations, some amazing bonuses, and that is a really great and affordable way to learn on a budget. But if you want to just get the free option, then you can just sign up for free and make sure you listen to those episodes or those presentations within the amount of time that they give you. So for ours, we typically give you five days to listen to them. That's a lot longer than most summits or conferences. Most of them will give you 24 hours. We want to be very generous. We know there's different things going on in your life. So we give you five days and so you can listen to all of those for free and really grow as a writer in that way. So the first one is listening to podcasts. The second is attending free online conferences and summits. And if you haven't checked out our conference yet, go to kingdomwritersconference.com editions and you'll see all of the additions that you can sign up for now and you can get free access to those. Sign up, get your free ticket. And then like I said, if you want to upgrade, you can get the all access pass for for a discounted price after you first sign up. But we have a lot of different topics and that's a great way to learn for free or on a budget. And then the third way is by getting involved in bundles. So bundles are a lot more popular right now. There aren't as many for writers, but there have been some over the years. And right now we're hosting the Courageous Writer Bundle. You can find it@couardous WriterBundle.com that will end May 7, 2024 at midnight Eastern, So make sure to check it out. But I was able to get over 40 experts to contribute paid products, products you would normally have to pay for. And if you normally purchase these products individually, it would be $2,641, like over $2,000, almost $3,000. And so this is a great way to get a bunch of quality trainings for a low price. You're literally getting it for 96% off. And I'm not inflating the price like that's what you would pay if you purchase these products separately, even if you don't use all of the products, which I don't expect that you will. If you have a handful of products, even like let's say five different products or something that you really know that you would want and use, then it is worth the investment and you're able to get it for a much, much cheaper price. So this will only be available for a short time and I encourage you to check it out@courageous writerbundle.com but they also sometimes have free bundles. And so those free bundles will have paid products that you can get for free. And I participated in some of those this year. I'm not sure that I'm going to participate in as many moving forward, but we'll just see. But if do, I will send an email about it. So if you're not on our email list yet, make sure to sign up@trainingauthors.com forward/free. Just choose one of our free trainings and then you'll be on our email list. So you know when we're promoting something or have something free in a bundle, we'll let you know through email. So these are three ways that you can be able to learn and grow as a writer on a budget. Number one is podcast. You're here, so you're already doing that, but you might want to be strategic about it. So I am very strategic about the podcast I'm listening to. And I'll have just a few five or less that I'm usually listening to on a regular basis. And it's usually the things that I'm really wanting to learn in that season or the encouragement I need in that season. So this podcast can really help you, encourage you, and help you move forward in your call to write. Maybe there are some other podcasts that you want to check out and subscribe to so that you can get that growth as a writer for free. Number two is attending online conferences or summits. And I encourage you to go check out the ones that we have. Go to kingdomwritersconference.com editions and you'll see the ones that you can sign up for free, free below when you go to that page. We have one on writing productivity. We have one on writing your story and bringing your writing dreams to life. We have a prayer edition, which is amazing, unlocking the full potential of your writing with prayer. We have one all about book launches. We have one on email marketing. And so go check it out because we are going to continue, at least, God willing, we're planning to continue to host these maybe twice a year. And so there will be other opportunities to get them. But you can go back and you can check out our previous editions, sign up for free, and even get a low cost all access pass with other trainings and bonuses in it as well if you want to keep ongoing access. And the third way is by signing up for bundles. Now there are paid bundles and then there are sometimes free bundles. And so I encourage you. If you haven't yet, go to courageous writerbundle.com just check it out, see what we have. When you scroll down, you'll be able to see all of the products that are included in this bundle. We have five easy to navigate categories of resources. The first is to improve your writing so you'll learn new skills as a writer. Whether you write nonfiction or fiction, there's something fun for you in this bundle. The second category is to get productive and you'll be able to apply strategies to help you write more words with less energy. The third category is Blog for Impact, so you'll learn tips to use search engine optimization to get your blog posts found by new readers. And that's really the key is, you know, asking God to help you have strategies to find new people that you know will want your books or be impacted by the message you have. The fourth category is get paid to Write. So this is something I don't cover in Christian Book Academy, but we have several contributors that have offered things that can help you discover opportunities to make money as a freelance writer. I know this is really an interest for a lot of you, so definitely check that out. And then the fifth category is be encouraged so you'll get equipped to fight the spiritual battle that wages when you sit down to write. Because we all know there is a spiritual battle. So it's a carefully curated collection of 43 trainings, ebooks and templates for Christian writers like you who want to write without regrets. And like I said, It's $99. Normally, these 43 trainings would be $2,641 if you paid for each of them individually. So definitely go check it out. Courageous writerbundle.com and choose one of these ways this week to start learning and growing as a writer on a budget. Which option will you choose? Will you choose to maybe subscribe to one or two new podcasts? Will you check out the Kingdomwritersconference.com editions and sign up for one and start listening to some of the presentations there from different experts? Or will you check out the bundle@couard WriterBundle.com and really just be able to have these resources ongoing you don't need to use them all and read them all right away. You have time, you know. Once you. Once you download them and get access to them, then you can go through them at your own pace. But which one will you try this week? Let me know if you can just. You can always email us supportraining authors.com and I am looking forward to seeing how God works in your life and through your life so through these affordable ways to learn and grow as a writer.

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