Just a heads up that Ali Luke (née Hale) has released The Blogger’s Guide to Freelancing (née The Staff Blogging Course).

I reviewed her Staff Blogging Course nearly two years ago. (Has it really been that long?) Whenever someone asked me how they could make money blogging, I would always point them to that ebook, because it’s the best way I know to get all the information you need in one place.

Now she’s updated and expanded it to make The Blogger’s Guide to Freelancing. While I haven’t read this new version, I have no doubt that it’s even better than the original.

It looks like my old discount code, HNreader, is still good for $5 off. And when you buy it, you get a $10 discount code for another ebook of hers, The Blogger’s Guide to Effective Writing. And you get a six month money-back guarantee, so there’s practically no risk to try it out.

Oh, and if you previously bought the original version, you should have already received the new one for free. If not, just leave a comment, and she’ll take care of it.

Think it’s practically impossible to make money blogging? The statistics would support that premise.

But Ali Hale, freelance blogger extraordinaire, pays her rent and all her bills from blogging. Not by posting on her own blog, but by writing paid posts for other people. And she’s put together a Staff Blogging Course to teach you how to go from zero paid blogging experience to having a nice side income or even a career in blogging.

It’s much easier to make money from someone else’s blog than from your own blog. With your own blog, you need to spend lots and lots of time building up an audience before you can hope for an income. But when you’re a staff blogger, you’re working for blogs that already have an audience, and just need a steady stream of posts to keep their readers coming back. You write quality posts for them, and you get paid.

I know Ali from several different blogs including Pick the Brain, where we both work as staff bloggers. So when I heard that she was coming out with this course, I knew she was well qualified to do it. But it turns out she’s doing even better with her staff blogging than I thought. She’s not making a ton of money in an absolute sense, but she pays all her bills by working just 6-7 hours a week!

Her Staff Blogging Course covers everything you need to get started in your staff blogging career and keep going strong when most people would fizzle out. With detailed information on topics such as finding jobs, keeping records and receiving payments, writing and formatting posts, and staying inspired and motivated, this is an indispensable resource for aspiring freelance bloggers.

Ali includes a variety of tips from other staff bloggers, including four from me. Since I made a small contribution to the finished product, I thought I’d ask Ali if she’d offer a discount to my intelligent and good looking readers. Use the discount code HNreader for $5 off the already cheap price. Any questions? I’m sure Ali will be happy to answer them in the comments.