Best Free Blogging Courses And Resources For Your Creative Business In 2026
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If you’re just starting a blog, and you want to make money blogging or with affiliate marketing, or if you want to grow your business, you will find the best free blogging courses and resources for your creative business in this blog post.
I’ve included resources from different bloggers. In some cases, you will find similar trainings, but offered by different entrepreneurs. The reason why I included both offers is because we all learn better from different people, so choose the one that you feel is more suited for you.
This blog post is divided into two sections: in the first one, all the blogging courses and resources are offered for FREE.
In the second section, I listed paid resources, trainings, and courses to start, monetize, and grow your blog.
BONUS: After the second section, you will find a BONUS section with my minimal design and website tech setup, so that you know what I’m currently using to run my online business.
Hope this is useful for you!
Free blogging courses and resources
Free styled stock photography bundle
I have a free stock photo bundle with 15 feminine and pretty images that you can use on your website, blog, social media, and email marketing. Let’s make your website look beautiful and professional!
Free courses and resources to grow your email list
Free Flodesk email template
Flodesk is the email marketing platform that I’ve been using to send emails to my subscribers since I launched my business in 2020. It’s one of my favorite platforms ever.
I designed a free Flodesk template to help you send beautiful emails easily in your creative business. This free template has all the sections that I use the most when I send my emails.
This free Flodesk template has two bonus templates that you can modify for free on Canva:
- 1 free Canva email banner template.
- 1 free Canva quote template.
If you’re new to Flodesk and you haven’t started paying a subscription yet, you’ll also get 25% off during the first year of your plan with my affiliate link (included in this template) or with my coupon code SOULFULGIRLS at checkout.
Free Flodesk form template
If you want to create a landing page for a free resource, you can get this free Flodesk full page form template that I designed with a relaxing and mystical color palette.
You can change the fonts, colors, text, and photos in this landing page template.
If you’re new to Flodesk and you haven’t started paying a subscription yet, you’ll also get 25% off during the first year of your plan with my affiliate link (included in this template) or with my coupon code SOULFULGIRLS at checkout.
A beginner’s guide to Kit (formerly ConvertKit)
In this free mini course about Kit (formerly ConvertKit), Elizabeth Goddard teaches you:
- How to create forms in Kit, to allow people to sign up to your list.
- How to set up your welcome sequence.
- How to tag your email list, so that you will send them content that they are interested in.
- How to create automation rules, so that you receive money in your business.
- How to send your newsletter, so that you don’t accidentally ghost your audience. 😅
- How to modify your account settings from the beginning.
Don’t forget to start building your email list for free with Kit today (yep, there’s a free plan).
Or you can try the features of one of their paid plans for free for 14 days.
Your choice.
You can also sell your products, subscriptions, paid newsletters, and create a tip jar, all in one place, with any plan.
Supercharge your email open rates
In this free mini course about email open rates, Elizabeth Goddard teaches you how to get your audience to actually read your emails.
Welcome sequence template for your email list
Get your welcome sequence ready to go with this free welcome sequence template from Elizabeth Goddard, so that you will captivate your audience from day one. 😊
5 email marketing ‘rules’ to break
In this free training about email marketing from Elizabeth Goddard, you will learn:
- What’s the perfect ratio between value and sales emails.
- How to get people to thank you for the emails that you send.
- How to segment your list easily.
- Why not sending emails consistently is your secret weapon. (This is so me! Give me a schedule, and I’ll unconsciously burn it.) 😹
- How to send pretty emails without lowering your deliverability rates. (I send beautiful emails with images with Flodesk, and I have a deliverability rate of 98-99%.)
Tired of the emails that look like they were designed in the 90s? Me too.
That’s why I use Flodesk to design and send my emails. They look so beautiful and they’re so easy to create in minutes.
You can try Flodesk for free for 14 days. And if you join Flodesk with my affiliate link or with the coupon code SOULFULGIRLS, you get 25% off in your monthly or yearly subscription during the first year. 🥳💝
There’s a plan with email marketing + eCommerce available that allows you to sell your products and subscriptions in Flodesk. And you can get it 25% off during your first first year with my coupon code too.
Free resources to grow your Instagram account
Free Canva Instagram post template
In this free Instagram post template, you will find 10 different templates to create a pretty and well designed Instagram feed. All you have to do is to write your content, because I’ve done the design part for you. 😊
Don’t forget to grab the complementary Instagram story template below!
Free Canva Instagram story template
In this free Instagram story template, you will find 10 different templates to create beautiful Instagram stories that don’t look like everyone else’s stories. All you have to do is to write your content.
Don’t forget to grab the complementary Instagram post template above!
Free communities to help you grow your blog
The Blog It Better Society
In this free online community for bloggers and entrepreneurs, by Margaret Bourne, you will be able to connect with fellow bloggers, participate in daily threads, find networking and collaboration opportunities, promote on designated threads, and request for support.
Free resources to create your online course
Free Canva workbook template
In this free course workbook template you will find 10 beautifully designed pages for your online course workbook. All you need to do is to add your content, because I’ve done the design work for you. 😊
Available in US Letter and A4 size.
Free Canva course webinar slides
In the free Canva course webinar slide deck template you will get 20 well designed slides for your online course, webinar, masterclass, or online workshop. No more worries about designing your slides, you only need to add your course content!
Available in 1920 x 1080 px.
Free courses and resources to earn money with your blog and online business
Leonie’s free inspiration library
In this free resource library from Leonie Dawson, you will find printable coloring books and activities, free ebooks + illustrated magazines, illustrated conference notes, meditations + audio, printable posters, and free workshops and webinars to help you create passive income doing what you love.
How to create and sell something before you’re ready
In this free training about selling before you’re ready, from Elizabeth Goddard, you will learn:
- Why you’re leaving money on the table when you don’t create and sell those ideas that have been in your head forever. (Free up your brain space, so that more ideas will come!)
- How to create an offer that aligns with your personality and what you’re good at.
- Why you should pre-sell first.
- How to eliminate months of procrastination.
- Should you start with beta pricing or full price? (This is kind of like a “to be or not to be” situation in the online business world.) 😅
- How to underpromise and overdeliver, so that your clients will ask you for more! 😉
Cash Crunch
In this free online workshop by Leonie Dawson, you will learn how to make more money and save more money, even in tough situations.
You’ll get one hour of pre-recorded training with money tips, a 50+ page slide deck PDF, and an ebook with 50 ways to earn money.
6 things to sell when you can’t be bothered to create something new
In this free guide from Elizabeth Goddard, you will find fresh ideas for selling without having to create another thing from scratch.
The magical high-value, low-effort 1:1 offer
In this free training from Elizabeth Goddard, you’ll learn a new type of 1:1 offer that provides massive value for your clients and gives you money at the same time, without losing your energy and/or being on the phone way too much time.
Successful (& sustainable) memberships without a team
In this free training about memberships, Elizabeth Goddard talks about:
- Her experience running a membership for almost three years.
- Tips and tricks to manage a membership with 350+ members without a team and without spending much energy.
- What surprised her about memberships.
- What made her membership quadruple in four months.
Curious about all the freebies, workshops, and courses that Elizabeth Goddard offers?
Then take a look at her Everything Page. Honestly, she has a lot of things.
I’ve taken some of her trainings, like the Online Business Playground, the Anti-Planning Workshop, and Credit To Your Business (there are links to the courses in the paid resources section of this blog post), and they’re really good.
I’ve used her Credit To Your Business mini course to create a voucher system for my business, called Gigi Cash, and it’s one of the best things that I’ve tried in my business so far.
Free courses and resources to grow your blog traffic with Pinterest
Free Canva Pinterest pin template
In the free Canva Pinterest template you will get 7 pin templates to share your blog posts, videos, podcast episodes, testimonials, and moodboards. Get your Pinterest marketing to the next level with these well designed pins.
Available in 1000 x 1500 px.
Free courses and resources to earn money with affiliate marketing
Video: Affiliate marketing mindset shift
This video about changing your affiliate marketing mindset, by Elizabeth Goddard, is actually part of her paid course about affiliate marketing, and you can watch it for free! No sign up required.
Free courses and resources to design your website
Free resource library for WordPress websites
In this free resource library from Bluchic, you will get:
- A free roadmap to launch the website of your dreams in 6 easy steps.
- A free playbook to help you create your website strategy for conversion flow.
- A free quiz to help you figure out which WordPress theme is right for your business.
- A free editorial calendar template.
Free WordPress theme: Blocksy Theme
Blocksy Theme is a free WordPress theme compatible with Elementor, Gutenberg, Brizy, and Beaver Builder. This is the theme that I have installed on my website.
It supports Google fonts and it has a Woocommerce integration available, so that you can design your online shop too. You can modify color palettes globally or locally, and it’s optimized for SEO.
Free Elementor WordPress theme: Hello Theme
Hello Theme by Elementor is a free WordPress theme that was designed to be 100% compatible with the Elementor Page Builder.
This free Elementor WordPress theme loads fast, it’s fully responsive, and it has 100+ widgets available to customize your website. It also includes a WooCommerce Builder to help you design your online shop.
Free Elementor WordPress theme: Hello Biz Theme
Hello Biz Theme by Elementor is a free beginner-friendly WordPress theme that was designed to be 100% compatible with the Elementor Website Builder.
With this free Elementor WordPress theme, you get access to professionally designed kits and native widgets to customize minimal forms, hero sections, dynamic layouts, call-to-action sections, and header and footer.
Paid blogging courses and resources
Paid courses and resources to earn money with affiliate marketing
The lazy guide to affiliate marketing
In this online course from Elizabeth Goddard, you will learn:
- How to earn money with affiliate marketing each month, without using any slimy or gross marketing tactics that make your skin itch, and without burning out because you have a gazillion more tasks to do.
- What affiliate marketing can do for your business, what it is, and what kind of affiliate programs are available.
- How to decide which affiliate programs to sign up for, the legal side of affiliate links, and Lizzy’s lazy tools to make things easier for you.
- 9 simple strategies for implementing affiliate marketing that require minimal effort to set up, and that will generate sales.
- How to participate in bigger affiliate launches, like those that have leaderboards.
- 13 mini-challenges to get more results, which will require more effort. But they are set up in the easiest possible way to implement.
- Plus two more bonuses that are pure gold.
I’ve had access to some of the lessons from this course for being an affiliate (in a course for Lizzy’s affiliates) and they’re pretty good. I’ve implemented some of them in my business in a truly set-it-and-forget-it style, and they work. 😉
Paid courses and resources to write your book
40 days to a finished book
If you’ve been dreaming about writing a book for a long time, this online course by Leonie Dawson might help you.
You’ll develop a plan to write your ebook in 40 days, with step-by-step instructions and accountability. You’ll also learn how to self publish your book and promote it.
Paid courses and resources to earn money with your blog and online business
Credit to your business
In this mini course from Elizabeth Goddard, you will learn how to create your own currency for your online business for only $ 9.
This is the course that I’ve used to set up my own voucher for my online shop, called “Gigi Cash”, which I sell as a limited time offer to those who are on my email list only. 😎
Unicorn Biz And Life Academy
Leonie Dawson is an artist, creative soul, and best-selling author who has sold more than 500.000 printed books. She has also created courses, workshops, and workbooks to help other entrepreneurs grow their businesses.
All her content and resources have beautiful, fun, and colorful illustrations that she made.
Inside her Unicorn Biz And Life Academy membership, you can get access to online courses, workbooks, business basic 101 workshops, business templates, spreadsheets, done-for-you resources, and guest expert workshops, starting at $99 per year.
BONUS: If you purchase Leonie’s Unicorn Biz & Life Academy with my affiliate link, I’ll give you 100 Gigi Cash (that’s a coupon for my business) to get products from my shop (not valid for my Soulful Template Membership).
That Black Friday feeling
In this training about Black Friday by Elisabeth Goddard, you will learn how to map out your Black Friday offer, including planning your Black Friday dates, 8 types of Black Friday offers that you can create, pro tips from Lizzy to get more sales (also affiliate sales), and more… all for $9.
(Psst! This training is also offered as a bonus in the flash sales course named below.)
Make a flash for it
In this online course about flash sales by Elisabeth Goddard, you will learn her simple process for running profitable flash sales, product ideas, behind the scenes of her flash sales, her strategy, and the emails that she sends to her audience.
BONUS: If you get this course, you’ll get the training “That Black Friday Feeling” named above for free. 😉
Money, manifesting, + multiple streams of income
In this online course by Leonie Dawson, you will learn how to overcome money blocks and fears, how to develop a money strategy that resonates with you, how to manage your money better, the streams of income that Leonie created and why, and so much more.
You’ll also get bonuses, like a magic manifesting meditation, a net worth calculator, and 100 money making possibilities.
Small but mighty 9 offers
In this $9 mini training about small offers by Elizabeth Goddard, you will learn the origins of her $9 offers, the benefits of having them, what makes them great, and more.
Work less, earn more
In this online masterclass by Leonie Dawson, you will learn how to boost your productivity and create a business strategy that supports a more balanced way of life.
You’ll get access to the behind the scenes of Leonie’s highly profitable business structure and her productivity system (she works only 10 hours per week), and you’ll also learn how to eliminate busy work and do the money making tasks.
Want to sell your digital products easily? Try SendOwl for free
I used Sendowl for the first two years to sell all my digital products, and it made my life so easy! I could literally create and upload a digital product in Sendowl in 5 minutes.
You can have an affiliate program, 1-click upsells, cart abandonment, subscriptions, multi-currency, drip content, promo codes, pay what you want, and more.
Or you can start selling right away by clicking the button below.
Online business playground
In this training about online business by Elizabeth Goddard, you will learn how to bring fun, freedom, and flow to your business.
During 30 days, you get access to one daily video with strategies, exercises, and prompts, to help you run your business the way you want to.
Take a look at the program page, and you will see the videos from days 1 and 2, to get an idea of what you get inside the training. The video from day 1 made me think about where my ideas come from (for the record: when I’m leisurely walking, drinking coffee at a coffee shop, listening to music, and sometimes in the shower). 🚶🏻♀️☕🚿
The tripwire training
In this online training about tripwires by Elizabeth Goddard, you will learn:
- How tripwires work, and when you should use them in your business.
- How to decide what to offer, and how to repurpose what you already have and turn it into your tripwire offer.
- What kind of products you can create quickly and without burning out.
- How to price your offer, so that your subscribers won’t overthink saying yes.
- What elements should be included in your tripwire page.
- High-converting tripwire offers for your inspiration.
- How to test your tripwire offer, to get a better conversion rate.
Create a shop to sell your digital products for free with Payhip
This is the platform that I’m currently using to sell my digital products and manage my template membership, and I’m pleased with the functionality and the look of it.
You can create your own shop with an affiliate program, coupon codes, and upsells for free, and customize it to look similar to your website.
If you don’t have a website yet, you can purchase a domain, connect it with Payhip, and start selling your products and services for free today. You can also sell online courses and memberships.
If you collect payments with Stripe and/or PayPal, you can start with the free plan, with a 5% commission for every sale that you make (plus the usual fees from Stripe or PayPal).
You can also use my Payhip coupon code SOULFULGIRLS10 to get 10% off on all paid plans.
Paid courses and resources to grow your blog traffic with SEO, Pinterest, and social media
Blogger SEO and social media guides bundle
In this bundle about SEO and Instagram marketing, by Margaret Bourne, you will get 3 ebooks to help you get organic traffic to your website:
- Optimize it: a beginner’s guide to SEO ebook.
- Inspired content for bloggers: an Instagram guide and workbook.
- Grow your Instagram guide and workbook.
Marketing without social media
In this online workshop by Leonie Dawson, you will learn 150 ways to market your business without social media, ways to increase your sales without social media, an exit strategy from social media for your business, how to build a profitable email list, and more.
Inspired content for bloggers: an Instagram guide and workbook
In this ebook about Instagram marketing, by Margaret Bourne, you will learn how to create engaging content on Instagram. You will get:
- Ideas, prompts, and resources to create Instagram posts easily.
- A year’s worth of daily post ideas.
- A year’s worth of special days to celebrate.
Optimize it: a beginner’s guide to SEO for blogs
In this ebook about SEO for bloggers, by Margaret Bourne, you will learn:
- The basics of SEO for blogs, from finding the right keywords to add to your blog posts, to maximizing opportunities to get your posts found on Google and other search engines.
- Tips for starting to get backlinks.
- The basics of using Google Search Console.
Pin it better: a blogger’s guide to Pinterest
In this online course about Pinterest marketing, by Margaret Bourne, you will learn:
- Pinning strategies that help you build your presence on Pinterest, while generating traffic to your website.
- How to create attractive pins.
- How to use Ideas pins to position yourself as an expert in your niche.
- How to pin in a smart way, with pinning best practices in mind.
Paid courses and resources to design your website
Sales funnel template (for WordPress)
In this sales funnel template for WordPress by Bluchic, you will get 9 landing pages to create your evergreen sales funnel, including:
- Long opt-in page.
- Tripwire page.
- Thank you page.
- Waitlist page.
- Short opt-in page.
- Sales page.
- Webinar registration page.
- Webinar confirmation page.
- Webinar replay page.
There are different styles to choose from, so take a look at the different sales funnel templates from Bluchic.
Side note: In order to use these templates, you should install Elementor, and you’ll be ready to go!
Take a look at the demo pages and decide if these templates are useful for you. 😍
Want to choose a beautiful template for your WordPress website?
Browse all the WordPress themes that Bluchic offers on their shop, and launch a pretty website that will convert your visitors into subscribers and customers.
BONUS: If you purchase one of Bluchic’s All-in-One Bundles with my affiliate link, I’ll give you $75 Gigi Cash (that’s a coupon for my business) to get products from my shop (not valid for my Soulful Template Membership). To claim this bonus, please send me a screenshot of your purchase to hi@soulfulgirls.com.
Want to update (or build) your Squarespace website?
Then take a look at all the Squarespace templates, 500+ free Squarespace plugins, and Super plugins that Ghost Plugins offers.
You can use my coupon code SOULFULGIRLS at checkout to get 10% off Super Plugins, Templates, and Ghost+ Memberships (during the first month).
Paid courses and resources to choose your tech tools wisely
Crack the tech stack code
In this $9 training about choosing your online business tools by Elizabeth Goddard, you will learn how to decide which are the best tech tools for your business (‘cause there are no perfect tools, and you’re wasting time and money trying to find the “perfect” ones).
(I’m sharing my business tools at the end of this blog post, so if you’re curious, give it a read.)
Paid courses and resources to stop procrastinating and be more productive
The anti-planning workshop
In this online workshop from Elizabeth Goddard, you will learn:
- The goal-setting mistake that isn’t allowing you to be where you want.
- One question that will help you figure out your level of planning. (Side note: In my case, if I ever want to get anything done, I should never, ever, write a due date, because that’s when I mess up.) 🙃
- How to stop worrying about not achieving your income goals because you feel off-track.
- How to change your mindset to help you reach your annual goals.
- The problem with setting monthly income goals, and how to change them to take the pressure off.
- Two questions to help you work on what makes waves in your business.
- The 3 things (yes, only 3!) you should work on to grow your business. (No more wasting time on things that don’t change anything in your business.)
- An alternative to planning that you can really manage.
- 3 anti-planning tools that you can use to help you define where you’re going and what you need to reach your destination.
- A little-known strategy to achieve constant wins in your business without impossible, unreachable, and you’ll-probably-burn-out plans.
I stopped wearing watches when I was 20ish (20, 21, I think, or 20+ years ago), so I got this training. For my no-due-date brain, this is perfect. I feel understood. And I still get things done that move the needle in my business, at my pace, without burning out. #nohustle
(Psst! If you ever had 4 or more watches break in front of your eyes, without you even touching them, or being stolen, or stop working after just a month, all of that in less than a year, you’d probably stop wearing them too. Who knows, maybe it’s a sign from the Universe that I’m timeless. KIDDING. Or maybe not… I’ll let you figure that one out.) ❌⌚
BONUS: Want to have a pretty WordPress website like this one and run a creative business?
These are my website design resources
Elementor Plugin
I use the Elementor plugin to design almost every page on my website. I love that I can copy and paste sections from one page to another (something that I couldn’t do when my website was on Squarespace). It saves me a lot of time.
BONUS: If you purchase an Elementor Pro subscription with my affiliate link, I’ll give you one of my Digital Download Instructions Templates (value $39) for free. There are two collections to choose from: Dreamy and Mystical.
To claim this bonus, you’ll have to send me a screenshot of your purchase to hi@soulfulgirls.com. Once my affiliate commission is approved, I’ll give you a 100% coupon code to get this template for free. This isn’t valid for free trials or the free Elementor plugin.
Royal Elementor Addons
I used this plugin mostly to automatically create the blog archive, the prior and next post section in every blog post, and to style my contact forms.
This is my minimal business tech setup
Lyrical Host
This is the platform that I use to get managed WordPress hosting for my website. It was created by bloggers, for bloggers, and they migrate your website for free.
You can get 10% off any hosting plan with my affiliate code SOULFULGIRLS10 at checkout.
BONUS: If you purchase a WordPress hosting plan on Lyrical Host with my affiliate link, I’ll give you one of my Digital Download Instructions Templates (value $39) for free. There are two collections to choose from: Dreamy and Mystical.
To claim this bonus, you’ll have to send me a screenshot of your purchase to hi@soulfulgirls.com. Once my affiliate commission is approved, I’ll give you a 100% coupon code to get this template for free.
Namecheap
This is the platform that I use to manage my domain name.
Namecheap also offers affordable domains, SSL certificates, and shared, VPS, dedicated, and managed website hosting for WordPress. You can also transfer your domain name, like I did in 2023.
Flodesk
This is the email service provider that I use to send pretty emails to my email list. I’ve been managing my email list on Flodesk since I launched my online business in 2020.
You can use my affiliate link or my promo code SOULFULGIRLS for 25% off during your first year.
BONUS: If you purchase a Flodesk subscription with my affiliate link or my affiliate code, I’ll also give you one of my Flodesk link in bio templates of your choice for free (there are five different styles: Authors, Bold, Dreamy, Mystical, and Sophia). Value: $21.
To claim this bonus, you’ll have to send me a screenshot of your purchase to hi@soulfulgirls.com and tell me which Flodesk link in bio template you want. I’ll give you a 100% coupon code to get that template for free.
This isn’t valid for free trials or the free plan. You have to purchase a Flodesk subscription to qualify for this bonus.
Payhip
This is the platform that I use to sell my digital products in my shop, and to manage my affiliate program for entrepreneurs and bloggers (you can join my affiliate program here).
You can start selling with Payhip’s free plan, or you can use my Payhip coupon code SOULFULGIRLS10 to get 10% off on all paid plans.
I hope you find what you need to start or grow your blog here! I’ll keep updating this blog post with new resources from time to time, so feel free to bookmark it or pin it, whichever you prefer.
With all my love,
Giselle
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Hi, beautiful! I’m Giselle.
I provide female entrepreneurs, like you, beautiful and soulful images, Flodesk templates, and Canva templates that they can use in their personal brands.
I also write resource tutorials and reviews to make your blogging life easier, and have fun designing and selling printable planners.