Accredited blogging course (QLS Level 4)

Accredited blogging course (QLS Level 4)

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  • Unlimited tutor support

  • Flexible study – no deadlines

  • Help finding work

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An accredited blogging course for individuals and businesses

Blogging course summary

  • Price: £549.50 or 4 monthly payments of £137.37. Payment options

  • Duration: Self-paced as long as you need

  • Requirements: A passion for writing and sharing news, views and opinions online

  • Tutor marked assignments: 12 practical tutor marked assignments. See course subjects

  • Government registered?: Yes. UKRLP Number – 10008168

  • Accreditation: CPD | EADL

  • Quality endorsed by: The Quality Licence Scheme

  • Awards: The Quality Licence Scheme Certificate of Achievement & Accredited CMP Diploma

  • Money back guarantee: Full 14 day money back guarantee

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Blogging course overview

A blog gives you the chance to write about the issues that are important to you.
From sport and music to fashion and health, this blogging course will show you how to do it effectively.

Your blog will remain unseen without the right training. But our online blogging course
will show you how to build and maintain a first-class, engaging blog that attracts visitors.

You can start sharing your opinions and passions with the online community within days of signing up.

The course is ideal for:

  • People who want to start a blog from scratch.
  • People who need to write engaging and original content for their existing blogs.
  • Businesses, freelancers and service providers who want to attract more customers.
  • People who need a career blog to showcase their skills and boost their prospects.
  • Experienced writers and journalists who want to add blogging to their skillsets.
  • People who want to start blogging as a hobby.

Successful graduate Jayne Whytock told us:
“Within a few weeks of enrolling on this blogging course, I had my first article accepted, and soon after that, I was paid for my work. The support I received enabled me to earn money, and gave me back my confidence. I would not hesitate to recommend this course!” Read her review

Experienced bloggers have also found this course has helped them to sharpen their skills, updated them on the latest techniques, and helped them start earning money from blogging.

See what this blogging course teaches

You will learn how to:

  • Identify an original subject to blog about.
  • Create and design your blog.
  • Write interesting, engaging and entertaining posts.
  • Promote your blog on social media platforms and optimise it for search engines.
  • Engage visitors, generate comments, and increase site traffic.
  • Monetise your blog.

The course also teaches how to blog safely, by applying laws including copyright, privacy and libel. See course subjects

You will study in our Online Learning Area, which is accessible from a computer or any smart device. This means the course is flexible, and gives you the chance to write real-world posts right from the start. It will teach you how to launch your own blog quickly, even if you are a complete beginner.

You will also benefit from unlimited tutor support every step of the way, including personalised feedback on every assignment.

Another successful learner, Adrian Nung told us: “The tutorial support was exceptional.
My tutor was always there to respond to questions, timely in providing in-depth answers. Read his review

As a certified blogger, you could be:

  • Earning money by blogging for businesses and content agencies.
  • Giving your own blog the edge in a highly competitive market.
  • Putting your own business on the map by using a blog for marketing.

If you enjoy writing, then blogging is a great way to express your creativity and get your views out there.

You will study in our Online Learning Area, which is accessible from a computer or any smart device.
This means the course is flexible, and gives you the chance to tackle practical, real-world business writing tasks at home, at work or on the go.

You will also benefit from unlimited tutor support every step of the way, including personalised feedback and advice on every assignment.

Another successful business writing course graduate, Elise Spicer, who used the course to improve her writing in the workplace, told us:
“My tutor’s feedback and support was so helpful. Comments were really thorough.
The course content was really useful, and covered so many areas.” Read her review

If you need to improve your business writing skills to use in the workplace or to add value to your CV. This course has a proven track record for success.

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Unlimited tutor support from an industry expert

You will benefit from unlimited tutor support at every stage of your online course. You can contact your tutor for help whenever you need to.

As a blogging course learner, you will work 1-2-1 with Justine Holman.

Online blogging course tutor, Justine Holman

Justine Holman

Blogging course accreditation and quality

We comply with the very highest external standards. We are:

Each organisation has its own standards, code of practice and complaints procedure, so you can enrol with complete confidence.

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Staff training and group bookings

Organisations including BT, John Lewis, Vodafone and many local councils and charities have chosen our courses to train individual staff members and whole teams.

The course is designed to be completely flexible, which gives staff members the freedom to fit their studies around their other duties, and apply their new practical copywriting skills directly to their roles.

Interested in booking this blogging course for yourself, an individual staff member or multiple members of your team?

Please call us on 01243 930353 or use the ‘enquire now’ button below to submit a written enquiry. We look forward to hearing from you!

Blogging course subjects

This vocational course covers every aspect of blogging. Each lesson includes a practical assignment which is based on the real world of blogging.

We have recently added a brand new topic to lesson 4, which focuses on the advantages and disadvantages of Artificial Intelligence, how it is affecting the market, and how bloggers can integrate it into their roles.

All assignments are personally marked and graded by your tutor, so you’ll be receiving expert feedback at each stage of the course.

  • Learn how to name, create and design your own blog, using standard web tools.
  • Apply these techniques by creating a real-world blog.
  • State some of the common terminology used in blogging.
  • Describe the purpose of an effective post.
  • Explain the purpose of researching and forming a valid opinion for each post.
  • Apply these techniques to a real-world exercise.
  • Define your blog’s target reader.
  • Explain how to adapt your writing style to suit their needs.
  • Apply these factors to a blog post.
  • List the key techniques used in writing good blog posts.
  • Discuss the use of AI auto content tools.
  • Apply those techniques to real-world exercises.
  • Understand the importance of images and other content.
  • Know where to source images from.
  • Understand the key points of copyright law that applies to bloggers.
  • Understand the most effective social media for bloggers.
  • Use social media to amplify your blog’s reach.
  • Explain what an SEO article is.
  • Define what an SEO article is intended to achieve.
  • List the stages involved in writing an SEO article.
  • Demonstrate how to identify key search words.
  • Explain how to use keywords in an article.
  • Apply these objectives to a range of practical exercises.
  • Understand what a PPC ad is.
  • Look at PPC advertising across the web.
  • Write a Google Ads advert with keyword identification.
  • List a proofreader’s personal qualities.
  • Explain what a proofreader does.
  • Discuss effective proofreading methods, disciplines and techniques.
  • Describe how to proofread your own content.
  • Understand the different ways you can make money from your blog.
  • Apply these techniques to you own blog.
  • List the laws that can affect bloggers in the UK.
  • Explain the implications of those laws.
  • Define how to write controversial posts that keep within the laws of libel.
  • List the techniques available to ensure your blog’s long-term popularity.
  • Apply these techniques to a real-world blog.
Accredited online course diploma

Blogging course certifications

Our blogging course has been independently endorsed under The Quality Licence Scheme which is a product of the Skills and Education Group, who endorse high-quality, non-regulated courses and training programmes.

So at the end of this course successful learners will receive a Certificate of Achievement endorsed under The Quality Licence Scheme and a Learner Unit Summary (which lists the Units the learner has completed as part of the course).

In addition, you will receive the accredited CMP diploma in blogging, which is recognised in the UK and beyond. It proves you are a certified blogger.

These certifications will enable you to apply for blogging and content writing jobs, demonstrate your credibility as a freelance, or use your new blogging skills in the workplace.

Why choose us?

  • Accredited and UK government listed

  • Independently endorsed certifications

  • Flexible study – no deadlines
  • Unlimited tutor support

  • Personal assignment feedback

  • Practical and engaging assignments
  • Help finding work

  • Delivering proven results since 2003
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