Genius Bloggers Toolkit 2017: What was included in the bundle

The Genius Bloggers Toolkit 2017 the second edition of a collection of ebooks, courses, and other resources related to all aspects of blogging curated by Ultimate Bundles. Each year is a new collection of blogging resources is gathered and sold as a bundle. And as in the first year, the 2017 edition was only available for about a week so you had limited time to decide to buy it.

My 20/20 hindsight: I skipped the 2016 Genius Bloggers Toolkit and ultimately regretted it in hindsight. By the time the 2017 edition was offered for sale, I was starting to get serious about blogging and ready to purchase. And if memory serves I was at my desk and ready for the first email to arrive so I could buy it. No I didn’t use EVERY single item in the bundle. When I look at buying any new blogging resources I gauge the value based on how many insights I might get for the money. In the case of the Genius Bloggers Toolkit 2017 I was looking for it to have a few things that exceed the cost of the bundle. Beyond that, everything else was “bonus.

And I continued to buy the 2018 version and I’ll be taking a look at the 2019 edition to decide what additional learning I can pick up. Each year is a fresh collection of learning materials so mark your calendars for the 2019 edition.

If you’re curious to see what was included in the past, I rounded up what was included in the second curated edition of the Genius Bloggers Toolkit 2017.

What was included in Genius Bloggers Toolkit 2017

The 2017 Genius Bloggers Toolkit 91 curated learning resources including ebooks, courses, and other digital items to help you with all aspects of your blogging journey. The total value of the 91 curated resources was $5,800 plus more than $1,000 in bonuses. The bundle was sold for the discounted price of $97.

Getting Started

• BECOME by Dollie Freeman
• Blog by Number: Every Busy Mom’s Ultimate Guide to Starting a Blog by Suzi Whitford
• Choosing Your Perfect Niche: The Key to Launching a Successful Blog by Abby Lawson
• How to Master Google Analytics from the Beginning: A Beginner’s Guide to Customizing Google Analytics for Your Blog by Dawn Aldridge
• My 14-Point Blog Startup Checklist by Bob Lotich
• Profitable Blogging For Beginners: The 4 Week Online Class by Tanya Peterson
• The Beginner’s Guide to Blogging: Everything You Need to Know to Start a Profitable Blog by Sarah Brooks

Branding

• Brand Intimate: The Essentials of Your Purposeful, Profitable Brand by Vanessa Ryan
• Brand Yourself Like A Creative Hustler by Steven Picanza
• The Blogger’s Guide to Rebranding by Cori George

Getting Organized

• Blog Content Creator Kit by Kaitlyn Kessler
• Blogging Binder by Sarah Titus
• Free Your Mind Blog Planner: Dream Bigger, Organize Your Tasks and Achieve Your Dream Life by Mom’s Small Victories
• Printable Blog Planner by Gemma Bonham-Carter

Professional Blogging

• ACTIVATE: EBA Live Conference Video Package by Ruth Soukup/Elite Blog Academy
• Blogging to Win: Modern Blogging Strategies for the Busy Woman by Allison Lindstrom
• Fall In Love with Blogging: From Passion to Plan to Profit by Dwainia Grey
• Turn Your Dreams Into Money: How to Build a Six Figure Blog and Live the Life You Want by Emma Drew

Blog-Life Balance

• Sweetly Blended: The Ultimate Guilt-Free, 4-Step Recipe for Building a Wildly Profitable Business Without Missing out on Family Time, Burning Out or Watching Money Flow Down the Proverbial Drain! by Prerna Malik
• The Bliss-Filled Mama’s 3 Month Biz Plan: Your Step by Step Process to Designing Your Most Blissful Biz Season Yet! by Kathy Stowell
• Your Business Personality Assessment: Manage and Grow Your Business with Ease by Melissa Llado

Legal & Financial

• Blog and Be Legal: The Start to Finish Guide to Starting Your Blog & Online Biz Legally by Jackie Jade
• Copyright Infringement Workbooks by Dana Bucy Miller
• The Blogger’s Simple Guide to Taxes: A Guide to Saving Time and Money by Sarah Korhnak

Content Creation

• 1200 Blog Post Ideas by Rachael Wynn
• Creative Sparks for Business: 31 Business Ideas for Bloggers by Jennie Moraitis
• Food Photography Tips & Tricks: The Ultimate Guide 2nd Edition by Christina Peters
• hope*writers 3-month membership by hope*writers
• Make Your Old Content New Again: Six Steps to Getting More Traffic, Money and Followers By Updating Your Existing Posts by Katy Widrick
• Never Run Out of Blog Subjects Again by Max Kuivenhoven
• The Effective Writer by Jeff Goins
• Webinar Essentials: The No-Brainer Guide to Delivering Your First Webinar in 7 Days by Julie Harris & Razwana Wahid

Productivity

• Automation Education by Amber Temerity
• Biz Boost Workbook by Tonia Kendrick
• BlogWise: How to Do More with Less by Darren Rowse
• Creative Biz Plan Workshop: Using Smart Strategies to Run Your Biz Without it Running You by Kayleigh Hannon
• Don’t Eat That Frog! A Liberating Look at Time Management Strategies by Stacy Farrell
• Inbox Hero: Learn to Conquer Your Inbox and Be More Productive Every Single Day by Désirée Fawn
• Organize Your Entire Business Like a CEO by Laura Smith
• Piece of Cake: 42 Simple Systems For Your Business by Melissa Smith
• Productivity Freedom by Elizabeth Masarik
• Spend Less Work Less by Loralee Hutton

Increase Traffic

• Blog Traffic Bootcamp by Lena Gott
• Demystifying SEO: A Blogger’s Guide To Search Engine Traffic by Kim Six
• Find Your Tribe Online: Find Your Readers, Grow Your Blog, and Have Fun Doing It! by Jen Snyder
• Ready Set Blog for Traffic by Elna Cain
• The She Approach To Boosting Your Blog Traffic by Ana Savuica
• Traffic, Subscribers, Yours by Raelyn Tan

Email Marketing

• ConvertKit Masterclass: The Exact Formula I Used to Grow My Email List to Over 14K in Under a Year by Monica Froese
• Email Lists Made Easy for Writers and Bloggers by Kirsten Oliphant
• How to Create Your First Opt-in Freebie by Angie Nelson
• List Building Mania: Build Your List, Save Time and Grow Your Business in 7 Days by Lindsay Maloney
• Problem to Promotion: A Training on Creating the Perfect Opt-in by Kristie McCollum

Social Media

• 10 Super Common Facebook Strategies That Do More Harm Than Good by Brittany Ann
• Conquer YouTube by Kallie Branciforte
• Crush It with Facebook Groups: The Ultimate Guide for Bloggers and Creative Entrepreneurs by Lindsey Aleson
• Group Board Master: Unlock the Key to Massive Pinterest Growth! by Caroline Vencil
• Instagram Unlocked: How to Gain Followers and Engagement that Lasts by Helene Sula
• Own It: Amplify Your Influence & Build the Online Tribe of Your Dreams by Chakayla J. Taylor
• Pageviews from Pinterest: The 7-Step System to Skyrocket Your Blog Traffic (& Income!) in the Next 30 Days by Krista Dickson
• Pinterest Boost: How to Optimize and Automate your Pinterest Account using BoardBooster by MaryEllen Bream
• Pinterest Group Boards Masterlist by Jenny Blaisdell
• Pinteresting Strategies: How I Went from 0-200K Page Views with Manual Pinning by Carly Campbell
• Social Media Strategies Course for Bloggers by Alea Milham
• Twitter Strategy for Bloggers by Saira Perl
• Two Minutes a Day to 10K Twitter Followers by Brett Romero

Monetization

• Affiliate Acceleration: Impactful Strategies To Increase Your Passive Income by Kayla Aimee
• Become an Affiliate Blogger: Preparing You to Create a Full Time Income So You Can Work From Home! by Tia Mac
• Closing Strong: Create Campaign Reports that WOW Your Clients by Danielle Liss
• Core Affiliate Strategy Guide by Rosemarie Groner
• How To Make Money From Blogging: The Ultimate Guide To Earning A Five Figure Income From Your Blog by Sharon Gourlay
• Make Money Blogging at ANY Level by Victoria Pruett
• Media Kit Smash: Increase Your Earning Potential with Professional Media Kit Using Canva by Melissa Culbertson
• Passive Income Planner: Stop Trading Time for Money by Chantal Arnett
• Small Blog, Big Income: Advanced Ninja Tricks for Profitable Blogging by Carol Tice
• The Brand Magnet by Jeni Elliott

Creating & Selling Products

• Creating and Formatting e-Books: Convert Your Word File to Kindle by Susan K Stewart
• Epic Instructor Lab: Unique Content to Help You Easily Create Your First Online Course by Kari Sayers
• Launch It Right! Bundle: Plan Out and Execute your First Profitable Course or Digital Product Launch by Summer Tannhauser
• Love Plus Color’s eBook InDesign Template by Jessica Safko
• Sales Page Success by Chelsea Damon
• Sign Up To Sold Course: 3 Proven Steps for Turning Strangers Into Customers by Caressa Thompson
• Write, Publish & Market Your Kindle Book In 4 Weeks by Ling Wong

Beyond Blogging

• Blogger to Author: How I Went from Hobby Blogger to Getting Two Book Deals With A Major Publisher by Erin Odom
• Flipping Blogs for Profit by Jenn Leach
• Monetize Your Blog With Freelance Writing: Learn How to Make $2K/month Using Your Blog Writing Skills! by Sagan Morrow
• Side Hustle Blueprint: How to Make an Extra $1000 per month Writing eBooks by Lise Cartwright

Podcasting

• Start Your Podcast: From Idea to First Episode by Jacey Verdicchio
• Turn Your Podcast Into Your Business by Joe Pardo

Bonuses

In addition to the learning resources part of the blogging bundle, you also had access to more than $1,000 in bonuses.

• Isabelle Theme from Bluchic
• 2-Month free subscription (any plan) to ConvertKit *new customers only
• 10 stock photos bundle from Haute Chocolate
• 2 Exclusive Fonts from The Hungry JPEG
• 2 Month Standard Plan from LeadQuizzes
• 2500 Credits from Mouseflow
• 2 Month Lunch -or- 3 Month Snack Plan from SaneBox
• 2 Month Growth Hacker Plan from SocialPilot
• 3-Month Thinkific Bundle (Offer Includes 3-month Business Package Trial, Training Courses, Launch Preparedness Review, and Free Migration Concierge Services) from Thinkific

Wrapping up. What were your thoughts on the Genius Bloggers Toolkit 2017?

Did you buy it when it was available in 2017? Or did you decide to skip it. Don’t worry as a fresh edition of the bundle is curated each year if you didn’t take advantage of the discounted learning package at the time