Adding a blog to your Kajabi website is a great way to drive traffic and engagement.
We’ve put together this expert guide to teach you exactly how to do it.
Key Features:
- Create unlimited blog posts for your Kajabi website
- Blog posts, the homepage, and search page can be fully customized
- Add videos, audio files, opt-ins, and more to make your blog engaging
Does Kajabi Have a Blogging Feature?
Kajabi has a full blogging feature available on its platform that allows you to create a blog for your website.
All blog pages are fully customizable and you have the ability to create unlimited blog posts.
- Basic and Growth: One website with one blog
- Pro: Up to three websites, each with its own blog
How to Configure Blog Settings in Kajabi
Before you can create blog posts in Kajabi, you must first set it up and configure the blog’s settings.
Step 1: Log into Kajabi and click “Websites,” found on the left-hand menu.
Select “Blog” from the dropdown and click “Get Started.”
Step 2: Add a page title and a page description for your blog. Additionally, you can upload a blog thumbnail image.
Kajabi recommends that this be 1280 x 720 pixels in size. Hit “Save” when done.
Step 3: If you need to change or update any of the information you just added, you can do this at any time.
Make sure you’re in the “Blog” tab and click the “Settings” option underneath where it says “Blog” at the top of the page.
How to Create a Blog Post in Kajabi (Step by Step)
Now you have completed the blog configuration, the option to create a blog post will now be visible.
Step 1: Click into the “Blog” tab and then click on any of the “New Blog Post” buttons.
Step 2: The blog post editing page will now open up. First, select if you want a video or audio file for your blog. Click on the relevant icon and then click “Select a File.”
You can upload video and audio files directly to Kajabi, or you can include a link from a third-party video host such as YouTube or Vimeo.
Step 3: Next, give your blog post a title and write the content in the space provided. All your formatting options are at the top of the text box.
Note that you can include hyperlinks and images if you want.
While it won’t write a perfect article for you, it does a pretty good job of creating outlines and giving you ideas.
Step 4: Once your blog post content is done, you need to configure your page SEO in the section below.
- Custom URL: We recommend using a shortened version of your blog post title – no more than three to five words.
- Page title: Create a clear title for the page using no more than 60 characters (this won’t be visibly displayed on the blog post).
- Page Description: Create a meta description in 160 characters or less. This tells search engines what the blog post is about.
Step 5: Upload a thumbnail image for your blog post.
Step 6: Scroll to the top of the screen and check out the options on the right-hand side.
Here you can toggle the blog post from “Unpublished” to “Published.”
This makes your blog post live the moment you hit “Save.”
If you want your post to be published on a specific date, click on the option found below where it says “Unpublished.”
Choose the preferred publishing date and click “Apply.”
Step 7: Finally, upload a header image for your blog and add the “Image Alt” text.
If you want, you can also create and add tags to help categorize and organize your blog posts better.
These allow readers to click on the tags and find posts related to the tags.
For example, a blog about cooking might add tags for Asian cuisine, Mexican cuisine, European cuisine, vegetarian, vegan, etc.
When you’re done, hit “Save” in the top-right corner and your blog post is ready to go!
Customization Options for Your Kajabi Blog Post
Every time you create a new blog post, Kajabi will create a new website page for it. The layout of this page can be customized to suit your brand and style.
To find this page, click on the “Pages” tab and scroll until you see where it says “Blog Post” and click on it.
The page editor will open up, allowing you to change up the page layout and style.
Editing the page is easy: all you do is drag and drop available sections from the left and edit them by clicking on each element contained on the blog page.
Clicking on the main body of the blog post gives you some customization options unique to the blog post page.
Click anywhere on the main text of your blog post and a left-hand menu will appear. Scroll to the bottom of the menu to find these options. Here you can:
- Call to Action: Add a button for an action (getting a free download for example).
- Opt-in: Add an opt-in form (newsletter subscription for example).
- Container: This creates a border around the main blog post body.
- Background: Choose if you want a video to play in the background of your blog post.
How to Customize the Blog Homepage in Kajabi
You can customize your blog’s homepage in the same fashion as you did for your blog post.
Find the homepage by clicking on “Pages” and then where it says “Blog.”
In the editing screen, you can add all sorts of different page elements by dragging and dropping them onto the page.
For example, you can include videos, audio files, countdown timers, images, etc.
To edit each page element, click on it and a side panel will appear allowing you to change up the content.
If you have already published blog posts, you will notice that the title and image appear on this page.
You can’t edit the blog posts themselves here (you have to do that in the blog post editing screen detailed above), but you can change the layout of how the title and image are displayed.
Don’t forget to hit “Save” at the top of the screen before exiting the editor. You can also click the “Preview” button to see what the page looks like to a viewer.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How Many Blogs Can I Create in Kajabi?
Kajabi allows you to create one blog per website. The Basic and Growth plans allow one website and, therefore, one blog, while the Pro plan allows up to three websites and three blogs.
Does Kajabi Provide Templates for Blogs?
Kajabi provides several website themes, each of which provides a page template for blog posts and your blog homepage. There are no additional individual page templates for blogs available, though you can create your own.
What Can I Use a Kajabi Blog for?
You can use a Kajabi blog to increase organic traffic to your website. By providing valuable, SEO-optimized content you are more likely to appear in search results which can drive up website views and potentially increase sales.
What Can I Add to My Kajabi Blog?
Kajabi allows you to create unlimited posts for your blog. You can also add engaging content such as videos, audio files, opt-in forms, and calls to action.
