Meet Margaret Bourne
Blog Coach & Personal Branding Strategist
If you’re ready to grow a blog that actually gets traction and supports your bigger business goals, you’re in the right place.
As a blog coach and strategist, I started MargaretBourne.com — a blog about blogging — for new and emerging bloggers who want guidance, real strategies, and the confidence to grow their blogs into dream businesses. Blog smarter, not harder!
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“Her coaching is gold!”
One frustrated late-night Google search for a blog coach led me to Margaret, and boom — four months later, my blog’s making passive income and I actually feel like I know what I’m doing.
Her coaching is gold, her Facebook group is the only one I want to check, and her post-session notes are like little branding love letters to your business. She’s smart, practical, and somehow always one step ahead.
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What You’ll Find Here
1:1 Blog Coaching & Audits
Personalized strategy sessions to help you get unstuck — whether you’re starting from scratch or ready to scale into a full-time business.
Blog Courses & Digital Products
Self-paced learning for the do-it-yourselfers in my Confident Blogger Academy, including templates, eBooks and webinars.
Free Resources
Blogging tips, SEO strategy, Pinterest marketing guidance, and monetization insights on the blog — built from real experience, not theory.
I’ve Been Where You Are
I almost quit blogging in 2014.
Learning everything felt impossible. The strategy, the SEO, the mindset shifts, figuring out what actually works versus what’s just noise. Sound familiar? Maybe you’re at that same point now. Feeling overwhelmed, unsure what’s accurate, and wondering if a full-time blogging career is even realistic.
By tackling the things that were really holding me back, including the skills, knowledge, mindset, and the right tools, I went from unsure hobby blogger to confident business owner. I can tackle what the ever-changing blogging and digital marketing world throws at me. It doesn’t have to take you as long as it took me.
Blogging and building an online business can be easier, more fulfilling, and profitable. Whether you want one-on-one guidance or prefer to learn at your own pace, I’ve got you covered.
About Margaret Bourne
PR Pro. Marketer. Blogger. Blogging Coach & Strategist.
With 20+ years in public relations and marketing communications — including agency roles like Account Director — and 15+ of those years spent building and monetizing my own blogs, I bring a rare dual perspective: I’ve been on both sides of the table, from managing brand partnerships to growing a blog into a business myself.
Recognized by Tailwind as a top Pinterest marketing educator, I bring proven, platform-backed strategy — not just theory — to everything I teach.
I started in the public relations and marketing agency world in 2000. Back then, blogs didn’t exist. Fast forward to 2010, and I started Suburban Tourist. After the birth of my son, I rebranded it into a lifestyle blog for women over 40.
With many seeking blog coaching sessions with me, it was time to share my expertise via a blog about blogging and start MargaretBourne.com.
Now I help others by sharing my digital marketing and blogging tips for beginners and those scaling up to online businesses. I help them achieve their blogging success and online business goals!
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Why I Coach
As a blogging coach and digital marketing pro, my goal is to help bloggers & online entrepreneurs gain the skills and knowledge they need, in a way that makes them feel confident about blogging, with a strategy in place to become profitable.
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What I Don’t Do
There’s no BS here… This blog is about blogging and promotes my services as my business. My success is your success. While I don’t do the work for you, I teach you how to do the work yourself, but better, so you can blog confidently like a pro with faster results.
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What I Truly Believe In
Every blogger’s journey to achieving their goals is different. Some require more hands-on support than others. But building a successful online blog business is always doable when you have the right mindset, knowledge and desire for success.
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A Few Interesting Fun Facts
I run on coffee. I’m a first-generation Canadian of Polish background. I work professionally as a digital marketer. When not blogging, I’m hiking and doing DIY home projects. I have a Master of Arts in History (Medieval). My greatest joy is my family!
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Start It
Want to start a blog, but are feeling overwhelmed? Get clarity in deciding on a niche, setting up your website hosting, WordPress, theme, key pages and your blog strategy before you launch and start publishing posts.
Elevate It
Transform your beginner blog so it’s ready to begin making money! Fine-tune it with new customer-focused content, SEO, AI Optimization, Pinterest, social media & email marketing strategies that build followers and potential customers.
Monetize It
Turn your blog into a business: monetize it via digital products, sponsored posts, affiliate marketing, or a service like coaching. Take your personal branding to the next level. Turn your expertise into a source of income.
Get Informed & Inspired with Blogging Tips
The more you know, the easier it becomes. Want to see more blogging insights and tips from me? This site is your blogging resource. Explore all my posts and guides here.
