Favorite tools for blogging and growing your following and website traffic. Tips for how to start a blog and tools and services for bloggers and influencers. Time saving, social media schedulers to help run a blog.
Favorite Tools for Blogging
Blogging is not just about writing and creating content, there is a lot of behind the scenes business that makes it all happen. Throughout the seventeen years that I’ve been blogging, many people have asked what services and tools I recommend. Here’s a post about the tools I use the most for both of my websites.
Not a blogger or influencer? You are more than welcome to share this post with friends who might be interested in blogging or starting an online business. These tools and tips are not the only good options, just what I use for my business and feel comfortable recommending to you.
Check back because I will be adding more information when I discover new and must-have blogging and social media tools!
Want to hear me talk about blogging and how I do it? Come listen to my interview on The Blogger Genius Podcast.
How to Get Started
I purchase my website domain names through GoDaddy. If you want to start a blog, this is where you need to go first. Register your .com and if you like, they have many services that can easily help you create your own website.
Website Hosting
I have gone through many website hosting companies, but the one I feel best referring you to is Big Scoots.
Email Marketing
I highly recommend gathering and marketing your business with Flodesk. I love how simple Flodesk makes email marketing! Click here to start growing your list today and get 50% off the first year!
Get More Traffic – Schedule Your Content on Pinterest
Tailwind is an API approved partner with Pinterest and has great advantages for scheduling your pins! With this great tool, you don’t have to be on Pinterest daily to get your content out there. It’s also got fantastic stats to help you figure out what content works best for your audience.
Grow Your Social Media Following
MiloTree is a free Wordpress plug-in that pops-up on your blog anytime someone visits. Your visitors will see a big button where people can follow you on social media right then. Set it to be a Facebook Page, Pinterest or Instagram pop-up to promote those channels to your audience. I recommend getting the paid version so you can see statistics and have more options.
Buffer helps you share content to social media by scheduling content from anywhere on the web and analyze how your posts perform. Use it to schedule your own blog content or other’s content to most social media sites. Start out using the free version to try it out.
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Evernote is a wonderful tool to organize your life! As files get lost on my computer, using it helps me remember everything as well as share with team members.
Recommended Camera Equipment
For the product photography on my blog, I use a Canon 70D Camera Body along with a 24-70mm Tamron Lens. If you are new to photography and blogging, a good starting lens would be a 50mm lens.
I hope this list of tools will help you along your blogging journey!
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