Best Blogging Resources
Over several years of working with technology, basic graphic design, writing, and blogging, I’ve accumulated some of the best blogging resources, technology and graphics tools, and writing resources in the industry that make my life much easier and way more fun. I’m listing them below with a link (some are affiliates, meaning I will make a small percentage if you click through and purchase.)
Also included will be a quick review of each tool so you can determine if it’s something that might help you. Not all of them will. My wish is that one or more of these resources may inspire you to create something new and of value, because I know there is a creation in your heart waiting to come out!
Blogging Resources
Kim Anderson-How to Kickstart Your Writing Career at Any Stage or Age
- If you love writing…
- And you want to be able to do it as a side hustle
- Or even a full-time income,
- This FREE eBook will help you understand how to get started!
Sandra DeFreitas-Engaged Groups
- Learn how to increase engagement in your group
- Helpful Strategies Sessions
- Copy and paste the engaging posts shared each month
- Exclusive Facebook Group with FB Lives, Challenges, and more
- Sandra De Freitas knows Facebook Groups! I’ve loved working with her and growing my own group. Super fun and rewarding!
Kate Doster – Email Marketing Fairy
- Done-for-you email templates
- To engage with your audience
- Welcome sequences
- Sales funnels
- Newsletters and more
- Kate Doster is the Queen of email marketing and this reasonably priced course is the bomb!
Restored 316 – Blog Themes
- Feminine WordPress Themes
- Helpful Business Resources
- Easy to use & Affordable
- Beautiful & Customizable
- Amazing customer service
- Quiet Hollow uses the Farmhouse theme from Restored 316. After trying 2 or 3 other themes, Restored 316 just fits and is so pretty.
Graphics Tools
Canva Pro
- Simple To Use Interface
- 200K+ Companies On Board
- 100% Happiness Guarantee
- Start Designing!
- Create Marketing Material Easily
- Thousands Of Templates, Stock Photos, Videos…
- Start free and then go Pro
- I love creating with Canva for my blog, Facebook page & group, and newsletter!
Deposit Photos
- 170K New Images Added Daily
- Fast and efficient search.
- Top-notch images for websites and ads.
- Creative content
- Weekly free files
- Affordable prices & Flexible Plan
- Deposit Photos is a huge solution to the quality photo finding problem. Thankful for this tool!
WP tasty
- WP tasty provides WordPress bloggers with tried and true plugins to optimize for SEO, Pinterest, and keyword linking
- tasty Recipes-Everything you need to publish beautiful, SEO-solid recipes on your WordPress blog
- tasty Pins-You no longer have to choose between SEO, Pinterest, & screen readers
- tasty Links-Automagically create links for specific keywords across your blog with just a few clicks
- I use the tasty Pins feature. Easy, happy, but I want to add more tasty features to my repertoire!
Ivory Mix
- Canva Templates
- Stock Photos
- Captions
- Pinterest, Instagram, & Marketing Tips
- Strategic Courses for Creative Experts
- Fun Content Membership covers everything, or you can get the Free Membership with 550 stock photos and Canva templates.
Writing Resources
Grammarly
- Communicate With Impact
- Ensure Everything You Write Comes Across The Way You Intend
- Present Your Best Self Every Time You Type
- Make Your Writing Clear and Engaging
- Easily improve any text
- Eliminate grammar errors
- I COULD NOT LIVE WITHOUT GRAMMARLY!
Writing Books
Blog Business Tools
ConvertKit
- Grow Your Audience
- Automate Your Marketing
- Sell Your Digital Products
- Get Started Now with a free 14-Day Trial
- I’ve tried so many ESPs, and ConvertKit is the best!
Tailwind
- Tailwind unifies your social & email marketing into a single solution
- Grow smarter and faster
- Spend less time scheduling
- Take the guesswork out of growing your business
- I love Pinterest and Tailwind makes pinning your business pins regularly so easy!
LeadPages
- Simplify your lead generation
- Easily build websites and landing pages
- Connect your favorite marketing tools
- Track your results
- 14-Day Free Trial
- I LOVE LeadPages…fun and powerful! The best tool of its type.
SiteGround
- Premium Google Cloud
- Ultrafast server setup
- Top WordPress speed
- Latest technologies integrated
- Put your site’s safety first
- I started with BlueHost and came to SiteGround after hearing the recommendations. Not going back!
Rank Math Pro
- Easy to follow Setup Wizard
- Clean & Simple User Interface
- Personal AI Assistant & Built-In Advanced SEO Analytics Module
- Google Index Status & Google Analytics 4 Integration
- Rank Tracker & Keep an Eye on Position History
- Ranking Keywords for Posts
- I was a Yoast girl, but now I’m with Rank Math, and I won’t go back!