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5 Of My Favorite Blogging Resources, You Should Be Using

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5 Of My Favorite Blogging Resources, You Should Be Using

When I was a newbie blogger, I didn’t realize there were SO many different resources out there for bloggers (and it’s amazing how much it’s grown!). Even now, after changing my niche, I continue to find many various resources that have helped me grow, especially for WordPress.

From sites for graphics, plugins (there’s a plugin for EVERYTHING), and scheduling social media, I’ve come a long way in growing my platforms.

So can YOU!

I wanted to share with you a few of my Favorites – and I highly recommend you check them out! Because they’re life savers!

5 Of My Favorite Blogging Resources, You Should Be Using

5 Of My Favorite Blogging Resources, You Should Be Using

Grammarly

Probably my most used of all my favorites, Grammarly is a life saver. This is a grammar checker, and let me tell you; it has changed the way I write. Completely.

There are three different ways you can use it:

  • Online
  • Installed on your internet browser (for sure Firefox and Chrome)
  • Installed in Microsoft office

Best of ALL, it’s FREE!

Now, if you want to step up your writing, then I highly suggest getting a premium account. Not only does it check grammar and spelling, but it also checks your tone and writing style, and explains any changes that it suggests. 

On both free & premium accounts, you get a weekly report that tells you all the changes/errors corrected, and I’ve noticed that my word count goes up – and my errors? They are gradually going down. 

Tailwind

Tailwind is my newest find!

I have seriously stepped up my Pinterest game, and while I know there is SO MUCH MORE I should be doing, Tailwind has helped immensely!

Tailwind is a Pinterest & Tailwind for Instagram scheduler and marking tool. What makes Tailwind stand out the App you can install on your browser and phone, to quickly add pins to your scheduler, or, to save for later. This is SUCH a useful resource for blogging.

Tailwind offers the following:

  • Create a schedule on the number of pins you want to share per day; add pins to your queue, and then the auto-scheduler takes care of the rest! Rest assured, it doesn’t post the same pins together, and too often.
  • Create smart loops. You can create different loops with different content, which Pins your evergreen content in a rotation.
  • Join tribes! You can join a group of individuals with similar content and schedule pins. This is a FANTASTIC way to find not only pins to share and fill your queues but an amazing way to find content to help YOU grow as well!

You can start for FREE today. You get 100 PINS per month. But, if you use my affiliate link, you get $15 towards your PLUS account. So, why not start today?

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Keywords Everywhere

This is another HUGE resource for bloggers. Keywords Everywhere is an extension I added on Chrome, which shows me relevant keywords to my search, and shows what other people are searching for. 

It also breaks down CPC, which is helpful to see who is paying for what.

For example, I googled my keywords to see what else would populate, which gave me ideas for what people are looking for that is directly related to what I am writing about. Now, I know to incorporate that, if it fits, into my post. 

Seriously. I save SO much time, and I’ve seen a small bump in my organic traffic in the short amount of time I have been keeping track.

Creative Market

I’ve been using Creative Market since the first month I started my blog, all those years ago! This is a one-stop shop for fonts, graphics, templates, web themes and so much more.

It’s free to join – and you can literally spend hours browsing fonts and graphics!

Best yet, each week you get SIX FREE GOODS. Yep, FREE. They range from fonts to graphics packs, to themes. I snag up anything I could use for later because it’s FREE.

You can also link up a Dropbox account so you can save it for later instead of downloading right away.

Canva

As with Tailwind, this is another new find. When I started making my own graphics, I started on Pic-Monkey. And while there is nothing wrong with it, Canva just has more useful resources for bloggers.

I create ALL my images on Canva. From Pinterest, Twitter & blog graphics, to the media kit and eBooks. You can also make headers for Facebook, create ads, and use for business cards. There are even FREE Pinterest Templates.

I also love that I can use purchased templates, or create my own, and easily switch out images and titles for my Pins. This is a great blogging tool for beginners, as well.

You can create a free account, but I pay for Canva Pro, which opens up so many other features and gives access to images.

Let’s Chat

Do you use any of the resources mentioned above? What are some of your favorite blogging resources?

tonyalee
tonyalee

Tonyalee is an avid reader, gym junkie, coffee addicted workaholic, and blogger. Be sure to follow on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram for random shenanigans.

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11 Comments

  • Tanya @ Rantings of a Reading Addict says:
    June 21, 2019 at 10:34

    These sound great! I haven’t tapped the Pinterest world much yet. I know that it is recommended I make images especially for Pinterest, but have never really sat down to do that. It seems time consuming. I do use Canva but not the paid version. I’ll pay for an image here or there, but I don’t think I use it enough to subscribe. These are great suggestions!

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  • Nicola Niemc says:
    June 21, 2019 at 18:11

    Brilliant ideas! I don’t run a blog, but I do have my own website, which I’m always looking to update and improve. As an independent author, I’m constantly trying to improve my social media presence, and Pinterest is one of my favourite sites, so I shall definitely be checking out Tailwind!

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  • Deborah Wyatt says:
    June 24, 2019 at 04:20

    Such helpful and practical tips and advice here, thank you xx

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  • Kimberly @ Caffeinated Reviewer says:
    June 25, 2019 at 13:52

    These are all fun tools. I do most of my scheduled on my own or through free online tools. Great post!

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  • Kim says:
    June 28, 2019 at 17:36

    These are great suggestions. I swear by Grammarly and Canva but the others are new for me. Thanks for sharing. 🙂

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  • Jen Ryland says:
    July 17, 2019 at 19:00

    Love Canva! Last time I checked Tailwind they didn’t have a free option (boo!) so I will have to use it! I was using another free pinning site but it shut down 🙁

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  • Annie says:
    October 2, 2019 at 06:52

    Love Canva!! can’t wait to try keywords everywhere… thanks for all these tips!

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  • Kristina says:
    December 16, 2019 at 23:01

    Ouh, thank you for thoses!
    The only one I actively use is Canva; though I did tried grammerly on my other (fried) mac before and .. something happened that I deleted it because I was SO tired of copy/pasting into it (I use the wp app) while also needing to copy/paste my « r » to write… so I forgot and went to take my r and the huge chunk of text appearing made me SO MAD 😂😂

    Keywords everywhere do sounds interesting though. Man, I need to do the SEO keyword and stuff, still 👀

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    • tonyalee says:
      December 19, 2019 at 07:27

      I had Grammerly installed as an app on chrome, and it’s wonderful. Not sure if you can on MAC though?

      SEO is a struggle, for real lol

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  • sherry fundin says:
    February 3, 2020 at 12:31

    great post. i have heard of grammarly and have used canva and found it easy to use. i get the free version, so every now and then it cuts me off. lol i’ll be flagging this for future reference. thanks for sharing
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