Blogging 101: Blog Tools

Blogging 101: Design Tools for Bloggers

Love blogging and writing content but can’t quite get the look of your blog and/or images right? No problem! I’ve used so many different tools over the years to try and get my blog and it’s images to look exactly how I want it to. Here’s some of the standout design tools that I’ve loved using.…
Stock Images, Hotlinking, and Other Image Issues for Bloggers

Being a blogger doesn’t mean you always need to take your own photos! Of course, you can’t just pop onto Google or re-use an image you found on Pinterest because of Copyright. But, you can find a large selection of images online which have been created and licensed for other people to use them on…
Blogging 101: Using Gdrive for Blogging

When it comes to blogging I often switch up my style of working because my life keeps drastically changing. At the moment, I’m still adjusting to working full time and with this I’ve been using Google Drive a lot! This is because it’s super easy for me to create content on the go with my…
Blogging 101: Best Apps for Bloggers

If you’re anything like me you absolutely can’t live without your phone. Whilst articles are increasingly talking about putting the phone down, and helping mental health, self-care detoxes etc. I’m here to give you ideas on which apps you can be using to be productive when on your phone. These are some of the great…
Blogging 101: Google Search Console

In Google analytics you can also access Google search console data under acquisition to see which pages are gaining traffic through search. However, sometimes you may want a bit of a deep dive into what search terms are useful for you and how successful certain pages are in the long-term. That’s where the Google Search…
Blogging 101: Guide to Google Analytics

So you’ve been told to use Google Analytics but you’re feeling completely overwhelmed with the set up and all the data? Well you’ve come to the right place because I’m going to talk you through the different stats you can pull from Google Analytics, and also why this stat may be important to you and…
Blogging 101: How to Utilise Mailing Lists

If you’re up for creating even more content then maybe a mailing list is for you. Mailing lists are often used to remind readers of what you’ve recently posted, but it can also be a great tool to engage them with your brand, and the promise of exclusive content on a weekly or monthly basis…
Blogging 101: Guide to Buffer

Buffer is another site that helps you post to social media. It has Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn capabilities as well as other social networks when on it’s paid plans. Scheduling If you haven’t guessed yet, I love being able to schedule social posts. I currently work full time 9-5 and I can’t be on my…
Blogging 101: Guide to Tailwind

The biggest pull for me to use Tailwind was that you could schedule pins. I’ve had a look around and Tailwind has the best set of tools specifically for Pinterest. You can also use Buffer, and a website called Viraltag. Viraltag has free 14 day trial and Tailwind has free 100 pins trial. So you…