Using Free Blogging Tools [Chapter 7]

Chapter 7. 

Using Free Blogging Tools

Although useful tools and services exist online, the trouble is getting them between all other nodes and / or outdated tools.

As a gift to share to read my guide up here, I will provide you with a list of free tools we use all the time at WHSR. Good luck, and I wish you success on your blogging journey.

writing:

• After the Deadline - Checking the style of advances and grammar.
• Grammarly - The most popular online writing assistant.
• Hemingway App - Write short and bold with this tool.
• Freedom.to - Block out distracted websites so you can focus on writing.
• legend - Written distraction tool.Evernote - A tool that needs presentation.

Editing the picture:

• Fotor - Edit and compose beautiful image tools for social media posts, posters, invitations, and more.
• Canva - Design beautiful images and posts on social media.
• Wizard Design - Create pretty images using free templates and ready-made images.
• JPEG Mini - Reduce .jpeg file size.
• Small PNG - Reduce .png file size.
• Skitch - Taking picture notes.
• Monkey Pic - Winning image processing tool.
• Peak Chart - Simple infographic creation tool.
• Pixlr - Image Editing Tool.
• Favicon.io - Best favorite generator ever.

Free Pictures and Photography:

• Icon Finder - Great free icons directory.
• Morgul Folder - More than 350,000 images for commercial use.
• Action Snap - The directory of beautiful free image images added weekly.
• WHSR Free Icons - Free icons created by our in-house designer.

References and research:

• World Scientific - Bulletin of Free Academics.
• World Book of Facts - No Joke - World information directly from the CIA.
• Republic Tech - White papers, technology reports and case studies.
• Sherpa Marketing - Free marketing reports.
• Trading Pub - Free magazines, white papers and case studies.
• Hubspot Library - A good reference source for marketing.
• CrunchBase - News about startup companies.
• BuzzFeed Trending - Find the latest hot topics in BuzzFeed.
• Creative Writing Writing - Ideas and incentives to overcome writing blocks.
• Google Alerts - Get alert emails for new content you are following.
• Social Media, Marketing and SEO
• Bing Webmaster Tool - Free diagnostic tool for Bing sites.
• Google Webmaster Tool - Google's free site diagnostic tool.
• follow - Do your competitors
• Majestic SEO - The free version lets you check a site links profile (CF / TF) quickly.
• Engage the Bay - The parade of marketing automation, sales and all-in-one services
• Related Page Checker - Check for cached pages on your blog.
• Like Explorer - Check the social metrics of your content (or competition).
• Tweet Deck - Mange multiple Twitter accounts on one dashboard.
• Buzz Sumo - Find popular content and influencers on major social media networks.
• Tag Board - Social Media Market Research.
• IFTTT - Publish content on many social media platforms with ease.
• Online analytics and productivity
• Google Analytics - Free online statistics.
• Matomo - Google Analytics minus Google.
• YouTube Analytics - Statistics on your YouTube videos.
• WP Stats - Compare your WordPress blog with others.
• Process Path - Simple process and workflow management.
• Website Speed ​​Testing
• Bitcatcha - Check site speed from 10 sites.
• Webpages Test - Check the speed of the website in detail.
• GT Metrix - Test and track page loading speed in detail.

Blogging Frequently Asked Questions

1. How much does it cost to start a blog?

Estimated costs to start a blog that includes a domain name and web hosting is under $ 100 a year (less than $ 10 a month). This cost is based on a self-hosted blog (using WordPress). The cost sharing would be: $ 15 a year for a .com domain name and about $ 60 a year for the online hosting fee.

2. How are bloggers paid?

To get a better view of how bloggers get paid, I categorized them into 2 types - one is where you deal directly with clients or advertisers and the other is where you join a program offered by a company or network.

When dealing directly with clients or advertisers, you have more control over prices. You can earn money by:

- Selling premium content (membership page)

- Direct Advertising

- Selling your product

- Working boards

- Writing and publishing sponsored posts

3. How to start a free blog?

There are numerous platforms where you can start a free blog today, this includes WordPress.com, Tumblr or Blogger. To create a free blog, all you have to do is sign up and start publishing your content.

4. What is the catch behind a free blogging platform?

Nothing comes free in our world. There are a number of disadvantages with a free blogging platform:

- There are rules laid down by each platform that you must abide by

- Your blog's domain name appears to be a subdomain such as "myblogname.wordpress.com" or "myblogname.tumblr.com"

- There are limited functionalities, plugins and theme selections you can do on your blog

- Usually, free platforms limit the chance of monetizing your blog

I strongly suggest starting your own blog using a self-hosted WordPress.org (like the one I covered in this guide). Besides exceeding the limit of free blogging, the potential growth of your blog is limitless.

There are numerous platforms where you can start a free blog today, this includes WordPress.com, Tumblr or Blogger. To create a free blog, all you have to do is sign up and start publishing your content.

But here's the catch:

There are rules laid down by each platform that you must abide by

The domain name of your blog appears to be a subdomain such as "myblogname.wordpress.com" or "myblogname.tumblr.com"

There are limited features, plugins, and theme selections you can do on your blog

Usually, free platforms limit the chance of monetizing your blog