25+ Tools and Resources for Bloggers
Everyone wants to know what are the best tools to use when starting an online business. I remember when I first started blogging, I was looking for as many resources as possible to help me on my blogging journey. I know most bloggers don’t share their tools and resources, but I will!
As promised, you will find my tools and resources that have helped me with my online presence and blogging, as well as tools and resources I think everyone who is working online should use.
This page contains affiliate links.
ONLINE BUSINESS ESSENTIALS
1) Web Hosting- BlueHost– is the web hosting I currently use for my blog to stay up and running. I even wrote an entire blog post on how to start a blog using WordPress and Bluehost- Check it out here.
2) Proofreading and editing- Grammarly– is a lifesaver for its proofreading and editing magic! To save yourself from embarrassing grammatical mistakes while writing your blog post, emails, or even book writing, you should definitely use Grammarly!
3) E-mail Marketing- Convertkit– I currently use Convertkit for my email marketing, and I love it for the customization and automation features! You can legit set up email automation and never have to worry about forgetting to send an email or writing an email to new subscribers about the topics they are interested in. Plus, you can add triggers, which helps you categories your audience! So, you can target your emails to the better audience that your topic applies more too! Check it out here.
4) CMS (Content Management System) (website builder)- WordPress– is the number 1 used CMS chosen by bloggers to create their blogs on. I haven’t met not one blogger who doesn’t use WordPress for their blog! If they do, they regret not using WordPress! Learn more about WordPress here.
5) Web Design (WordPress Themes)- Themeisle– If you want to have a beautiful website design for your blog and don’t want to start from scratch, check out this website for their amazing WordPress Themes!
6) Website Design & Graphic Designs (WordPress)- Bluchic– If you are in need of amazing website designs, you definitely want to check this company out. They also have amazing landing pages templates and Canva Lead Magnet Templates!
7) Creating Online Documents- GoogleDrive – I absolutely love Google Drive! You can save files and documents on google drive! Google Drive also is composed of other document software called Google Docs, Google slides, Google sheets, Google forms, and more! The beautiful thing about them all is, if you don’t want to pay for Microsoft Office, google drive is a great free alternative! Plus, my favorite feature of google drive is the autosave feature! I can’t emphasize how many times I have been a victim of my computer shutting down mid essay writing! No more with Google Drive (google docs)!
HOSTING DIGITAL PRODUCTS & COURSES
8) E-Courses- Teachable: If you are a blogger that is looking into making money and have a course you would like to teach, I recommend you use Teachable! Thus far, Teachable has been the only course company that also has its affiliate program within the course. In other words, you can create a course, and have others promote your course off the same platform! So, you don’t have to spend extra money to find another company to conduct your affiliate marketing program. You can use Teachable for both! Also, side note, 89% of the e-courses I have taken have been created and taught off of the Teachable platform! To learn more, click here.
9) Send digital products- Sendowl: It is excellent if you want to sell ebooks to your subscribers! They also have their affiliate program options for you on their platform, so you can get others to promote your products as well! Click to learn more.
SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING & AUTOMATION
10) Tailwind– my #1 favorite social media marketing and automation tool! I love Tailwind! With Tailwind, I can schedule my pins way in advance, leaving me lovely amounts of time to focus on other blogger things! You can also join Tribes, which are like Pinterest groups just on Tailwind. Tailwind Tribes are amazing because you are in a massive community of other bloggers who are blogging about the same subject and are eager to pin other pins to their Pinterest! Can you say skyrocket blog traffic?!!! Tailwind helped me grow my Pinterest account, which also helps me skyrocket my blog exposure! To learn more, click here.
11) Hootsuite– makes finding, scheduling, managing, and reporting on social media content easier! Schedule your social media post out with Hootsuite! Learn more here.
GRAPHIC DESIGN & STOCK IMAGES
12) Canva– I currently use Canva for all my visual needs- INCLUDING MY PINTEREST PINS! You can make sellable printables with Canva. I’m planning on making some social media graphic templates to add-in my course bundle for mommy entrepreneurs, so look out for that! To learn more about Canva, click here.
13) Creative Market– If you are looking for professional stock photos, fonts, workbook templates, ebook templates, e-course slide templates, anything about graphic designs, Creative Market is the place! Oh, they also have Mock-ups, if you’re into that type of stuff! To learn more, click here.
14) PicMonkey– Picmonkey is another website you can use to create your graphics! Picmonkey is almost like Photoshop, meaning its more customizable! If you enjoy being able to do some super in-depth edits and graphic creation, check out PicMonkey. Learn more here.
SELF DEVELOPMENT COURSES AND EBOOKS
15) My Mom Entrepreneur Journey Made Easy Ebook– Get ready to jet start your Mommy Entrepreneur Journey the right way! This ebook has everything you need to get started as a mommy entrepreneur! Say goodbye 9 to 5 and HELLO Mommy Boss Lifestyle! This book contains 8 chapters of amazing money-making content! My Mom Entrepreneur Journey Made Easy Ebook was structured for beginners making it easy to follow and process as a new mom entrepreneur!
16) Genius Blogger’s Toolkit– This is like the holy grail of all blogger resources! This is a massive blogger bundle of courses, ebooks, templates, videos, podcasts, and more! I wish this were the first thing I was introduced to since this is a massive Steal versus what course I originally purchased! If you are serious about blogging, you should definitely buy this bundle! The only issue is that this bundle is only available twice a year! In January and in October for TWO DAYS!!!! The next Flash Sale is on January 15-16! Go to the website and bookmark it! If you join my mailing list, you’ll receive an email from me about the flash sale, so you don’t miss it!
17) Baby on A Budget Course– You’ll learn how to conquer the fear associated with new parenthood and how to turn any compulsive buying habits into smart choices. Plus, this course teaches you how to save money for your new baby before and after the baby is born!
18) Ultimate Productivity Bundle 2020– Learn how to supercharge your productivity with this massive bundle of resources gear towards productivity!
19) Skyrocket Your Blog Traffic Ebook by Angela Mary Vaz– learn how to gain traffic that actually converts into engagement, shares, sales, and more income.
20) Amazon Affiliate Affluence– Ebook- This ebook is designed to teach you everything you need to know to start making money as an Amazon affiliate.
21) Get Paid To Pin – Ebook- this ebook teaches you how to make money on Pinterest through affiliate marketing.
22) Explosive Traffic With Tribes – Ebook- a step-by-step blueprint for bloggers to reach 90,000+ pageviews /month in 90 days with Tailwind Tribes!
AFFILIATE MARKETING PLATFORMS
23) Awin– Awin is a global affiliate network. They have more than 100,000 contributing publishers and 13,000 advertisers! You can promote companies like Etsy, Aliexpress, StubHub, HP, and more! I do find Awin companies to be a lot pickier when it comes to their selection process, but it is still an excellent option to be an affiliate for them! Learn more here.
24) Shareasale– An excellent starter affiliate marketing platform for beginner bloggers! It contains many other companies you can promote like: Grammarly, Dollar Tree, Cricut, Reebok, Minted., Fanatics, Sally Beauty, Erin Condren, and more! Check out more here.
25) Amazon Affiliates– I love Amazon! So, signing up for their affiliate marketing program was a no brainer for me! Amazon has their in-house affiliate program. As an Amazon Affiliate, you can earn a commission based on promoting amazon products and bounties! Please note, you are required to make like two to three sales in the first 90 days of being accepted into their program! Learn more here.
26) FlexOffers-Looking to work with some of the big brand names like Carters, JCPenny’s, Forever21, Disney+, and more? Sign up to be a publisher (affiliate) with FlexOffers!
