12 Essential Resources for Bloggers

Happy Monday, everyone! It's a brand new start to the week and I'm excited to be back into full time blogging, so I thought I'd provide a list of all of the resources that are essentials for professional and amateur bloggers alike. Twelve resources isn't a lot, per se, but I think this list is going to be really helpful. 

1. Picmonkey- I've always used Picmonkey. I even wrote a post about Picmonkey here, all about why it's the best and why you should use it instead of Canva. (it wasn't even a sponsored post!)

2. Instagram- Instagram is a crucial blogging tool, because social media is very important to bloggers (by the way you should follow me on Instagram @savannahbby_14). All bloggers should be using Instagram to increase their following!

3. I use whitagram (free on the App store) to edit all of my Instagram photos, but it can be used for blog photos, too, if you're willing to go through the hassle of importing them back and forth. 

4. Wordmark.it is probably one of the most amazing sites in all of internet history- one of them. All you do is type in a couple of letters or words or phrases (or really anything), and it loads that phrase in all of the fonts on your computer! I like to use this when I'm stuck and forgot how many awesome fonts I've downloaded over the years. 


5. Pexels (and I know I've said this many times before but I'm gonna say it again nevertheless) is by far THE BEST stock photo site in the entire history of the world ever and don't even argue with me because I'm right. The stock photos used in this post? Pexels. 

6. PINTEREST!!!!! If it weren't for Pinterest, I might not even have a blog anymore (well, I might) because it's just the best thing ever. It's great for sharing everything you post and finding fun content for everything you post, like photos and inspiration and just everything. 

7. Evernote is a lifesaver. I'm such a forgetful person, and I'm also a person that loves to make so many lists, so Evernote is honestly the best resource on this list because it allows me to track blog posts and other things to do all in one convenient app. 

8. Dafonts is so awesome, I bet I could write an entire post just about how much I love and use Dafonts on a monthly basis. They have (probably) millions of free fonts to download, and I love them. I love them. I love it. This is the best font site ever...

9. Elle & Co. is an amazing entrepreneurship blog that provides a ton of information about starting and hosting your own blog/business, and they have a ton of information to offer for FREE. 


10. Spotify is technically a music service, but I can really get lost in my writing if I'm listening to a good song, which is why I wanted to include this on my list. 

11. Google Calendar is a lifesaver. Otherwise known as iCal, or just the default Apple Calendar found on all iPhones, I've been using this for almost a year now to track all of my blog posts and can happily say that it works wonders. 

12. I feel like I should include Wonderlass blog because it has helped me so much with just a couple of useful blog posts- it's an awesome blog and they will help you out so much if you're a beginner, or maybe even if you're a full-on professional. 

Well, it looks like that was the last post for February- how are we already almost three months (one quarter) into 2016? That's crazy! HAPPY LEAP DAY!!!

xo Savannah

My Favorite Blogging Resources and Apps

Blogging can be pretty hard at times. Yeah, it's not just people sitting on their couch in their PJs with a laptop in front of them writing whatever comes to mind- we need the little things to help us out, and not everyone knows what those things are. Note: this isn't a complete post, this isn't every single blogging resource and app out there- it's simply my personal list that I've chosen to share with you today :)

APPS 

-Evernote is SUPER helpful- it's not your average note-taking app, because you can add photos and make sketches and checklists and texts and chat with other people- I'm in love with it, it's the ultimate To-Do list app. I would highly recommend it. 

-For scheduling posts, instead of physically writing things down like I used to, I just use the default Google Calendar that came with my phone because it's easy to use and I like the system of it, plus it's free. 

-Layout is a free photo collage app that I like a lot better than most photo collage apps (I don't know why so don't ask). It just has a really clean design, has different layouts, you can use lots of photos, and though I don't use it often it's quite useful.

-Pinterest has got to be one of my top favorite blogging resources in the form of an app- I've been using it to help me blog for years now, and it's honestly one of the most helpful blogging apps out there.

-Bloglovin' allows me to read all of my favorite blogs in one feed, which helps me out a lot because I get tons of inspiration from other blogs & bloggers. 


RESOURCES

-Picmonkey is what I use to edit all of the photos I use on this blog. If I need to add text to a photo, then I use Picmonkey to do that. It has a lot to offer with the free version, but the Royal one would help if you want a more professional look because there are so much more options. 

-Pexels is my all time favorite stock photo site for a lot of reasons, mainly because their photos are beautiful and have no watermark, and they update it with 10 photos every day. Plus, there's a huge library of photos with variety so you can use them for everything. Oh, and did I mention it's free?

-Pinterest obviously has to be on here because I don't think this blog would be where it is today without the help of Pinterest. If you've got a blog, Pinterest is gonna help you A LOT. 

-I feel like I should put Spotify on here even though it's for music- I just think listening to music while I write helps me focus a whole lot more and plus I can't go a day without listening to it~

That's all I have to share with you right now, I'm sure there's more but I just can't think of it right now. Have a great week!

xx Savannah