As a blogger and social media influencer who has been at it for several years, I feel like I have learned a lot. It’s kind of comical to look back at those first couple of years worth of posts (and cringe a little bit) and also think of the time wasted because I didn’t know about certain tools to help me to do things more efficiently, quickly, or professionally. I know TIME is so precious, and for most people, blogging or using social media is a hobby or job in addition to a “regular” day job. If you are like me, you don’t have time to waste trying to figure everything out on your own. That’s why I created a resource list.
I used to try to edit photos in Paint (bless it) and didn’t even know what a plugin was and didn’t dare touch any of the settings in my dashboard. I posted long long long links on Twitter taking up all 140 characters, and my sentence structure was sometimes hard to read (and still can be when I don’t take the time to sue certain tools to help me!) Writing a single post plus editing photos and writing out social shares used to take me hours, but now I have it pretty streamlined into a more focused effort.
I have learned that having great photos, and making sure your page is optimized for SEO is so important. As is checking that links aren’t broken, and making sure my writing too hard to read. These may seem like little things, but they can make the difference in a reader coming back to your site again, or not. Or it could make them choose to give you a “like” or “follow” or not.
I don’t want you to make the same mistakes I did, so I have put together a resource list of ten tools that I use as a blogger and social media influencer that will help you with posting, photo editing, and social sharing. You have heard of some, all, or none, but even if I just teach you one new thing it will have been worth it for me!
Sign up in the box below, and I will immediately send you over a copy of 10 of the resources I use on an almost daily basis. Let me know if you have any questions!
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Melissa @ melissakolbeck.com says
Just signed up! I’m excited to see what you use!
Heather says
Make sure you confirm your subscription! 🙂
Melissa @ melissakolbeck.com says
I did!
Edye says
Just added my name to the list! Thanks so much <3
GiGi Eats says
LOVE THESE LISTS!! There always a few new ones on there I never knew about!
Heather says
Agreed! They are always a little different which I love! Even if I find one new thing I’m happy!
Deborah @ Confessions of a mother runner says
Look forward to checking out your tips! Always something to learn
Karen :0) says
Just signed up!! 🙂
Emily says
Signing up! I’m really interested to see what you say! Wait, and you’re a FRO-yo shop owner? What is that like?
Heather says
Yes we own a franchise of Orange Leaf! It’s fun but also hard to not eat all the time!