Happy Friday Pretties,
Are you ready for the weekend? This week absolutely flew by and yes I’m ready for the weekend. There is a nice chill in the air and I’m on the hunt for some good hot chocolate! I posted here about the blog’s 3-year anniversary. Blogging is so much fun – I’ve learned some much and met some fabulously creative women, but it requires some work and today I’m sharing some of my favorite blogger tools that help me bring y’all fun and useful content each week.
Blogger Tools
1 – Go Daddy – I use this tool in multiple ways. First, I checked the availability of my blog domain name. Once I found robincharmagne was available, I purchased it from Go Daddy. After months of pondering whether to even start a blog, I finally did and used Go Daddy to host the blog. The prices are very reasonable and so far the service has been outstanding. Even if you are not ready to start your blog, buy the domain name now!
2 – Canva – This is my favorite site to create graphics. Canva is the bomb.com with 1000’s of images, fonts, graphics, symbols and options to create just about any type of graphic from Instagram posts, Facebook covers, invitations, menus, you name it, you can make it in Canva. And, it’s free!
3 – Bitly – Links can get pretty long and cumbersome for your readers. Bitly is the site to shorten long links and make them more user-friendly. The best part, you can track your links to measure their effectiveness.
4 – 123rf – You’ve seen this reference in many of my posts as this site is my go to source for images. The costs are very low and they have a large variety of images in color and black and white, images with people and without people, clip art, infographics, audio and vectors. They only ask that you credit the photographer which I am always happy to do!
5 – Rafflecopter – Who doesn’t love free stuff?? Rafflecopter makes it super easy to set up giveaways for your lovely readers. You can set up the giveaway to include pictures, procedures and rules, and even legal language to run a giveaway.
These are just a few of the tools I use that make blogging a breeze. Just add coffee in a cute mug and comfy pajamas!
What tools do you use to make something easier in your life? Have a fab weekend!
Linking with these lovely bloggers
Image: rawpixel / 123RF Stock Photo
Thank you Robin for this info! I use Go Daddy for my domain. I am going to try the Canva. Did you make the photo in this post with Canva? I like it. very artsy!
Have a good weekend.
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Hey Tonya, oh glad you found it useful. The image is actually from one of the other sources I listed, 123rf.com Check it out! Nice site.
I have not heard of canva before. This site is very useful indeed.
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Hey Nerline, Canva is awesome, do check it out and let me know what you think!
Great list of tools! I frequently use publicdomainpictures.net as a source for free photos and graphics.
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Hi Beckey, thanks for that resource, I will check it out! Have a wonderful weekend!
Lots to read here. . I never heard of Canva and I can’t wait to try it. Thanks Sista!!
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You will love Canva Neti, very easy to make cool graphics!
I use all but 123rf. Will have to look into that one. Have a great weekend, Robin!
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Hey Kimberly, it is a good source and not all that expensive. Enjoy your weekend!
Yes, these are all great tools, I am loving the new Canva features and I also use Picjumbo for awesome FREE images. Hope you are enjoying the weekend.
Hi Antionette, oh I’ll have to checkout Picjumbo too! Have a super Sunday!
Interesting list. I struggled a bit with canva so moved over to picmonkey. I’ve never heard of 123rf I’ll have to check them out.
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Hi Lorna, Yeah Canva has a learning curve but it is nice to have a backup like picmonkey!