23 Free Blogging Tools, and Resources for 2023

As I am going through the process of growing my blog, podcast and Vlog, the virtual tools ,resources which are very helpful to me are jotted down here.They are meant to help you if you decide to start a Succesful blog . As I find better ways, more tools, I will be updating this page to make this a live, growing resource. Blogging challenges and Blogging courses help.   So does Creative writing courses, contests,

But at the end of the day, you have to put in the hard work. I also wrote two books on Blogging, the 7 Blogging Challenges and Starting a Succesful Blog(Both links at the bottom of the page or here.

Everything I know and learn while Blogging and creating an online Business in India, you do too!

Disclaimer: Some of the links below are affiliate links.This means at no additional cost to you, I will earn a commission if you decide to purchase. The tools, resources, and inspirations are all which have been tremendously useful to me in my journey so far.I recommend them strictly out of the personal experience and because they are really useful not because of the small commission I get if you decide to use them. Use them only if you feel you need them for your personal professional goals and growth.

What runs Healthwealthbridge?

Hostgator

 If you want to start a blog or website quickly with no headache and plenty of hand-holding, then Hostgator is for you.I was a total novice to the blogging world and Hostgator really helped me.I use hostgator.in.

Godaddy:

I liked Godaddy as they made buying a domain a cake walk. They constantly have cool offers and have great customer support. Godaddy also offers a hosting service but I have not personally used it.

WordPress 

This is a content management system for my blog. The only one I have used in my 2 years of blogging.I did once set up a blogger blog, but it wasn’t very customizable. Anything I say about the WordPress platform has already been said multiple times. Fantastic, cool, awesome, great user interface and amazing forum support. If you have not used WordPress you are truly missing something. The best part is a lot of cool plugins, themes are totally FREE! They do have premium themes, plug-in, etc but you can do everything and more with their absolutely fabulous collection of free features.

WordPress is my blogging best friend.I would probably not know what to do if not for WordPress. Thank you, WordPress. WordPress also offers a totally free blogging opportunity without buying domain or hosting, the WordPress.com site. You can use it to get a hang of blogging, totally free. But this is not recommended if you are serious about going somewhere with your blog. Why would you want to build your digital empire on borrowed land? WordPress app for blogging is also available.

Jetpack and WP Rocket I use paid versions of to run my blog.

Creatives: I have used Canva forever.

About Visual contentCANVA: It’s a lifesaver for all things creative and is easily the best site for all your designing needs. Even if you are a novice Canva will help you

Video tools I use

Canva :Design Videos ,better ,faster

Lumen5 (free version), Zoom, Loom, Microsoft PowerPoint,

Flexclip Videomaker
Inshot free version for Android If you want to make your vlogging journey easier you must sign up for Lumen 5. They have a fantastic platform for media, sounds and a really smart professional look to the end result.I loved the feature of the square video.It was great on Instagram, but now they have made that feature paid. Overall a fantastic platform to make video content a breeze!

Writing Inspiration

Internshala Creative Writing Course

How to Walk , write and Garden for the Healthy life you want

Writing and Editing

Productivity

Books which help

Big Magic

Think and Grow rich

Superfans

Google analytics 

Starting your own website then data from Google analytics will be indispensable. Learn from Neil Patel at quicksprouts about how to use Google analytics the right way.

Blogging Academy: Super Blogger Academy 1.0

Ultimate Guide To Blogging Challenges in India

Inspiring blogs, which helped me get started

amylynnandrews.com: Helped me get started with her easy, helpful tips on how to start a blog.Her newsletter is extraordinarily useful with content curated from all over the internet to make blogging easier. But she no longer blogs there.

Pat Flynn of SmartPassiveIncome.com 

Neil Patel of quicksprouts

Writing

Word counter

Evernote

Google doc

Pocket

 Sharing and social media automation

• Jetpack
• RecurPost
• Buffer
• IFTT

Social Networking

I actually use all this together, in loops to keep me free for writing. Want to know how?

Shoot me an email at dramrita@healthwealthbridge.com

My blog theme

SPI Pro theme a gift from Pat Flynn

SEOfor Mompreneur’s

My paid Plugins

Yoast :

My journey with Yoast needs sharing. If not for Yoast, my blog would never have reached where it is today. Initially, I used to have the free version, but the paid version helped me do so much in so little time. The no headache redirect feature helped me a lot! Long story short this is one plugin all bloggers should have! Review of Yoast SEO plugin

Check out Jetpack

This one I should have updated long ago. But the payment methods didn’t have net banking and I couldn’t buy with a credit card. Extraordinarily useful for people like me.Easy on the pocket. It helps you upload video and audio on the website without straining the host server. This is done through video press. Unlimited scheduled sharing of blog posts with the handy publicize option. Use the recurring payment button or a single payment for the donation. Read Review soon.

Guest post to do or not?

Get my Blog planner  here 

Media Kit &Working with Brands:

As an author, blogger, and creative content creator you will be asked to share your social and blog stats with clients regularly. It’s easy with your own DIY media kit.

But the problem is you have to update it regularly. That’s not easy by any means. It’s boring work and time-consuming.But essential.

• Your Google Analytics, Social Reach & SEO stats in one place,.
• Increases your earning potential by giving verified metrics to brands up front.
• You can view your stats over time to monitor progress and help grow your audience.

Favorite Affiliate Programs:Check out three of my favorites here .

Payment Gateway: I prefer direct bank transfer and State Bank of India is a favourite.But I also use Paypal, Payoneer and Instamojo

Check out my shop using Instamojo payment gateway.

Blogging Framework By Abby Lawson

Courses I like:

• Genius Bloggers toolkit
• Work at home
• SMART by Pat Flynn
• Udemy courses
• Coursera Goldman Sach’s Business course
• Semrush courses
• Yoast courses
• Coursera courses

Self-Publishing 

Grammarly review

Check out my books here.

I have published seven books on Amazon and an anthology with Blogchatter.

Healthwealthbridge Podcast

Anchor is what I use to host my free Podcast for free

Video editing

With Canva and Flexclip

Healthwealthbridge Videos

Boya Lapel mic

Zoom review

Lumen 5

SwitchPod Versatile tripod

Superfans :How to build a tribe by Pat Flynn

Video making made easy

Google podcast Healthwealthbridge

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