5 Tools That Semalt Recommends To Every Beginning Blogger

23.05.2018

5 Tools That Semalt Recommends To
Every Beginning Blogger

So you've started your blog. Congratulations! Maybe you want to make a living with it, or maybe you just want to
share impressions from your latest vacation with friends and family. Either way, there are many ways you can make
your blog look awesome and professional. Julia Vashneva, Customer Success Manager of Semalt Digital Services,
recommends tools that are essential for anyone who wants to launch a blog.

1. Proofreader

Spellcheck is nice, but it is not always correct. Depending on your blogging platform (Blogger, Wordpress, etc.), you
might not have a spellchecking function at all. And even if you think your writing and grammar are on par with the
educated world, readers will notice everything that isn't perfect. In this case, I recommend Grammarly. Grammarly
is a free plugin, which is designed for practical writing. It automatically checks all of your writing for both common
and advanced errors and then offers suggestions on how to x them.

2. Image Dictionary

You should have the source where you can get good-looking images for free. We live in a visual society, and when
people read online, they expect to see colors and graphics. If you go for the rst things you nd on Google, you'll run
the risk of uploading them illegally. The good news is that there are sites out there that can help! Morgue File and
the Wikimedia Commons are two places where you can download stock photos for free without secure permission
of the photographer.

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3. Calendar or Planner

People like regularly updated blogs. Frequent updates mean a
bigger and more devoted readership, which means publicity and
success for your blog. Most experts recommend updating your
blog at least three or four times a week - but if you don't plan your
posts ahead of time, you'll run out of ideas! Some bloggers prefer
traditional pen-and-paper calendars while others are ne making
spreadsheets on the computer. Either way, make sure you can
space out all of your writing for the next few weeks so that you
won't run low on content!

4. Keyword Researcher

Keywords, SEO, and tags can sound like mumbo-jumbo to new nd the most
bloggers, but learning them can catapult your blog to the top of
search engine results. The core idea behind SEO (search engine
optimization) is picking out which words people will search for if
they're looking for your blog. For example, this article would have
keywords like "blogging," "blog optimization", etc. It's a good idea
to have these words repeated in your articles so that search
engines can nd them more easily. While most blog platforms
include ways to input your own keywords, tools like Google's
Keyword Planner can show how many people look for your keywords on a daily basis, so you can
popular ones.

5. Analytics

Again with the tech side of things, analytic tools like Google Analytics will tell you how many people visited your
blog today, or last week, or whatever. It also shows how readers found your site and what search terms are the most
popular, you can also learn which posts are getting the most attention. While analytics are pretty typical on blogging

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platforms today, make sure you understand all functions of this tool so that you can track your readership and learn
what makes your blog stand out.

Blogging can be your great hobby and pro table profession, but running a blog, indeed, requires a lot of efforts.
From the experience of Semalt, right tools will largely reduce your trial-and-error learning time so you will much
easier go straight to the top.

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