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Home / Favorites / Blogging: 100+ of the Best Blogging Resources

Blogging: 100+ of the Best Blogging Resources

Favorites, Small Business Tips, Social Media + Business Tips

100 of the Best Blogging Resources for all types of Bloggers. Covers starting a blog, organization of blog posts, blog photography, monetization, growing your audience, SEO and more!

Today I’m SO excited to be sharing with you 100+ best blogging resources for 2015! These posts, websites, and tutorials are the best of the best and teach you everything you could ever need to know about blogging. These sites are the ones that I most frequent when I need to know how to improve my blog, and I wanted to share them with all of you! Here you’ll find resources on how to start a blog, blog photography, designing a blog, SEO and much, much more. I really hope you enjoy this list, and make sure you pin and share with all the bloggers you know so we can all grow!!


 

How to Start a Blog

How to Start your Blog with a Bang- A Beautiful Mess

Building a Framework- Just a Girl and Her Blog

How to Launch a Blog on a Budget- By Regina

How to Start a Blog- FirstSiteGuide

How to Start a Blog- Twelve Skip

Blog Life e-course- A Beautiful Mess

How to Start a Food Blog- Pinch of Yum

My Top 16 Blogging Do’s and Don’ts- Southern Elle Style

Design and Coding

How to Maintain Your Blog- The Wetherills Say I Do

WordPress Wednesday: Are Plugins Slowing Your Site Down? -Stephanie Drenka

Blog Design ecourse- A Beautiful Mess

Canva Design School

6 Free Blog Testing Tools- The Art of Better

Blog Design Tutorials- How to Blog Design

How to Create a Project Gallery for Your Blog- Design, Dining, Diapers

9 WordPress Blog Design Mistakes and How to Fix Them- Angie Makes

50 Ways to Improve your Blog Design Right Now- A Modern Commonplace Book

10 Useful Blogging Websites Ever Blogger Should Know- One Dog Woof

Growing Your Audience

51 Types of Blog Posts to Help Grow Your Audience-By Regina

Top Ways to Increase your Blog’s Pageviews- Blogger Boss

The 9 Best Facebook Groups for Female Entrepreneurs, Freelancers and Bloggers

12+ Places to Promote Your Blog Post After you Hit Publish- Twelve Skip

How I Tripled My Blog Traffic in 3 Months- Marketing Creatively

30 Ways to Grow Your Blog and Promote your Blog Posts- The SITS Girls 

Five Blogging Tools Worth Paying For-Blog Clarity

How to Really Use Mailchimp to Grow your Blog- By Regina

23 Ways to Promote Posts & Increase Your Blog Traffic- IFB

Growing Your Blog Fast- Venus Trapped in Mars

Multiply Your Email Subscribers Like Rabbits- Mad Lemmings

Planning and Organization

How to Use Evernote: 21 Creative Uses- Seed Time

How We Plan Bog Posts- A Beautiful Mess

How to Write a Blog Post in 10 Minutes so You Can Write Better and Faster- Coschedule Blog

Blog Brainstorming- A Beautiful Mess

Organize your Blog in Google Drive- Krystal’s Kitsch

Time Management for Bloggers- A Life in Balance

A Guide to Blog Organization- Venus Trapped in Mars

How to Plan One Year of Blog Posts- The SITS Girls

Editorial Calendars: Discovering What Works for You- Love Grows Design Blog

How to Write a Blog Business Plan like a Champ- By Regina

Blog Photography

A 5 Minute Crash Course on How to Use your DSLR Camera- Sixth Bloom

Tips for Taking Photos in Cold Weather- A Beautiful Mess

Prime Lenses 101

20 Photography Tips and Tricks- A Beautiful Mess

Copyrighting Your Images- A Southern Drawl

Best Cameras and Lenses for Bloggers

How to Get a Clean Edit for Your Pictures- Sixth Bloom

Photoshop Tutorials and Photoshop Essentials

Learn Lightroom- Adobe

Take Your Own Stock Photos- A Life in Balance

A Shooting Technique to Create Stunning Photos- Sixth Bloom

Double Exposure Tutorial in Photoshop- Elyana Ivette

5 Best Places to Learn Photography for Free- It’s Always Autumn

100 Helpful Photography Tutorials for Beginners and Professionals – Tuts+

SEO

What is SEO? – Hudson and Emily

Google Keyword Suggestion Tool

The Beginners Guide to SEO- MOZ

SEO Book

WordPress SEO Tutorial- Yoast

20+ Ways to Drive More Traffic from Search Engines- Twelve Skip

SEO Basics for Bloggers- Wonder Forest

How to Use Google Keyword Planner- Blog Ambitions

How to Name your Blog Photos and Why You Should- Bouvardian

Behind the Blog: Anatomy of a Blog Post with Great SEO- Kristi Murphy

Google Analytics

How to Use Google Analytics- Social Media Examiner

How to Grow Your Translate Google Analytics Data into Increased Traffic and Revenue- Business Broken Down

Free Google Analytics Master Class- Blogger Boss

How to Find Your Most Popular Posts on Google Analytics- the Wetherills Say I Do

How to Use Facebook and Google Analytics Together- Post Planner

Using Google Analytics to Build Your Blog Editorial Calendar- Christine Tremoulet

How to Set Up Google Analytics Goals and Score More Conversions – Razor Social

What is a Bounce Rate? – The Ultra Linx

5 Google Analytics Tips and Tricks for Bloggers- IFB

Social Media

Pinterest Mind-Blowing Tech Updates-Jill Levenhagen

How to Have a Killer Instagram

Grow Your Instagram Following- The Tip Toe Fairy

How to Thank Someone for Retweets- An Alli Event

How to Grow Your Blog with Pinterest-Rain on a Tin Roof

33 Ways to Get Serious About Social Media- By Regina

How I Tripled My Facebook Followers- The SITS Girls

Google+ vs Facebook- The Story of Five

28 of the Best Tips for Growing Your Business- Sixth Bloom

How to Determine Your Most Popular Pins on Pinterest – A Beautiful Exchange

Media Kits and Pitching Companies

Do You Have a Media Kit? -Kokoa Media

How and Why to Create a Media Kit for Your Blog – The Nectar Collective

What Goes in a Media Kit? – Maya Elious

How to Make a Media Kit That Will Get You More Clients – Twelve Skip

10 Inspiring Media Kits from Bloggers- Blog Clarity

How to Make a Media Kit that Rocks – The Blog Maven

Creating a Media Kit for a Blogging Conference – My Craftily Ever After

Get a Free Love My Brand Kit- By Regina

How to Make Money Blogging

How to Blog for Profit without Selling your Soul-Ruth Soukup

Where to Find Sponsored Blog Posts- The Trophy Wifestyle

Can You Still Make a Living as a Blogger- The Nectar Collective

40+ Networks You Can Join to Make More Money Blogging- Hip Media Kits

Why do Bloggers Charge for Sponsored Posts and Product Placements

Sponsored Posts- A Beautiful Mess

Make Money Blogging: 20 Lessons Going from 0 to $100,000 per Money- Boost Blog Traffic

Blog Income Spreadsheet- Pulling Curls

28 of the Best Tips for Growing Your Business- Sixth Bloom

How to Pitch Brands and Convince them to Partner with You – Hip Media Kits

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  1. theladylawyer says

    September 1, 2015 at 9:40 am

    Such a helpful post–pinning!

    Reply
  2. Alli Smith says

    September 1, 2015 at 11:17 am

    What a great list of blogging resources! Thanks for including my Twitter post. I’m pinning in order to keep this list on hand.

    Reply
    • Lauren says

      September 7, 2015 at 8:06 pm

      No problem Alli! I love your blog and visit it often!

      Reply
  3. Kristi Beth says

    September 1, 2015 at 3:00 pm

    So many great resources! I love the blogging community, and how willing everyone is to help each other out.

    Kristi | Be Loverly

    Reply
    • Lauren says

      September 7, 2015 at 8:06 pm

      I totally agree with you! I love sharing these things because I love watching everyone grow! Stay on the lookout for some more awesome blogging tutorials coming up!

      Reply
  4. yaya says

    September 7, 2015 at 10:55 am

    So many great resources you listed. I will have to save this post to go back and refer to later.

    http://www.randomlyyaya.com

    Reply
    • Lauren says

      September 7, 2015 at 11:53 am

      Thank you so much girl!! I hope it’s helpful for you!

      Reply
  5. steffanie says

    September 7, 2015 at 4:34 pm

    this.is.the.mother. of all pinnable blogging-help posts LOL! you are so awesome for compiling these here. By Regina, SITS and A Beautiful Mess have been my faves for a feww months now, but I am loving so many of these other articles. You gained another subbie today (me)!

    steff @ http://brighterdarling.com

    Reply
    • Lauren says

      September 7, 2015 at 8:03 pm

      Thank you so much Steffanie!! Those are some of my favorite blogs as well…so much awesomeness happening!!! And I’m not subscribed to you too! Yay for new blogging friends!

      Reply
  6. Alisha Webster says

    September 7, 2015 at 4:44 pm

    Wow! What a fantastic list! Thank you!

    Reply
    • Lauren says

      September 7, 2015 at 8:03 pm

      Thanks so much Alisha!! xoxo

      Reply
  7. Nora Spaulding says

    September 7, 2015 at 4:57 pm

    I am ABSOLUTELY bookmarking this post! I need these to try to make a blog a nicer, neater, more personal- and more branded place to be. I’m so thankful you’ve made this compilation of links that are so so so helpful! 😉

    Reply
    • Lauren says

      September 7, 2015 at 8:04 pm

      You are so welcome Nora!! I go to these websites ALL THE TIME to help me with blogging! It’s a great post to have pinned!

      Reply
  8. LaVonndra Johnson says

    September 7, 2015 at 5:49 pm

    This is a great go-to guide for bloggers at all levels. Whether its just starting out or already established.

    Reply
    • Lauren says

      September 7, 2015 at 8:04 pm

      I totally agree! I reference these blogs all the time! Thanks for commenting!

      Reply
  9. Logan Can says

    September 7, 2015 at 8:18 pm

    Definitely going to check out these posts on SEO! You’ve compiled a great list! Pinning!

    Reply
  10. Jessica Lasseter says

    September 7, 2015 at 8:26 pm

    Wow! It looks like you did a lot of research! I’m going to have to save this, so I can reference back. Thanks!

    Reply
  11. aimee fauci says

    September 7, 2015 at 9:19 pm

    An amazing list. I will have to pin and share with the other groups I am in .

    Reply
  12. Erica @ Coming Up Roses says

    September 7, 2015 at 9:25 pm

    This is the most jam-packed resource guide I’ve ever seen! Absolutely pinning and saving for tomorrow to comb through and implement some awesome things. Thanks for sharing it!

    Coming Up Roses

    Reply
  13. Ashleigh says

    September 7, 2015 at 10:37 pm

    Such a wonderful resource for bloggers, new and old! Thank you so much for sharing!

    Reply
  14. Neely says

    September 8, 2015 at 3:15 pm

    What an awesome resource! Pinned!

    Reply
    • Lauren says

      September 8, 2015 at 10:31 pm

      Thanks Neely!!! Can’t wait to meet up in a couple weeks!

      Reply
  15. Nicole Keener says

    September 8, 2015 at 3:31 pm

    Hi Lauren,
    thank you for this post I love it! I am always looking for more resources to help my blog out and to continue to widen my horizon with it.

    XOXO

    Reply
  16. Janelle says

    September 8, 2015 at 10:25 pm

    Aw, this is an AWESOME list of resources for blogging / bloggers and I love continuing to learn. Thank you so much for sharing this. Very valuable.

    Reply
    • Lauren says

      September 8, 2015 at 10:30 pm

      You are so welcome Janelle! I hope this helps you a ton! Don’t forget to pin!

      Reply
  17. Tiffany says

    September 9, 2015 at 7:47 am

    This is a great list!! You have covered every topic a Blogger could need and a few I didn’t even think of…thanks so much for sharing! I have pinned and saved for future reference…

    Reply
    • Lauren says

      September 9, 2015 at 2:45 pm

      Thank you so much for commenting Tiffany! I hope this post really helps you a lot! I’m always referencing these websites! Keep on the look out for more blogging tutorials to come!

      Reply
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    December 7, 2015 at 4:09 pm

    Hello There. I discovered your blog using msn. This is a very neatly written article.
    I’ll make sure to bookmark it and return to learn extra of your helpful information.
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  19. Jenn @ The Art of Better says

    December 30, 2015 at 9:26 pm

    You’ve brought together a spectacular list of resources! Pinned and tweeted. Thanks also for including my post on the 6 Best Free Blog Tools!

    Reply

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