When we start blogging and plan to take it to next level, first of all we look out for best set of tools and software’s to make our work easier. The problem is there are so many options for everything and it’s hard to decide which one to select. All tools are good in a way or other, and most of them have different features. When I pick any professional blogging tool, I make sure that it’s full of features and is value for money. In last 5 years I have tried various blogging tools, for example I started with Windows live writer as my first editor, and now I use WordPress default dashboard for writing because it’s evolved so much. I started with All in one SEO plugin for SEO optimisation, but now I use Thesis theme + Easy WP SEO combination to make my blog rank higher.
If you have questions for any specific tool which is not listed here, feel free to drop me an email at [email protected] or tweet me at @denharsh and ask about it. So, lets get started with recommended blogging toolset:
Blogging platform:
- Self hosted WordPress Platform (WordPress.org)
Blogging furniture or physical tools:
- Herman Miller chair for pro-bloggers.
- Yeti blue mic for voice recording and podcasting.
- Macbook Air laptop for great performance and mobility.
Email software:
- Feedburner (Free)
- Aweber (Paid) 1st month is for $1 only.
Web-hosting:
- Bluehost (Shared hosting great for new WordPress blog) (Discount coupon added into link)
- WPEngine (Managed WordPress hosting)
- Knownhost (managed VPS)
- Linode (Unmanaged VPS)
Domain Names:
- ShoutMyDomain (Accept payment via Paypal)
- Godaddy (Use this link to get domain name for $2.95)
WordPress Themes:
- Thesis Theme (This is the framework I use at ShoutMeLoud)
- Genesis Theme ( Best alternative to thesis theme. Grab the pro-package which give access to all the current and future skins)
- Codelight : Beautiful modern theme for tech-blogs.
Social Media Management Tool:
- Hootsuite (Supports Google plus too) : Perfect for managing all social profile from one place.
- Bufferapp : Perfect for keeping your social-media profile updated.
- PostPlanner : Best Facebook tool to manage your pages.
Image Capturing tool:
- SnagIt! : Best tool for screen-capture and image editing.
- Image Optim : For Image compression on Mac.
Screencast software:
- Camtasia (This is the video recording tool I use for creating videos for my Youtube channel. You can check my video blog here)
SEO tools:
Monetization Program:
- Google AdSense : Best contextual ad network.
- Viglink : Best way to monetize your outbound links.
- BuySellAds : For quality direct advertisement.
- Infolinks : For in-text ads. Good for tech niche.
CDN:
- MAXCDN : Very cheap and easy to configure with WordPress.
WordPress Pro plugins:
- EasyWPSEO: Best plugin for Keyword optimization and works perfectly with WordPress SEO by Yoast.
- Curationtools for Curation WordPress theme and plugin to quickly curate content.
Affiliate network:
Proxies:
- Buyproxies for your desktop Keyword research or other SEO tools.
Design:
- 48 Hours logo for logo designing.
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