According to Social Media Web 2.0 and Internet Stats that I recently read there are about 133,000,000 number of blogs indexed by Technorati since 2002. Just goes to show that there are a lot of blogs being written everyday. Blogging experience is different for everyone. Some find it easy and others find it a bit of a challenge. There are a lot of tools that a new blogger must know before he or she embarks on before even starting to write and publish their article. Here are some essential tools that we highly recommend that you check out.
1. WordPress - is a state-of-the-art publishing platform with a focus on aesthetics, web standards, and usability. WordPress is both free and priceless at the same time.
2. Adobe Photoshop - is a graphics editing program developed and published by Adobe Systems. It is the current market leader for commercial bitmap and image manipulation software, and is the flagship product of Adobe Systems.
3. FireFox - You can read feeds using an online Web service, a client-side feed reader or by creating a Firefox Live Bookmark. So there’s no need to comb the Web for the latest news and updates. See the latest headlines in the toolbar or menu and go directly to the articles that catch your eye. Plus so many add ons that you can use to personalize your browser.
4. BackType – is a real-time, conversational search engine. We index and connect millions of conversations from blogs, social networks and other social media so you can find out what people are saying about the topics that interest you.
5. Digital Camera - This can be the high end or the not so expensive ones. It really depends on what type of blog you have. It is good to constantly have one handy.
6. A NoteBook - A simple notebook that can be easily carried around is a must I believe, always good to jot down ideas that come to mind, you will never know when an inspiration might hit you.
7. A Twitter and a FaceBook Account – Being present in social networking platforms also enable you to engage and reach more people with your message.
Writing a blog and maintaining one is no walk in the park. So many things you need to understand and learn but once you have gotten things planned and if you use the right tools that you are comfortable with, then it will become easier and more exciting.
Of course, there are a lot of other tools that you might want to use and maybe you might have some other suggestions. Let us know here. Or you can email me at mistygirlph@layeredbyte.com.
