Tools and Resources

The tools and resources available to bloggers have proliferated significantly. There is now a dedicated tool for almost every blogging task, many of them competing for the same job, and the marketing around most of them is optimistic about their capabilities and vague about their limitations.

The tools content on this site is written from direct experience using the tools described. Every tool recommended has been used for its stated purpose. Where there is a free alternative that does the same job adequately, it is recommended alongside or ahead of the paid option.

The tools covered span the full stack a serious blogger needs: hosting, WordPress themes, email marketing platforms, keyword research and SEO tools, graphic design tools, and the smaller utilities that fill the gaps in a complete blogging setup.