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Blog Tools

Blog tools are a must whether you are a beginner or not.  We can’t run a business efficiently without tools, can we? This is a lengthy post with many free blogging tools suggested for several steps of blog post creation.

Many AI tools are currently available and more are being created as we speak. It is just about impossible to keep up with them all.  This list of free blog tools will get you started on your blogging journey.

If you’re pressed for time, follow, save, and refer back to this post because we will update it periodically.  You can also peek at the Table Of Contents for tools that interest you the most. 

 

Free blog tools are a real treat for beginners

 

Tools are a requirement in any business and blogging is no different. Both beginners and experienced bloggers can benefit from free tools. As a new blogger, choosing the right tools and services are important business decisions. The expense of it all can quickly add up and become frustrating especially if there is no income coming in yet. 

Free Blogging Platforms

Choosing an efficient blogging platform is crucial.

Although free blog hosting is priced right for a beginner’s budget, the affiliate brands are usually not fond of it. However, they have their place and are suitable for creators who just need a simple hobby blog or family blog.

 

With that being said:

 

We still like to make you aware that free blog hosting is available

 

“Free Is Your Friend”

 

Here Is A List

   ● WordPress

 

We had to put WordPress first on the list.

 

WordPress Training

Learn how to build a free website with WordPress here.

 

WPBeginner Training

WPBeginner was launched in 2009 by Sayed Balkhi and offers free WordPress training.

For more details on free hosting with WordPress.com and other platforms see below:

More details here.

 

Wix

   ● Canva

   ● Blogger

   ● Medium

   ● Google Sites

 

In March 2024, Google announced shutting down websites made with Google Business Profiles

 

For Business Owners

A self-hosted website is best which means you will need to pay for hosting and a domain. You will then have more space,  features, speed, analytics, and control over your website.

 

My Site Is Hosted By Bluehost

I also have an older site hosted with SiteGround.

Bluehost has affordable hosting for under $3 per month!

 

Free Themes

A WordPress theme modifies the appearance of your website with its collection of codes and templates. There are many free themes available in WordPress. When you first build your site you can use a free theme initially and you can keep that free theme forever.  If you are not pleased with the design you can always switch to a paid theme later.

5 Popular Free Themes

  • OceanWP
  • WP Astra
  • Neve
  • Kadence
  • WonderTheme

 

 

Security Blog Tools

 

Plugins are great tools that have numerous functions including website protection and security. WordPress websites are heavily targeted by hackers.

 

So now that you’ve set up your website, securing it from pesty hackers is a priority.

 

Here Are Some Plugins

● iThemes Security

There are over one million active installations. 

Wordfence   

It is used on over four million websites and has a very good firewall.

Securi

This offers great malware scanning protection. 

Jetpack

Jetpack is well known with over 5 million installations. 

Read here for more details on the plugins above and website security

 

 

Free Keyword Research Tools 

This is another topic that absolutely cannot be overlooked. If you want to be seen by Google and to get free traffic after your site has been crawled and indexed, then you must read this on how to master keyword research

 

 

Free Keyword Tools

● Keyword Tool

Google is amazing and it uses its feature called Google Autocomplete to speed up searches and generate a plethora of relevant, longtail keywords for users researching any topic or niche. It also provides search volume data and competition level for each keyword.

 

 

Ahrefs

Ahrefs’ free lifetime plan can be used by anyone to monitor the health of their website, analyze their competition, do keyword research for low competition longtail suggestions, backlinks assistance and so much more. 

 

SemRush

Semrush is subscription-based. It also has a free 7-day trial so you can test all its features that paid users enjoy before committing. If you’re still indecisive you can cancel your subscription within 7 days to avoid being charged. They also have a forever free downsized version with limited features such as keyword research for 10 free keywords per day. 

 

 

Ubersuggest

This tool by Neil Patel is truly amazing. It provides keyword ideas, search volume data, keyword difficulty score and so much more for each keyword. It also shows you the top-ranking pages for each keyword, which can help you understand what type of content performs well. You can get 3 free keyword searches per day and remain on the free plan forever. After being on the free plan for a long time, I did upgrade to the premium plan and have not regretted it. Ubersuggest does not have an affiliate program.  Add it to your other tools. 

 

 

Google Keyword Planner 

Another Google gem. This tool is part of Google Ads and it’s free to use. It provides keyword ideas, search volume data, and competition level for each keyword.

 

 

Word Processing Tools

Every blogger needs a dependable, go-to, free word-processing writing tool. Even though I have a premium service with ProWritingAid, I always end up writing my novels and blog posts in this free go-to program:

 

Google Docs!!!

Free Blog Tool Google Docs
Free Blog Tool Google Docs

Yes, it’s another Google product. It’s hard to believe that this tool is free. It has a word count which is invaluable for Bloggers. I love making my headings larger, underlined, bold, indented, bulleted and so much more. It also auto-saves your work. It is cloud-based. If you inadvertently “lose” a blog post that you are working on, no worries you can retrieve it. More than one user can access files and you can see changes as they are being made by another user on your team. The app is free and available on smartphones, tablets as well as laptops. 

 

 

● Evernote

This is also another free app available on your devices and it’s also great for writing or taking notes. 

 

ProWritingAid

This software also has a free writing service and it truly helps you to become a better writer while you write. This is your ticket to superb writing skills. You can craft and refine your work using their amazing tools.  It doesn’t just check your grammar, it can also rephrase, check for plagiarism, and do so much more. 

 

 

 

 

Eliminate Writer’s Block

Content Creation Blog Tools

Content creation AI tools are a necessary addition to your collection of blog tools, especially the free ones. 

They will enable you to produce really good content for your blog posts super fast

There are many free content creation tools to choose from.

Good luck trying to keep up with them

~ For example: Microsoft added GPT-4 to Bing and it was renamed Copilot.

~ Another example is Google Bard was rebranded as Gemini.

 

Need more info on free content creation AI tools read here

Free & Free Trial Writers

 

Get more details here on content creation with copywriting tools

Remember to always add your personal touch to AI-generated content.

Don’t just post it as is!

Add titles, headings, bold, check for plagiarism, and so on.  They are meant to assist you with your writing and not replace you.

 

How’s Your Grammar?

Grammarly is a free writing assistance tool that checks your grammar, spelling, and punctuation. It also provides suggestions for improving your writing style, making it easier to create engaging blog posts. Every blogger should install the Chrome extension for assistance in writing, spelling, grammar, sentence structure, and rephrasing 

 

 

Free Editing Tools

  • ProwritingAid

Open a free account with ProWritingAid and you’ll be able to edit your books.  The free version will only allow you to edit 500 words at a time but this is enough to see if you’ll like this tool before buying the premium version.

Formatting

Are you writing books and need to format them, add chapters, themes, edits, and more including building a table of contents?

 

  • Kindle Create can help to format e-books before uploading them onto KDP. You can achieve a professional look for your books.  This free program is ideal for self-published authors on the KDP platform.

 

 

Free Images & Videos

Graphic Design Tools

Creating eye-catching graphics and images will make a difference and will help your blog posts stand out from the crowd.

Get more info on free tools for images here

 

You can create beautiful designs and stunning visuals with ease using Canva for free. You can access a wide range of ready-made templates, design elements, and graphics for your blog posts, emails, or ads. You’ll be able to use your own awesome pics in your gallery or use Canva’s huge collection of high-quality pictures.

Get their premium plan on a free trial.

To unlock all the features paid users have access to and see all that Canva is capable of you can take advantage of their free trial. Cancel before the free trial ends if you’re not ready to pay the premium.  Canva is priceless and it’s my go-to program for creating featured images, photo editing, banners, favicons, Pinterest pins 📌 videos and so much more. 

The images and pins in this post were done in Canva!

Before committing to spending money on any premium image service though, check out these free ones as well: 

 

Download free images and videos. 

 

Pixabay can provide you with royalty-free images and videos for your next project. 

 

Based on your words or prompts, this AI image generator, from Microsoft Designer (formerly Bing) will create any detailed image you can think of for free! 

 

This FREE tool is one to check out for sure. Wepik has just about everything you need to build your brand. There are many templates too just waiting for any project you may have. Whether you need a logo, postcards, or business cards, they’ve got your graphic design covered. Wepik also writes content. 

 

 

  • ImageFX

ImageFX by Google can help you with creating images. Sign in with your Google account and start creating images today with simple text prompts.

 

 

  • Runway 

Runway’s basic plan is available for free and can generate images and videos.     

 

  • The Image Below Was Created By:

Bing: Chat with AI & GPT-4

To get this image above, I decided to give Canva a break and ask for help from GPT-4 … here are the directions I texted to the bot, word for word,  “Create an image of a man staring at multiple electrical outlets and scratching his head.”

Did the bot do well?

What do you think?

This was free by the way  😉 

 

Video Blog Tools 

Blog tools for videos are becoming increasingly popular. In addition to Canva, Pexels, and several others, the AI tools below can create videos:

Pictory AI

  • turn the script into videos
  • turn blog posts into videos
  • upload photos to make videos
  • no need to show your face ever
  • choose your favorite voice-over 

Do you need videos for YouTube or any purpose but don’t want to show your face?

Sign up for a free trial, create videos, and see all that Pictory is capable of before committing to a paid plan. 

 

 

RunwayML

Get started on any premium plan for free. Create videos and remove objects too.

 

Invideo.io

Try Invideo.io for free. This is another great tool to create videos for your YouTube, TikTok, or social media channels. It’s perfect for you if you don’t want to show your face as well. 

 

Read here for free tools that convert  text to video

 

Audible Content

Read here to convert text to speech / audible content

Create AudioBooks

~ Audible Blog Posts

ElevenLabs

Want to turn your blog posts or ebooks into spoken content so your visitors can listen instead of reading? It’s possible with ElevenLabs. Sign up, convert your content, and add an audio player to your post. 

 

Murf

Get started for free with Murf and experiment with their human-like voice for spoken content. Enjoy 10 minutes of voice generation free.

 

 

AI Voice Generators

  • WellSaid – free 7-day trial
  • Respeecher – free 3-day trial
  • Speechify – free forever plan with limited features or a free 3-day trial with all features.

 

 

 

Speech To Text

Need to transcribe spoken words into text?

Try otter.ai

 

 

 

Free Photo Editing Tools 

Adding photos to your blogs will help to engage your audience and reduce your bounce rate. Photos are a very important part of blog posts. Photo editing software are programs that will enable you to make changes to images such as cropping or removing the background.

You already know Canva excels but here are more blogging tools that do the same:

 

  • GIMP

This is a well-known free software that will add a nice professional touch with sophisticated tools to enhance your images. It has features such as retouching, color correction and so much more. 

 

 

  • Artweaver Free

This program is easy to use and loaded with features, some of which you won’t find anywhere else. 

 

 

  • Paint.net

There are many tools in Paint.net including paintbrush and pencil tools. You can download free plugins which will increase the amount of tools you’ll have access to. 

 

 

  • Adobe Photoshop Express

This is Adobe’s free version that even lets you edit Webcam photos.  It also has a red eye remover, cropping, and other capabilities. 

 

 

Fotor is a versatile and user-friendly photo editing software. It offers a wide range of features for both beginners and experienced users alike. It has an intuitive interface and powerful editing tools. Fotor allows you to effortlessly enhance your photos, apply filters, add text, create stunning collages and so much more. Whether you’re a professional photographer looking to fine-tune your images or a social media enthusiast wanting to spruce up your selfies, Fotor has something for everyone. Best of all, it’s free to use, making it accessible to anyone.

 

“PIXLR E” is an awesome all-in-one photo editing tool that will amaze you. It’s packed with powerful features that will perform stunning edits and transform your photos into masterpieces. You can change the resolution, resize and so much more. 

 

 

B o o k   C o v e r s

If you are a self-published author (or would like to be) you’ll need images for your book cover.

 

By the way, EVERYONE has a book in them just waiting to be written 😉 

Work From Home Writing Books
Write Books From Home

If you write Romance novels, Suspense, Shifter, Mafia, or Children’s Books you’ll need illustrations, images, book covers, and hot male (or female) models.  

 

 

Rewrite Old Content

Content Rephrasing Tools

It’s never a good idea to reuse chunks of the same content worded exactly the same in more than one of your blog posts without rewording it.

It will be frowned upon by Google and viewed as duplicate content

Save time by using rephrasing software tools to rewrite chunks of content. ProwritingAid mentioned previously can do this.

Below are more tools to do the same

  • Quillbot
  • Grammarly
  • originality.ai
  • Koalawriter ai
  • ChatGPT can paraphrase too, just ask it with specific prompts and watch Chat work!

 

 

Blog Tools For Plagiarism

Blog tools that check for plagiarism are a great addition to your tool kit.  Some free ones are listed below:

  • Quetext

Quetext reviews your work very fast and will spot sections of plagiarized content.

 

  • Plagium
  • ProwritingAid
  • Duplichecker
  • Writer 

 

 

Originality Checkers

  • originality.ai
  • contentatscale.ai/ content-detector

 

Website Analysis!

Always Critique Your Work

A truly awesome tool for website analysis is Ubersuggest. Enough can’t be said about this tool by Neil Patel. Not only is it a free keyword tool but it also gives you an assessment of your site’s SEO health, backlinks as well as many other features. It will grade your site and give it a score. Neil Patel’s software will point out errors on your blog such as missing H1 tags or lengthy title tags to name a couple…all free. Correcting these errors will improve your SEO. You really ought to try this free tool to improve your SEO ranking.

 

  • ProwritingAid

This multifunction program was already mentioned above. It can also be used to compare your writing to that of famous authors. 

 

Another awesome tool you can get started on for free. SemRush shows reports and makes recommendations for SEO, performance, mobile-friendliness as well as security for websites. Just enter your domain and SemRush will point out issues on your site so you can fix them and start ranking higher. This tool is also known for competitor analysis.

 

Do You Write Ads?

Adsgrader.com

Neil Patel, the creator of Ubersuggest has done it again with this free tool to help you improve your ads. In under a minute, this tool will analyze your ads and provide actionable tips for improvement.

Your ad budget can easily be exhausted

Worse yet you may have nothing to show for it.

Don’t waste any more time or money until you review this tool.

Google Ads are becoming more and more competitive.  Make yours clickable and improve your ROAS (return on ad spend) today. For your peace of mind, this updated tool takes Google Ads’ best practices into account. You will need a free Google account and an active Google Ads account. The best results are achieved on a laptop and not a cell phone.

 

 

Boost your site health now!

 

Check Pinterest Analytics

If you have a Pinterest account then you must utilize Pinterest Analytics.

At www.analytics.pinterest.com you will see a wealth of information, such as the number of impressions, engagements,  saves and so much more. You’ll be able to track the success of your pins and make changes if needed. If you do not have a Pinterest account then you are missing out on a lot.  One can easily be set up for free. You’ll need a business account for this feature. If your account is not a business account, it can easily be converted to one in literally 5 minutes without any downtime or losing followers.

Google’s Analytics & Reporting

When it comes to blogging, it’s important to track your progress and measure your success regardless of what type of website you own. Analytics and reporting tools can help you do just that. 

 

 

T r a f f i c !

 

 

Traffic Analysis Tools

 

  • Jetpack Stats

This is a WordPress plugin and it’s a great traffic analysis tool. Jetpack Stats provides real-time traffic data, including page views and top posts. It also includes a feature called “Site Stats” that gives you a quick overview of your site’s performance.

 

  • Google Analytics

Now known as GA4:

Here again, Google has your back.

If you have an online business, this is a popular, powerful, and essential tool for websites, tracking traffic, and much more. 

 

 

Google Analytics 4 (GA4) replaced Google Analytics on July 1, 2023.

 

It’s free to use

You’ll get a wealth of information about your visitors, including where they’re coming from, audience demographics, what pages they’re visiting, average session duration, and bounce rates. With Google Analytics, you can track sales, also set up goals, and track conversions to see how well your blog is performing. 

 

Analytics will enable you to evaluate your site and engage your readers better

 

 

  • Exact Metrics

The lite version is a free plugin for WordPress websites with many amazing features that can provide eCommerce tracking. This plugin is priceless whether you have a blog or an online store. You can get started on the free plan. More advanced analytic features are available on the premium plan. Once you’ve downloaded ExactMetrics you’ll be able to set up many tracking features and have access to a plethora of data on your WordPress admin dashboard.

 

To Download Plugins:

~ Go to plugins

~ Add new

~ Search for ExactMetrics

~ Activate and launch the wizard.

Follow the steps to connect your website without using code.

 

Get On Google’s First Page

Check out Seona, your SEO Assistant.

Free 3-day trial.

After 3 days you will be billed if you don’t cancel it.

Seona will scan your site and write blog posts, code changes, make recommendations and so much more.

 

 

 

How Would You Like To:

Manage Affiliate Links?

ExactMetrics has a feature to track ads and affiliate links so you can keep tabs on the revenue they are bringing in. 

 

Free Alternatives To ExactMetrics:

~ MonsterInsights

~ Matomo

~ Google Site kit

 

Track Focus Keywords?

Check on your focus keywords in your content with ExactMetrics. If they are not doing well, then you’ll benefit from doing more detailed keyword research and implementing long-tail keywords instead. 

 

 

Has Your Website Been Crawled By Google?

You can find out…

Use Google Search Console

Hold on, another Google tool?

Yes indeed!

This is a free service from Google that helps to check the indexing status of your site. Google Search Console is free and provides insights into how your website is performing in Google search results. It can show you which keywords are driving impressions and clicks, which pages are ranking well, and any technical issues with your website that may be affecting your SEO. 

 

 

Engagement Metrics

In addition to tracking traffic, it’s important to measure how engaged your readers are with your content. Here are a few free tools:

 

  • CommentLuv

This WordPress plugin encourages readers to leave comments by rewarding them with a link back to their blog. It also includes social sharing buttons and spam protection.

 

  • Clicky

Clicky is a real-time web analytics tool that provides detailed information about your visitors, including their location, device, and browser. It also includes heatmaps and goal tracking.

 

  • SumoMe

SumoMe has a suite of tools that can help you grow your blog’s traffic and engagement. It includes a variety of features, such as social sharing buttons, email opt-in forms, and heatmaps.

 

By using these free analytics and reporting tools, you can gain valuable insights into your blog’s performance and make data-driven decisions and improvements. 

 

 

Email List Marketing 

The best time to start an email list is day one and you can get started for free without pulling out your credit card. 

Get more details on email list marketing here.

 

  • ConvertKit has a free plan for up to 1,000 subscribers.

 

  • Mailchimp has a free trial for one month for up to 500 contacts and 1,000 emails. 

 

  • Brevo, formerly known as SendinBlue, has a free forever plan that allows unlimited contacts and up up 300 emails per day. 

 

Get a free 60-day trial which gives you enough time to try before you buy. No credit card is required and no commitment.

 

Try before you buy and check out GetResponse’s complete email marketing suite of powerful tools, landing pages and autoresponders.

 

 

Free Pinterest Helpers

Schedule Pins

  • Buffer
  • Tailwind
  • Pinterest’s Scheduler

 We like to point out free tools as you know, so before committing to a paid plan with Buffer or the Pinterest-friendly tool called Tailwind try using their free plans first.

Buffer offers 10 free pins per channel on their basic free plan.

 

Please note that Tailwind used to offer 20 free pins per month. THEY NOW OFFER 5

If you’re all out of free pin scheduling don’t forget that Pinterest has its own scheduler!

The free scheduler in Pinterest offers unlimited free pins every month. It’s very important to let Pinterest see that you are active on their platform.

You can easily preschedule a pin for every day of the month/year while utilizing free schedulers. You can upgrade to Tailwind when your budget allows or not at all.

Free Pinning 📌 is priceless for beginners on a budget.

Pinterest will reward your activity by giving you more exposure. 

 

FREE Tailwind Tips

Using Tailwind to schedule pins has added benefits. 

•Convenience 📌 

•Schedule at the ideal time

•You can pin while you sleep

•Schedule 5 free pins per month

•Sign up without using a credit card

•You can stay on the forever-free plan

•Create multiple pins quickly and easily

● Join one community (Tribe) on the free plan

• Utilize Tailwind’s TRIBES, now called “Communities” for even more exposure for your pins. They are similar to Group Boards.

•Tailwind has an affiliate program

Lastly, but by no means the least, you should see a spike in your monthly views and visits to your website when you start using Tailwind. They are Pinterest-approved. You will get more exposure for your website from them and Pinterest. Upgrade to a low-cost paid plan to get more than 5 pins per month when your budget allows. 

 

Sign up for Tailwind for free here WITHOUT a credit card.

 

After you’ve signed up, add the chrome extension!

 

With the chrome extension, you can hover over pins that aren’t yours and preschedule them in Tailwind. This way you can fill your calendar for the month with pins if you are low on your own pins or content. This is great with a paid plan because only 5 free pins are given on the free plan.  This is a win-win for both you and the creator of the pin. Make sure you pin them to your most relevant boards.

 

Free Plugins

No program is perfect by itself and that’s where plugins can help out. They add more features to programs providing them with specific functions when needed. We’ve mentioned several plugins above already in this post such as:

Wordfence 

iThemes Security

ExactMetrics

Jetpack

Truth be told there are way too many plugins in existence! Many of them do the same things.  Not all are secure so be selective and less is more.

Some themes and software REQUIRE specific plugins to function properly.

 

Keep in mind that too many plugins can slow down your site and sadly not all of them play nicely with each other in the sandbox. 

 

 

There are over 59,000 WordPress plugins. 

Deciding which ones to use is very challenging. Most free versions do offer a premium plan and more often than not, the free version will suffice your needs without ever having to upgrade. 

 

Some Free Plugins

  • Yoast

Yoast is a very helpful plugin for SEO optimization. I use it with EVERY blog post without exception. It will let you know if you are utilizing your featured keyphrase sufficiently and will inform you if you are overusing it. If you use this plugin properly your WordPress blog posts will have a good level of SEO optimization. 

 

Website safety is so important. You’ve put your all into your awesome site and now you have to worry about hackers! Geesh!

No worries

Download and install this WordPress security plugin called Wordfence to keep your site safe. It is a very popular tool used to protect websites against malware and malicious attacks from hackers.  Wordfence is downloaded over 30,000 times per day and has over five million users. Check out its awesome firewall and security scanner. This plugin is great for small to mid-sized websites. 

 

  • iThemes Security: Website security and protection from hackers
  • Smush: Image Optimization. Resize and compress images for faster loading. 
  • Ad Inserter: Automatically adds affiliate disclosure at the top of each post.
  • Table Of Contents: Builds a Table Of Contents automatically for each post. 
  • WpForms: This is a form builder
  • AddToAny Share Buttons: Helps users share your posts on social media.

 

 

Social Media Networking 

By connecting with other bloggers through forums and networking tools, you can grow your audience and improve your blogging skills.

 

Go right ahead and pick a platform or two. The ones listed below are quite popular. 

  • TikTok
  • LinkedIn
  • Instagram
  • Meta (formerly Facebook)
  • X (formerly known as Twitter) 

 

Social Media Integration

As a blogger, it is important to have a strong social media presence to promote your content and engage with your audience. Here are some free tools that can help you with social media integration:

 

 

Social Scheduling Tools

Social scheduling tools allow you to plan and schedule your social media posts in advance, saving you time and effort. Here are some tools listed below in addition to Tailwind:

 

  • Hootsuite

With this free tool, you can manage multiple social media accounts, schedule posts, and track your analytics all in one place.

 

  • Buffer

Buffer is another option that allows you to schedule posts for multiple social media accounts, as well as analyze your performance and track your audience’s engagement.

 

 

Blogging Communities

As a blogger, it’s important to connect with other bloggers and share ideas. Here are two free tools that can help you find and connect with other bloggers in your niche.

 

Forums For Bloggers

Forums are a great way to connect with other bloggers and get advice on everything from writing to marketing.

Here are a few forums that are popular among bloggers:

 

  • Reddit: Reddit has several subreddits dedicated to blogging. These subreddits are a great place to ask questions, share your work, and get feedback from other bloggers.

 

  • ProBlogger: ProBlogger is a popular blog about blogging and it also has a forum where bloggers can connect as well as share ideas. The ProBlogger forum is a great place to ask for advice, share your work, and connect with other bloggers.

 

 

Plugins for Social Sharing

Social sharing plugins allow your readers to easily share your content on their social media accounts, increasing your reach and visibility.

 

  • Shareaholic

This free plugin provides customizable share buttons for various social media platforms, as well as analytics to track your shares and clicks.

 

  • AddThis

AddThis offers share buttons for over 300 social media platforms and allows you to customize the design and placement of your buttons.

 

By using these free social media integration tools, you can effectively promote your blog and engage with your audience on social media without breaking the bank.

 

 

Monetization Strategies

Affiliate Marketing & Ads

 As a blogger, you put a lot of effort into creating quality content for your audience. But did you know that you can also earn money from your blog?

Affiliate marketing and Ads are two monetization strategies that can help you generate income.

 Signing up for programs and networks is typically free.

Affiliate marketing is a popular way to earn money by promoting other people’s products on your blog. You can sign up for affiliate programs and earn a commission for every sale made through your unique affiliate link. To make the most out of affiliate marketing, it’s important to choose products that are relevant to your audience and promote them honestly and transparently.

 

Affiliate Marketing Programs 

Amazon Associates is a great way to promote products related to your blog’s niche and earn a commission on each sale. 

ShareASale offers a wide range of affiliate programs to choose from.

Clickbank is another great affiliate marketing program that beginners can qualify for immediately

 

Ad Platforms

Another way to monetize your blog is by allowing ads to be run on your site. There are several ad platforms that you can use to display ads on your blog and earn money based on clicks or impressions.  When using ad platforms, it’s important to strike a balance between displaying ads and providing a good user experience for your audience. Too many ads can be distracting and turn off your readers.

  • Google AdSense is a well-known ad platform It’s easy to set up and offers a variety of ad formats to choose from.

 

  • Media.net is another platform but it might not be suitable for beginners due to the high volume of traffic it requires.

We will be doing a blog post on Affiliate marketing program for beginners so follow us and check back soon

 

 

Need More Training?

 

Unlock the full potential of Google tools in your workplace through convenient online training. Dive into e-learning courses curated by Google product experts, allowing you to acquire practical skills that you can immediately apply in your professional journey. Learn online at your own pace. You’ll be well-equipped to excel in your role with Google product certifications.

 

WriterZen’s courses are free, user-friendly, and very useful. It teaches how to master ChatGPT, SEO, and much more. Take their online free course if you need help generating high-quality articles with ChatGPT for your blog posts, social media, or ads. 

 

 

  • WordPress

Let’s not forget that WordPress offers its own free tutorials. If you’d like training on adding images, SEO, or coding for example WordPress has you covered.

 

 

In Closing

Blog tools are essential and the free ones are beginners’ best friends truly. While income is nonexistent or slowly trickling in, you can still operate your blog very cost-effectively.

Use as many free tools as you like until you get to the point of being able to afford premium plans. Sign up for free tools and trials and get started on your blogging journey without further delay.

It is very difficult to keep up with all the tools for Blogging. Most of them will have a free trial period but features may be limited.  Some plans are free forever.  Free plans are helpful to get started and test drive the software but you will soon find that to do all the extra things you’d like to do and obtain the space you need, you may need to upgrade to your preferred tool when your budget allows. In the meantime, happy blogging.

Cheers to your success and enjoy your tools!

 

 

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