After seven years of blogging, I found tools and products that have definitely become my go-to methods for getting work done in a more effective manner. There have been lots of you asking about different products, so I started this page as resource to share them all with YOU in one simple spot!
I also have a ton of how-to blog type posts at the bottom of this page, so be sure to scroll down to the bottom for all that great information.
This will be a running list of things I use, love and would recommend to others. I hope this is useful and please be sure to let me know if there are other items you would be interested hearing more about!
This post contains affiliate links. See my full disclosure.
Nikon D7200 DSLR | Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 35mm | Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 10-24mm | Nikon 18-200mm
Canon Pro-100 Wireless Color Inkjet | Fujitsu ScanSnap Mobile Scanner
| Manfrotto Aluminum Tripod
| Manfrotto Lateral Arm
Photography Lighting Kit | Wireless Remote Control
| Flexible Smartphone Tripod
| Selfie Stick
Gentry Blog Theme | Camera Bag
TAILWIND:
If you have a content creating blog, you need Tailwind. After setting up my different campaigns, I now pin my posts to those three or four group boards and they automatically pin for a month straight without me thinking about them again. I’ve grown my Pinterest traffic ten-fold since using Tailwind, it’s a great resource.
The Ultimate Blogging Handbook eBook | Photography Book for Bloggers | HostGator Web Hosting
ULTIMATE BLOGGING HANDBOOK PDF EBOOK:
This is a great way to START off your blog with 209 pages of blog-growing strategies and actionable steps! In the Ultimate Blogging Handbook, Just a Girl and Her Blog shares tons of her own real-life case studies, too. This will help from the basics of setting up a blog to how to start growing it! I’ve reread this ebook numerous times and she now has multiple packages available!
PHOTOGRAPHY BOOK FOR BLOGGERS:
Do you know the blog Place of My Taste? Aniko’s photography blows my mind and when she announced she was going to write a Photography ebook giving ALL her secrets to stunning pictures, tips on staging for interior spaces, flatlays AND food shots… I knew I had to read it. And I did and then my mind exploded with all the potential of my camera that I wasn’t taking advantage of! PLUS as if it could get better – if you use Adobe Lightroom, she is selling LightRoom presets for editing pictures. Major time saver.
HOSTING : Hostgator
I’ve used Hostgator since I started my blog, three + years ago and I’ve never had a single issue. I love that they have 24 hour chat tech support and have used it twice. They were so helpful and walked me through the steps to resolve any issue I was having. And they have great rates, starting at $6 a month for WordPress sites! Love me some Hostgator.
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