I just wanted to use this opportunity to address a very simple issue and, I hope you will agree with all I have to say here now. This is something I’ve been observing for a long time.
When it comes to blogging and internet marketing, there are so many great automation blogging tools out there that we all need to make the work easier for us. There are also some that are not good enough and do not worth our money and, that always makes it difficult to know the few that are good.
However, the only way we can decide on the right blogging tools to use is obviously by checking out what other people that have used it before are saying about it in the form of review. When someone used a product the first time, there are many chances that he will write an honest review detailing how the product helped him and also the flaws he discovered on it.
So, for us to finally know the blogging tools to spend our hard-earned money on, we have to, first of all, read those reviews and if its enticing enough, we will now purchase them and see if what the reviewer said is truly correct but, if we go ahead and purchase it without reading other users opinion then, it will be a 50/50 result which means, either success or failure, whichever one you get, you’ll take.
I agree that there are still some people that don’t really depend on people’s opinion, they always love to try the tool themselves and now, conclude if they need it or not. There are also few products that come with a trial version like Long Tail Pro keyword research tool, this will enable you to try the product first without spending a dime on it and if it pleases you, you can now go for it.
Recommended Reading: Long Tail Pro: The Best Keyword Research Tool Ever
Personally, I like the last paragraph. I like trying a product first before concluding if its good or not, I don’t always like to depend on what people are saying.
Best Blogging Tools used by Bloggers:
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Domain Registration Tools
- Godaddy
- Namecheap
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Web hosting tools
Web hosting is the next step to start your blog, There are multiple web hosting companies providing the hosting services to host your website/blog. From time to time all these web hosting companies are providing some offers/deals for web hosting especially during the Black Friday event in USA.
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- Bluehost (Best Web Hosting Company):
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Bluehost – one of the best web hosting companies provides cheap and reliable hosting services to bloggers and website developers. During the entire year, Bluehost provides the best offers and deals on all products including hosting, domain registration, etc to the bloggers and websites. Bluehost is well known for 24×7 support, security speeds, and the best hosting pricing in the industry.
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- Siteground
- A2 Hosting
- Hostgator
- WPX Hosting
- WP Engine
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Content Proofreading tool
- Copyscape
- Grammarly
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SEO Plugins Tools
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- Yoast SEO Plugin
Yoast SEO Plugin for WordPress blog is one of the important and very useful for bloggers. You can set up the basic SEO on-page stuff in your WordPress blog. The following is the list of basic on-page SEO stuff that can be set up using the Yoast SEO plugin.
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- URL Structure: You can set up the SEO-friendly URL structure for your blog posts, categories, pages.
- Meta Tags: Using the Yoast SEO plugin – you can set up the page title also known as title tags, meta description, and meta keywords for your categories, tag pages, blog posts, and static pages.
- Sitemap Generator: Using the Yoast SEO plugin – you can develop the xml sitemaps for your blog posts, there are different types of XML sitemaps that can be developed for amplification of different types of content. With this plugin the bloggers or web developer can easily develop XML sitemaps, News sitemaps, Image Sitemaps & Video Sitemaps
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- Rank Math SEO Plugin
- Yoast SEO Plugin
Yoast SEO Plugin for WordPress blog is one of the important and very useful for bloggers. You can set up the basic SEO on-page stuff in your WordPress blog. The following is the list of basic on-page SEO stuff that can be set up using the Yoast SEO plugin.
Rank Math SEO is another WordPress plugin to make your blog SEO-friendly. With this plugin the bloggers can easily set up the SEO friendly URL pattern, Provision to add Meta Tags (Page Title and Meta Description), Redirect Manager, Sitemap Generator for all types of contents, Image optimizations in terms of setting up the image alt tag, caption for each and every image. The Pro version of Rank Math SEO comes with advanced featured including image optimization of your blog with advanced SEO techniques, and actually helps the blog to rank better in search engine. You can also check the on page SEO critical and essential factors for optimizing your blog.
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Keyword Research Tools
- SemRush
- Ahref
- Similar Web
- Long Tail Pro
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Blog Performance Tools
- Google Analytics
- Google Search Console
Best Blogging Tools: Why You Should Stop Following Peoples Opinion
Now, I might be sounding funny here but, hear me out first. Will you agree with me that what worked for John might not work for Joe? Yes, this is a fact.
When you used a product and it worked for you, you will definitely say well about it but, that same tool that worked for you might not work for your friend in fact, your friend might not find it useful at all.
This was the case when I started blogging, a lot of people were writing so many mind-blowing reviews about Aweber autoresponder but, I went forGetresponse and discovered that, it has lots of interesting features that Aweber is lacking, can you believe that?
I believe that the best way to find the best tool for you is not by reading all the reviews out there about it but, to go out and check it out and now, give it your own opinion. Many people will be asking, what is the best Web Hosting Company?
While there are so many of them out there and so many reviews on the subject, the best thing is to read one or two reviews about that and then, go for the one that your mind follows and see if it will work for you but, some people will read almost all the Web hosting reviews on the internet and still, they will not be able to make a choice of the one to go for, isn’t that disgusting?
Why waste your precious time asking such questions? Why don’t you go for the one that you think is good enough and then, see for yourself? You can always switch to another one later remember.
Recommended Reading: Planning And Budgeting! The First Step To Building A Successful Blog
If you’re just starting, it’s good to choose the blogging tools that you think are good and then, take corrections later because, if you end up looking for the best then, you might never start because, there is no best out there.
All you will see are people’s opinions and not the facts so, go out there now and pick the one that your mind is at, be it a web host, premium themes, plugins, autoresponder, ebooks, anything at all you want to purchase, just follow your heart man:).
Thanks for reading and, happy weekend in advance :).
Let’s take the discussion further via the comment section, what is your own opinion about this topic?
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Harleena Singh says
Hi Theodore,
I agree with you entirely. People write and share various things about the products and tools they believe in because they tend to get biased with the opinions of others. I guess they don’t realise that half the time most people write such reviews because they are paid to do so, or they are affiliates of those products and perhaps yes, because they are liking what they are using too. People need to try out things for themselves instead, just as you mentioned.
Like you, I also tried out Aweber, but within a month’s time I know it’s not something that I wanted presently, and switched over to a different option because it suits me. And yes – even the hosting company – it varies and differs from person to person…what works for one will not work another. There are several ones around, but you tend to choose the best one, without either seeing your budget, or else seeing others use it, only to realize later that you made a wrong choice. I’m glad I stuck with the one I started off with and it’s pretty good.
Thanks for sharing. Have a nice week ahead 🙂
Theodore Nwangene says
Exactly Harleena,
What worked for me might not work for you and, thats one thing most people always fail to understand. Its always better to be careful while going for products based on people’s recommendations because just as you said, you might end up making the wrong choice. Thanks a lot for sharing your awesome comment with us Leena 🙂
John Gibb says
hey Theo
I love watching other people succeed, and share their opinion — I love reading folks experiment with content marketing, YouTube, niche blogs, SEO and everything in between… if one talks from personal experience with a method or technique, then I’m all ears, aren’t you? 🙂
Theodore Nwangene says
I also love listening to such things John,
I guess we’re the same on that one 🙂
prince says
Hi Theodore choosing the best tool to use for a blog is just like choosing the best blogging platform for your blog so we have to choose the tool that will help us grow our blogs properly, have been hearing of the long tail keyword tool but i have not tried it and i think that’s what i will do next thanks bro
Theodore Nwangene says
You’re right Prince,
Choosing the best blogging tool is also as important as choosing the best blogging platform as both will really affect your blog either positively or negatively. You really have to check out Long Tail Pro man, I’m sure you will like it. Thanks for coming
Rocky says
Hi Theodore, great article and I do agree with what you said…… Thanks for writing such a nice article……..
Theodore Nwangene says
You welcome Rocky,
I appreciate the comment 🙂
Susan Velez says
I always like to see what type of tools people use in their internet marketing business.
Surprised that you went with Getresponse…most people that I know use Aweber. I also use Getresponse. I am still learning my way around it but as I become more familiar with it, I really like it.
I also use LongTail Pro, this is one of the best keyword tools that I own. Believe me, I have purchased several. Thanks for sharing the tools that you use.
Theodore Nwangene says
You welcome Susan,
Getresponse is really awesome and i love it a lot. I’m happy you’re also using it. Yea, i also love LTP and, i couldn’t have asked for more. Thanks for stopping by Susan and, have a great week :).
Sohail says
Hello,
Yeah i’m also not using aweber due to some issues, yeah its right that the product varies from person to person and company to company. It will work for some one and didn’t for others.
Although i like to use the products which helped other people to get success.
thanks
Theodore Nwangene says
You’re right Sohail,
But, its always better to go for the product that you see other talking good about instead continuing to ask if it really works, you might never go for it that way. Thanks for coming.
Obasi Miracle says
Now it was awesome reading through your well detailed article Theodore, I personally have to agree with you on the mention of keyword tool as that has been the very “Achilles heel” to many newbie bloggers out there.
I also noticed that your blog homepage has no title but a url instead, and was wondering if that has anything positive to add SEO-wise.
hope you do have a great weekend buddy
Theodore Nwangene says
Thanks Miracle,
I’m happy you agree with me. The url on my homepage has nothing to do with SEO, its just an issue i will have to look into later. Thanks for stopping by and, sorry for my late reply.
Muhammad Saleem says
Hi Theodore,
Thanks for sharing your knowledge about useful tools for blogging because there are only few people who are guiding people right about blogging because blogging in not easy so easy that’s why people are question like best web hosting and tools or software and plugins. It is a matter of understanding the thing suit to you.
Theodore Nwangene says
You’re right Saleem,
But, its always good to go try one and then, conclude because if you keep on asking, you might never go for it. Thanks for coming.
Asaolu olubayode says
Great article Theo, i strongly support your point and i’m happy to find such a great post here.
Theodore Nwangene says
Thanks Asaolu
Tobi says
Great post, i just had another insight about blogging as you shared best blogging tools and i believe you are a pro.
You suggested good things in this post.
Thanks…
Theodore Nwangene says
Thanks for the compliments Tobi,
I’m glad you found the post useful
Priyathakur says
Your post very nice. thanks for share information Ultimate Guide To Knowing The Best Blogging Tools to Use.
Theodore Nwangene says
Thanks