Resources for bloggers
Ready to take your blog to the next level?
Last time I shared a big resource post like this one, I received a great response from you guys, and this time, I’m sharing even more resources for bloggers. Quite a lot of these posts are written by yours truly, but I also featured a ton of post from some of my favorite, most helpful blogs. As always, when it comes to these resource posts, I’ve separated these by categories: For Beginners, Productivity & Staying Organized, Growing Traffic, Photography & Design, Social Media and Creating Content.
FOR BEGINNERS
How to Start a Blog- a free 7-day mini course– By Lifestyle Gleam
Find your Blogging Niche– By Elle and Company
How to Commit to Blogging on Regular Basis– by xo Sarah
How to Start a Successful Blog– by WHSR
Blogging Resources– by Lifestyle Gleam
What is CSS? – DYOLB
SEO Basics for bloggers– by the Wonder Forrest
Tips for beginning bloggers– by All Things E
How to start a Lifestyle Blog– byLifestyle Gleam
How to start a blog– by Become a Blogger
How to Choose a Focus for Your Blog– by The Nectar Collective
Top tips for beginning bloggers– by All things E
How to Launch a Blog on a Budget– by Regina
HTML Cheat Sheet for Beginners– by the Blog Stylist
How to blog– by Amy Lynn Andrews
Everything you need to know about blogging– by He and I
How to Get Your Blog Noticed– by the Haute Notes
A Simple Guide to Starting a Blog– by InkStruck
PRODUCTIVITY & STAYING ORGANIZED
11 Tips for Boosting Your Productivity– by Lifestyle Gleam
How to Stop Procrastinating, Right Now– by Lifestyle Gleam
Must-have Tools for Running Your Blog– by White Oak Creative
6 Daily Habits for Success– by Lifestyle Gleam
How to Get Sh*t Done When You’re Totally Unmotivated– by The Nectar Collective
7 Apps for Easier Blogging– by Lifestyle Gleam
5 Habits You Need to Quit in Order to Reach Your Goals– by Lifestyle Gleam
How to plan and write blog posts– by Printed Ink Designs
Best Products for Bloggers on The Go– by Lifestyle Gleam
How to Stay Organized– by Lifestyle Gleam
How to create a blogging space at home– by Media Marmalade
10 Ways to Feel Better When You’re Stuck in a Rut– by Lifestyle Gleam
5 Podcasts that Will Help Your Blog– by Media Marmalade
12 Habits of Successful Bloggers– by The Haute Notes
GROWING TRAFFIC
How to Increase Your Pageviews– by Lifestyle Gleam
Easy ways to promote your blog when you’re bored– by The Kardia
12 Proven Ways to Grow Your Blog Traffic– by Elle & Company
7 Ways to Increase Your Blog Traffic– by Lifestyle Gleam
15 Places to Promote Your Blog Posts– by Kaleidoscope
9 Ways to Increase Your Blog Traffic by Updating Old Posts– by The Nectar Collective
How to Drive Traffic to Your Old Blog Posts– by Lifestyle Gleam
10 Ways to Share Your Blog Posts– by A Girl, Obsessed
Five Things that Can Help Your Blog Grow– by Forever Amber
44 ways to get massive loads of blog readers– by Stay at Home Susie
How to Increase Your Readers– by Ciera Design Studio
How to Use StumbleUpon to Drive Traffic to Your Blog– by Very Erin
15 Easy Ways to Grow Your Blog– by Sunny Sweet Days
6 Simple Ways to Drive Traffic to Your Blog– by Lifestyle Gleam
Why and How to Update Your Old Blog Posts– by Sarah Von Bargen
Pinterest Tips- How I Get 30K Monthly Visits from Pinterest– by TwelveSkip
SOCIAL MEDIA
Instagram Algorithm Change and How to Deal With It– by Lifestyle Gleam
How to Double Your Instagram Followers– by Lauren Schroer
How to Use Pinterest to Grow Your Blog– by Lifestyle Gleam
How to Create Amazing Instagram Photos– by Style Caster
The Best Hashtags to Get Your Instagram Noticed– by The Nectar Collective
13 Tools to Streamline Your Social Media– by Aeolidia
40+ Smart Strategies to Get More Blog Traffic from Pinterest– by TwelveSkip
Top 6 Social Media Plugins for WordPress– by The Blog Market
Growing and Tracking Your Social Media Stats– by Heather Crabtree
6 Ways to Create a More Engaged Instagram Audience– by The Nectar Collective
All About Twitter Chats and How to Use Them– by Ninzbeauty
BLOG PHOTOGRAPHY & DESIGN
All About my Blog Photography Equipment– by Lifestyle Gleam
5 Time-Saving Tips for Blog Photography– by Pink Pot
Coding Tips and Tricks for Bloggers– by The Blog Market
Photography Tips for Bloggers– by Lifestyle Gleam
How to Take Bright Photos on a Gloomy Day– by Lifestyle Gleam
Best Feminine WordPress Themes– by Chicfetti
Background Ideas for Product Photography– by Lifestyle Gleam
How to Create Pinterest-Worthy Images– by Media Marmalade
How to Take a Perfect Flatlay– by Lifestyle Gleam
The Best Blog Photography Tips– by Blog Ambitions
Product Photography for Bloggers– by Lifestyle Gleam
10 Free Stock Photos– by Ashley Ella Design
How to Take Better Instagram Pictures– by Lifestyle Gleam
Tips for Styling Your Blog Photos– by The Blog Market
11 Photography Hacks for Bloggers– by Lifestyle Gleam
10 [more] Free Stock Photos– by Ashley Ella Design (featured image from this post is from Ashley’s Blog)
10 Photography Tips for [not only] Bloggers– by Lifestyle Gleam
How to Add Instagram Footer to Your Blog– by Meet at the Barre
How to Edit your Blog Photos with PicMonkey– by Lifestyle Gleam
5 Ways to Make Your Blog More Readable– by Lauren Carns
How to Take Bright Photos for Your Blog– by Lifestyle Gleam
CREATING CONTENT & MORE
How to Create Better Content– by Lifestyle Gleam
50+ Tools for Running a Blog– by TwelveSkip
Simple Method for Coming Up With Original Content– by Elle and Company
113 Blog Post Ideas– by Lifestyle Gleam
How to Create Blog Series– by Nose Graze
10 Content Creation Tools for Bloggers– by Pink Pot
25 Spring Blog Post Ideas– by The Blog Market
How to Build Authority Through Your Content– by Haylide Jong
113 [more] Blog Post Ideas– by Lifestyle Gleam
8 Things to Do Before Publishing a Post– by Lifestyle Gleam
5 Tips and Tools for Consistent Blogging– by Free Borboletta
How to Write a Kick-Ass Blog Post– by Lifestyle Gleam
25 Actionable Blogging Tips– by The Daily Femme
10 Easy and Effective Ways to Grow Your Blog– by The Collective Mill
How to Optimize Your Old Blog Post for Search Engines– by FPB
What to Blog About When You’re Out of Ideas– by Lifestyle Gleam
30 Ways to Awesomize Your Blog– by Christine Tremoulet
How to Create a Media Kit for Your Blog– by The Nectar Collective
How to Plan Your Blog Content– by Mindful Pixels
Featured image by Ashley Ella Design
113 Comments
Aleksandra
March 29, 2016 at 8:29 amWow, I can see quite a busy weekend ahead of me. Thanks!
Paula @ lifestylegleam.com
March 30, 2016 at 5:18 pmHehe :D You’re welcome!
jodie.keith
March 29, 2016 at 8:30 amThank you for sharing all of these! So handy to have everything in one place!
Jodie @ Jodetopia x
Paula @ lifestylegleam.com
March 30, 2016 at 5:18 pmYou’re welcome Jodie!
Ambar Syed
March 29, 2016 at 8:37 amThis is such a useful post with so many resources! Thank you for sharing Paula :)
– Ambar x
http://www.herlittleloves.blogspot.com
Paula @ lifestylegleam.com
March 30, 2016 at 5:21 pmYou’re so welcome Ambar!
Angel Bland
March 29, 2016 at 9:04 amYour posts are always so helpful!
http://www.allbangel.com
Paula @ lifestylegleam.com
March 30, 2016 at 5:22 pmAww thanks Angel!!
Erin
March 29, 2016 at 9:19 amWow, what a great list! Pinning!
Thank you!
http://www.erincusackblog.com
Paula @ lifestylegleam.com
March 30, 2016 at 5:23 pmThanks Erin!
Ira
March 29, 2016 at 9:26 amWow thank you so much for such a big work
As a very new blogger I still feel quite puzzled due to amount of information to go through and I feel insecure, but I am very grateful for your posts!! You are very inspiring!
http://casuallyrussian.com
Paula @ lifestylegleam.com
March 30, 2016 at 5:25 pmAww don’t feel insecure Ira, trust me few years a go I didn’t even know how to use my camera. Just be patient and you’ll be surprised at how much you’ll learn :)
Biana Perez
March 29, 2016 at 9:50 amWhen it comes to blogger resources you always have the best tutorials!! xo, Biana –BlovedBoston
Paula @ lifestylegleam.com
March 30, 2016 at 5:25 pmAww thanks B!! :)
Kim Petersen
March 29, 2016 at 10:30 amI love when you do these posts, they are always super helpful and it’s a good place for me to come to when I’m feeling stuck and overwhelmed! Hope you are having a great week so far! XO -Kim
Paula @ lifestylegleam.com
March 30, 2016 at 5:30 pmThanks so much Kim!! Hope you’re doing great! :)
Vanessa Buttino
March 29, 2016 at 10:41 amTHANK YOU! This is fantastic, I love these types of resource posts!
Paula @ lifestylegleam.com
March 30, 2016 at 5:32 pmYou’re welcome Vanessa!!!
Alina Ermilova
March 29, 2016 at 10:42 amThank you so much for sharing these resourses! I’m definitely gonna bookmark them!
xx
ALINA ERMILOVA | BLOG
Paula @ lifestylegleam.com
March 30, 2016 at 5:33 pmYou’re welcome Alina, thanks for visiting! :)
Missy Quigley
March 29, 2016 at 11:18 amThanks for this! I am pinning this as it is such a great resource!
Paula @ lifestylegleam.com
March 30, 2016 at 5:33 pmYou’re welcome Missy! :)
Blossomofhope
March 29, 2016 at 11:23 amThis post was so so helpful, definitely going to save it! xx
http://www.blossomofhope.blogspot.com
Paula @ lifestylegleam.com
March 30, 2016 at 5:33 pmYay, so happy to hear that!
Darina
March 29, 2016 at 11:36 amLove this post! Very useful!
Paula @ lifestylegleam.com
March 30, 2016 at 5:33 pmThanks so much Darina!
Amanda Elizabeth
March 29, 2016 at 11:50 amYeah!!!! I am in such great and inspiring company in this roundup! Thank you so much for the share. I love being able to share my tried and true methods with my readers. This round up is amazing. Pinning for sure!
Paula @ lifestylegleam.com
March 30, 2016 at 5:34 pmYou’re so welcome Amanda, loved your post! :)
Kayleigh Xu
March 29, 2016 at 12:01 pmI can’t believe it took me this long to find your blog! … Thank you for sharing so much useful tips and information on your blog – I’m such a fan now! :) xx
Kayleigh | http://kayleighmakesup.blogspot.co.uk
Paula @ lifestylegleam.com
March 30, 2016 at 5:34 pmAww thanks so much Keyleigh!
Nameless Gap
March 29, 2016 at 12:05 pmNice post! It is so helpful!
Paula | http://www.namelessgap.blogspot.com
Paula @ lifestylegleam.com
March 30, 2016 at 5:35 pmThanks Paula!
MARGARITACHI.CO
March 29, 2016 at 12:41 pmThis is SO helpful Paula. Totally saving and referring to all these articles. xx
Margarita Chi | MARGARITACHI.CO
Paula @ lifestylegleam.com
March 30, 2016 at 5:45 pmThanks Margarita!!
Emily // ThirdandGirl.com
March 29, 2016 at 1:30 pmI’m so excited to spend the next couple nights going through all of these resources. I’m a brand new blogger and I can’t wait to learn all this amazing community has to offer!
Paula @ lifestylegleam.com
March 30, 2016 at 5:45 pmYay, thanks so much for visiting Emily! Best of luck with your blog!
charlotte samantha
March 29, 2016 at 2:12 pmAmazing post! So many helpful tips in this post
CharlotteSamantha // http://www.charlottesamantha.co.uk
Paula @ lifestylegleam.com
March 30, 2016 at 5:48 pm;)
Liz | Lipstick & Confetti
March 29, 2016 at 2:16 pmThis is amazing, thank you so much for compiling all of these articles!
xo, Liz
http://lipstickandconfetti.com
Paula @ lifestylegleam.com
March 30, 2016 at 5:49 pmYou’re welcome Liz!
Zoe Mountford
March 29, 2016 at 2:17 pmSo much information, amazing thank you x
Zoe Mountford x
Paula @ lifestylegleam.com
March 30, 2016 at 5:49 pmYou’re welcome Zoe, thanks so much for visiting!
Robyn Taylor
March 29, 2016 at 2:47 pmAmazinggg! I’ll know to come here if I have a question on literally anything blogging related haha!
Robyn / Phases Of Robyn
Paula @ lifestylegleam.com
March 30, 2016 at 5:54 pmHehe, thanks Robyn! :)
Tania Jayne
March 29, 2016 at 3:13 pmA fantastic collection or resources, thank you! I’m going to work my way through them over the next few days. Xx
Tania | When Tania Talks
Paula @ lifestylegleam.com
March 30, 2016 at 5:54 pmThanks Tania!
Lisa @ Midwest Glam
March 29, 2016 at 3:35 pmGreat list of resources! I’ll have to pin this for future reference.
Paula @ lifestylegleam.com
March 30, 2016 at 5:54 pmThanks Lisa!
girlonrainbow
March 29, 2016 at 3:40 pmHey Paula, thank you for sharing. I’m very grateful for this kind of Posts from you :D <3
Paula @ lifestylegleam.com
March 30, 2016 at 5:56 pmYou’re welcome Love! Aww so sweet of you to say that!
Krystal Yabor
March 29, 2016 at 4:16 pmSo awesome of you for sharing this, pinning this amazing list!
Krystal | http://floradelsoul.com/
Paula @ lifestylegleam.com
March 30, 2016 at 5:56 pmThanks Krystal!
Mikéla Davelyn
March 29, 2016 at 4:23 pmYay! Thanks for all of the links! Definitely going to start reading a bunch of these :)
xo, mikéla / simplydavelyn.com
Paula @ lifestylegleam.com
March 30, 2016 at 5:59 pmThanks Mikéla!
Tho Trn
March 29, 2016 at 4:47 pmThank you for this great post! I definitely need this for my new born blog :D
http://myinnersass.com
Paula @ lifestylegleam.com
March 30, 2016 at 6:05 pmYou’re so welcome Thao, best of luck with your blog! :)
Dagmara Klich
March 29, 2016 at 4:47 pmThank you for putting all these posts together! It will be definitely very helpful! x
Mummy’s Beauty Corner
Paula @ lifestylegleam.com
March 30, 2016 at 6:08 pmYou’re so welcome Dagmara!
Danielle Beautyblog
March 29, 2016 at 4:50 pmThanks Paula! I WILL go through these lists one day! Such a procrastinator
Danielle’s Beauty Blog
Paula @ lifestylegleam.com
March 30, 2016 at 6:09 pmHehehe :) You’re welcome Danielle!
Yvonne Ashon
March 29, 2016 at 5:23 pmVery informative. Thanks
http://www.yvesofstyle.com
Paula @ lifestylegleam.com
March 30, 2016 at 6:11 pmThanks for visiting!
Paula Loreti
March 29, 2016 at 6:22 pmThis was so helpful, as all of your posts! I’ll have to check a lot of this lists, thanks for sharing it with us :)
http://www.blossomikebana.com
Paula @ lifestylegleam.com
March 30, 2016 at 6:12 pmThanks so much Paula!
Serein
March 29, 2016 at 6:52 pmDefiantly saving this! Thank you Paula!
xoxo
Serein
http://sereinwu.com
Paula @ lifestylegleam.com
March 30, 2016 at 6:12 pmYou’re so welcome Serein!
Guest
March 29, 2016 at 9:18 pmThank you so much for sharing such a hugely helpful list of resources! Time to start reading :)
Paula @ lifestylegleam.com
March 30, 2016 at 6:15 pmYou’re welcome Pat! Thanks for visiting! :)
Chelsey Thornton
March 29, 2016 at 10:46 pmSuch a great resource Paula! All of these are very helpful for people.
Chelsey | http://www.chelseythornton.com
Paula @ lifestylegleam.com
March 30, 2016 at 6:21 pmThanks so much Chelsey!
Heidi
March 30, 2016 at 12:23 amThis is so AWESOME and resourceful!!! Thank you lots for taking the time to put this together! :) || http://notheidiho.blogspot.com
Paula @ lifestylegleam.com
March 30, 2016 at 6:21 pmYou’re welcome Heidi! :)
Kiss & Make-up
March 30, 2016 at 2:55 amT’ooooh, I don’t even know where to start, this is so helpful, thanks for sharing!
Paula @ lifestylegleam.com
March 30, 2016 at 6:22 pmHaha, you’re welcome!
Caroline
March 30, 2016 at 3:23 amWhat a fab idea! Thanks so much for sharing, definitely saving this. :)
Caroline.x
http://www.notesfromcaroline.com
Paula @ lifestylegleam.com
March 30, 2016 at 6:22 pmThanks Caroline!
Alk A
March 30, 2016 at 4:25 amThat’s a lot to digest! ;) thanks for sharing.
http://www.lifewithalk.blogspot.com
Paula @ lifestylegleam.com
March 30, 2016 at 6:22 pm:D Thanks for visiting Alk!
Phyo Pa Pa Aung
March 30, 2016 at 4:41 amThis is so awesome and as a beginner blogger like me, I really really need these helps.
Thank you my big sister.
phyopapa.blogspot.com
Paula @ lifestylegleam.com
March 30, 2016 at 6:26 pmAww you’re so welcome Phyo! Thanks so much for visiting!
Cherish.
March 30, 2016 at 9:10 amOMG thank you so much for all these resources!! I love these types of posts because being a ‘blogging veteran’ so to speak, you kind of are (1) seen as an expert therefore (2) it’s easier to know which resources are the best. (:
Paula @ lifestylegleam.com
March 30, 2016 at 6:27 pmYou’re welcome Cherish! So happy that you liked this post!
Katharina
March 30, 2016 at 10:45 amWow, so many resources! Thanks for putting them all together :)
xx
Kat
http://www.teastoriesblog.com
Paula @ lifestylegleam.com
March 30, 2016 at 6:28 pmYou’re welcome Katharina, thank you for visiting!
NuttyHiker
March 30, 2016 at 11:50 amWow! That’s a lot! Can’t wait to go through them all!
Bridget
http://www.nuttyhiker.com
Paula @ lifestylegleam.com
March 30, 2016 at 6:28 pm:)
moanymouse
March 30, 2016 at 5:06 pmThank you for this post!!
http://www.moanymouse.com | Scottish Lifestyle Blog
Paula @ lifestylegleam.com
March 30, 2016 at 6:28 pmYou’re welcome! Thank you so much for visiting! :)
Linda
March 30, 2016 at 7:47 pmLove this post, thanks so much for sharing! Truly is helpful!
http://www.llindatt.com
Kristina Wilde
March 30, 2016 at 7:49 pmGIRLFRANNDD, like the ultimate list!!! oxoxox
Samileen
March 30, 2016 at 8:39 pmI will be going through all of those in the list. Its always fun to research about blogging and optimizing your blog with all those helpful tips. Thanks for this awesome post.
Sam || Beautydetour
The Sunday Mode
March 31, 2016 at 3:01 amI’ve almost frozen my laptop because I’ve just opened most of these in separate tabs, thanks so much Paula! :)
http://www.thesundaymode.blogspot.com.au
Candice Petersen
March 31, 2016 at 4:35 amThanks so much for sharing these!!
Beauty Candy Loves
Emma Louise
March 31, 2016 at 6:25 amSo many amazing posts! I will be checking some of these out :)
Emmy | Emmys Beauty Cave | Bloglovin
Steph Marston
March 31, 2016 at 10:18 amThis is SO helpful!! Thank you so much for organising them all, I have so much more inspiration now! Steph x
http://www.stephstyle.com
Julie
March 31, 2016 at 4:19 pmThis rocks! I’m always looking for great blog resources. This will keep me busy for days.
Sophienderella
April 1, 2016 at 3:44 amThank you so much for this great post!
xx, Sophie
Sophienderella.blogspot.com
Sarah X
April 1, 2016 at 4:09 pmi feel like i say this for most of your posts but honestly you compile together some of the most useful posts ever so thank you so so much for this! i can only imagine how much time it took to put together
xo Sarah
http://absolutelysarahx.blogspot.com
Olivia Cheryl Williams
April 1, 2016 at 7:46 pmI froze my laptop opening so many tabs!! Such a useful post! Xx
OliviaCheryl.com
Lottie things
April 2, 2016 at 9:24 amGreat post, thank you for the help! xx
http://www.lottiethings.com
-Charlotte
Sophie
April 2, 2016 at 10:46 amWow Thank you for sharing this information this is a great post, exactly what I was looking for.
http://www.nobletandem.com
Aleeha
April 3, 2016 at 5:07 amPosts like this are always helpful when you’re a new blogger, thanks for sharing!
Aleeha xXx
http://www.halesaaw.com/
mediamarmalade
April 3, 2016 at 7:54 amThanks so much for featuring some of my blog posts lovely :) Some great reads here
Mel x
mediamarmalade.com
Nichole
April 3, 2016 at 12:42 pmYou are awesome for sharing this information! Thank you so much! Love all of your posts!
– Nichole
http://falluponglamour.com/
ZeroSugarDiet.com
April 4, 2016 at 5:19 pmBrilliantly informative, thanks very much for sharing! Becky at zerosugardiet.com
Conor Rees
April 4, 2016 at 7:00 pmThis is such an amazing blog post. Really valuable :)
http://www.99percentlifestyle.com
Ashlee Battaglia
April 4, 2016 at 10:18 pmThis post is amazing!! There are so many of us that needs advice about blogging, especially myself!! lol… I will definitely be following your blog.
XOXO
Ashlee
(Lifewithashlee.com)
Marsha
April 5, 2016 at 5:32 pmVery comprehensive list! Thanks!
www.rachelkromdijk.blogspot.nl
April 12, 2016 at 7:36 amNice post girl! thanks for sharing! have a great week
CutieandherBeauty
April 22, 2016 at 4:29 pmWhat an amazing resource! Definitely bookmarking this one!(:
http://www.cutieandherbeauty.com
Mel
April 25, 2016 at 4:29 pmThis is such a useful post! Definitely going to save it so I can refer back to it on a regular basis.
http://www.raisethewaves.com
Sonam Khemlani
May 4, 2016 at 5:05 amThank you so much Paula! This post is very helpful. I recently came across your blog and I am hooked. You have amazing content. Keep up the good work :D
Sonam | http://theclosetmadness.blogspot.in/
Candice Petersen
May 4, 2016 at 10:22 amThank you for sharing these links!
Beauty Candy Loves