The truth is that anyone can start a blog nowadays.
Knowing the SEO benefits of creating regular blog posts, it’s easy to see why many do so.
A quality blog that offers valuable insights and advice? Not everyone can manage that, especially regular posting and maintenance. The most important part is to offer regular posts with high quality writing.
You may not be a natural born writer, but thanks to online tools, everyone can become a better writer.
Here are a few helpful online tools that help you improve and become a better content writer.
1. HubSpot blog topic generator
You have to start with a title, right? Even the best bloggers get stuck in a rut sometimes and have no idea what to write about.
HubSpot provides a free online topic generator. It’s simple to use and provides quick and useable topics within seconds. Enter three keywords or nouns and receive a week’s worth of relevant blog titles.
HubSpot’s Blog Ideas Generator
Never run out of blog ideas with HubSpot’s Blog Ideas Generator. This tool generates blog ideas no matter how niche your industry is.
2. CoSchedule headline analyser
Once you have the titles, it’s time to optimise them. CoSchedule’s headline analyser helps with picking something that leaps out and demands attention.
The free analyser scores your headline quality. It helps you to focus on your title’s social shareability. It also checks viability to increase traffic and even includes an SEO value. All helpful when constructing the perfect blog post title.
Write Better Headlines: Free Headline Analyzer From CoSchedule – @CoSchedule
Free headline analyzer that will score your overall headline quality and rate its ability to result in social shares, increased traffic, and SEO value.
3. Hemingway App
Once you are past the hurdle of the title, it’s time to start writing. Hemingway App is a firm favourite among the tools I’ve listed here.
Hemingway App is like your own personal editor. It helps with checking your work and flagging long sentences that may be hard to read. It also flags writing with passive voice, an overuse of adverbs, and more.
Hemingway Editor
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4. Grammarly
Now you’ve started writing, it’s a question of making sure your copy makes sense.
Drag and drop, copy/paste, or upload your text into the Grammarly textbox for an instant grammar check. It highlights mis-spellings, dangling modifiers, and misplaced punctuation. You’ll also receive a check to safeguard you against plagiarism. This app goes far beyond what bog standard word processors like Microsoft Word do. Definitely check it out.
Write your best with Grammarly.
Grammarly’s free writing app makes sure your messages, documents, and social media posts are clear, mistake-free, and effective. It’s trusted by millions every day.
5. Photopin
OK, so now you need a featured image for your post. There are plenty of places to get free high-res images for your blog. This lesser-known option is a bit unique, though.
It use the Flickr API to find Creative Commons images, so enter search terms and see your results. Choose from nine different sizes, placing the provided HTML in the image caption box on your blog. (All these images need attribution.)
PhotoPin – Free Photos for Bloggers via Creative Commons
A free tool that helps bloggers and designers find beautiful photos with Creative Commons licensing. Download the photos and get attribution links already formatted for you!
Edward Solomon has over 30 years’ experience in project management, technical education, computer networking, web design and development and is a Digital Business Consultant for PENNInk Productions Ltd.
