Resources

We’ve put together a handy set of tools and resources for bloggers of all stripes. These are all tools we’ve personally used and can vouch for.

First off: The essentials

Some more Tools

Get the right name for your blog

• Namewink.com – This is our favourite domain name generator by far. Tip – Go to advanced, hit ‘blog’ and start playing with words, you’ll find an amazing name in no time.
• Namemesh.com – Another domain name finder, less fun, but a bit more precise if you know exactly what you’re looking for.

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Tools to help you write better posts

• Hemingway – Helps you craft your writing to your audience. It tells you when you’re too wordy, how easy your writing is to read, even what reading age it comes out as.
• Grammarly – Hands down, the best grammar and spellchecker out there.
• SMMRY – Summarises long-form text, helpful to know what you’ve actually written and great for descriptions.
• Check out this article by Sean Ogle at Location Rebel on How to Become a Freelance Writer for some inspiration.

Ideas Dear Boy, Ideas

• Portent Title Maker – Stuck for ideas? Put a phrase into this and refresh a few times, some are pretty silly but it should at least get you thinking.
• Blog Idea Generator – This little tool from Hubspot should help you come up with a few ideas if you’re stuck. Will give you a few laughs in the process.
• Google Trends – Amazing tool to find out whats ‘trending’, literally. We’ll make a post showing how to get the most out of this.

Great Stock Photography

• Unsplash – Great library of free stock photography, all uploaded by creators themselves.
• Pexels – Like Unsplash, has video too.
• Stock Up – A free stock photography search engine, search all the major stock sites for free images, pretty cool.

Editing Images Made easy

• Remove.bg – Anyone who’s tried to cut a background out of an image on photoshop knows how much of a pain this can be. Let AI handle this for you.
• Pixlr – Great, simple photo editor that works in your browser.