True Cycle: 101 Essential Blogging Resources

With the amount of tools and programs cropping up all over the web for every type of person imagineable, its about time that someone wrote a massive list of resources for bloggers. Fortunately, I’ve taken up that responsibility to share with you some of the tools I use in my daily blogging life. Please note that by no means is this a definitive list, so please let me know if you think I’ve missed any out !

Domain Registrars

If you’re starting up on the web, then you’re gonna need an address where people can reach you:

Namecheap

GoDaddy

1&1

MyDomain

Hosting
Once you’ve got yourself an address, you’re gonna need a house to store all of your juicy blog posts - so grab yourself some server space:

Content Management Systems
These babies are the core of your blog, so choose carefully. Take pricing, customisation and aesthetics into account for this one:

Communication
If you want to be a proper blogger, you’ve gotta communicate with your fans. Instant Messaging and Email are the quickest and easiest ways to do so:

Windows Live Messenger

Research
To be the best, you’ve got to overcome the rest, so find out what your competitors are doing, and beat their blogs at their own game:

Firefox Search Status Extension

SEO for Firefox

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Customisation
Standing out from the crowd is very important in this growing blogosphere. Take a look at these tools to help you and your blog look fine:

Statistics
Track your blog’s every move with these statistics packages so you know what you’re doing right and what you should be spending some more time on:

Creating Posts
Your articles are the things that will matter the most above all else. So take the time to spell-check and to make sure that they look presentable:

ScribeFire

Spellbound Spell Checker

Ranking
When it comes down to the crunch, you’ve gotta be the best. So find out if you are with the following ranking tools:

Feedreaders
In order to build a solid readership, you’re gonna have to do some reading yourself. Using a feedreader can cut down on the time you spend going from site to site, and you can have one place where all the latest articles will appear:

Social Media
Using social networking can help market your site to a big audience which is essential for your blog’s growth. Spend some time networking yourself and submit your best articles to find more readers:

Monetization and Advertising
Whether you want to or don’t, blogs can be a fantastic way to make a bit of dosh, so check out the following ways you can earn yourself some cash online:

Google Adsense

Adwords

Adbrite

Yahoo Publishers Network

Blogs and Forums
These blogs are forums are must-reads for every aspiring blogger, so take some time to browse through the archives and read some threads to make sure that you’ve got all the knowledge about your field and your blog:

Miscellaneous
And finally, here’s all the other tools that wouldn’t in any of the above categories:

Paypal

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