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13 Must-have Apps For Bloggers by ivoatt(m): 2:13pm On Nov 15, 2015 |
Blogging has become an increasingly popular medium for sharing information on the internet. With the advancement of technology, more and more people are now carrying out blogging-related activities on their mobile devices while on-the-go. Therefore, before you start a blog or if you already have one, here are some mobile apps you might want to get familiar with. 1. Dictionary.com As a blogger, you might not know the exact meaning of some words that you would want to use in your blog posts. In addition, you might want to use alternative words once in a while. In such situations, Dictionary.com can come in very handy. It can also help you figure out the meaning of unfamiliar phrases or words used in the comments by your readers. This app comes with a free version as well as a paid, ad-free version. 2. SwiftKey Keyboard Creating blog posts on your smartphone or tablet can be a very frustrating experience. Due to the small size of the keyboard buttons, one is likely to make frequent typos. SwiftKey Keyboard is a fantastic app that will auto-correct your typing mistakes. It comes with a feature which can predict your words based on what you have typed in the past. In addition, it allows you to personalize word predictions based on the words that you have used on your blog posts, gmail, Twitter and Facebook. 3. Help me write Once in a while, bloggers might find it difficult to decide what kind topics their audience would be interested in. If you find yourself in such a dilemma, Help me write can be your best friend. This app gives your followers the chance to decide on what you should write about next. You can offer several topic ideas and allow your audience to vote on what they would like read about most. Getting such feedback directly from your audience saves you the trouble of having to manually go through analytics. 4. Photo Editor Images can come in very handy in bringing your blog posts to life. You can use your smartphone to take photos or download images for using on your blog. However, once in a while, you might need to improve your images with a few touch-ups. Photo Editor can help you rotate, crop, adjust color, clone, resize and even draw on your images. This app also comes with a wide range of effects such as oil paint, gamma correction, sepia, blur, auto contrast, and sketch. 5. Pocket As a blogger, it is very important to read what other people have written on a regular basis. This will expand your knowledge and give you ideas on what to write about. However, as you come across different blog posts and articles, you might not have the time to read them immediately. Pocket is a handy app that allows you to save links which you can then read later. 6. Beyond Podcast Manager Beyond Podcast Manager is ideal for bloggers who would rather watch videos or listen to audio content than read. It allows you to have access to millions of video and audio content from a wide range of publishers. You can also subscribe to different channels to receive regular updates on their latest content. Features such as volume boost, a sleep timer, playback speed and cast allow you to play podcasts in a way that suits you. Beyond Podcast Manager comes with a lite as well as premium version. 7. Evernote Evernote is an amazing app which can help bloggers stay organized. It allows you to store and access your photos, web articles and audio recordings. In addition, it comes with a feature which enables you to discuss your work with your clients or other bloggers. Evernote can also be very useful as a planning tool, budgeting tool and virtual business card organizer. 8. Writer Due to the number of distractions on your mobile device screen, carrying out blogging-related activities could prove to be quite a challenge. Incoming notifications and games can be especially detrimental for your productivity. Writer is a simply a word processing app that allows you to work in an environment which is free from distractions. This will help you focus thus enhancing your productivity significantly. 9. Flipboard Flipboard allows you to follow topics, social media networks or magazines of interest from the same place. You can browse through information from different sources in a simple flipping manner. If you are too busy to look at everything, this app allows you to save stories and access them later. Flipboard has 24 localized editions for countries such as Taiwan, Turkey, Italy, Japan, Brazil, Canada, Hong Kong, India and Russia. 10. Tape-a-Talk Voice Recorder Bloggers can use Tape-a-Talk Voice Recorder in different ways. First, you can use this app to record interviews with different experts in your industry. These recordings can then be transcribed into blog posts later. In addition, you can use the app to record memos to yourself. Once the recording is done, you can rename, repair or cut it, and then upload it to services such as Dropbox. 11. gAnalytics For a successful blogging campaign, you need to keep track of statistics such as bounce rate and visitor numbers. gAnalytics, the mobile edition of Google Analytics, can help you keep monitor your numbers. You can check data such as new visits and page views along with the corresponding charts. This app supports multiple accounts and multiple profiles. 12. Pixlr Pixlr is yet another great photo editing app that is compatible with both Android and iOS. You can use it to fine-tune, rotate or crop any image. It comes with a wide range of borders, overlays and free effects which you can use to customize your images even further. After editing your photos, you can share them with friends directly via email, Twitter, Facebook or Instagram. 13. Self control Just like Writer, Self Control can also help you work in a distraction free environment. This app allows you to block access to specific sites for particular periods. For example, you can set the timer to block access to Facebook for two hours. You will not be able to access this site within this time duration. This way, you will be able to focus on the important task of blogging. |
Re: 13 Must-have Apps For Bloggers by Nobody: 2:26pm On Nov 15, 2015 |
Is Tape-a-Talk Voice Recorder an android app or pc app? |
Re: 13 Must-have Apps For Bloggers by ivoatt(m): 2:33pm On Nov 15, 2015 |
efemichael: Android app 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: 13 Must-have Apps For Bloggers by nnamdiosu(m): 11:12pm On Nov 15, 2015 |
Also and very importantly is this new app called Blog hub. simple, well illustrated and structured. It helps increase bloggers productivity and increase their site revenue. It comes with a bloggers dictionary, a module for bloggers to submit their url to the directory and users of the app cant even view the site straight from the app. It helps to teach other advert selling companies apart from adsense. Link to download is https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.debut.bloghub below are screen shots
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