This is a guest post by the creators of the new site Bloggers' Domain: 369 (and counting) blog tips, tools and resources.
One of the most exciting things about being a blogger is finding new ways to improve your blogging experience. Whether that's by implementing a new plugin to give your site extra functionality, finding an untapped traffic source to boost your reader numbers, discovering a resource that will help you create more entertaining posts, or learning of a website that'll reignite your blogging mojo.
Here, we've listed 15 blog tools and resources you may not have heard of (none have been featured in ProBlogger articles prior to now—we checked!). Some are new, some are hidden gems, and some are old favorites too good not to share.
1. Hello Bar
What is it? The Hello Bar is a simple notification bar that sits across the top of your blog. It's designed to deliver a single message, either a link to a post you're trying to draw attention to or your latest tweet.
Three reasons to bookmark it
- The dashboard provides you with options to customize it.
- You can view the all-important click-through statistics at a glance.
- You can then use this data to work out what grabs your readers' attention the most, and adjust it to something else if need be.
Did you know? It's fast becoming popular with its invite-only approach to site membership, and the likes of Seth Godin, Tim Ferriss and Chris Brogan all having added the Hello Bar to their blogs or websites.
2. Lanyrd
What is it? A social-media conference directory.
Why is it worth bookmarking? Sometimes, the best places to learn about all things online, is offline. And getting to know your readers and fellow bloggers IRL (in real life) is a highly rewarding experience. This is where Lanyrd is useful—use it to find blog...
