Best Free Resources for Travel Bloggers

As a blogger or writer, it’s important to have access to a variety of resources that can help you improve your craft, manage your content, and promote your work. Fortunately, there are many free resources available that can help you do just that.

Free Photography Websites

When it comes to blogging, visual content can be just as important as written content. While I always think its best to use your own photos when describing your adventures you wont always have the right shot to use, or your post may be a little more generic, like this one! Fortunately, there are several free photography websites that offer high-quality, royalty-free images that you can use in your blog posts or on your website. Some of the best free photography websites include Unsplash, Pexels and Pixabay.

Google Docs

Google Docs is a powerful, free online word processing tool that can be a great resource for bloggers and writers. With Google Docs, you can create, edit, and collaborate on documents from anywhere with an internet connection. Some of the best features of Google Docs include cloud storage – allowing you to access your documents across phone and laptop, and auto-save so you never have to worry about losing work again.

WordPress

WordPress is one of the most popular content management systems for bloggers and writers. While the platform offers premium features for a fee, the basic version of WordPress is free and offers a range of features that can help you create and manage your blog. Some of the best features of WordPress include:

1. Customizable themes: WordPress offers a wide range of free and paid themes that you can use to customize the look and feel of your blog.
2. Plugins: WordPress offers a wide range of plugins that can help you add functionality to your blog, such as social sharing buttons, SEO optimization, and contact forms.
3. Analytics: With WordPress, you can track your blog’s traffic and see which posts are the most popular, allowing you to make data-driven decisions about your content.

Canva

Canva is a free graphic design platform that offers a wide range of tools and templates that can help you create visually appealing graphics for your blog or social media channels. One of the best features of Canva is the variety of templates available for social media posts, blog headers, and featured images, making it easy to create high-quality graphics even if you don’t have a design background.

Hootsuite

Hootsuite is a free social media management tool that allows you to schedule and publish posts to multiple social media platforms from one dashboard. With Hootsuite, you can also monitor your social media accounts for mentions and direct messages, and track your social media performance with detailed analytics.

As you can see there are many free resources available that can help you improve your craft, manage your content, and promote your content without breaking the bank. Which tools do you like to use?