Blogger Resources

WPengine

This site is hosted on WPengine. They are the best, fastest and most secure WordPress hosting I have ever used. Their support is there to help with anything you might need on your site. It’s a little more expensive than some other hosting options, but if your business is your website, you need the best.

Get started now for $35/month, and get 2 months free with an annual plan!

SiteGround

An amazing website host that specializes in WordPress. They have all the features and support you need to get your blog started and have plans that can grow with you. I can’t recommend them enough.

Get started now at only $3.95/month.

Adobe Creative Cloud Photography Plan

The essential and best software tools for editing and managing photos. Both Adobe Photoshop Lightroom and Photoshop are included in the Creative Cloud Photography Plan and I use them every single day.

Get started now at only $9.95/month.

Food Blogger Pro

An amazing community for food bloggers (and those who want to start one) to learn how to start, grow, & monetize your food Blog from the founders of Pinch of Yum. They have over 350 easy-to-understand videos made for beginner to intermediate food bloggers.

Get on the waiting list and join when enrollment is open to join the community.

SEMrush

The absolute best SEO keyword research tool for bloggers to get more traffic, grow your blog and make more money. SEMrush is definitely something I would have invested in much sooner if I had known the value.

If you aren’t ready for a paid tool, you can check out my post about the best free keyword research tools for bloggers.

MailChimp

Mailchimp manages your email lists and email marketing newsletters. It’s super user friendly and you can easily design beautiful emails for your audience in a drag and drop editor.

It’s totally free for lists under 2,000 subscribers.

Shop Page WP

The easiest and simplest way to create an affiliate shop page on your WordPress blog. It’s the plugin I created and use for the Salt Pepper Skillet shop page.

It’s totally free and can help make you some extra money on your site.

Tailwind

The essential tool to automate your Pinterest and Instagram scheduling. Tailwind makes it so easy to schedule out your pins so you can focus on creating the content for your blog. They are an official Pinterest and Instagram partner.

Once you try Tailwind, there’s no going back to manual pinning.

FreshBooks Accounting

FreshBooks is online accounting for your small business. They make it so easy to track expenses, send invoices, get paid quickly and review essential reports. Their contractor integration features are fantastic when you are hiring others to help on your site.

Stay organized from the start and have less headaches later.

Vaultpress

The best way to keep your blog website backed up automatically. Easily restore specific files or the entire site to a specific date when needed.

AirTable

If you love spreadsheets, kanbans and calendars, then you will love Airtable for staying organized. I use Airtable for my content calendar as well as all my tasks in a highly customizable and organized way that no other tool that I have found does.

Social Warfare

The best social sharing plugin I have ever used for WordPress. It has a streamlined yet powerful interface and tools while not slowing down your site.

Try out the free version, but I highly recommend upgrading to the pro version for even better features.

LastPass

A password keeper that I can’t live without. Keep all your passwords in one place so you only have to remember one. It works on your computer and mobile devices so you never have to worry about remembering all those crazy passwords again.

You can also share passwords with team members without them seeing the actual password.

Backblaze

The tool I use to backup my computer and external hard drives. Having a backup plan in place is something you hopefully never have to use, but don’t learn the hard way. Backblaze backs-up your data in the background and as you create it.

Capital One Spark Small Business Bank

The business bank I use to separate business finances from personal. Spark is a totally free solution for small business banking that is perfect for bloggers.

Two Loves Studio

My favorite resource for food photography and food styling. Rachel has dedicated herself to producing content to help others learn photography and everything she does makes so much sense.

She also has wonderful courses and ebooks. Check out Two Loves Studio and subscribe to her email list for tips in your inbox.

The One Thing

The most life-changing book I have ever read. It’s the one book that I plan to re-read every year. It’s about the surprisingly simple truth about extraordinary results. A must read.