6 Blogging Resources that Will Enhance Your Blog

Lindsey Russell
Are you thinking about starting a blog and looking for resources, or are you simply looking for new items to add to your blog? Here are 6 resources that will help.

1. Blogger.com -

Blogger.com is simply one of the best free blogging services out there today. It just went out of beta and is ready for prime time. The talented software engineers at Google.com created Blogger.com. It has never been easier to customize your Blogger.com blog. Like all of the services mentioned here, it is completely free.

2. Photobucket.com -

If you want to fill your blog with lots of great pictures, sign up for a free photo bucket account. You can use the account to organize your pictures. Once you have your pictures into your account, you will be provided with the necessary code in order to add your picture to a post, or your template.

3. Sitemeter.com -

Once you get your blog off of the ground, you will want to keep tabs on your traffic. Site meter will then provide you with a report every week. Once you have signed up for the service, you can then include a small button on the bottom of your blog that will tell you exactly who is coming to your site, where they are clicking, how long they stay, and which pages are visited most. It is a handy gadget for the nosey and the serious.

4. Blogthings.com -

If you are looking for fun quizzes, interesting graphics, and just some plain old fun, you may wish to visit blogthings.com. They have a collection of quizzes, most of which include five to ten questions, which cover just about everything. One of their most recent tests asks How Texas Are You? See how well you know the Lone Star State.

5. Blogrolling.com -

If you are looking for a good way to organize the links you'd like to include on the side of your blog, blog rolling gives you options. Using this website, you can include hundreds of links, chose exactly how they are shown on your blog, as well as how many. Including a list of links has never been easier. You can even have your links included on your blog in alphabetical order if you wish.

6. Blogskins.com -

One of the most important aspects of your blog is your template. Services such as blogger.com provide a selection from which to choose; however, they can get boring very quickly. This is where blogskins.com comes in. If you are looking for some fresh templates, look no further than blogskins.com. As always, if you know html, you can further personalize the template.

With a little ingenuity and the free resources listed above, you can create a blog that is original, intelligent, and exciting. Whenever you get tired with your old set up, you can go back to these resources time and time again in order to spice up your blog. Also, keep in mind that there are all kinds of additional blog resources out there as well. Once you are ready for publicity, there are all kinds of resources to help you with that as well.

Published by Lindsey Russell

I graduated from Michigan State University May 2004 with degrees in Supply Chain Management and Spanish. Lately I've been creating websites and blogging. I spend too much time online. I've been busy gettin...  View profile

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