Today I have some content tools to help make your new blog successful. Here’s four links with tips and tricks to kick start your work week.

Online publishing and can still be successful even in today’s content saturated world. By tapping into helpful resources you can make your new blog stand out whether this be for profit or a part of your business. There are several ways to make your content marketing strategy a lot easier. Do you want to start your own blog in the coming year? Take advantage of these tools, and let me know how these work for you!

1) Free marketing resources – Hubspot

Have an entire library of social media topics right at your fingertips without a paid subscription. Hubspot’s Marketing Library is a must-have resource for bloggers. If you need to know more about marketing, this is the place to visit. Categories include content marketing strategies, creating a persona, social media marketing, social media calendar management, Instagram, and much more.

2) Build better traffic – MOZ

Need to grow your subscribers with the latest SEO strategies? Then try a free service that is great for bloggers called, MOZ. First take a look at their beginner’s guide to SEO, and then get involved with their own community blogs. You don’t need to be an expert when it comes to building visibility for your brand — use these training resources to learn the best and latest practices.

3) Optimize social media growth – Followerwonk

Examine who follows you on Twitter and grow your audience with FollowerWonk, which is a free service from Moz. Find out what times of the day your community is tweeting and track your growth. Use this tool to connect with influencers, analyze your profile, and learn the latest trends that your audience is engaging in the most.

4) Keep your subscribers up to date – LinkedIn Sales Navigator for Gmail

If you use LinkedIn for Business then you can add this feature to your existing contacts right inside Gmail with their Sales Navigator for Gmail. This tool is a great way to stay up to date with your connections and follow-up with them with exclusive offers, tips, and announcements. Use it on their platform or add an extension to Chrome for a quick view and insights.

Hopefully you will find these tools useful to growing your new blog. Are there any that you would like to add as well?

Have fun with these tips and tools.

Wishing you a FAN-tastic week!

Susan