Top 5 Free Services To Make Your Blog Posts Better
Want to become a better blogger and write good blog posts without spending a dime? If yes, continue reading the post.
Let me tell you that this post is NOT for you if you don’t want to improve your blog posts spending $0 every year. You read it right: $0.
I wrote a couple of blog posts on becoming a better blogger in the past few weeks. Make sure you didn’t miss the 17 ways forums make you a better blogger. There is simply more than just finding good friends from forums. As a follow up of the recent posts on becoming a better blogger, I will point you 5 top free services that will help you create better blog posts.
1. FreeMind – Mind Mapping Tool To Increase Creativity
FreeMind is a free mind mapping tool that lets you to create as many mind maps as you like, using simple and easy-to-use software.
Many people often ask me how a mind map will help a blogger become better in writing. I have two words for you: increase creativity. When you are using a mind map, you will start thinking more and your ideas will flow out at a high speed. It helps you to think out of the box. You will not only get better in brainstorming blog post ideas but also become better in delivering your thoughts.
Here’s a picture below on how a mind map for a certain project may look
Image Source: Networked learning mind map- draft one by Steven Parker
Download FreeMind from here.
2. Google Notebook – To Note Down Everything Before You Forget
Whenever I am online, I stumble upon good blog posts, which helps me to come up with blog post ideas. I, most of the times, note it down in Google Notebook. I also use the regular notebook when I feel I have been sitting in front of computer for a long time.
Google Notebook is free and it lets you capture your ideas quickly. Browse through blogs and social media sites, open Google notebook and quickly write down your blog post ideas in it.
You can use Google Notebook here.
3. Headline Analyzer – Create Magnetic Headlines
Headline Analyzer is a free service that lets you to analyze the power of your blog post titles.
A good headline is a must for a good blog post. Unless you catch the attention of your readers using the headline, you can never get them to read your blog post. Top notch headlines are necessary also for getting noticed in the social sites.
Though Headline Analyzer is not perfect, it can give an estimate of the power your headlines. Read this post on how to use headline analyzer and thereby write effective headlines.
4. Flickr – A Picture Is Worth A Thousand Words
How many times have you heard people saying “A picture is worth a thousand words”? 10 times? 100 times?
A blog post with a clear picture that goes along with the content in it, will add a lot of spice to the blog post. Flickr gives you access to tons of pictures that are free to use in your blog by crediting the owner. Read this post on how to use flickr for more on using the images in flickr.
5. Ourmedia Podcasts – Let People Listen To You Read Out The Blog Post
Podcast is an audio, which your readers can listen to in your blog. Podcasts are a great way to attract readers.
When you use podcasts, you give the option of downloading the audio and listening to it at a later time. Add a podcast at the start or end of every blog post and let your readers to listen to the blog post that is read by you.
What free services do you use to improve blogging? Do you find the above 5 free services to be useful? Please share your views in the comments.
Written by Ramkarthik from Blogging TunePosted on January 31st, 2009 and filed under Blogging
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I love Google Notebook! Unfortunately Google announced that they will no longer be supporting it. I’ve heard EverNote is a good alternative.
Excellent resources especially the mind mapping software. I find that sidebar thoughts come to me when mapping. I’m sure many would never had popped into my feeble brain without it.
I’m wondering if you feel using Ourmedia to create podcasts is better/easier than doing them on your computer and uploading to a casting site.
Hi, really good links for writing better post, was sure useful to young blogger like me.. Thanks
I really like the idea of giving people the option of listening to you read the blog post. Great idea. I think I will implement that at some point. Thanks for the great idea.
-Gerald Weber
Thanks for the tips. I’m a keen mindmapper using Mindmanager and fully endorse your comments on mind mapping. The Headline Analyzer and Podcasting site look very good, will give them a try.
Hi!
Thank you for sharing. The Headline Analyzer does not fit to me because I blog in portuguese. Never heard of FreeMind.
I’m getting started with EverNote and it is awesome! Flickr also, because it ads beauty to my blog.
I’m thinking on podcasting and videocasting but I’m new in this matter, so I want to learn with the best before start.
I’ve been trying to find a good audio recording software for podcasting but haven’t found anything I loved yet. I’ve been using Audacity but I find that in order to get a decent quality you have to have the sound down really low and that just doesn’t work for the majority of the audio listening devices I’ve used.
Can you suggest some alternatives?
Loved the mind mapping tool, too! I used to do this by hand but have fallen away from it so I will definitely give it a try!
Flickr or just add photo for blogger platform?? Any idea? I want to increase my image search traffic.
Thanks for sharing the great tips. I use Google Notebook & Flickr out of this and have to try others. Keep up the good work. – picsFOO