Essential Tools for Book Bloggers
Hi friends! Today’s blog post is not something I would usually write, but I decided I should just go for it. Today I’m sharing some essential tools for book bloggers! I am by no means an expert, but these tools help me out a lot. Let’s dive in!
Essential tools for book bloggers
#1 Pixlr
If you’ve ever wondered how I edited my photos, Pixlr is how. I read a lot of ebooks, and I usually edit them onto photos for Instagram. Pixlr’s “free distort” feature helps edit ebook covers onto real books and it just looks so much more realistic. No photoshop skills needed.
#2 Pinterest
I did a whole blog post on how to use Pinterest as a book blogger, so check that out below! In summary, Pinterest is a search engine such as Google. Putting your blog content on Pinterest can help you reach more people. My pins have gotten over 200k views, and that traffic redirects to my blog. I would highly suggest pinning.
#3 Later
Later has saved me from many social media headaches. Later is completely free to use and you can schedule 30 posts per platform a month. Normally I’m well under the limit for Instagram and Facebook, but not for Pinterest. You can schedule pins on Pinterest, so it doesn’t bother me too much. Scheduling my Facebook, Instagram and Pinterest posts on Later has really made my life easier. You should definitely check it out!
#4 Canva
This one might seem like a no brainer, but I feel like Canva is undervalued sometimes. Book bloggers often wear many hats, one being a graphic designer. Canva makes it so much easier to make graphics for your blog, social media and Pinterest. If you can afford it, definitely go for Canva pro. If you can’t, make use of the free trials!
#5 Book Trigger Warnings
As a reviewer, and a person with my own triggers, I really appreciate trigger warnings. I always make sure to add trigger warnings to my reviews, and I find most of them on Book Trigger Warnings. This is such a great site and it’s super important to support them.
#6 Google Analytics
Google Analytics can be a scary thing. There are so many tabs and analytics anyone would be overwhelmed. But I encourage you to watch a few YouTube videos or maybe do a Udemy course on Google Analytics. It can really help you track where your traffic is coming from and help you understand which content does better. You can also use things such as Google Console to track which search terms take people to your website. I love pouring over my analytics, but I am a huge nerd.
#7 Your own website
I only found this out a few months ago and it has totally changed the game. Instead of using things like Linktree or Carrd, use your own website. Build a links page on your site and use that as a landing page. Traffic immediately goes to your website instead of going to other platforms. It really helps to get your blog views up. Check out my links page below!
And there you have it! A quick overview of some essential tools for book bloggers. If you’d like to do more in-depth posts on some of these platforms, let me know!
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I’m not familiar with Pixlr I’ll have to check it out. Canva is great but getting more and more unfriendly to use as they push for more people to pay for their services. Great post.
I had no idea about Pixlr! You straight up just solved a huge bookstagram woe of mine.
Thanks for the great tips. I’ve known for awhile that I need to add Google Analytics but have been a little scared to do it. I bookmarked this post for future reference. Thanks.
Thanks for the awesome tips.
I love using Canva, but I had no idea about Pixlr and Later. Will have to definitely check them out! Thank yo so, so much for the recs!
I have no idea booktriggerwarning exists! Thank you!