What IBA Uses!
Some of these are affiliate links for IBA, but we will only recommend what we use and love! Any commissions gained from these links only help us to further support you as bloggers and will help us bring you new opportunities. We truly appreciate your support, and we look forward to growing with you in the future.
Tailwind – Awesome app for managing and scheduling Pinterest. Now included Tribes and a beta version for Instagram.
AffiliateWP – An excellent WordPress plugin to manage your own affiliate program.
CoSchedule – Marketing Calendar to organize your blog posts and social media shares.
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Other Services and Information Sites to Consider:
*Please note the IBA does not promote or endorse these links. This is a listing of POSSIBLE resources for your blogging journey. We will keep it updated so check back often. Our OFFICIAL resource list is still under construction, but these will hopefully get you started.
Ad Networks / Affiliate Programs
Amazon Associates
Buzzoole
Google Adsense
Blogging Tools
Blog Title Generator
Buffer – Schedule your posts
Buzzsumo – Find Twitter Influencers in your niche.
CoPromote – Be picky about the posts you promote.
Hashtagify – Find out what hashtags are performing best!
Inlinkz – Easy blog hop or linky party set-up. Free registration.
LibreStock – Search multiple free stock photo websites in one place – very simple, non-intrusive ads.
Mad Mimi – Email subscription service
Pixabay – Free images for commercial use
PostCron – Schedule posts – We used this in the past for the International Bloggers Association and it made our life easier! We discontinued because we changed our method of sharing.
RoundTeam – Set it up to retweet content you like.
StatusBrew – Manage your Twitter and Instagram followers.
ViralContentBuzz – VCB helps you get noticed!
Visual.ly – Infographics
Wisestamp – Email signature.
Word Count Tool
WordPress Themes
Directories
Alltop
Bloglovin – A directory of sorts but mostly a blog feed reader. Pretty popular with mom bloggers.
Blog Catalog
Cision – NEW – Also check out their blog. They have some fantastic information on influencers and social media.
Homeschool Chicks
Mom Fuse
Picket Fence Blogs
Top Mommy Blogs
Teaching Blog Addict
Freelance Writing or Paid Posts
About.com
A Fine Parent
A Plus
Blogdash
BlogHer
Budget Travel
BuzzFeed Ideas
Chicken Soup for the Soul
Contena – Freelance Writing Jobs across multiple sites INSTANTLY
Content Divas
Content Writers
Cracked
Dame Magazine
Demand Studios
Examiner.com
Freelance Writing Jobs
FrostedTip
GOOD
Heart
Go World Travel
Her View From Home
HubPages – Read about how it works at the Learning Center before you sign-up.
International Living
LifeTips
LoveToKnow
Matador Network
Medium – Syndicate your own content. Post teasers to your blog. If they like the intro the reader can click on your post link to read more.
Mommyish
Parents
ProBlogger Job Board
Scripted
Skirt
Skyword
The New York Times – Opinion articles
The Travel Writer’s Life
Today’s Parent
Transitions Abroad
TravelingMom
Travel & Leisure
Washington Post – Talent Network
wiseGEEK
Guest Posting
#LJOJLO – Travel Blog
A Nation of Moms
Babble
Blogger Linkup
Blunt Moms
BonBon Break – Accepts previously published writing.
Family Corner
Forbes
Great Moments In Parenting
HelloBee
Hip Homeschool Moms
Homeschool Survival
In The Powder Room
Lose The Cape – Accepts previously published writing.
Mamalode
Mamapedia – Accepts previously published writing.
Mommikin – Accepts previously published writing.
Mom Babble
Mom Fuse
Mom Smack – Accepts previously published writing.
Mommy Tries
Money Saving Mom
My Invisible Life
NickMom – motherfunny – Share your funny stories.
Parenting Chaos
Power of Moms – Accepts previously published writing.
Red Tricycle
Scary Mommy – Accepts previously published writing.
Scratch Mommy
She Knows
Some Talk of You and Me – Accepts previously published writing.
The Good Men Project
The Good Mother Project – Accepts previously published writing.
The Huffington Post – Accepts previously published writing.
The Jillist
The Mogul Mom
The Sun Magazine – A place to submit photography for use in their printed magazine.
Today Parenting Team
Top Tourist
xoJane
WordPress Plug-ins
404 To Start – Use when switching from Blogger to WordPress
Akismet – Spam protection
Blogger To WordPress – Move your blog from Blogger to WordPress
Broken Link Checker
CoSchedule – Excellent social media scheduler.
Wordfence Security
WordPress SEO by Yoast