30+ Incredibly Helpful Blog Posts About Blogging

A lot of what I know about blogging, I learned on my own through trial and error. The rest? Other bloggers.

I few weeks ago, I was reading a post on Design Your Own Blog that I found hugely motivational. Honestly, I can’t remember which post it was, because most of them do that for me. But I remember thinking: my readers would love this. How can I deliver similar content to them?

And I settled on a round-up, because there is no way for me to explain some of these great blogging tips as well as some of these amazing bloggers do it.

So here, in no particular order, is my list of the most helpful blogging posts I’ve read lately.

30+ Incredibly Helpful Blog Posts About Blogging

1. 10 “Don’ts” For Choosing a Blog Name

I could have used this YEARS ago. My brand name is actually “Budget Girl,” but I chose “diy budget girl” as the URL because “Budget Girl” was taken on the free version of WordPress. BIG mistake, I have regretted it ever since. Once of many, many reasons I’m looking forward to rebranding (if I can ever settle on a new name).

To be fair, at the time I wasn’t interested in blogging as a career when I first started. I just wanted something to do.

2. 10 Blogging Tips for Beginners

3. 5 Common Blogger Crimes No One Should Ever Commit

We’re likely all guilty of at least one of these. It definitely comes with the territory if you’re a new blogger. Live and learn.

4. How to Make People Want to Read Your Blog

5. How to Write a Brilliant “About Me” Page

I don’t know if I’d say mine is brilliant, but I took a lot of great tips from this lady.

6. Leverage Browser Caching or No One Will Love You

I’ve been working on page speed for quite some time. Browser caching is DEFINITELY the big one for me. This seems to have helped.

7. Keyword Research: A Guide for the Rest of Us

I am awful at keyword research, but this was incredibly informative. It’s something that confuses all newbie bloggers, but it’s also something you absolutely need to learn about.

8. How to Easily Redirect Permalinks in WordPress

9. 19 Ridiculously Useful Tips Every Blogger Should Know

10. iPad Apps That Make Your Blogging Life Easier

The only thing missing from this list is Evernote. ABSOLUTELY LOVE Evernote.

11. 30 Lightning-Fast Productivity Tips to Help You Work Better

I use the Pomodoro technique all the time. I do 25 minutes of work and then a 5 minute break. However, my rule is that the break has to involve me doing something while standing. Which usually means I wind up making the bed or washing dishes or starting a load of laundry. So I get my work done AND I get a clean apartment. Win win!

12. 10 Useful Websites Every Blogger Should Know

13. The Psychology of Color: Is Your Color Choice Making Or Breaking Your Website?

I took a lot of this into account when choosing a color scheme. But at the end of the day, I love red. And I’ve gotten tons of compliments on it!

14. 13 Ways to Make Your Site User Friendly

15. 6 Blog Design Tips for Beginners

16. 10 Things You Don’t Need in Your Sidebar

17. 13 Things I Learned About Blog Design from Working with a Perfectionist

18. How to Organize Your Blog Without Pulling Out Your Hair

The bit at the end of the post blew my mind. I need to install that plugin!

19. How to Declutter Your Blog’s Sidebar

This isn’t the only post you should read from Design Your Own Blog. After reading that post, I went rummaging through her archives and everything in there blew me away. If there’s anything I can think to say, she’s said it better. Read this website!

20. How I Monetized My Blog

21. Tax Tips for Bloggers Plus an Income Tracker

I bet I had you at “income tracker,” right? Actually, the whole thing is so valuable. Lisette did a great job with this.

22. How to Blog Legally

23. 10 Practical Tips for Bloggers Wanting to Make Money

This is practical even if you don’t want to make money!

24. 22+ Websites for Free Stock Photos: Stop Risking Your Business for a Free Picture

I use Pixabay ALL THE TIME. They are so helpful when I’m doing a post like this one and I don’t feel like taking my own photos. 😛

A lot of people complain that using stock photos will make their site less unique. The only solution to that is to learn how to take your own photos or stop whining. Of course they’re being used by other people. That’s the point of a stock photo.

25. 22 Things You Can Do Today to Change Your Photography Forever

26. 4 Elements of a Great Photo

27. How to Use Artificial Light in Food Photography

A lot of these tips can be used outside of food photography, by the way.

28. Want More Pinterest Traffic? Stop Pinning Images That Suck

29. Should I Turn Off Comments on My Blog?

This post helped me out a lot a few months ago when I was considering turning off comments. And she wrote it in a way that didn’t sound condescending (which was a problem I had when I went to my Facebook groups to ask for their opinions). She addressed a lot of things I hadn’t considered and, ultimately, I decided to leave them on. Probably a good choice. 😛

30. 95 Places to Submit and Promote Your Blog for Traffic and SEO

31. 47 Things Your Blog Needs to Attract More Readers

32. 10 Lessons from 50 Blog Posts That Send Me the Most Traffic

33. How I Doubled My Page Views in 2 Months

34. 5 Tips for Maximizing Your Archives

One of the best things I’ve done for both of my blogs is making items in my archives more easily accessible. These are some great tips for doing that!

35. 31 Effective Headlines That Will Make People Read Your Stuff

I don’t know about you, but I’ve noticed the kind of posts I click on tend to fall under this list. Even if I know the blogger posting them has really low standards for what s/he considers to be “amazing.” I walk away thinking, “That was a disappointment,” but the headlines always pull me back in. You’d think I’d learn.

What are some of the best blogging tips you’ve received? Any posts you want to share? Leave it in the comments!