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Dan CosgroveOctober 11th, 2009 1:25 am

Two tools that I use are:

1. Creative Commons search

http://search.creativecommons.org/

With this I can quickly get images and video for my blog,most only needing attribution.

2. Google Docs

http://docs.google.com/

I was hesitant at first, but I love that I can copy and pastenotes for future reference without ever closing my internetwindow.

Just another way to bring minimalism to blogging.

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Written on October 11th, 2009 at 01:10 am by Darren Rowse

What are Your Favorite 10 Blogging Tools?

It’s time for a little discussion - lets talk blogging tools.

Over in the ProBlogger.com forum there’s been a lot of talk about different tools,applications, platforms and plugins that helps to improve blogs. I’m loving the differentopinions and experiences and thought it’d be a good question to open up to the widercommunity - what are your favourite 10 blogging tools?

I suspect most of us will probably include our blogging platform (Blogspot, WordPress,TypePad etc) in the list somewhere but other than that anything goes. Perhaps it’s acomments tool, perhaps a desktop editor, perhaps a plugin or widget - anything goes!

But limit it to 10!

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DeeOctober 11th, 2009 1:31 am

I use Scribefire with FireFox, the Dictionary dot com toolbar,and the addthis as an add on.

Personally I don’t like the desktop blogging tools. I like to useFirefox and utilize their different tabs to switch back and forthwhen I’m writing posts.

Pedro LopesOctober 11th, 2009 1:40 am

Here we go, based on free tools and heavy optimization withsocial networks:

1- Blogger (free customizable platform)2- Windows Live Writer (free and excellent editor)3- Facebook share button (Social integration)4- Twitter share button (Social integration)5- Google Friend Connect (Social integration)6- Facebook Widget (Social integration)7- Any widget that shows Twitter updates (Social integration)8- The Gimp (Free image editor)9- RSS and Email subscription (For easy following)10- About me page (For more engaging with followers)

Just my quick thoughts…

R. KneschkeOctober 11th, 2009 1:47 am

First of course Askimet! Couldn’t sleep without it. “Search &Replace” is a quite useful plugin and does exactly what itsays.

I also love the YARPP (Yet Another Related Posts Plugin),which shows very accurately related posts.

And though I have a self-hosted WP-Blog, I love the officialWordpress.com Stats plugin, because it is much simpler andeasier than many other statistics plugins.

Home JobsOctober 11th, 2009 1:55 am

Darren - Here’s my list1. Ecto2. iPhoto / Photoshop (image optimizer)3. Flash Converter (For Videos)4. All in one SEO plugin5. Kish-Multi - Wordpress plugin to manage multiple blogs6. Flickr Plugin7. Tweetie8. Google Reader9. Google Ad Manager10. Subscribe to comment Plugin

MK (Casey) vanBronkhorstOctober 11th, 2009 1:57 am

Wordpress has taken first place in my list. Within that,however, Sniplet takes the prize for its ability to inhale codeand spit out results in posts and pages. Formbuilder, a WPplugin for managing forms, comes in second. I’m with R.Kneschke regarding Akismet. The rest of the toolbox is filledwith my thesaurus, spellchecker and a decent dictionary.

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7. LifeStream(WordPress)8. All in one SEO (WordPress)9. Related Post(YARPP WordPress)10. Sexy Bookmarks(WordPress)

PascalOctober 11th, 2009 2:07 am

1. Blogdesk Editor2. openx.org ad server - an amazing open source3. Social media button plugin4. Aweber form5. Recent Posts plugin6. Comments Plugins

Jim JacobusOctober 11th, 2009 2:07 am

I love blogging but hate to write! So, my favorite bloggingtools are as follows;

1. The webcam on my HP or Mac laptops so I can video myblog post.

2. Cyberlink YouCam free software to capture the video.

3. Screencast (not free - 9.95/mo) to store the videos.

4. Idictate.org to transcribe the video so I can post both thevideo and the transcript to my WP blog(s).

Looking forward to learning from everyone!

KrithikaOctober 11th, 2009 2:16 am

My two cents:

1. GIMP2. Google Friend connect

IdreesOctober 11th, 2009 2:20 am

My favourite blogging tools are (could write only 8):1) The platform WordPress.com (free!)2) Windows Live Writer (free post editor)3) FeedBurner4) The blog stats tool which comes with WordPress.com5) GIMP (for image editing)6) Akismet7) Paint.NET (alternative to GIMP)8) WordPress.com widgets such as “Recent Posts”,“Categories” etc.

Lynn EOctober 11th, 2009 2:26 am

1) love Wordpress2) Wordpress Mobile edition plugin3) Top Comments plugin (allows comments to be rated)4) Forgot the category plugin (because I always forget to putmy posts in a category)5) Login Lockdown (security plugin)6) Page Links to plugin (allowed me to publish a post, thenredirect it to a page on the site so it’s always available forcomments and feedback. I use this for gathering featurerequests)7) Add to Any: Share plugin (social share button)8) Google Analytics for Worpress plugin9) Sodahead polls plugin (allows me to make polls)… I only have 9 :)

Broderick DurisseauOctober 11th, 2009 2:28 am

I have to second Askimet, Search and Replace, andWordpress Stats. All great tools. I would add ShareThis, Wp-

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Email Plugin, Wp-Database Backup, Clean ArchivesReloaded, Alert bear for Rss if you want to comment early ona post, Tweetdeck and Photoshop (or GIMP). I think I mightstart using action outline too.

TrailBlazerOctober 11th, 2009 2:36 am

1. Wufoo Contact Form2. Language Translator

I used both and got fair response in my blog.

Thanks,TrailBlazer,http://credit-card-types.blogspot.com

Ry SalOctober 11th, 2009 2:36 am

Movable TypeZemanta reblogTwitterFacebookSocial media sites

The answers to this post are going to be awesome to add tomy list, thanks!

Mike CJOctober 11th, 2009 2:38 am

I’d have to say Livewriter is my number one favourite tool.

And it’s not often you can consider putting “Microsoft” “Free”and “Excellent” in the same sentence!

Patrick ParkerOctober 11th, 2009 2:38 am

I use Blogger with some additional widgets, includingLinkWithin and IntenseDebate. I very much like the Amazontools for generating code snippets to link to their products. Ialso use Feedburner and Ping-O-Matic and I have updatessent to Twitter and Facebook automatically.

That makes 8

Harsh AgrawalOctober 11th, 2009 2:39 am

1. Windows Live writer2. Wordpress3. Flickr4. Feed-demon5. Easy comment Addon6. Tweetdeck7. Twitterbar8. Aweber9. Facebook Fan pagesThats all I can think of now…

BrentOctober 11th, 2009 2:39 am

WordpressThesisAskimetNinja AffiliateContact Form 7Subscribe to commentsLink Within

S.Pradeep KumarOctober 11th, 2009 2:40 am

1. Windows Live Writer - Editing Articles2. Filezilla Client - FTP3. Thunderbrid - Email4. Chrome, Firefox, Safari - Browsing and checking designs

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5. RSS Owl - Feeds6. Notepad++ - For editing codes related to tutorials7. Wamp Server - For installing WP on PC8. Photoshop - For image editing9. Cam Studio and Camtasia - For screencasting10. Guess ? :D

SusanOctober 11th, 2009 2:42 am

I have to say Askimet is my 1st favorite. However I also likeTweetMeme, Ultimate Plugins Smart Update Pinger, andWhat Would Seth Godin Do

Mary LutzOctober 11th, 2009 2:45 am

My favorite plugins are:

Future calendar: so I can see at a glance when I have postsscheduled in advance.

Yet Another Related Post Plugin: automatically lists relatedposts at the bottom of each post.

Comment Luv: when a comment is submitted, comment luvfinds the commentors latest blog post and provides a link.

Of course these are Wordpress plugins….I heartWordpress!!!

George PasswaterOctober 11th, 2009 2:48 am

Hmm….I know I won’t remember all the tools I use but I canlist some off the top of my head. Some of my favoriteblogging tools would be:

1. WordPress - Of course!2. Twitterfeed - I so love this.3. Redirection - This is a great plug-in that helps with thoseurls that need a change.4. Theme Tester - When I working on putting in a new theme,I use this to test things out before I put it out live to the world.5. SEO Plug-ins - I use a combination of All in One SEOPack and Headspace2.6. TextWrangler - I love this text editor. I use it for writingposts and other ideas I write down. I use a Mac and not sureif this is for Windows as well.7. MindMapping - I use different mindmapping softwareonline and offline. Google Wonder Wheel, FreeMind, MindMeister and a couple other ones.8. WP-Polls - I love this plug-in. It is a easy to setup andmaintain plug-in for putting polls out on your blog.

I have many more but don’t want to keep going on and on :)

Thanks for posting this questions Darren. I am sure there willbe a good amount of knowledge shared in the comments forall of us to absorb. :-)

Lisa CasinoOctober 11th, 2009 2:50 am

My personal favorites areAweberFacebook shareTwitter Share buttonWordpress

Wessel van RensburgOctober 11th, 2009 2:51 am

Wordpress with the following plugins in this order ofimportance

1. Tweetmeme

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2. Askismet3. Socialble4. Google analytics (in depth) + Wordpress stats (for nearreal time)5. Just another related posts plugin6. Subscribe to comments7. Feedburner for email and RSS8. Google & Twitter search (for listening)9. Flickr - for pics10. YouTube - for videos

DaveOctober 11th, 2009 2:52 am

Hands down LINKWITHIN has been the most useful tool fordriving more interaction by my readers.

I have to thank Dayne of http://thehappyself.com for intro’ingme to it.

Dave DamronLifeExcursion & The Minimalist Path

Rod KirbyOctober 11th, 2009 2:57 am

Site: The Success CenterPlatform: Wordpress

My favorite blogging tools include;

1. Disqus Comments - I love the twitter, facebook, andopenid intergration2. Feedly for Google Reader - Google reader is great to keepup with my blog engagement and Feedly makes it 10 timesbetter.3. Sharethis plugin - opens your articles up to social sharingin an extremely easy way.4. Tweetmeme button - makes retweeting articles extremelyeasy for readers.5. Wp-Polls - I love this plugin, it lets me easily add a poll intomy sidebar and posts with one button. Increases communityengagement as well.6. Google Analytics - stats, stats, and more stats! You’ve gotto know how your blog is performing in order to make itbetter. Can’t think of a better tool to do it with.7. Google Calendar - I use this for creating my editorialcalendar. This helps me to stay on top of blog posts, not re-write anything, and stay consistent in writing.8. Related Posts Plugin - keep reader engagement high onceyour article is over by offering more articles for them to read.9. WpBook Plugin - this actually helps incorporate your bloginto Facebook. When someone comments on a post youmade in Facebook it shows up on your blog as well.10. WP Super Cahe - this plugin is great because it savespages onto reader’s computers for faster loading. Great ifyou have a high traffic website - keeps it from crashing.

Wojciech KulickiOctober 11th, 2009 3:06 am

1. Wordpress2. Dark Room (or Write Room for Mac)3. Akismet4. FlickR Creative Commons5. TweetMeme6. Add-to-Any Plugin7. Clean Archives Reloaded Plugin8. Delicious9. Wordpress.com Popular Posts Plugin10. WP Super Cache Plugin

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CindyOctober 11th, 2009 3:11 am

WordpressContact Form 7AskimetTweet Meme

VickyOctober 11th, 2009 3:17 am

Posterous has become my new favorite blogging tool. It letsme blog from my cell phone and it pushes the posts to myother sites on Tumblr, Facebook, Twitter, etc.

SteveOctober 11th, 2009 3:29 am

I try to make a list of my favorite stuff and get to 10. Some ofit is link building tools.

WordpressSEO VoiceLinkDiagnosisRSS AutosubmitOnlywireHelloTxtWindows Live WriterSEO Book Rank CheckerGoogle ReaderHostGator: Fantasio

fanariOctober 11th, 2009 3:52 am

Lifestream pluginShareThisFacebook ConnectorcForms II WP pluginThesis themeMyBlogLogDisqusEchofonHootSuiteTweetDeck

Heather AllardOctober 11th, 2009 4:07 am

Hey Darren,My 10 favorite blogging tools are:

1. Wordpress self hosted platform2. Thesis theme by Chris Pearson/DIY Themes3. W3 Schools (to learn a bit of html)4. Pretty Link Pro plugin (for shortening URLs but with mydomain name)5. MaxBlogPress Favicon plugin6. WP SpamFree plugin to blast spam even better thanAkismet7. Comment Luv plugin8. WP Thread Comments plugin for more interactivitybetween me and my readers in the comments9. What Would Seth Godin Do plugin to greet my newvisitors & encourage them to subscribe10. 31 Days To Build A Better Blog by an awesome guy whohas taught me SO much about blogging and buildingcommunity :)

Heatherp.s. I hope your hand is feeling better! :)

Manshu Blogcarnival is a very useful tool to organize and participate

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October 11th, 2009 4:16 am in carnivals.

SeanOctober 11th, 2009 4:16 am

For those that love the -YARPP (Yet Another Related Posts Plugin)

You may want to check out this code for you single.php (wpbunch) it is easy

(7sins) http://tinyurl.com/ydzg6n3

RonbloggerOctober 11th, 2009 4:30 am

of course i love wordpress,akismet,all in one seo,facebookfanpages ;)

jan geronimoOctober 11th, 2009 4:40 am

Let’s see:

Writing part of the blogging routine: Google Doc - I canaccess it everywhere. I don’t have to bring flash drive, laptop,etc. Google Reader - looking for inspiration, something thatsparks off a new idea for a blog post and when I’m done, it’stime to type into search box of Google Reader again so I canhave a list of related links for my post. I use Picnik for imageediting. Any online dictionary to check spelling and grammar.

Plugins: I love Apture - can embed pics, videos, links, whichprovide readers with little a box showing the image of the urlI’m linking to without ever leaving my page.

Promotion: FriendFeed, Twitter, Delicious. FriendFeedautopublish the link to my new post when I hit publish, whichin turn gets sent to Facebook and Twitter. Of course, I stillhave Tweetmeme on my posts for readers who want to sharethe love.

Can I add coffee. I consume cups and cups of coffee? Helpsme a lot when writing my blog posts. :)

RajputOctober 11th, 2009 5:05 am

Well, My Top 10 blogging Tools are

1. Joomla2. Ultimate Content Editor3. Twitter Updates extension4. Face book Connect extension5. Share it5. Joomla Most Popular post extension6. Joomla Security Extensions7. Live Writer8. Zenphoto9. Phpbb40410. Disqus Comment system

GlosonOctober 11th, 2009 5:05 am

Here are my 5 fav tools. (If you want to know more aboutthem, just google them ;-) )

1. Windows Live WriterWLW is really one of the best blogging tools I couldn’t livewithout. (I have even written a review about it).

2. All-in-one-SEO PackReally helps with SEO.

3. Google AnalyticsThough I think it is not too accurate, it has wonderful statsfeatures.

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4. WordPress Database BackupBacks up your blog. Also lets you schedule backups andsends them to your email.

5. Stumble UponThe best social bookmarking site, in my opinion. Sends out alot of targeted traffic.

Armen ShirvanianOctober 11th, 2009 5:06 am

JDarkRoom is my go-to writing platform. I keep mentioning itin many places, but why not, because it works great for me. Igo into the black screen with green text and my articles rollright out.

I also use some of the other services/tools from the othercomments here.

NadiaOctober 11th, 2009 5:32 am

1. Wordpress-Because I use that on my site.2. Pait Shop Pro-For designing and image editing.3. Aksimet-I do have a lot of spam comments.4. Twingly.com-To ping my blog:D5. Autoping Norway-Norwegian ping wp-plugin.6. Blogg.no-Norwegian easy-to-use blog tool (site).7. Google Analytics-To know everything I want toknow about my visitors.8. Notepad-To code the site.9. Blogurat.net-Great for knowing what kind of ranking I have in Norway.10. Problogger, Bloggtips.no and The Swedish Blogmagazine (Blogg)-Where i get my blog tips from;D

Nathan SumnerOctober 11th, 2009 6:24 am

I’m a big fan of WordPress.org (self-hosting) andStudioPress, but here’s my top ten:

1. WordPress.org2. StudioPress (Themes)3. Akismet4. All in One SEO Pack5. Sociable6. FeedBurner FeedSmith7. My Category Order8. Subscribe To Comments9. WordTracker (FireFox Extension)10. VodPod

se7enOctober 11th, 2009 6:29 am

Oooh great idea! What about CommentLuv… I know I ammuch more likely to comment on a blog that has it because Iknow it will lead others back to me. And it works both waysas soon as I started using CommentLuv my commentstrebled overnight, literally. I just discovered linkWithin and Iam going to try it - it looks great.

Natalia Ventre 1. Q10 / Darkroom (text editor)

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October 11th, 2009 6:54 am 2. Google Analytics & FeedBurner (statistics)3. Evernote (take notes)4. Fever (feedreader)5. Twitter (microblogging, promotion, networking)6. WordPress (blog platafform)7. Problogger (learning)8. Thank me later (WP plugin)9. CommentLuv (WP plugin)10. W3 Total Cache (WP plugin)

umarOctober 11th, 2009 7:03 am

My favourite wordpress plugin is onlywire bookmarking buttonit submits your post to thirty social site with just one singleclick

DJOctober 11th, 2009 8:36 am

1. Twitter updater2. Google Reader3. Google Analytics4. Adsense!5. Photobucket

Jodi KaplanOctober 11th, 2009 8:53 am

1. Aksimet2. YARRP3. Google Analytics4. AddThis5. All in One SEO6. Wordpress Automatic Upgrade (a godsend when Iupgraded!! I was tearing my hair out before I found this)7. No self-pings8. WordPress Database Backup

Hmm, that’s only 8, but I’m going to investigateSearch/Replace, CommentLuv, and LinkWithin based on theother responses. Thanks guys!

Tony

October 11th, 2009 10:43 am

Hello all, can someone tell me what wordpress self host is?Darren, sorry I put this question here but didn’t know whereelse to do so. I read about wordpress and wordpress.org, butnot sure if self host means the free blog part, I knowwordpress.org you have to pay. Sorry just confused and maywant to do another blog on wordpress. Thanks!!

RitaOctober 11th, 2009 11:14 am

Good topic. It offers ideas to try.

Rita

LaurindaOctober 11th, 2009 11:51 am

Great stuff in comments. I’m going to check out some of thesuggestions above.

My favorite:1. Wordpress Self Hosted version2. Askimet3. Intense Debate4. Facebook Share5. Google Analytics6. Feedburner7. Tweetmeme8. Add to/Share Plug-In9. Tweetdeck10. Digital Voice Recorder - This is not necessarily a blogging

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tool, but it’s a tool I use to help with my blog. When I’mdriving or sitting at my computer it’s the fastest way to makenotes and catch ideas.

Frank DickinsonOctober 11th, 2009 11:52 am

WordpressVigilance ThemeAskimetDisqus CommentsPicnikPhotobucketSquidooPropellerMarket SamuraiGist It!

The ones I’m now having a look at from your comments:CommentLuv, Link Within, All in One SEO Pack, WordpressAutomatic Upgrade and OnlyWire.

WOW - thanks for a great post! Tons of value.

kalyanOctober 11th, 2009 11:54 am

These ae 10 tools which i think sharing with you all will beuseful and i love Blogger so no Wordpress tools .

1. i use blogger platform.2. windows live writer with plug-ins3. Google Analytics4 .jing screen capture from techsmith5. shareaholic firefox add on6. Disqus Comment system7. tell-a-friend sharing button8. lijit search9. Q10 for distraction free writing10. Google reader

tcoysOctober 11th, 2009 12:29 pm

Google AnalyticsGoogle readerAll in One SEOWP Super Cache Pluginjust so so

AmmonOctober 11th, 2009 12:32 pm

WordPressGoogleFlickrWikipediaTwitterSafariWriteRoomTypinatorVoilaPicturesque

Patty ReiserOctober 11th, 2009 12:57 pm

Here are my favorite blogging tools in no particular order:

1. Windows Live Writer2. Akismet3. Disqus4. TweetMeme5. Contact 76. Share This

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7. WP Greet Box8. MailChimp9. NewsFox10. Photobucket

Ian M RountreeOctober 11th, 2009 12:59 pm

Ok. So if we’re looking for actual tools, I’ll come short of 10by a long shot. However, in the interest of keeping my bloggoing, someone could:

1 - use Disqus for comments, so you don’t lose anything onany of the sites you either run, or comment on.- troll the wordpress codex weekly looking for new toys toplay with, be they themes to hack or plugins t try.2 - write everything, whether it’s worth posting or not. Set it ona delay if you have to, if you’re not sure it’s worth having said,but write it down anyway, just in case.3 - read lots of blogs on lots of subjects, and pay attention totrending feels; sometimes a marketing blog anda design blogwill say the same thing within hours, even when the authorsdon’t know each other.4 - use a reader, like Google Reader to keep new postspopping up as they’re released. This also helps when lookingfor trends.5 - use Google Alerts if you’re planning a farther reachingseries of posts. If you get good at it, you can ride the waveand pick excellent times to release your comments.6 - Tumbl. Whether it’s through tumblr or through your ownsite. I built a Tumblelog function into my WordPress themefor this. Tumbling keeps content flowing, and means ifsomeone said it well enough, you can just toss peoplethrough to them, rather than expending extra energy rewritingit yourself.7 - keep reading offline too. Pick up a good book every sooften, fiction or non-fiction, and read it critically to pick up onthe author’s voice as well as the story they tell. This will helpyour writing, which will help your blogging.8 - get a pen pal or two, keep up with people. When you’reconversing in long-letter format, your skills go up as well.Twitter might force you to get better with your words, butthere’s no substitute for cohesive, directing writing.9 - red ProBlogger. Do I get brownie points now?10 - keep YOUR own voice. Above all else.Sometimes ittakes years to develop a writing voice, but readers canrecognize when a post is forced, or when you’re playingcopycat. Write like yourself and you’ll enjoy writing more, andkeep blogging longer. If you’re not writing your own words itbecomes a chore, and chores have a habit of getting thelowest spot on the priority list.

There we have it. At least, that’s my list. I know it’s not assnazzy as using Posterous or Delicious for notes andemploying time-management tools. But trust me, if youremind yourself consciously of even three of these thingsevery post you make, writing as a process will become (if it’snot already) one of your favorite things.

Jeff@MySuperChargedLifeOctober 11th, 2009 1:15 pm

I consider the following priceless:

1. Windows Live Writer2. Banner Maker Pro (for easy banners!)3. Flickr4. CamStudio (free screen recording)5. Batch Categories plug-in

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6. Comment Relish7. Popularity Contest8. WordPress Automatic Upgrade9. WordPress Database Backup10. WP-Cache

ShabbirOctober 11th, 2009 2:05 pm

Pretty much everything is covered but still I would add my list.

Disquss commentsAweberRelated PostsAll in One SEOBlog StatsAkismetWP-PollAdsenseGoogle Custom SearchFeedburner Plugin

Mike McCreadyOctober 11th, 2009 2:18 pm

Here are my favorite blogging tools:

1) Feedburner2) Scribfire3) Zemanta4) Hybrid Framework (Wordpress theme framework)5) Google Analytics6) HootSuite / ow.ly7) WP-SpamFree8) Google Reader9) Fotobook (Connect Facebook albums to Wordpress)10) Sharethis

Surender SharmaOctober 11th, 2009 2:37 pm

Hi Darren,Really wonderful question from you.My 10 Blogging Tools are:1 Wordpress (Self Hosted)

2 Window live Writer

3 Akismet

4 Feedburner for Spread my content

5 Aweber For Subscription

6 Google Analytics

7 Woopra for Real Time Stats

8 Related Post Plugin for High CTR

9 Affiliates Link Stats Checker

10 Social Media for auto spread the content

List is endless so I hope these are sufficient tools.

YoungOctober 11th, 2009 4:05 pm

1. Akismet2. Apture3. Broken Link Checker4. Dagon Design Sitemap Generator5. FeedBurner FeedSmith6. Twitter Tools7. Limit Login Attempts

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8. All in one SEO9. YARPP10. WordPress Mobile Edition

Marion

October 11th, 2009 5:00 pm

1) Wordpressto blog2) TwitterFox/StumbleUpon/a number of Forums/RSS-Buttonto spread new post6) youtube, google video, daily motion etc. for videos,7) pixelio.de for free fotos,8) search statistics, forums, daily life for new ideas,9) Tumblr to store videos, pictures, short texts I will use later

Derek JensenOctober 11th, 2009 5:14 pm

Darren,

My top 10 favorite blogging tools would be the following:

1. Wordpress.org2. Facebook3. Twitter4. All in One SEO (Wordpress)5. YouTube6. Google Analytics7. Feedburner8. Google Tools (web search, etc.)9. Blogger10. Reading Problogger.net, Mashable, and Lifehacker

martinOctober 11th, 2009 7:15 pm

Ok, here is my list:http://grabjuice.com/BacktypeGoogleReaderWPWP.comDarkroomTwitterFeedburner

Syed BalkhiOctober 11th, 2009 8:12 pm

1. WordPress2. FeedBurner3. Twitter4. Facebook5. All in One SEO6. WP Super Cache7. WP Daily Database Backup8. Akismet9. Subscribe to Comments10. cFormsII

Make Money OnlinePhilippinesOctober 11th, 2009 8:42 pm

Plug-in Favorites are:

1. All in one SEO2. Adsense3. MBP Stripe AD4. Ping Optimizer5. Unblockable Pop up6. Platinum SEO7. Sociable8. Comment Autoresponder9. Subscribe210

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10. XML Sitemap

These are great tools!

Fun FactsOctober 11th, 2009 9:17 pm

TwitterFacebookshareGoogle friend connect

Thee best tools

StephenOctober 11th, 2009 10:44 pm

Here are my ten today (not in any particular order), if youasked me again tomorrow the list would probably be different!

WordPressWordPress ThemesEvernoteGoogle AlertsWordPress Plugins (esp Related Posts and OrderedThumbnails)Windows Live WriterFlickr for Creative Commons PhotosAkismetGoogle ChromeTweetmeme

Heather AllardOctober 11th, 2009 11:15 pm

Tony,

Wordpress self-hosted is Wordpress.org. You host aWordpress blog on your domain and pay for the domainregistration and hosting fees.

So, your blog address would be http://www.yourdomain.comversus http://www.yourdomain.wordpress.com.

I hope that helps!Heather

Hemant Kumar SinghOctober 11th, 2009 11:16 pm

i like- seesmic desktop, hootsuite, facebook connect, blogger,google toolbar, akismet, aweber, evernote, seo for firefox andwordtracker

MB

October 11th, 2009 11:44 pm

I like Posterous, Shareaholic, and Bit.ly

tantanOctober 11th, 2009 11:53 pm

well some of my favourite tool arelinklisttwitterpictureyoutube

Bash BoshOctober 11th, 2009 11:54 pm

Mostly I use the following tools:

1. Windows Live Writer - An excellent tool for blogging.Supports many great plugins and high functionality. (free)

2. Photoshop - I use this software to edit/create photos on myblog. (commercial)

3. SnagIt - A great screen capturing software with manyadvanced features and options (commercial)

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4. Google Analytics - Show you some great and accurateinformation about your visitors. (free)

5. FeedBurner - I use this tool to get information about mysubscribers and loyal visitors. (free)

6. BitKinex - The most functional FTP client softwareavailable completely for free.

7. Notepad++ - Great text editor, supports automatic syntaxhighlight and much more. (free)

8. MS Word - The most popular and most effective officesuite from Microsoft. I use it often for my blog. (commercial)

9. Google Mail - I use the google mail address for my blog.(free)

10. WP Plugins like All in One SEO, WP Super Cache,InteseDebate (comments), Vipers Video Quicktags and muchmore…

pepoOctober 12th, 2009 12:24 am

Yes a mix of that…seriously,all-in-one-seo-packKimili flash embeddatabase backupSexyLightBox for WordpressContact form 7wp-statsnextgen gallery

and APTURE!

Maryland Web DesignOctober 12th, 2009 1:12 am

1. Problogger.net

Lets me be serious. You learn so much here with probloggerthat you really don’t need any other tool/resource.

Thanks Darren!

JackOctober 12th, 2009 1:38 am

Oh nice idea.

1) Wordpress (Just has to be #1)2) Twitter (So much traffic)3) All In One SEO4) FeedBurner FeedSmith plugin5) Photoshop6) cPanel file manager (nice and fast)7) Firebug firefox plugin (for those scarey code moments)8) Sociable9) Newsletter plugin10) Contest Burner plugin

Chris JacobsonOctober 12th, 2009 1:41 am

1) WordPress.org2) All in One SEO Plugin3) Twitter4) Facebook5) Google Reader6) HD video camera7) DSLR camera8) Vimeo9) YouTube

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10) Imagewell (for editing photos)

NickOctober 12th, 2009 1:47 am

Wordpress. Period.

Kenya S.October 12th, 2009 2:18 am

I am new to blogging, so I only have two tools to share. Myfavorite two tools are Digsby and My Share the Love Widget.Digsby isn’t really a blogging tool, but it helps my blog just thesame. It is a sort of instant messenger program thatcombines a lot of services, but the best for my blog is apingbox widget. I put this on my blog, and whenever I amonline, my blog visitors can talk to me instantly. Also, which iswhy I like it better than the Yahoo Pingbox, it gives me the ipaddress of the visitor that I can click on, and find out wherethe person is in the world.

I also like my “Share the Love” widget. It is really the same asthe “Sharing is Sexy” widget you see on many blogs, just witha title line. It has a button for almost every socialbookmarking site, so if people want to share what I havewritten, they can do so right at the bottom of my posts.

Rob McPhillipsOctober 12th, 2009 2:20 am

Some great new tools to investigate. It’s hard to stop at 10.My list would be;

1. Wordpress for it’s ease of use and flexibility.2. Thesis for the same reason.3. Problogger and Twitter to keep updated.4. Enhanced WP-Contact Form for Readers to ask questions.5. Photo-Dropper to add images to posts.6. Youtube and Viper’s Video Tags to embed videos.7. Wp-Wishlist to add membership aspect.8. Aweber to develop relationship with Readers.9. Google Webmaster Tools to check nothing is seriouslywrong.10. WordPress Database Backup, just in case.

JoiOctober 12th, 2009 2:39 am

WordpressThesis Theme by Chris PearsonFeedburnerGoogle Web ToolsYet Another Related Post pluginTwitterCommentLuvGo DaddyHost GatorMost Vital: Starbucks

Ron MertensOctober 12th, 2009 3:00 am

WordpressDrupalGoogle alertsEmailYouTubeVideo-Alerts

JimOctober 12th, 2009 3:18 am

My list is as follows,

AkismetAll in one SEO Pack

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Ad Rotator - I use this for more than adsBot Tracker - This I use when launching a site to see if it’srecognizedExclude Pages from NavigationFeatured Content GalleryReviewAZONWordpress Database BackupDragon Design Sitemap GeneratorContact Form 7

Professor BeejOctober 12th, 2009 5:17 am

WIndows Live Writer takes the cake for me. I install it on anycomputer I use to blog with and it’s just as easy as GoogleDocs to keep my drafts online.

I’ve become a fan of any site that uses CommentLuv, too. Ilove being able to see what other people are writing, and Ilove for them to see mine, too.

Mahoni

October 12th, 2009 5:26 am

All in one SEO PackRichWP.com - All Theme PackageSupercachesxc.hu - free stock photos

AmaraOctober 12th, 2009 6:29 am

I am one of your Twitter Followers, @amazinglyamara, andmy favorite blog tools are blogspot, livejournal, and delicious.I look forward to reading all the great suggestions in yourblogs comments, what are your favorites Problogger?

AlejandroOctober 12th, 2009 6:40 am

Hi,

My list:

1 Wordpress2 Blogger3 FireShot http://screenshot-program.com/fireshot/4 TwitterFeed5 Google Analytics6 Google Reader7 Firefox Web Developer plugin8 Twitter9 ShareThis plugin10 Photoshop

Annie InfiniteOctober 12th, 2009 8:38 am

Great idea! My fav tools are:

1. Wordpress Self Hosted2. Zemanta (easy images and more)3. W3 Total Cache plugin (minimise loading time)4. Share this (max social share)5. Google Reader (for inspiration)6. What would Seth Godin do plugin7. All in One SEO8. Form builder9. Linkwithin plugin10. Disqus plugin

Some great ideas here that I will be checking out for sure!Thanks for this Darren :)

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