All the Tools You Need to Start Blogging As a Business

I’ve been blogging for over a decade and have reached millions of readers, earned a substantial living doing it full time and over time, discovered the best tools and platforms out there for being a successful full time blogger.

Here is a list of the services and tools that I use to give me a ubiquitous presence online and in social media, and drive engagement, traffic, sales, conversions and brand elevation:

MY TOP BLOGGING RECOMMENDATIONS…

1. WordPress

The first thing you need to do is sign up for a self-hosted WordPress account. All of the top bloggers and professional news websites operate on that platform. US Weekly, Business Insider, Politico and The Huffington Post are among the popular mainstream websites that have operated on this platform. If you are blogging as a hobby, the free platforms like Wix, Blogger or WordPress.com or the low cost ones like Squarspace, may suffice. However, if you plan to monetize (make money) from your blogging, you have to host it yourself.