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45+ Resources to Master Blog Writing

The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step

Mastering blog writing can seem hard and time consuming. Well, actually it is.

Writing is a skill, so it takes a lot of hard work and dedication to become a better writer.

It doesn’t mean it’s impossible, though!

To create awesome content you should become good at copywriting; pay attention to grammar and blog post elements (Calls-To-Actions, Headlines and more), and improve your writing skills in general. Here are 45 resources for better blog writing to start you on the right track:

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Copywriting resources

Copywriting 101 by Copyblogger

Here’s a great beginner’s guide for those who are making their first little steps in the big world of copywriting.

Bencivenga Bullets

Since Gary Bencivenga is one of the most respected copywriters of all times, his Bullets can be your secret weapon for blog writing.

Copywriting on ContentVerve

The experts at ContentVerve create great stuff to help you sharpen your skills and write powerful copy.

Copy Hackers

Copy hackers Joanna Wiebe and Lance Jonesshare their firsthand knowledge and experience on conversion copywriting to help businesses prosper.

Converting visitors to customers is one of your goals, right? Don’t miss this chance to learn from these experts.

Quick Sprout

This is a detailed all-in-one guide from Neil Patel, one of the top 10 marketers on the web.

Grammar and spell checkers

Grammar Girl

Neglecting grammar will harm your writing. These quick and dirty tips on grammar, punctuation and usage are straight to the point.

Grammar Book

Jane Straus’ English usage book is full of detailed and helpful instructions, tips and rules to boost your grammar.

Grammarly

This tool helps you find and correct writing mistakes in the blink of an eye. You’ll also find a few more additional features. Go ahead and explore them all!

Chomp Chomp

Chomp chomp includes exercises, quizzes and informative presentations. Grammar can be pretty darn tricky, so it’s better to be armed with the right resources like this one.

Ginger

This grammar checker, dictionary, sentence rephraser and more can be delivered to all of your devices in just a few clicks. I think you’ll enjoy it as much as I do.

Creativity boosters

Story Spinner Online

This idea generator has nearly a million things for you to write about. Make creative writing exercises a habit and you’ll be amazed at how fast your blog writing improves. As we all know, practice makes perfect.

The Crafty Writer

Creative writing distinguishes great writers from average ones. Which one would you rather be? It’s up to you to decide.

The Crafty Writer offers free creative writing courses for beginners. But even if you’re an experienced writer, the practice certainly can’t hurt.

Creative Writing Now

Here’s one more great resource to set your creativity free. The writing teachers here will give you advice, share tips and even provide you with an exclusive course on creative writing.

Writers Inspired

Here you can find and share inspiring stuff with other writers. You’ll find it a pleasant way to fight inevitable writing burnout.

An Easy Way to Increase Creativity

This is an interesting article about creativity from a psychologist's point of view.

Online writing courses

Goins Writer

Do you dare to take this 31-day challenge to enhance your blog writing?

Grovo

This is a truly special resource. Grovo offers short videos on different subjects to help you master skills you need. People who lack time and struggle to concentrate can definitely benefit from the microlearning approach. And guess what? Grovo offers a free plan, too.

Damn Fine Words

It’s wise to add this course to your bookmarks. I guarantee you’ll find helpful info on blog writing here.

Universal Class

You can take any course you like in this virtual classroom. You’ll find that writers of any skill level can benefit from these class offerings.

Udemy

This amazing platform can offer you a wide range of courses for any interest or specialty. Just give it a try!

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Writing communities

Alison

You can join this worldwide community and even enroll in great courses with certificates for free.

WritersCafe

Here you can get feedback from your peers, take part in writing contests, join groups, follow other writers and visit the forums to discuss topics you’re interested in.

Figment

This is just a cool and creative community to be a part of. You can share ideas, experience and thoughts without any limitations.

Authonomy

Whether you want to be published or not, joining this community is a good choice for any kind of writer. You’ll find forums, writing tips and can even ask other members to critique your work.

Writing.com

This website offers another forum for work-related networking, plenty of writing prompts, and some tips.

Killer headline writing

Hypnotic Headlines

It may surprise you, but one of the most important elements of your blog post is the title. Visitors decide whether they want to start reading your post or skip it right after seeing a headline. So, writing effective headlines is way more important than you could imagine.

How to Craft Post Titles that Draw Readers Into Your Blog

Explore these great tips on headline writing, and you’ll breathe new life into your blog.

The Best Headline Writing Title Optimization Tips Of All Time

The talented marketers from Vertical Measures compiled headline tips to help you on your way to pro blog writing.

How to Get Half a Million People to Visit Your Blog

This article is another helpful resource for learning the rules of clickable headlines creation.

How to Master the Art of Exceptional Blog Titles

Here is one more awesome resource to find the marketing tips you need. HubSpot is a content marketing platform with amazing software that helps businesses stand out online. Their blog is definitely worthy of being on this list.

Creating Effective CTAs

How to Make Effective Calls to Action in Every Channel

It’s never too late to go back to the basics. Including calls to action into your posts is vital for blog writing. Neglecting it may cost you precious opportunities for lead generation.

7 Effective Call-to-Action Examples

This article includes 7 proven examples of CTAs that really work!

5 Tips for Creating a Better Call to Action

Incorporating these experts tips when creating a CTA can revolutionize your conversion rate

10 Techniques to an Effective Call-to-Action

Consider adopting one or more of these tips. It’s probably easier than you think to benefit from this call to action advice.

Designing The Perfect Call-to-Action

An infographic is a visually-engaging and easy way to deliver your message to readers. Research indicates that people remember visual information better. Use this science to your advantage!

Writing tools

Piktochart

As previously mentioned, a nice infographic is always an engaging marketing tactic. This tool allows you to create professional-looking infographics, even if your design skills are minimal.

MindNode

This is a good mind-mapping tool for organizing your thoughts, recording insights and brainstorming. Also, it’s free.

Brainy Quote

It doesn’t matter whether you want to put a quote at the beginning of your post or just to back up statements with it, this tool is helpful for finding the right quotations.

Factbrowser

This is the world’s largest search engine for statistics and research, with loads of consumer and marketing insights just a click away.

Thesaurus

Finding synonyms is a constant need while blog writing. This tool will ease the process.

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