Liz Strauss posted a blogger’s treasure trove: post ideas for the entire month of January! Lately I’ve had no lack of things to blog about, but we all struggle with writer’s block from time to time. Following Liz’ lead, today I’m featuring free online tools for bloggers/writers: StatCounter, Copyscape, and Profnet.
The first two look like stylish accessories for your blog, but they offer more than just a pretty icon. StatCounter offers free web tracking, so you’ll know how many hits you’re getting per day (both page views and unique visitors), plus the referral link, the country of origin, and more. I warn you, though, it’s pretty addictive.
Copyscape helps writers search for duplicate content, so you’ll know in a matter of seconds if your words are being used elsewhere.
And thanks to Christine Junge for mentioning Profnet in her freelance writing class at BCAE. Its a great resource for finding expert sources on a variety of topics. Note to bloggers: there are very few of you registered as expert sources, so you could generate some interest that way. Do you have any tools you'd to share? Feel free to post below!