Lifestyle | Blogging Essentials & Must have Apps

I've been blogging for around 6 years and It's a hobby of mine that I've always loved! When I was younger I'd cut up a mix of magazines and then create my own from it, adding in quizzes, my thoughts on trends and makeup and having my own blog allows me to do just that but share it with all of you! So today I am going to share with you what my blogging essentials are!

The necessities are definitely having a camera, smart phone and a laptop. Even though everything to do with your blog is online I highly recommend getting yourself a notebook and pen to be able to write down your blog schedule, blog post ideas, blogs you're enjoying and want to make sure you keep up to date with and make notes about future blog posts.

Apps You Need Now

There are a number of Apps I have and you'd love too! So of course I have all my social accounts on my phone, for my blog I use Instagram LINK and Twitter LINK. I also then have Social Accounts I use for personal use eg Wattsap, Facebook, Facebook Chat, Google Hangouts and Linkedin. Then I have Pinterest which I'm happy if people follow and take inspiration from my boards but I don't try and increase my following on there as I genuinely use it for inspiration.  

When it comes to Instagram I take that quite seriously and I have a few apps to help me create the best images as possible. First up I have Whitagram which is a fab editing app, you can add frames, filters and edit everything! Next up I have Feature which I use to create my Instagram Stories so I can create an editorial layout. Finally I use Planoly which is the most amazing app as you can add your Instagram pictures and see what the grid will look like before you post it for everyone to see, you can also schedule posts from this app. 

I use Twittimer on my Laptop to schedule Tweets, I think Twitter is the most organic of the social platforms so I only schedule tweets to advertise posts I've written on my blog, otherwise I use it to connect with other bloggers and just have a casual online chin wag in real time!

I'm sure the blogging essentials went without saying but I hope I've introduced you to some new apps which make your social platforms more creative and exciting to use!

KEEP SMILING