1. Blogging. This app, made compatible with self-hosted WordPress blogs as well as blogs hosted on WordPress.com, allows you to perform many essential tasks such as creating, editing and publishing blog posts, moderating comments, checking on analytics data as well as publishing photos or videos taken with the camera on your mobile phone.
2. BloggerBloggeris another popular platform that many personal bloggers use. If you have a blog on Blogger, then you should definitely give this app a try. However, the functionality of this app is still very limited as compared to the WordPress app, which is surprising as Google itselfis behind this official app of their blogging service.
3. TumblrMany bloggers prefer to maintain aTumblrblog, also known as a microblog, rather than a full blown blog. This is because posting short blurbs of interesting content such as quotes, videos and photos are less taxing. This app, made for Tumblr bloggers, has useful features for posting content, scheduling posts,viewing and replying to messages, and you can even manage multiple Tumblr blogs with the app. It will also show you Tumblr blogs of Contacts in your address book, so you can start following them.
4. WriterBlogging and getting things done using your smartphone is not easy, especially when there are so many distractions on the screen itself. Apps and incoming notifications are the most common productivity killers.Writeris a stripped-down word processor that aims to solve this problem by providing a distraction-free writing environment within your smartphone ortablet so that you can focus solely on creating text content with peace of mind.
5. Google DriveGoogle Driveallows bloggers to store all kindsof documents including Word documents, Excel spreadsheets, images, audio, videos and many others in the Cloud. Apart from just storing them, the app will sync these documents across multiple devices linked to your Google account. Once synchronized, bloggers can access their files wherever they are. If you have a blog post that is halfway done on your laptop, you can continue to work on it using your phone while commuting to work.
6. Dictionary.comNot sure about the exact meaning of a word that you are going to put into your blog post? Eager to find an alternative word touse in your post? Want to know the meaning of a word or phrase used in comments posted by yourreaders? Well,Dictionary.comis the solution for all the above problems. The app is especially useful for bloggers that don’t speak English natively and the ad-free version only costs$2.99.
7. SwiftKey KeyboardThis is a dream-come-true app for those who are tired of typos andthe small keyboard buttons on your tablets or smartphones.SwiftKey Keyboarddoes not only auto-correct your typos, italso offers word predictions based on yourpast typing activities. You can even personalize the word predictions by asking the keyboard to learn your choice of words on Facebook, Twitter, Gmail and blog posts.
8. Photo EditorWith a smartphone, we can snap photos on-the-go and attach them to our blog posts either immediately or in the nearfuture. From time to time, we might need to do someminor touch-ups on the photos that we’ve taken and this is wherePhoto Editorcomes in. With this app, you can crop, edit, and resize your photos as well as add effects, texts and drawings onto them.
9. DisqusMany bloggers are integrating theDisquscommenting system onto their blogs because of thecommunity features that bring blog commenters back and keep them engaged. With the Disqus Android app, you can moderate your comments,publish responses to comments that you receive and keep the engagement levels high despite being away from your computer.
10. FlipboardFlipboardonly launched its Android app recently. The app allows users to browse through their Facebook, Twitter and Google+ streams, as well as Google Reader feeds ina beautiful flipping manner. It also consolidates and curates a stream of important stories for those who are too busy to go through everything. As a blogger, using this app and browsing through interesting news content daily will give you fresh ideas on what to write about in your next blog post.
11. BeyondPod Podcast ManagerBloggers who don’t have time or don’t like to read may prefer to listen to audio content or watch videos.BeyondPodallowsyou to subscribe, download, listen to audio podcasts and watch videopodcasts on-the-go. This app is extremely useful for bloggers who are driving a lot because for them, there is very little reading time.
12. PocketAs bloggers, we tend to browse the Internet a lot on smartphones, and will come across insightful articles and blog posts that we would love to readbut cannot due to limited time.Pocketsolves this problem by letting us savelinks that we wish to read later. The app will download a minimalist version of an article, blog post, video or just about everything so that we can come back to them later.
13. EvernoteEvernoteis a very useful app to capture ideas that come to mind when you are out and about. You can capture an image, write text, do sketches (with Skitch), record an audio clip or create a to-do list with Evernote. All these materials will then synchronized acrossall your devices so you can be sure that all your notes are easily accessedvia your phone, desktop and browser.
14. Tape-a-Talk Voice RecorderAn app that records audio is very important for bloggers. You can use this app to record an interview with an authorityfigure in your industry, or make note-to-self reminders. Apart from recording,Tape-a-Talkhas the functionality of uploading your recording to several services once the recording is completed. The paid version, which costs$4.99, comes with basic editing features such as cut, repair and rename.
15. gAnalyticsThe amount of traffic that you receive together with other site metrics like bounce rates are crucial ifyou are making any form of income from your blog.gAnalyticsis like the mobile version of Google Analytics which basically allows you to bring site usage statistics wherever you go. With this app, you can stop worrying about the traffic performance of your blog the next time you travel.Did I Miss Out Any Useful Apps?
Fellow bloggers, were there any apps other than the ones mentioned above that you use on a daily basis? Do you have experience using the above apps or with any other apps outside of this list that you’d like to sharewith us?
Leave your two cents in the comments below.
Editor’s note:This post is written byWayne LiewforHongkiat.com. Wayne is ablogger, entrepreneur andtech geek who blogs about small business and entrepreneurship over at Sprout Geek.Readers also read:
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