Affiliates
A Self Guru Legal Bundle Affiliate
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Bookshop.org
As a book blogger, I’m an affiliate for bookshop.org, an online bookseller site that donates part of its sales to local bookstores. Look out for my affiliate widget in my book reviews and author interviews so that you can support both indie authors and small bookstores. Or, check out my shop full of book recommendations with links to buy here!
Bloom Daily Planners
I’ve had a planner ever since I was 11 years old, and that didn’t end once I got out of school. Having a place to keep my daily tasks, lists, and reminders is essential, and for me, it has to be on paper. So, when I won a planner from Bloom Daily Planners, I felt like I had hit the jackpot. This planner has everything I need to organize my life by day, week, month, and year with tabs to help me flip to a particular week and extra pages made for making lists. It even comes with extras, like stickers and magnetic bookmarks. So, if you’re in the market for a quality planner, click on my affiliate link to get 10% off your purchase at Bloom Daily Planners.
Free Blogging Tools
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AM Institute – Headline Analyzer
Plug your blog post titles into this analyzer to determine if it’s a good SEO title. Aim for at least a 20%. If you’re not hitting at least 20%, experiment with length and word choice until you get a stronger title.
Shrink the size of your photos before you include them in your blog post by using TinyPNG to download them then resave. Works with .jpg, .png, and WebP files. The free version will let you shrink five or six photos at a time. Photos can’t be anymore than 5 MB each. Smaller photo sizes allow your page to load faster, and you’re more likely to keep readers on your site.
This popular tool will allow you to create banners, Pinterest pins, and other graphics for your blog post. It’s free to use, and you can always purchase the premium version if you want additional fonts, photos, and other features to work with. Play around with the tools to get the hang of how to layer, shadow, and design images. Use the free templates to start so that you can get a feel for what makes a good image. Then, experiment with your own designs to make your graphics more personal.
Free Downloads and Worksheets
Free Cleaning Checklist
Download my year round cleaning checklist here!
And read the full posts here!
New Year’s List
A fillable form that you can use to make a list every New Year’s Eve on the great things (big and small) that you have experienced over the past year.
Check out my full post, Making a List on New Year’s Eve to Combat Negative Thoughts here!
Activity Pages
Some fun pages that you can print out and give to the kids to complete. Each page is based on one of my middle grade books. I’d love to see the end result so feel free to email a copy to me at laura@laurasbooksandblogs.com You can buy the books here!
Mad Libs
Saving Hascal’s Horrors Mad Lib
Word Searches
Saving Hascal’s Horrors Word Search
The Castle Park Kids Word Search
The Secret Superpowers of Molly Bright Word Search
Podcast Recommendations
Below are some podcasts recommended by authors and bloggers who have participated in my author and blogger interview series (links open in a new tab). You can check out the full interviews here!
Cara Harvey: A Purpose Driven Mom
Conversations LIVE! with Cyrus Webb
Having Funlessness with Jen Kirkman
On Being Podcast with Krista Tippett
Quick Question with Soren and Daniel
Stuff You Missed in History Class
Unhappy Hour with Matt Bellassai
You can find my podcast recommendations in my post: 10 Podcasts About Celebrities and Hollywood
