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in Writing & Blogging &middot September 18, 2020

50+ Incredible Free Blog Resources

I have been blogging since 2013, and seriously since 2015. The more I learn about blogging, the more I know that there is an unending amount of information to learn. To help you with this, I’ve pulled together this list of over 50 incredible free blog resources.

PS – If you’re interested in seeing my favorite blogging resources regardless of if they’re free or paid, check out this page. Otherwise, keep reading!

There is so much to learn about blogging! While paid courses and information is awesome, you might not have the budget to pay for them. In this post, I'm sharing 50+ free blogging resources so you can learn about blogging finances, getting and understanding traffic, mailing lists, blog basics, and blog branding.
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  1. Stephanie says

    September 18, 2020 at 6:43 pm

    Okay, I’m definitely saving this! It’s totally jam-packed with great content and resources and I’m really grateful that you shared it! Thank you!

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  2. Vanessa King says

    September 18, 2020 at 7:57 pm

    Definitely pinning this one! Some of my favorite resources have been different Facebook Groups that I’m in. One in particular is for a software platform that I use called Membervault. It’s been a game changer!

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  3. Christa says

    September 19, 2020 at 7:46 pm

    There are so many amazing resources here, and most of them are new to me. I can’t wai to check them out.

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  4. Emily Bendler says

    September 21, 2020 at 2:19 pm

    This is such an excellent resource for bloggers. I totally pinned this for easy reference.

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  5. Terry Mayfield says

    September 26, 2020 at 2:58 am

    Great content! Thank you for taking the time to compile such a helpful resources, and for sharing with fellow bloggers. Pinning this for future reference.

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  6. Sweta Dutta says

    November 19, 2020 at 11:28 pm

    Wow! This is a cool post! Already pinned it and am gonna check out a few of these. Sure it will help in my blogging journey.

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    December 17, 2020 at 1:02 am

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Treat them normally⁣
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Wear a mask around them when sick."⁣
Under the don't don't column (indicated with an x in a red circle) is:⁣
"Say “At least it’s not xyz!”⁣
Say that and not follow through⁣
Assume nothing about their lives has changed⁣
Conflate autoimmune arthritis with osteoarthritis⁣
Pass your cold to an immunosuppressed person".⁣
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Weekj 26 of 2026 Weekly Scenes of a summer week Weekj 26 of 2026 Weekly 

Scenes of a summer week in Maine! So glad I work from home, which means I can work from my real home (Maine, if that wasn’t clear)

1️⃣ Lots of Harley time
2️⃣ Working from home means saving my PTO for fun things!
3️⃣ Lots of duck families (📸 my dad)
4️⃣ What a lot of my days look like - Harley and my current project (needlepoint). And, yes, I’m still in a cast.
5️⃣ Learned how to play Mahjong, which my parents love
6️⃣ Lake views on the 4th

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1️⃣ Harley the golden retriever on a deck as seen through some plants
2️⃣ Kate takes a selfie
3️⃣ A duck with little ducklings following on a lake
4️⃣ Harley coming up to Kate. Her legs are out on an ottoman, 1 foot in a walking cast, and an in-progress needlepoint project
5️⃣ Looking down at a Mahjong table with the game set up
6️⃣ A kayak on the shore of a lake 

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Living with chronic pain is really hard. You’re wi Living with chronic pain is really hard. You’re winning every day you’re still here.⁣
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I spent a lot of time from 2001-2010 dealing with my left foot. Long story short, it took until this foot surgeon saw me in 2010 after fixing this foot for me to be diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis. But I spent those 9 years going from doctor to doctor, having surgery after surgery, trying to figure out what was causing my pain and to fix it. ⁣
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Week 25 of #2026Weekly Happy to be in Maine for Week 25 of #2026Weekly 

Happy to be in Maine for a few weeks! I didn’t get up to a lot, so another week of very few pictures

1️⃣ IVIG 
2️⃣ Lots of beautiful birds have been coming to my mom’s bird feeder!

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1️⃣ Looking at Kate’s lap. Tubes are coming out from under her shirt and there’s a Kindle
2️⃣ Birds arriving at a bird feeder as seen through a window

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What do you have to do every day for your chronic What do you have to do every day for your chronic illnesses? ⁣
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Take pills at least 4 times a day⁣
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Filmed this back in April (hence the sweater) but Filmed this back in April (hence the sweater) but it applies to whenever I have appointments! 

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There are a lot of medical advancements that I'm g There are a lot of medical advancements that I'm grateful for, but one of them is the ability to do IVIG at home. ⁣
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I'm on IVIG - or, in my case, subcutaneous immunoglobulin replacement therapy - because I have to kill the better part of my immune system. There are, in fact, some parts of my immune system that don't attack me, which is why we add them back in. This helps reduce my chance of serious infection and also made my rheumatologist feel comfortable enough to increase my Rituxan dose. ⁣
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This is a weekly treatment that I do, but it's so much better that I can do it at home than going into the hospital. It takes around 2.5 hours from taking my pre-meds to tossing my needles into a Sharps container. While it's another thing that I have to do, because I do it at home, I don't have to risk exposure to infections at the hospital or deal with Boston traffic, which would add another hour to the process. ⁣
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Weeks 23 and 24 of 2026 Weekly! The last two wee Weeks 23 and 24 of 2026 Weekly! 

The last two weeks were prepping for my infusion, having/recovering from my infusion, and getting caught up after. This meant things were very busy but also I don’t have a lot to show for them. 

1️⃣ New glasses! I really like having multiple pairs so I can switch them as I want.
2️⃣ One of my current projects. I got this standing hoop for my birthday and I’m working on an alphabet (uppercase and lower, although I’m still working on the lower) with extra floss.
3️⃣ Infusion time! I got my higher dose so hopefully my symptoms improve a lot in the upcoming weeks🤞🏻

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2️⃣ An in-progress cross-stitched alphabet in a special hoop stand that Kate is sitting on.
3️⃣ Kate takes a selfie in an infusion chair.

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