Why should you use your smartphone to blog?
Not everyone has a laptop or tablet to work with, but over 55 million people in the UK have a smartphone. That’s about 87% of the population!
And whether you want to start your own business or write on the side, blogging is one of the best ways to get your work out there.
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Advantages of using a smartphone to run your blog
✔Smartphones are much more portable than tablets and laptops. You can take your blog anywhere!
✔You can blog on the go, while commuting to work, or live from events
✔Store all your blogging information in one place. Your photos, videos and notes can all be stored on your phone. Much easier than constantly having to send things back and forth between devices
✔Blogging with purpose-built apps and interfaces instead of web browsers, easy access
✔Write, tweak, or edit posts instantly without rushing to a computer
How to start and run a blog on my smartphone
The easiest way Starting your smartphone blogging career is to take advantage of the numerous apps available.
Here are our top picks for the best blogging apps for all your online needs:
WordPress
Apple
Android
Free
WordPress is one of the most famous and popular blogging platforms on the market. It is extremely flexible and customizable and has a huge online community behind it.
- Create and design an entire website or blog at your fingertips
- Write and edit blog posts or pages
- Upload photos and videos up
- View stats like your monthly views, subscribers, countries your audience is from, and comments
- Reply to post comments
- Publish your posts on the go
- Use additional built-in features like SEO and SMO to make your blog more visible on Google
Blogger
Apple
£2.99
Android
Free
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Blogger is another popular blogging app that allows you to share your content design and publish on the go. Unfortunately, there is no official blogger app for Apple users. Instead, you must use Blogg, which acts as an intermediary between your iPhone and Google’s blogger platform.
- Create, view, edit, update, and delete blog posts
- Images and Upload videos to your blog posts
- View, delete, reply to and add comments
- Schedule a post to publish at a specific time and day instead of immediately
- You can switch between multiple accounts to manage multiple blogs or websites at the same time.
- The “Feed” tab allows you to share your posts with other users of the app
Squarespace
Apple
Android
Free with in-app purchases
Squarespace is another popular website builder app that you can use on the go. With a focus on beautiful design, Squarespace is perfect for building a professional website you can be proud of.
- Build your website and create, edit, and publish content whenever you want
- Use the built-in templates and themes to create attractive blogs your audience will love
- Upload photos straight from your smartphone
- Follow Your performance through analytics. Keep track of key metrics, trends, and audience interactions to tailor your content accordingly
- Add an online store to your blog! View customer accounts, orders, and messages
- Send email campaigns to subscribers
- 24/7 help from the Squarespace team
Google Docs
Apple
Android
Free
Google Docs is a popular app for writing, editing and sharing documents with groups of people. It’s great if you’re planning to blog with a friend or colleague.
- Write, edit, copy and paste designed blog posts
- Share posts with others and control their access rights. Give them edit, suggest or view rights
- Comment in the form of suggestions and changes
- Use templates for web design ideas and correct text placement
- Add photos to Google Docs
- Import documents from Microsoft Office
- Track changes throughout the document to see who changed what, or restore previous versions that You prefer
- You can also use Google Docs offline, so you don’t necessarily need an internet connection to work on your blog
- Not limited to one device. Google Docs lets you access your work across multiple devices
Tumblr
Apple
Android
Free
Tumblr is a social media platform that allows people to create and share content in a blog-like format.If you don’t want to jump in at the deep end just give this app a try to see if blogging is for you?
- Post your own content – text, images or GIFs
- Like and reblog content from other people you follow
- Follow hashtags to see content you like
- Reply to comments, left in your blog posts
- No algorithm to break the consistency of your posts shown to followers
Canva
Apple
Android
Free , with in-app purchases
If you run a blog, you need an app to edit your photos. After all, you want your content to look its best. We recommend Canva for this as it’s the perfect mix for beginners and experts alike.
- Start with a blank page or use one of the 60,000 pre-made themes to style your photos
- Create social media posts, banners, cards, invitations, brochures, presentations, collages and more
- Add text to photos. Edit font, size, color, spacing and positioning
- Upload photos from your gallery or use images from Canva’s library
- Apply filters, visuals and stickers on photos, z Also change the brightness and other graphic elements to your liking
- Share designs with other social media platforms like Instagram and WhatsApp or send them by email
Blogging Do’s and Don’s
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So you’ve set up your blog and are ready to start designing or creating your first post. But just before you do, here’s our final piece of advice – our do’s and don’ts for running a blog on your phone.
Make
✔a tone of voice and be consistent – are you a friendly, colloquial blog or a professional, third-party blog only?
✔Proof each post before you publish it to make sure no one has to read through any mistakes
✔ Interact with your followers or subscribers to make them feel connected to you and your work
✔Respond to comments on your blog
✔Use images, videos and moving photos to break up large passages of text and engage your readers
✔Use social media platforms to engage your target audience to find and communicate with
✔Use bullet points instead of large blocks of text
✔Learn more about SEO to Attract more visitors from Google
Do not
✘Copy someone else’s text, images or branding
✘Combine too many different font styles in a paragraph of text as this could become overwhelming.
✘Use too many colors as this will disrupt the reader’s visual experience
✘Write only for search engines
✘You have massive time gaps between publishing posts. Readers will lose interest if you’re not consistent.
✘Be impatient – things take time
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