{"id":12004,"date":"2010-03-24T21:12:44","date_gmt":"2010-03-24T15:42:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/?p=12004"},"modified":"2026-10-13T13:38:04","modified_gmt":"2026-10-13T08:08:04","slug":"ultra-blogging-tools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2010\/03\/ultra-blogging-tools\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Essential Blogging Tools for Productive Bloggers (2026)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Good tools give you more time to write. In 2010 this guest post picked five tools for the &#8220;ultra blogger&#8221;: Evernote, Posterous, Twitme, Dropbox and CreaWriter. Posterous, Twitme and CreaWriter are gone, but the jobs they did still matter: capture ideas, publish anywhere, share automatically, sync drafts and write without distractions. Here are the best <strong>blogging tools<\/strong> for each job in 2026.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-64596\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/essential-blogging-tools-1024x538.webp\" alt=\"Essential blogging tools\" width=\"1024\" height=\"538\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/essential-blogging-tools-1024x538.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/essential-blogging-tools-300x158.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/essential-blogging-tools-150x79.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/essential-blogging-tools-768x403.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/essential-blogging-tools.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Quick answer:<\/strong> A productive blogging toolkit in 2026 covers five jobs: capture ideas (Evernote, Google Keep or Notion), write without distractions (iA Writer, Typora or the WordPress block editor&#8217;s distraction-free mode), sync drafts (Google Drive or Dropbox), share posts automatically (Jetpack Social or Buffer) and publish from anywhere (the WordPress mobile app). Add Canva for images and a grammar checker for polish.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_89 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6ae9bf1f5fa92\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"ez-toc-cssicon\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #1a202c;color:#1a202c\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #1a202c;color:#1a202c\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6ae9bf1f5fa92\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2010\/03\/ultra-blogging-tools\/#Best_blogging_tools_for_each_job\" >Best blogging tools for each job<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2010\/03\/ultra-blogging-tools\/#1_Capture_ideas_Evernote_Google_Keep_Notion\" >1. Capture ideas: Evernote, Google Keep, Notion<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2010\/03\/ultra-blogging-tools\/#2_Publish_anywhere_WordPress_app_and_email-to-post\" >2. Publish anywhere: WordPress app and email-to-post<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2010\/03\/ultra-blogging-tools\/#3_Share_automatically_Jetpack_Social_Buffer\" >3. Share automatically: Jetpack Social, Buffer<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2010\/03\/ultra-blogging-tools\/#4_Sync_drafts_Dropbox_Google_Drive\" >4. Sync drafts: Dropbox, Google Drive<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2010\/03\/ultra-blogging-tools\/#5_Write_without_distractions_iA_Writer_Typora_WordPress\" >5. Write without distractions: iA Writer, Typora, WordPress<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2010\/03\/ultra-blogging-tools\/#More_tools_worth_adding\" >More tools worth adding<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2010\/03\/ultra-blogging-tools\/#FAQ\" >FAQ<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2010\/03\/ultra-blogging-tools\/#What_tools_does_every_blogger_need\" >What tools does every blogger need?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2010\/03\/ultra-blogging-tools\/#Can_I_blog_by_email\" >Can I blog by email?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2010\/03\/ultra-blogging-tools\/#What_happened_to_Posterous\" >What happened to Posterous?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Best_blogging_tools_for_each_job\"><\/span>Best blogging tools for each job<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_Capture_ideas_Evernote_Google_Keep_Notion\"><\/span>1. Capture ideas: Evernote, Google Keep, Notion<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Evernote, the 2010 pick, still clips web pages and notes across devices, though its free plan is now limited. Google Keep is a free, simple alternative, and Notion works well for an editorial calendar.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_Publish_anywhere_WordPress_app_and_email-to-post\"><\/span>2. Publish anywhere: WordPress app and email-to-post<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Posterous, which let you blog by email, shut down in 2013. Today the WordPress mobile app lets you write and publish from your phone and you can save drafts from anywhere and finish them later.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3_Share_automatically_Jetpack_Social_Buffer\"><\/span>3. Share automatically: Jetpack Social, Buffer<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Twitme auto-posted new WordPress posts to Twitter. Now Jetpack Social shares to Facebook, LinkedIn, Threads, Bluesky and more, and Buffer schedules posts to most networks, including X. See our list of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2009\/09\/twitter-tools-for-bloggers\/\">Twitter tools for bloggers<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4_Sync_drafts_Dropbox_Google_Drive\"><\/span>4. Sync drafts: Dropbox, Google Drive<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Dropbox still syncs files between devices, now with a 2 GB free plan plus referral bonuses; Google Drive includes 15 GB free shared with Gmail. Read how to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2012\/04\/get-more-free-dropbox-space\/\">get more free Dropbox space<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"5_Write_without_distractions_iA_Writer_Typora_WordPress\"><\/span>5. Write without distractions: iA Writer, Typora, WordPress<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>CreaWriter is gone, but full-screen writing apps like iA Writer and Typora give you the same calm. WordPress itself has a Distraction Free mode in the block editor&#8217;s Options menu.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"More_tools_worth_adding\"><\/span>More tools worth adding<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Canva<\/strong> for featured images and social graphics.<\/li>\n<li><strong>A grammar checker<\/strong> such as Grammarly or LanguageTool.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Google Search Console<\/strong> to see what people search before they find you.<\/li>\n<li><strong>An AI assistant<\/strong> for outlines and research, while you write in your own voice.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For WordPress plugins, see our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2007\/12\/best-wordpress-plugins-for-power-blogging\/\">best WordPress plugins for bloggers<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>Originally written by guest author Alex of FreshEgg. Updated for 2026 by QuickOnlineTips.<\/em><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"FAQ\"><\/span>FAQ<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_tools_does_every_blogger_need\"><\/span>What tools does every blogger need?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>A place to capture ideas, a distraction-free editor, cloud sync, an image tool and a way to share posts.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Can_I_blog_by_email\"><\/span>Can I blog by email?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Some platforms and plugins offer email-to-post features, but the WordPress mobile app is the simpler way to publish on the go.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_happened_to_Posterous\"><\/span>What happened to Posterous?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Twitter bought Posterous in 2012 and shut it down in 2013.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Good tools give you more time to write. 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