Free Software Makes Blogging Even Easier
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I recently discovered a tool that makes blogging even easier, especially if you have more than one blog.
It’s called BlogDesk. It’s very easy to use. It’s set up very cleanly, as if you were posting to your blog. The time-saving part of it is, you can set up your blog info once (such as the blog address, password, the categories, whether to allow comments etc.). Then all you do is click a button when you’re done writing, and it is published instantly.
You can also spell check, something I can’t do with my blog software (WordPress) doesn’t allow. This feature alone saves me lots of time, for two reasons. One, I used to write the blog in Word just to spell-check it. (Amusing side note: “blog” and “blogger” were not in the software’s dictionary!) Two, then when I copied the post from Word into my blog, there were usually extra spaces I would then have to change.
You can also do everything in BlogDesk you can do on your blog software, such as insert images or links. In fact, the “insert images” file worked better for me in BlogDesk. You can even use foreground or background color–thus: Get BlogDesk now!
Pretty cool or what?
By the way, the one gripe I have with this is that it doesn’t seem to work with Blogger.com. I had to copy and paste this post, but it was still easier to do with BlogDesk. I asked my friend and technical whiz who told me about this, WordPress guru Cathy Perkins, if she knows a way to get around this. So far she hasn’t figured out a way. If she does, I’ll let you know.
Diane Eble has 28 years experience in the publishing industry as an editor (magazines, fiction and nonfiction books), author (11 published books, more than 350 articles), and copywriter. She is now a publishing coach as well. Her recent books are Abundant Gifts, MotherStyles: Using Personality Type to Discover Your Parenting Strengths. If you’re interested in publishing a book or information product, check out her new “tool kit,” Jump Start Your Book: 12 Questions You Must Answer Before You Write Your First Word.
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