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Resources

I always love learning what resources people use to run their blog business and personally get asked often “what do you use for xyz?” or “what are your favorite apps” So I thought I’d share a list of resources I use to run my blog business, a peak behind the business if you will. I will be updating this list as I come across new resources. Please feel free to message me if you have a question (phi@sweepthi.com)

Photography Resources

Canon 7DIn terms of a camera I use a Canon 7D, but that was not always the case. I started with a little digital camera and my phone (true story, lol) and then my first dslr which I got as part of a whole Canon Rebel kit.

I use a 24-70mm lens, it’s super versatile and I love the zoom on it. It is heavy but it’s honestly my favorite lens I’ve ever shot with. I also LOVE the 50mm lens and used that for a long while because of its affordable price in comparison to other lenses.

Samsung mirrorless camera_When I travel I use this Samsung mirrorless camera and it’s absolutely amazing – it takes amazing pictures and is not as heavy as my dslr so it’s great to just throw in my purse and go. I know some bloggers who use this small camera exclusively.

Lightroom is the best for photo editing. There’s no other photo editing program with the robust capabilities like Adobe Lightroom. It’s a month-to-month subscription and there are so many tutorials. I am still learning years later (see below for places to look for classes – I took one through Creative Live.)

Tasty Food Photography – This one e-book totally helped me change and improve my photography insurmountably!!

 

Website Resources 

bluehost logoBluehost was the website host for the first 5 years of Sweetphi. They’re great and have good support. They’re who I would call when I’d crash my website lol.

Liquid Web is the host I’d recommend when you start getting over 75,000-100,000 monthly pageviews (traffic). Their customer service is amazing and oh my goodness is their hosting fast and amazing. I tried a couple of different hosts between Bluehost and Liquid Web was by far my favorite. I it use currently.

Genesis frameworkThe Genesis Framework -The Genesis Framework is what is currently running on SweetPhi and is what I use on several other websites I’ve set up for work throughout the years. Genesis is the framework used by many of the most popular bloggers! With Genesis you’re purchasing the framework ($59.95) and then you’ll purchase a child theme (prices vary).

The child theme is essentially the ‘look’ of your website. I purchased a child theme and made tweaks to it myself. The instructions that come with the child themes are really good if you’re willing to put in the time. Or you could hire a designer to design a custom child theme for you. Here is a link that explains how you can create an amazing website using genesis framework + themes.

99 designs99 Designs – if you’re looking to create a beautiful brand (logo/look) I’d recommend 99 designs, there are all sorts of branding services and packages they offer.

 

Blogging Business Resources

Sendfox logoSendFox– I use Sendfox for my email marketing. I switched over from MailChimp and then ConvertKit and have experience with several other email marketing platforms. It’s designed for content creators!

Planoly – I use Planoly for Instagram scheduling and analytics. If I didn’t have Planoly, my Instagram posting would be practically non-existent. I use their paid plan and it’s more than worth it.

Planoly lets you upload photos and arrange them – it’s like seeing your Insta grid and being able to plan out what it will look like. It also lets you enter captions and hashtags and plan for Instagram stories too. It’s pretty amazing and I love it!

Tailwind – I use Tailwind for Pinterest scheduling, it’s amazing and a total lifesaver! I can schedule a whole month of content in a few hours.

CoSchedule – The best editorial calendar schedule with social media scheduling tool ever! I use CoSchedule to schedule out my facebook and twitter and wordpress drafts. Such a time saver!

FreedCamp logo I use FreedCamp for project management. It’s amazing to have projects/tasks/schedules all in one place, it sends awesome overview to-do lists and links with Google drive and other programs

Google drive -I rely on Google Drive (free) to manage my spreadsheets, idea documents, presentations, etc. It’s amazing I legit use it every day.

You can use it to work with your team, so multiple people can edit at once!

App Sumo – basically the groupon for online business owners – they sell deals on some of the coolest apps/programs/software/courses that you never new even existed!

Courses & Learning

If you’re looking for an all-encompassing course which walks you through from begging set up and talks about all sorts of things, I have two recommendations The Blog Village (I love this course, their dashboard is really great and the videos are so informative) and Food Blogger Pro  (there is a wait list sometimes before they open enrollment, but it’s got great content as well).

 

Creative Live – I absolutely LOVE Creative Live. You can watch their courses live, for free, or purchase them to view whenever. The courses are so affordable, and I always find a bunch of things that are super helpful. Lately I’m loving all the business from your mobile phone courses, because I’ve been doing so much on my phone (like after work Ben goes to bed and I have an hour to work, I can just do things from my phone vs. going into my office.) I love this shooting and editing for mobile photography.

Pitch it perfect coursePitch It Perfect – If you’re interested in working with brands, this is the course for you! I have paid for and watched a ton of courses that were not really a great fit and never thought I got my money’s worth, but this one, definitely is worth it! It teaches you how to be more comfortable working with brands and gives you scripts…it’s a really great course!

 

Disclaimer: Some of the above links are affiliate links and I will earn a small commission (or account credit in some cases) if you purchase through the links and no additional expense to you. I have used/or currently use each and every item or service recommended, all opinions are mine alone, I was not paid to include any links. I am honored to be an affiliate and make recommendations for the products and services I use to run my blogging business. If you have any questions about the listed resources please let me know in the comments section below.

 

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Real life: phone smudged with makeup from calls an Real life: phone smudged with makeup from calls and food splatters from babies and sticky toddler hands, lukewarm coffee that’s been sitting too long, and stacks of projects and other work and a pen that is out of ink 🤪🤷🏼‍♀️⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Iced coffee or hot coffee?! ☕⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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There’s nothing I enjoy more than a cold, delicious iced coffee from Starbucks. But sometimes I don’t have the time (or, let’s be real, the 💰) to pick one of these bad boys up in the mornings, so I was determined to figure out how to make Starbucks iced coffee at home, which is exactly what I did with this french press iced coffee!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Who doesn’t love Mexican food?! 🙌⠀⠀⠀⠀ Who doesn’t love Mexican food?! 🙌⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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I love using my Instant Pot for soups because you I love using my Instant Pot for soups because you can build amazing flavors in no time at all! ⏱️⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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When you make this Instant Pot chicken and rice turmeric soup, it will be bright yellow! You’ll taste flavor notes of ginger and lemon (and, of course, a slight earthiness of turmeric). YUM!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Storage containers and finding the right ones that work for me has been a complete game changer! 
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Not only do I use containers as mixing bowls/etc but I also use them for food storage and for photography props!
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Fave food storage containers 👉🏻 https://sweetphi.com/best-food-storage-containers/ 
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I can’t get over how much I love my air fryer. 🤩 Do you use one?!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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This air fryer falafel bowls recipe is so versatile that you can’t go wrong. They work great as a dinner or even an appetizer/snack for a party or a lunch!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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"WOW! Delicious easy and flavorful pork roast and "WOW! Delicious easy and flavorful pork roast and potatoes recipe" - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ SweetPhi Reader Emily 
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I love seeing comments like this one on my 5 ingredient crock pot pork roast and potatoes!
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I absolutely love making recipes in the slow cooker because of little hands on time and are very set-it-and-forget-it type meals.
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Do you use a slow cooker?
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