Hi all, my name is Ariel (AJ), and Cory asked me to write a guest post dealing with some of the “extra” tools that are available to bloggers. A little more about me later – let’s get to the heart of this topic!

Building a blog is a gradual process. If you’ve begun to publish posts on a consistent basis, you may start wondering how to improve your blog further – how to personalize it and make it stand out in a crowd. Of course, the best way to make your blog unique is to write good content, but there’s also a technology dimension.

I’m not really a geek, but I do like blog tools and hacks, especially when they make my blog look good. This list represents some of my favorite blogging extras. I use Blogger, but most of these should work regardless of what platform you’re blogging on.

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