Juggling a full-time job and a family life is huge, and with blogging on the side, how huge do you think it could get. There are times when things get so overwhelmingly hectic that a momentary hiatus from blogging is a welcome breather. That’s right, just surface out for a bit of air before diving right in again. This gives me the needed time to relax for a little while and organize my thoughts on just about anything.
With tons of mom-work to do, office works to finish, and blog posts to write, I’m just so grateful that there are a few great things that are actually making my life as a mom blogger easier. Whats more is that these are all affordable, and if you are super tight on the budget, some of these have free versions which are already more than good enough. Mom on a budget like me couldn’t be for more happy and grateful.
Here are some of the things that are definitely useful for mom on a budget blogger like me.
Adobe Lightroom CC. Photography enthusiasts, food and travel bloggers are probably familiar with lightroom. It is an photo editing software that could be downloaded from the internet to a PC. My husband has got this as he is into photography. He loves it! It’s easy to use and very intuitive. I, on the other hand, do not have the patience to study the intricacies no matter how easy it is. However, I also do not like presets. What I was looking for was an editing tool that is simple, handy, and gives quality results. And yaas! I found it, the Adobe Lightroom CC. I stumble upon it while looking for an photo editing tool at the App Store. It is super simple, the terms used are easy to understand. No need for an in depth study. And because it is a mobile app, I could edit my photos anywhere, anytime, both online and offline. I could work on my photos while waiting for my kids, or in between breaks in the office.
Adobe Spark Post. If you are looking for graphic designs and photo collages, yet got no time to sit in front of your PC or laptop; this is the app for you. It is a mobile app that allows you to create unique, personalized graphics for your blog, social media, and other businesses anytime, anywhere. It has hundreds of different, attractive, and beautifully designed templates to choose from, and each and every one of these templates can be personalized to your liking. I have several blog posts that I could not find an appropriate photo to go with, so I always turn to Adobe Spark Post for the needed idea. For example, Diverse Outdoor Activities for Children is a list type post; I have got photos for each activity but I needed one graphic or photo to show at the beginning of the post.
created using Adobe Spark Post
PowerDirector is a video editing app for mobile phones. What I have is a free version, nevertheless, it does what it is made to do and it does it well. It has the usual features of video editing app and more. Splitting or cutting video clips is what I like about it, simply because this is often unavailable in most free video editors I have came across so far. And with so much fuss about copywrite infringement in Youtube, I’m glad PowerDirector has its own line of music that are free and Youtube ready.
A smartphone is a blogger’s bestfriend! Phones have indeed become smart. Its functionality has exceeded far beyond its predecessors. Nowadays aside from voice call, smartphones are capable of video conferencing and more: blog, vlog, edit photos and videos, engage in social media, pay bills, research; the list is limitless.
DesignCap is an online poster and flyer maker. The poster I’m using for this post was made using DesignCap. Lovely, isn’t it? There are plenty of templates to choose from. I designed this poster in my laptop, so it is easier to manuever in, out, and around the work space. Personally I would prefer to save my photo in my computer before sharing it in social media. DesignCap allows you to do this which I am so glad for. Also, you could design your business posters or flyers straight away without creating an account though it would be great to have one so you could manage them better. And most importantly, it’s free!
Here are some of its features.
Hundreds of poster and flyer templates available
Thousands of resources including clipart images, shapes, fonts, and backgrounds
Fully customizable that you can make your own unique poster and flyer
Convenient and quick: no download or registration required
Being busy and on a tight budget are not that bad after all, thanks to these absolutely awesome blogging help, and other blogging hacks to increase traffic.
I will have to check out those Adobe products. I have never used them before but I do see how useful they could be. I know they do some amazing things on Adobe.
Technology is changing so fast and there are so many products. I am like you, I would love to use them but don’t have time to learn all that is needed to use them efficiently.
How funny! My husband just started working for Adobe and we can their entire suite of products. I need to check if we get any of the above you mentioned.:)
Other than the smartphone, I wasn’t familiar with the other things on your list. I will have to check those out, since I can really use some more blogging tools. Thanks for sharing!
These are all wonderful! I have really been debating on Adobe lightroom, and think when I finally get a new phone I will dig into it. I also really love having Canva for work, it makes it so much easier to make pins and other designs for social media.
Summer this is mind blowing! But wait is the power director app only for android? And I love design cap! Photoshop is very intimidating to me. I find myself trying to get the best picture the first 100 times just so I don’t have to edit with photo shop. Thank you this!!!!
There’s power director for iOS too. You know what, lightroom has just updated and has added new features. One of these is a button for presets to choose from.
Hi Jessica. I’m so glad adobe made an android version of their pc photo editing software. It makes our life comfortable. Thanks for dropping by. Appreciate the comment.
Amazing content, it’s really inspiring and entertaining. thanks alot for sharing this. I have shared your content on my website
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Thanks Jessica for dropping by. LR is indeed an awesome tool.
Great post, thanks for sharing this awesome article, i must say i have learnt alot. I have
shared your article on my website, i realy appreciate.
Hey that’s awesome! I’d love to return the favor.
I will have to check out those Adobe products. I have never used them before but I do see how useful they could be. I know they do some amazing things on Adobe.
I actually just added the Lightroom app but haven’t created a login. I’m definitely getting started this week! Great tips for influencers.
I really wanna study lightroom. I use photoshop but there are certain things that are easily done in lightroom. I need to check out this software.
What a wonderful post! These are some helpful tips. Thanks for sharing! 🙂
Technology is changing so fast and there are so many products. I am like you, I would love to use them but don’t have time to learn all that is needed to use them efficiently.
I’m not a mom, but I’m going to look into some of these for sure! They sound so helpful. Thanks!
This is such a great post and very informative as well. Love the list of what we need to have to make blogging easy and productive.
Wow…so many great ideas Elle. Right now I only have a smartphone but I’m taking notes
I use my smartphone for EVERYTHING! I will check out some of these apps though!
Great tips! Definitely must-haves, even for non-mom bloggers. Thanks for sharing!
How funny! My husband just started working for Adobe and we can their entire suite of products. I need to check if we get any of the above you mentioned.:)
Other than the smartphone, I wasn’t familiar with the other things on your list. I will have to check those out, since I can really use some more blogging tools. Thanks for sharing!
I do use my smartphone for so much with my blog. I added data to my plan so I can always be on the web.
what a great list you got here and would surely like to try! im using power director and I love it!
These are all wonderful! I have really been debating on Adobe lightroom, and think when I finally get a new phone I will dig into it. I also really love having Canva for work, it makes it so much easier to make pins and other designs for social media.
Right Canva is also nice.
Summer this is mind blowing! But wait is the power director app only for android? And I love design cap! Photoshop is very intimidating to me. I find myself trying to get the best picture the first 100 times just so I don’t have to edit with photo shop. Thank you this!!!!
There’s power director for iOS too. You know what, lightroom has just updated and has added new features. One of these is a button for presets to choose from.
These are all great, my smartphone always helps me and it’s always great to find resources and tools on a budget.
Adobe Lightroom CC – great suggestion. I love the classic version it seems to have tons more features.
And more…they just updated the features.
Elle I love my Blu phone; I snap some mean shots with it. Especially in Thailand 🙂 Rocking post.
Blu is great too. Where do you live in Thailand?
Well…my iPod acts like a smartphone- does that count?
Sure why not! Thanks for dropping by.
Hi Jessica. I’m so glad adobe made an android version of their pc photo editing software. It makes our life comfortable. Thanks for dropping by. Appreciate the comment.
Love this Elle. This is definitely useful 🙂 The Adobe Lightroom is my best buddy 😉
Thanks for sharing!
Cheers,
Jessica