Useful Websites For Any Blogger

Hello Accepted Followers,

We all know that blogging can be a bit difficult sometimes. (I'm looking at you pesky HTML codes) Have no fear, here are some of my top favorite sites that have saved my sanity and helped improved my blog's overall look. I hope you guys find them to be just as useful as I have. :) 

PS: I am not being sponsored by any of the sites listed. This is just a list of my to-go-to websites. I also searched for a few new sites that could be of use due to a few websites no longer being available. Also as an added bonus all these sites are FREE to use!

PPSS: I just found this awesome website: http://www.1stwebdesigner.com/category/css/  This site has Coding, Freebies, Inspiration, Tutorials, Web Design, Wordpress, and MORE! It's like an all in one self-help guide to blogging be sure to check it out!

HTML Codes & Design Help

To make a fancy Text Frame or Border like the one above I use : http://webdesignexperiments.blogspot.com/2012/05/how-to-add-text-frames-and-borders-to.html

Want to position pictures side by side to free up space?:
http://www.etsyblogteam.com/2011/03/how-to-post-images-side-by-side.html

Need to turn an image into a link?:
http://www.quackit.com/html/codes/html_image_link_code.cfm

Looking for various color hex codes or need a custom color? :
http://www.2createawebsite.com/build/hex-colors.html#colorgenerator

Can't find the perfect color?  
This site will help by lightening or darkening a color & creates color schemes.
http://www.colorschemer.com/online.html

Icons & Images

Need A Custom Banner?:
http://www.mybannermaker.com/

Looking for some graphics to use for your weekly segments?
(Templates, Rating Stars, Winner Graphics, & More)
http://parajunkee.net/category/free

Awesome book series banners for us book nerds:
http://imlovingbooks.com/freebies/mini-series-banners

Need Social Media Icons?:
(I got mine from this site, but it has been revamped not sure how it works now)
https://github.com/paulrobertlloyd/socialmediaicons/

Even more Social Media Icons:
http://www.1stwebdesigner.com/freebies/45-fresh-free-social-media-icons/

Giveaway & Follower Help

Having a giveaway on your blog?
This site lets you make a custom entry form and randomly generates a winner for you:
https://www.rafflecopter.com/

Need to fairly pick a winner?
http://www.random.org/ 

Give your audience more then one way to follow your blog:
http://www.bloglovin.com/en
http://www.linkyfollowers.com/login/default.aspx
http://www.networkedblogs.com/

Other Useful Websites

Curious on how what your Word Count is for your post?:
http://www.javascriptkit.com/script/script2/countwords.shtml

Need to know what time it is in other time zones?
http://www.onlineconversion.com/timezone.php

Need to translate your post into another language or did you receive a comment in a different language?
http://translate.google.com/

Time to end your post? Find many unique ways to say so:
http://easymakesmehappy.blogspot.com/2010/07/normal-funny-unique-and-loving-ways-to.html

The End.

Okay guys, that's all of them...19 different websites that I know you will enjoy! Do you use a website that I didn't list here that you refer to when blogging? Leave me a link to it in the post so I can check it out! :) 

This concludes Day #3 of The 31 Day Blogging Challenge and I'm still going strong. Thankfully ideas for different types of posts keep popping into my head but I am also open to any suggests on anything you guys want me to write about. So, don't be afraid leave me a comment if you want to see something I haven't done yet! :)