My Favorite Free and Not-So-Free Web-Based Resources
Accessing the resources you need is the first step towards being a successful writer regardless of your industry. Here, I've collected my favorites for easy access. Use them as you see fit and make sure they know if you love them as much as I do.
Professional Organizations
The Author's Guild - https://www.authorsguild.org/
National Writers Union - https://nwu.org/
The International Women's Writing Guild - https://iwwg.wildapricot.org/
National Association of Independent Writers and Editors - http://naiwe.com/
National Writers Union - https://nwu.org/
The International Women's Writing Guild - https://iwwg.wildapricot.org/
National Association of Independent Writers and Editors - http://naiwe.com/
Learn Something New
Media Bistro: https://www.mediabistro.com/
Open Culture: http://www.openculture.com/
Problogger - http://www.problogger.net/
Freelance Writer's Den - http://freelancewritersden.com/
CopyBlogger - http://www.copyblogger.com/
The Well-Fed Writer - http://wellfedwriter.com/
AWAI - http://www.awaionline.com/
SmartBlogger - https://smartblogger.com/
EdX Courses (MOOC) - https://www.edx.org/course
Open Culture: http://www.openculture.com/
Problogger - http://www.problogger.net/
Freelance Writer's Den - http://freelancewritersden.com/
CopyBlogger - http://www.copyblogger.com/
The Well-Fed Writer - http://wellfedwriter.com/
AWAI - http://www.awaionline.com/
SmartBlogger - https://smartblogger.com/
EdX Courses (MOOC) - https://www.edx.org/course
People Worth Knowing
Write to Done - http://writetodone.com/
Enchanting Marketing - http://www.enchantingmarketing.com/
Steve Slaunwhite - http://www.steveslaunwhite.com/services/marketing-consulting/
Bob Bly - http://bly.com/new/index.html
Sandra Beckwith - http://www.buildbookbuzz.com/
Ed Gandia - http://b2blauncher.com/
Carol Tice - http://www.caroltice.com/
Linda Formicelli - http://lindaformichelli.com/
Enchanting Marketing - http://www.enchantingmarketing.com/
Steve Slaunwhite - http://www.steveslaunwhite.com/services/marketing-consulting/
Bob Bly - http://bly.com/new/index.html
Sandra Beckwith - http://www.buildbookbuzz.com/
Ed Gandia - http://b2blauncher.com/
Carol Tice - http://www.caroltice.com/
Linda Formicelli - http://lindaformichelli.com/
Free Stuff!
Co-Schedule Headline Analyzer - http://coschedule.com/headline-analyzer
Grammarly - https://app.grammarly.com/
Hemingway App - http://www.hemingwayapp.com/
Canva - https://www.canva.com/
Word Hippo - http://www.wordhippo.com/
Google Scholar -https://scholar.google.com/
Blog Search Engine - http://www.blogsearchengine.org/
Add-free search engine - http://www.http://elliotsearchengine.org/
Pixabay Royalty Free Images - www.pixabay.com
Wise Old Sayings - http://www.wiseoldsayings.com/ (special thanks to Lizzie Granier)
Pocket - https://getpocket.com/
Grammarly - https://app.grammarly.com/
Hemingway App - http://www.hemingwayapp.com/
Canva - https://www.canva.com/
Word Hippo - http://www.wordhippo.com/
Google Scholar -https://scholar.google.com/
Blog Search Engine - http://www.blogsearchengine.org/
Add-free search engine - http://www.http://elliotsearchengine.org/
Pixabay Royalty Free Images - www.pixabay.com
Wise Old Sayings - http://www.wiseoldsayings.com/ (special thanks to Lizzie Granier)
Pocket - https://getpocket.com/
Looking for work?
Upwork - https://www.upwork.com
Skyword - http://www.skyword.com/
ClearVoice - https://www.clearvoice.com/
Contently - https://contently.com/
FlexJobs - https://www.flexjobs.com/
Indeed - https://www.indeed.com/
Zip Recruiter - https://www.ziprecruiter.com/
Skyword - http://www.skyword.com/
ClearVoice - https://www.clearvoice.com/
Contently - https://contently.com/
FlexJobs - https://www.flexjobs.com/
Indeed - https://www.indeed.com/
Zip Recruiter - https://www.ziprecruiter.com/
Business Help
Quickbooks - https://quickbooks.intuit.com/oa/selfemployed/
Danny Inny - http://mirasee.com/
Basecamp Collaborative Environment - http://www.basecamp.com
Slack Business Collaboration - https://slack.com/
Trello Task Management and File Sharing - https://trello.com/
Taskworld Task Management - https://taskworld.com/
Google Docs - File Storage/Sharing - https://drive.google.com/
Drop Box - Cloud Management - https://www.dropbox.com/home
Help a Rporter Out - https://www.helpareporter.com/
Danny Inny - http://mirasee.com/
Basecamp Collaborative Environment - http://www.basecamp.com
Slack Business Collaboration - https://slack.com/
Trello Task Management and File Sharing - https://trello.com/
Taskworld Task Management - https://taskworld.com/
Google Docs - File Storage/Sharing - https://drive.google.com/
Drop Box - Cloud Management - https://www.dropbox.com/home
Help a Rporter Out - https://www.helpareporter.com/