7 Essential Blogging Tools

As a blogger, you may find use for many different kinds of programs in your blogging workflow. Most of these programs are web-based, but the following are desktop applications that once installed and used, become indispensable. Darren has previously introduced essential Mac programs; now let me introduce some essential Windows programs.

1. Windows Live Writer

For most people, Windows Live Writer is currently the best desktop blogging client available. Although there were many bugs in the initial release, the latest version of Windows Live Writer has become much more stable and features functionalities that are useful for any blog.