Best Free Resources for Writers and Bloggers

I have been working my behind off today, searching websites for the best ones to help you in your quest for writing and blogging success. Here are the fruits of my labor. I hope you get a lot of use out of these sites. Be sure to bookmark this post for future reference and also pass the link along to your friends and associates who you feel will benefit from the wealth of free information here.

Plain Language--This site created by the government is totally free and has SO much helpful information about writing, language, and even writing for the web.

Study Guides and Strategies--A labor of love since 1996, you will find a wealth of helpful information here for personal and business use. You must check this site out to get the full effect of all that it offers.

Usability.gov--I almost salivate when I find a site like this one. Usability.gov has every tool imaginable, all free, to help you get started online.

Webcredibles--Once you have gotten your feet wet on the web and are ready to take it to the next level, this website's resource page will really help you, especially if you are into web commerce.

Webopedia--The only online dictionary to help you traverse the language of the web.

Web.com--If or when you decide to build your first website I would strongly suggest you use the information and free resources on this site. Web.com has great info for anyone using the web too.

Freelancewriting.com--Brian Scott does a smash up job of providing writers and bloggers the best free resources to help them succeed. The site also has a very busy Facebook Fan page, where there are freelance writing and blogging jobs listed daily.

Fat Dux Useless Links--I am throwing this one in here for fun, there are some hilarious things to read and see so take a minute from working so hard and check this link out, but Fat Dux has a lot of great information for web developers and app designers too.

Website Tips.com--One of my favorite sites for web resources, free tutorials, and ebooks to help succeed online.

Freelance Switch--I remember back in either 2006 or 2007 when Freelance Switch was brand new, when I was going full-throttle with my former freelancing blog. It is great to see that they have become a premier source of freelance resources for writers and bloggers. They have job listings and a forum too!

Web Writing that Works--If you are new to web writing this really is a must-have site. You can get your content evaluated, share and learn everything you need to know about how to write successfully for the web.

McCord Web--I love this blog by Nancy McCord. You can learn a lot about how to blog successfully, especially when it comes to business blogging.

Copyblogger--Though all of the links above are helpful to online writers and bloggers, I would almost say that you could use this one website, Copyblogger.com and get the job done, and well. You MUST check this one out and you should really bookmark it and/or subscribe to their newsletter.