Tools of the Trade for Content Writing

Posted: February 10, 2015

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Practically every profession has tools of the trade that are useful. As a content writer, these tools can be absolutely indispensable. Use these tools to produce quality content, time after time.

Rachel Parker, writer for Social Media Today, shares what tools every content writer needs.

8 Indispensable Tools Every Content Writer Needs

“The expectations of life depend upon diligence; the mechanic that would perfect his work must first sharpen his tools.” – Confucius As content writers, it’s our mission to concept, research, structure, write, edit, proofread, and publish gems of content marketing brilliance, day after day, week after week. We need to do it efficiently and we need to do it consistently … while still maintaining our standards of quality. It’s not a task for the faint of heart. It is a task for savvy professionals who have the right tools — and know how to use them. Here are eight of my personal favorite tools that help me accomplish all the various tasks on my content writing to-do list. No sharpening required. 1. Evernote Ever notice how the best ideas come to you when you’re anywhere but your desk? Sure, when you woke up in the middle of the night with the perfect headline for your blog post, you jotted it down … on the inside cover of your bedside paperback. Fat lot of good it does you when you’re sitting in the office the next day, eh? Read the entire article 8 Indispensable Tools Every Content Writer Needs on Social Media Today.