By skyforbes 
Bloggers aren’t always easy to shop for, as you may have already realized, since you’re searching for blogger gift ideas. Blogging as a hobby or business requires a blend of tools for growth. Mugs and candles, while nice, don’t help in this regard. However, a list of gift ideas bloggers will love is a great place to start.
The good news is that as a blogger and blog coach, I know what bloggers need.
This post includes thoughtful and practical gifts as well as whimsical ones that make blogging fun. They’re perfect Holiday gifts for bloggers or even birthday gifts.
From handy website tools that keep their blog running smoothly to cozy desk accessories that spark creativity, the right present can make a world of difference.
From online software to blog coaching support, these are gift ideas bloggers will love.
Whether your blogger is just starting out or running their site like a full-fledged business, you’ll find thoughtful gift options here that fit your budget and show you really get them.
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Best General gift ideas for bloggers
These gift ideas for bloggers appeal to every type of blogger, no matter their blog niche.
We start with courses, and move on to beginner blogger gifts and then those for bloggers running their sites as a business.
Blogging Courses: Gift Ideas That Build Skills
Some of the best blogger gift ideas are courses. I’ve developed courses for bloggers that help them start and grow their site step-by-step:
Pin It Better: A Blogger’s Guide To Pinterest – Learn everything a blogger needs to know about Pinterest. The different ways to add pins to boost traffic, Pinterest algorithm changes and how they affect your pinning strategies, and the best up-to-date pinning strategies that work.
Blog Traffic Booster – Grow your blog traffic strategically. Instead of trying tactics and hoping they will grow your blog, learn short and long-term blog growth strategies. From SEO to social media and more!
Optimize It: A Guide To SEO For Blogs: An eBook that teaches the basics of search engine optimization for beginner bloggers. Easy to follow and the foundation for long-term success. A must-have for those who are just starting out.
Practical Beginner Blogger Gift Ideas
This list of gift ideas for bloggers is specifically for those who are just starting their blogs or who are transferring their blogs to a self-hosted WordPress website.
They may be using a free blogging platform or another one like Wix and are ready to scale up to WordPress.
Here are the basic blogging resources for bloggers that you should look into when starting your own self-hosted blog.
Web Hosting Providers
These are hosting providers for WordPress websites.
NameHero – Take hosting to the next level. If you’re planning on blogging for the long term or are ready to move on from Bluehost, NameHero is your best bet. Fast servers (LiteSpeed servers), better customer service and more reliable hosting for anybody who wants a better option. I’m using NameHero for this site.
BigScoots – If your budget allows for a premium hosting service, this is the way to go for shared and managed web hosting. Amazing customer service, fast, reliable hosting from an independently-owned company. Partner it with the WP Rocket caching plugin, and you have a blazing fast site.
SiteGround – Another great hosting provider that provides good customer service and uptime. This one has a good reputation among many bloggers.
Lyrical Hosting – Based in the UK, this hosting service is top-notch and best for lifestyle bloggers who may need extra support. The customer service is excellent.
Legal Pages
When you’re blogging as a business to make money, you need legal pages to protect your website and your business from lawsuits and fines.
This is something not to be avoided. The legal bundle I’m recommending is a one-time purchase, with updates sent to you when laws change, requiring additional policies on your site.
Legal Bundle – Before you launch your blog, you MUST add a Privacy Policy, Disclaimer, and Terms & Conditions pages to ensure your blog and you are legally protected.
ADA Compliance Kit: Ensuring your website is accessible is important, as it protects you from potential lawsuits. This bundle includes tips on how to make your website accessibility-friendly, recommended plugins and an accessibility statement written by a lawyer that you can add to your site for added protection.
WordPress Themes
WordPress themes are wonderful gift ideas for bloggers who are just starting out and want to look professional from the start. It’s probably best to share some of these sites with your blogger to see which one they like first, and then purchase it for them.
Note, all of these links are my referral links, so it would be fantastic if you shared them. Thanks!
Kadence – A super fast, lean and mean theme that can be upgraded with gorgeous child themes. The base theme is free; however, you may want to upgrade to Pro for additional features and designs. The upgraded Kadence Blocks turn your website into a powerhouse for design and functionality.
Restored316 – A top WordPress website designer, producing child themes for the Kadence platform. These are beautiful templates that take the Kadence theme and make it stunningly beautiful and functional. My website is running the Wonderland theme from Restored316. Excellent setup instructions and top-notch customer service when you’re stuck. Here’s one of the themes:
Bluchic – LOVE the themes from this team. I’ve used several for my business site over the years. Gorgeous, high-quality, feminine themes that elevate your brand. There are different types of themes to choose from – from several lifestyle themes to product or service business-oriented themes. The run using the free Elementor webpage builder plugin. The bonus is that they are fairly easy to customize, and Kathie and Andrew from Bluchic are always quick to respond (within 24 hrs or so) with a solution.
Studio Mommy – Affordable, beautiful Kadence template themes that are perfect for beginner bloggers.
17th Avenue – Gorgeous themes that are easy to set up for beginner lifestyle-niche bloggers. Feminine, classy, with minimalist undertones, these are worth checking out if you’re just focusing on blogging as well as business.
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Tools For Selling Digital Products: Gifts For Bloggers Who Run A Business
If your blogger is ready to take things to the next level and needs a platform where they can house and sell all of their digital products, here are the best of the best:
Podia – One of the best blog tools for monetizing your blog! If you’re planning on creating and selling courses and digital downloads from the start (which I advise), one of the best platforms is Podia. Thinking of coaching? You can do that with Podia as well. It’s super easy to set up a website with Podia for your courses and digital downloads. You can check out mine here: Confident Blogger Academy & Resource Collection.
Read my Podia review with all the reasons why you should consider it as your digital selling platform!
Thrivecart – Probably the best investment for those who don’t want monthly or annual payments. A one-time payment and you get access to a powerful payment platform including upsells, sales funnels and more. With an extra upgrade, you get access to a course platform as well as an affiliate program. No more extra fees ever again!
Sellfy – Another great platform for selling digital products, as well as print-on-demand items, memberships and services, and more. Easy to integrate with an existing website. This is another great option for bloggers who want to sell products.
Sendowl – This is another platform where your blogger can sell digital products, memberships and more. Add payment links to your sites, or you can create a shop and leverage the marketplace to promote your products.
Creative & Design Gift Ideas
If your blogger is creating products to sell on Etsy or their own site, they will sometimes need design assets. Here are a few of the best places to shop for digital assets like PNGs and more.
Creative Market – A wonderful resource of PNGs, clipart and more to create templates and print-on-demand products to sell on a blog or site like Etsy.
Creative Fabrica – Get a membership for your blogger to this excellent repository of digital assets for designers and creatives. From images and clipart to fonts and more.
Adobe Creative Cloud – Has your favourite blogger been talking about getting Photoshop or Illustrator? Get them a subscription to this powerful design tool.
Blogger Gift Ideas: Tools For Blog Promotion & Scheduling
These are gift ideas for a blogger who is short on time. The only way to grow your blog is to set up social media accounts and use them to promote the s#*t out of your blog posts.
But this can take up a whole lot of time when you’re doing things manually or with basic free tools.
Help your budding blogger speed things up with these tools that schedule and help them promote their content faster.
Tailwind – This scheduling tool helps schedule Pinterest pins and social media posts in advance, freeing up time to do other things. Like more writing! And living. Read more about how I went from Tailwind skeptic to fan, as my Pinterest traffic grew by over 2000% in two months!
SmarterQueue – An affordable scheduler for blogs (you can pay monthly or annually, and customize for your needs). The best feature is that you can pull from your blog posts and schedule them to post at intervals to your preferred social media accounts. This helps you boost your blog traffic with little time spent posting from scratch. Automation at its finest!
Later – A social media management tool that helps you schedule and plan your content marketing plans. Schedule Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, LinkedIn, Instagram and TikTok posts. The Starter pack gets you on the road to consistent posting every single day!
Email Marketing Tools
While these email marketing tools have free options, upgrading to pro includes saveable templates, which make it MUCH easier to quickly dash off an email when you’re a busy blogger. Consider one of these as a gift idea for a blogger who wants to start an email newsletter.
MailerLite – Email marketing is one of the key ways you can grow your blog traffic. I love using Mailerlite! It’s far easier to use than the standard MailChimp. Its entry package after reaching 1000 followers is very reasonable. MailerLite is easy to use and set up – and the gorgeous drag & drop template builder is full of options, so you can create a beautiful template and save it (with upgraded version). What’s also awesome is the ability to have automation, meaning you can do a sequence of emails based on different user actions. It gives you a free plan for up to 1,000 subscribers.
Kit – For bloggers planning to grow their site into a full-time business, this is one of the best email marketing platforms. It offers you up to 1000 subscribers for free, with a limited number of broadcasts. Paid plans offer many more features, including landing pages.
Best Stock Photography Sites For Blogs
There are many wonderful stock photography sites, many of which are free, as well as those that are paid with some free options. These are some of my favourite resources for bloggers to use, especially if you’re starting out.
For an in-depth post on the best stock photo sites that I have used and vetted for you, read the 10 best stock photo sites for bloggers.
Feminine Stock Photography For Blogs – Memberships
Some of the best blogging tools and resources are stock photography memberships. They take your site to the next level.
- Styled Stock Society (one of the best for feminine lifestyle/business collections with membership options)
- Pixistock (gorgeous feminine stock photos, with great membership options)
- Haute Stock – luxury, high-end lifestyle, workplace, home, and more. This is worth every penny. Invest at least once in a while to boost the quality of photos!
Other Useful Blog Tools
Fathom Analytics – If your favourite blogger is struggling with Google Analytics and cursing it, they may LOVE the easy-to-use Fathom Analytics. It’s the best tool for blogging when you’re a beginner, focusing on growing your blog. Easy to set up, with data privacy your readers will love. Fathom Analytics is a paid software that makes it super easy to get all the essential stats that bloggers need in a matter of seconds. Read why I switched to Fathom Analytics!
Other Key Tools And Resources For Bloggers
Here are a few more ideas:
- A Logitech webcam is a great gift if they are just starting out with a video blog or coaching.
- Great coffee cup and supply of excellent coffee or tea.
Blogger Gift Ideas: Make It Unique For Their Needs
Now that you have a great list of gift ideas bloggers will love, consider what they truly need.
While a coffee cup or cute sweater with a blogger saying is fun, they aren’t very useful when you’re working on growing a blog.
Consider these gift ideas for a blogger who wants to succeed.
Before you go, if they are struggling with blogging, I offer blog coaching sessions. They make an EXCELLENT gift idea for a blogger. I’ve had several people reach out to purchase coaching sessions for the bloggers in their lives.
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