{"id":4526,"date":"2026-05-07T22:01:54","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T22:01:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.vebnox.com\/authority-building-tools\/"},"modified":"2026-05-07T22:01:54","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T22:01:54","slug":"authority-building-tools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vebnox.com\/blog\/authority-building-tools\/","title":{"rendered":"Authority building tools"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1]<\/p>\n<article><\/p>\n<section><\/p>\n<h2>What Are Authority Building Tools, Anyway?<\/h2>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s start with a super simple definition. Authority is just people trusting that you know what you\u2019re talking about. Think about your group of friends. If everyone always asks you where to get good tacos, you have authority on tacos in that group. You don\u2019t need a fancy degree, you just need people to trust your opinion.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Authority building tools are just things that help more people learn they can trust you. That\u2019s it. No magic, no tech wizardry. They\u2019re hammers and nails for building trust with lots of people at once.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s use Maria as an example. Maria runs a small plant shop in her town. She knows everything about pothos, snake plants, and monsteras. But only people who walk by her shop know that. Authority building tools help Maria get her knowledge in front of people across the country, not just her block.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>You\u2019ll hear the phrase <em>authority building tools<\/em> a lot if you read about marketing, but don\u2019t let that scare you. Most are free, most are easy to use, and none of them work if you\u2019re not being genuine. We\u2019ll talk more about that later.<\/p>\n<p>\n  <\/section>\n<p><\/p>\n<section><\/p>\n<h2>Why Bother With Authority Building Tools In The First Place?<\/h2>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>You might be thinking: \u201cI\u2019m just a small shop owner\/hobbyist\/freelancer. Do I really need this?\u201d Let\u2019s go back to Maria. Before she used any tools, she was relying on foot traffic and word of mouth. That\u2019s slow. It took her 6 months to get 100 regular customers.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>After she started using a few simple authority building tools, she had 500 regular customers in 3 months. Why? Because people who didn\u2019t live near her shop started trusting her, too. They bought plants online, signed up for her newsletter, told their friends about her.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s why authority matters, broken down simply:<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<ul><\/p>\n<li><strong>People buy from people they trust.<\/strong> If you see two plant shops online, one with 10 reviews saying \u201cMaria knows her stuff\u201d and one with no reviews, you\u2019re picking Maria\u2019s shop. Every time.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><strong>You can charge more.<\/strong> If Maria is known as the best plant expert in the state, she can charge $5 more for a repotting service than a random shop. People will pay it, because they trust her to not kill their plants.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><strong>You get free referrals.<\/strong> When people trust you, they tell their friends. That\u2019s free marketing. Maria didn\u2019t pay for a single ad last month, because 30 of her customers told friends about her.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><strong>You don\u2019t have to shout as loud.<\/strong> If you have no authority, you have to post 10 times a day to get noticed. If you have authority, people come to you. Maria gets 20 DMs a day asking for plant advice, she doesn\u2019t have to chase customers anymore.<\/li>\n<p>\n    <\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s not just for business owners, either. If you\u2019re a teacher, authority means your students listen to you when you explain a hard math problem. If you\u2019re a freelance writer, authority means you can turn down low-paying gigs, because people are lining up to pay you what you\u2019re worth.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Think of it this way: authority is a snowball. The more you have, the faster it grows. Authority building tools are just the push that gets the snowball rolling down the hill.<\/p>\n<p>\n  <\/section>\n<p><\/p>\n<section><\/p>\n<h2>The Main Types Of Authority Building Tools (Grouped By What They Do)<\/h2>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>There are hundreds of authority building tools out there. Don\u2019t let that overwhelm you. We\u2019re breaking them down into 5 categories, so you can pick the ones that fit what you need. Remember: you don\u2019t need all of them. Pick 2-3 to start.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<h3>Tools That Help You Make Good Content People Actually Want To Read<\/h3>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Content is the base of all authority. If you don\u2019t have helpful, clear info to share, no tool in the world will make people trust you. These tools help you make content faster, and make sure people actually want to read it.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>First up: <strong>AnswerThePublic<\/strong>. This is a free tool (paid version has more features) that shows you every question people are typing into Google about your topic. For Maria, she types in \u201chouseplants\u201d and gets a list of 100+ questions: \u201chow to water pothos\u201d \u201cwhy are my monstera leaves turning yellow\u201d \u201cbest plants for bathrooms\u201d. Those are exactly the things she should write about. No guessing, no wondering what people want to know.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Maria uses AnswerThePublic every Sunday. She picks one question, writes a 300-word post, makes a Canva graphic, posts it to her blog and Instagram. That\u2019s 1 hour of work a week, and it\u2019s the only content she makes. Last month, that one weekly post brought in 200 new website visitors. That\u2019s the power of using the right tools, not all the tools.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Next: <strong>Canva<\/strong>. You don\u2019t need to be a designer to use Canva. It\u2019s a drag-and-drop tool that lets you make graphics for social media, blog posts, even ebooks. Maria uses it to make pretty infographics about plant care, which people save and share. Saved shares mean more people see her name, more people trust her.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Then there\u2019s <strong>Grammarly<\/strong>. You know how when you write a text, autocorrect fixes typos? Grammarly does that, but for long blog posts. It also checks your tone. If Maria writes a post that sounds too stiff, Grammarly tells her to loosen up. People trust you more if you sound like a real person, not a robot writing a textbook.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Wait, Notion! I almost forgot that one. It\u2019s a free tool where you can make lists of content ideas, draft posts, keep track of which posts are published. Maria has a Notion page with 50 plant care topics, so she never runs out of things to write about. No more staring at a blank screen wondering what to post.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s put these in a simple table, so you can compare them:<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<table cellpadding=\"8\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd; border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;\"><\/p>\n<thead><\/p>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #f5f5f5;\"><\/p>\n<th style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 8px; text-align: left;\">Tool Name<\/th>\n<p><\/p>\n<th style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 8px; text-align: left;\">What It Does (ELI5)<\/th>\n<p><\/p>\n<th style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 8px; text-align: left;\">Free Version?<\/th>\n<p><\/p>\n<th style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 8px; text-align: left;\">Good For<\/th>\n<p>\n        <\/tr>\n<p>\n      <\/thead>\n<p><\/p>\n<tbody><\/p>\n<tr><\/p>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 8px;\">AnswerThePublic<\/td>\n<p><\/p>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 8px;\">Shows you every question people ask Google about your topic<\/td>\n<p><\/p>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 8px;\">Yes, limited searches per day<\/td>\n<p><\/p>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 8px;\">Figuring out what content to make<\/td>\n<p>\n        <\/tr>\n<p><\/p>\n<tr><\/p>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 8px;\">Canva<\/td>\n<p><\/p>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 8px;\">Makes pretty graphics even if you can\u2019t draw<\/td>\n<p><\/p>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 8px;\">Yes, tons of free templates<\/td>\n<p><\/p>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 8px;\">Social media posts, infographics, lead magnets<\/td>\n<p>\n        <\/tr>\n<p><\/p>\n<tr><\/p>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 8px;\">Grammarly<\/td>\n<p><\/p>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 8px;\">Fixes typos, checks tone, makes your writing sound human<\/td>\n<p><\/p>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 8px;\">Yes, basic fixes<\/td>\n<p><\/p>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 8px;\">Blog posts, emails, newsletters<\/td>\n<p>\n        <\/tr>\n<p><\/p>\n<tr><\/p>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 8px;\">Notion<\/td>\n<p><\/p>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 8px;\">A free tool to organize all your content ideas in one place<\/td>\n<p><\/p>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 8px;\">Yes, personal plan is free forever<\/td>\n<p><\/p>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 8px;\">Keeping track of what you\u2019ve written, what you\u2019re writing next<\/td>\n<p>\n        <\/tr>\n<p>\n      <\/tbody>\n<p>\n    <\/table>\n<p><\/p>\n<h3>Tools That Show Off Social Proof (AKA Proof People Already Like You)<\/h3>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Social proof is a fancy term for \u201cif other people like something, I\u2019ll probably like it too\u201d. Think of a coffee shop with a line out the door. You assume the coffee is good, even if you\u2019ve never tried it. These tools put that \u201cline out the door\u201d on your website and social media.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>First: <strong>Trustpilot<\/strong>. This is a free tool (paid has more features) that collects reviews from your customers. Maria sends a link to every customer after they buy a plant, asking for a review. Those reviews show up on her website, and on Trustpilot\u2019s site. When new people visit her shop, they see 200 5-star reviews, and trust her immediately.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Next: <strong>EmbedSocial<\/strong>. This tool takes all your reviews from Trustpilot, Google, Instagram, and puts them on your website in a pretty grid. Maria has a \u201cWhat People Say\u201d section on her homepage, with 20 recent reviews. It\u2019s way more convincing than her saying \u201cI\u2019m good at plants\u201d \u2014 other people are saying it for her.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Then there\u2019s <strong>UseProof<\/strong>. This is a little pop-up on your website that shows live notifications of people taking action. For Maria, it pops up \u201cSarah from Ohio just bought a snake plant\u201d or \u201cJames just signed up for the plant care newsletter\u201d. It\u2019s like a little nudge to new visitors: \u201cHey, other people like this, you should too\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>A quick note here: don\u2019t fake social proof. Don\u2019t buy fake reviews, don\u2019t use UseProof to make up fake sales. People can tell, and when they catch you, you lose all authority. Ever see a site with 100 5-star reviews that all say \u201cgreat product\u201d with no details? That\u2019s fake, and you don\u2019t trust it, right?<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<h3>Tools That Help You Get Backlinks (AKA Other Sites Saying You\u2019re Good)<\/h3>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>We mentioned backlinks earlier, let\u2019s explain again: a backlink is when another website links to yours. If a big gardening blog links to Maria\u2019s guide on repotting monsteras, that\u2019s a backlink. Google sees that link, and thinks \u201coh, this plant shop is legit, if a big blog links to them\u201d. That makes Maria show up higher in Google searches.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>First tool: <strong>HARO (Help A Reporter Out)<\/strong>. This is 100% free. You sign up, pick the topics you\u2019re an expert in (Maria picks \u201cgardening\u201d and \u201csmall business\u201d). Every day, you get emails from reporters looking for experts. A reporter might send: \u201cNeed a plant expert to talk about easy low-light plants for a USA Today article\u201d. Maria replies with her tips, if the reporter uses her, they mention her name and link to her shop. That\u2019s a huge authority boost \u2014 Maria got mentioned in USA Today, for free, using HARO.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Maria got her first HARO mention 6 weeks after signing up. A reporter for a local magazine was writing about easy houseplants, Maria replied with 3 tips, and the reporter included a link to her shop. That one link brought in 50 new customers. All for 10 minutes of writing an email.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Next: <strong>Ahrefs<\/strong>. This is a paid tool (has a free trial) that shows you all the backlinks your site has, and all the backlinks your competitors have. Maria can see that the plant shop across town has a backlink from a local newspaper. She emails the newspaper and says \u201cHey, I have a guide on winter plant care for small shops, want to link to that?\u201d. Often, they say yes, because it\u2019s helpful content for their readers.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Then: <strong>GuestPostTracker<\/strong>. This is a free (paid has more features) directory of blogs that accept guest posts. A guest post is when you write a post for someone else\u2019s blog, and include a link back to your site. Maria finds a gardening blog with 10k readers, writes a post about \u201c3 Mistakes New Plant Owners Make\u201d, includes a link to her shop. The blog gets free content, Maria gets a backlink and new readers. Win-win.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Backlinks are slow to build. Don\u2019t expect 100 backlinks in a week. Maria got 5 backlinks in her first 3 months, and that was enough to get her to page 1 of Google for \u201csnake plant care\u201d. Slow and steady works here.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<h3>Tools That Help You Speak Or Get Featured (Even If You Hate Public Speaking)<\/h3>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>You don\u2019t have to be a TED Talk speaker to get featured. These tools help you get on podcasts, guest blog, even local news segments, without having to cold email 100 people.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>First: <strong>Podcast Guesting<\/strong>. This is a free tool that matches you with podcasts looking for guests. Maria signs up, says she\u2019s a plant expert, and gets 3 requests a week from plant podcasts asking her to come on. She does 10-minute interviews from her phone, tells listeners about her shop, gets new customers. Most podcast listeners trust the host, so if the host says \u201cMaria knows her stuff\u201d, the listeners trust her too.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Next: <strong>Help a Blogger<\/strong>. Similar to HARO, but for bloggers instead of reporters. Bloggers send requests for experts to interview for their posts. Maria gets a request: \u201cNeed a plant expert for a post about pet-safe plants\u201d. She replies, gets mentioned, gets a backlink.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t worry if you\u2019re shy. Most podcast interviews are recorded, so you can redo them if you mess up. Maria was nervous for her first interview, but the host was nice, and it only took 15 minutes. Now she does 2 interviews a week, no problem.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<h3>Tools That Check Your Progress (So You Know If Stuff Is Working)<\/h3>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>You don\u2019t want to use tools and have no idea if they\u2019re working. These tools show you exactly what\u2019s happening, no guesswork.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>First: <strong>Google Analytics<\/strong>. 100% free, made by Google. It\u2019s a little code you put on your website, and it tells you everything: how many people visited, what pages they looked at, how long they stayed, where they\u2019re from. Maria can see that her post about pothos care got 500 views last month, so she writes more posts about pothos. She can also see that 30 people came from Instagram, so she knows her Instagram posts are working.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Next: <strong>Google Search Console<\/strong>. Also free, from Google. This tells you where you show up in Google searches. Maria can see that she\u2019s #3 for \u201crepotting monsteras\u201d, which is great. She\u2019s #12 for \u201clow light plants\u201d, so she writes a post about that to move up.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Then: <strong>Social Blade<\/strong>. Free tool that tracks your social media growth. Maria can see that her Instagram grew by 200 followers last month, and her most liked post was about snake plants. She makes more snake plant posts, gets more likes, more followers.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t check these tools every day. It\u2019s tempting, but numbers go up and down. Maria checks hers once a month, writes down what\u2019s working, what\u2019s not, and adjusts. Checking every day just stresses you out.<\/p>\n<p>\n  <\/section>\n<p><\/p>\n<section><\/p>\n<h2>Common Mistakes People Make With Authority Building Tools<\/h2>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Even with the best tools, people mess up. Here are the most common mistakes, so you can avoid them. All of these are things Maria did when she first started, so don\u2019t feel bad if you\u2019ve done them too.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<ul><\/p>\n<li><strong>Buying fake followers or reviews.<\/strong> Maria bought 10k Instagram followers for $50 when she first started. Big mistake. They were all bots, so none of them liked her posts. When real people visited her Instagram, they saw 10k followers but only 3 likes per post \u2014 that looks super fake. She had to delete all the fake followers, and it took 2 months to get people to trust her again. Never buy fake anything. It\u2019s not worth it.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><strong>Using too many tools at once.<\/strong> Maria signed up for 12 tools in her first week. She spent all her time learning how to use the tools, and no time making content. She quit all of them after a month, because it was too overwhelming. Pick 2-3 tools, learn them well, then add more if you need to.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><strong>Lying about your expertise.<\/strong> Maria once wrote a post about orchids, even though she\u2019d never grown one. A follower commented \u201cthis advice killed my orchid\u201d, and tagged 3 friends. Maria lost 50 followers that day. Only talk about things you actually know. If you don\u2019t know about orchids, say that. People trust you more if you\u2019re honest about what you don\u2019t know.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><strong>Not engaging with people.<\/strong> Maria used to post on Instagram, then close the app. She didn\u2019t reply to comments, didn\u2019t answer DMs. People thought she was a robot, and stopped commenting. Now she replies to every comment within 24 hours, even if it\u2019s just a \u201cthanks!\u201d. People love that, and they keep coming back.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><strong>Giving up too fast.<\/strong> Maria used AnswerThePublic for 2 weeks, wrote 2 posts, and quit because she didn\u2019t see a spike in sales. Authority takes time. It took Maria 4 months of writing 1 post a week to see a real difference. Don\u2019t expect overnight results. If you\u2019re consistent, it will work.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><strong>Focusing on tools instead of people.<\/strong> Tools are just a way to talk to people. If you spend all your time tweaking your Canva graphics and none of your time talking to customers, the tools won\u2019t help. Remember: authority is about trust between people, not between you and a tool.<\/li>\n<p>\n    <\/ul>\n<p>\n  <\/section>\n<p><\/p>\n<section><\/p>\n<h2>Simple Best Practices (Stick To These, You&#8217;ll Be Fine)<\/h2>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>You don\u2019t need a 20-page strategy. These 6 rules are all you need to make authority building tools work for you.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<ol><\/p>\n<li><strong>Pick 2-3 tools to start.<\/strong> Don\u2019t overcomplicate. If you\u2019re a beginner, start with AnswerThePublic (to find content ideas), Canva (to make graphics), and Google Analytics (to track progress). That\u2019s it. Add more tools once you\u2019re comfortable.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><strong>Be 100% honest.<\/strong> Never lie about what you know. Never fake reviews. Never make up stats. People can tell when you\u2019re lying, and trust is hard to get back once you lose it.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><strong>Post consistently, even if it\u2019s small.<\/strong> You don\u2019t need to write a 2000-word blog post every week. Write a 300-word post, or make a 1-minute Instagram video. Consistency beats perfection every time. Maria posts 1 short tip a day on Instagram, and that\u2019s enough to keep people engaged.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><strong>Reply to every single person.<\/strong> Every comment, every DM, every review. Even if it\u2019s a bad review. Maria had a bad review once where someone said their plant arrived dead. She replied, sent a new plant for free, and the person changed their review to 5 stars. That\u2019s the power of replying.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><strong>Check progress once a month, not every day.<\/strong> Numbers go up and down. Don\u2019t stress if you lose 10 followers in a day. Look at the big picture: are you growing over 3 months? That\u2019s what matters.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><strong>Share other people\u2019s stuff too.<\/strong> Don\u2019t just talk about yourself. Maria shares posts from other plant shops, garden centers, even her customers. People like that you\u2019re not just self-promoting, and they\u2019ll return the favor by sharing your stuff.<\/li>\n<p>\n    <\/ol>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s it. No fancy tricks, no secret hacks. Just simple, consistent work.<\/p>\n<p>\n  <\/section>\n<p><\/p>\n<section><\/p>\n<h2>Conclusion<\/h2>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Authority building tools are just helpers. They don\u2019t build authority for you \u2014 you do that by being helpful, honest, and consistent. The tools just help more people see that you\u2019re trustworthy.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Remember Maria? She started with 3 tools, 1 post a week, and replying to every comment. A year later, she has 10k Instagram followers, 500 newsletter subscribers, and her shop is the most popular plant shop in the state. She didn\u2019t use any magic, just simple tools and hard work.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Your final takeaway: pick one free authority building tool today. AnswerThePublic is a great start. Type in your topic, pick one question, write a short post about it. Do that once a week for a month. See what happens. You don\u2019t have to be perfect, you just have to start.<\/p>\n<p>\n  <\/section>\n<p><\/p>\n<section><\/p>\n<h2>FAQs<\/h2>\n<p><\/p>\n<h3>Do I need to pay for authority building tools?<\/h3>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Nope! Most of the best ones are free. Google Analytics, Google Search Console, HARO, AnswerThePublic (free version), Canva (free version), Trustpilot (free version) \u2014 all free, all work great. Only pay for tools when you outgrow the free versions, and you have extra money to spend. Don\u2019t feel like you need to pay to get authority.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<h3>How long does it take to build authority?<\/h3>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>It depends on how consistent you are. If you post once a week, you\u2019ll see small wins (more followers, more website visitors) in 3 months. You\u2019ll see big wins (people coming to you for advice, higher Google rankings) in 6-12 months. It\u2019s not overnight, but it\u2019s worth the wait.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<h3>Can I use these tools if I&#8217;m not a business?<\/h3>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Absolutely! These tools work for anyone who wants to build trust. If you\u2019re a teacher, use them to share lesson plans and become the go-to teacher in your district. If you\u2019re a kid who loves dinosaurs, use them to share dino facts and become the dinosaur expert in your class. Authority isn\u2019t just for businesses.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<h3>What&#8217;s the most important authority building tool?<\/h3>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Your brain. Tools help, but if you don\u2019t have helpful, honest info to share, they won\u2019t work. Make good content first, then use tools to spread it. A fancy tool can\u2019t fix bad content.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<h3>Will these tools get me fake authority?<\/h3>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Only if you use them to be fake. If you use them to share real, helpful info, the authority you build is 100% real. If you buy fake followers or reviews, that\u2019s fake authority, and it will fall apart fast. Stick to real, honest work, and your authority will last.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<h3>Can I use these tools for a personal brand, not a business?<\/h3>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Yep! Personal brands are just people who are known for something. Want to be known as the person who knows all the best hiking trails in your area? Use these tools to share trail guides, photos, tips. People will start coming to you for hiking advice.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<h3>What if I&#8217;m not good at tech stuff?<\/h3>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Most of these tools are super easy to use. Canva has drag-and-drop templates, AnswerThePublic just needs you to type in a word, Google Analytics has a simple dashboard. If you can send an email, you can use these tools. Most have free tutorials on YouTube if you get stuck.<\/p>\n<p>\n  <\/section>\n<p>\n<\/article>\n<p>[ad_2]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] What Are Authority Building Tools, Anyway? Let\u2019s start with a super simple definition. Authority is just people trusting that you know what you\u2019re talking about. Think about your group of friends. If everyone always asks you where to get good tacos, you have authority on tacos in that group. 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