Our Recommended Tools, Resources and More....

Digital and Social News Sites 

• Social Media Today - Social Media News
• Search Engine Journal - Search Engine News
• Social Media Examiner - Case Studies, Tips, and Resources on Social
• The Drum - Big brand marketing and digital news and case studies

Social Media Management

• Agorapulse - Social media scheduling tool with advanced / intermediate features
• Sendible - Social media management - especially great for agencies
• Sprout Social - Popular for small or medium business
• Sprinklr - Enterprise social media management

Productivity and Efficiency

• Asana - Task management application
• Time Doctor - Time tracking software
• ChatGPT - AI chat to support many tasks

Cool Social Media Tools

• Curator.io - Add a social media feed to your website.
• Tap Bio - Create personalized, branded mini websites filled with all the links you want to share with your Instagram followers.
• Linktree - points followers to your other social profiles, eCommerce store, or content you want to share and engage them on your profiles for longer

Content Marketing Tools

• Headline Analyzer - To help you write catchy headlines
• Portent Content Idea Generator - Enter a keyword and get inspiration for post headlines
• Ubersuggest - Suggests keyword ideas based on a term you type in
• Crazy Egg - Heat map and scroll map reports
• User Input - On-demand feedback from real people about your website
• Moat - Gain insight into competitor display ads
• Answer The Public – Ask the Seeker. Enter your keyword and the Seeker will suggest content ideas in seconds.
• Rev.com - Get quick and accurate .srt files to add captions to your videos

SEO Tools

• Wordstream - Free keyword research tool
• Google Search Quality Guidelines - If you want to create quality content to Google's standards, then follow this guide.
• Google Keyword Planner - Helps you discover keywords
• Google Analytics - Website analytics and reports
• Google Search Console - See how Google views your website and gain insights into keywords your site is ranking for
• Bing Webmaster Tools - Similar to Google Search Console, with keyword research and backlink tools
• BackLink Checker - See what sites are linking back to you
• Page Rank Checker - Check your Google Page Rank score
• SEM Rush - Gain insight into competitor strategies
• Google Trends - See the latest keyword trends locally and globally
• Yoast - SEO plugin for Wordpress
• Bitly - URL shortener and analytics to discover how people are viewing the URL's you share
• Spyfu - Gain insight into competitor strategies
• Xenu's Link Sleuth – Find broken links on web sites
• Screaming Frog – Crawl websites to evaluate onsite SEO
• Periodic Table of SEO Factors - A chart of the key organic search ranking factors

Online Marketing Tools

• Google Apps - Business email and calendar
• ScaleSquad - Amazing Low Cost Websites for digital agencies.

Email Marketing Software

• Mailchimp - Marketing automation platform and email marketing service
• Constant Contact - Email Marketing software and service
• Campaign Monitor - Email Marketing application for business
• Keap - Small Business CRM, Sales & Marketing Software
• Pardot - B2B Marketing automation used with Salesforce

Video Equipment

Other Amazing Resources

Books I Recommend