This morning I delivered a presentation to the SA Public Library Network Marketing Committee entitled ’52 Awesomely Useful Tools, Apps and Websites for Marketers and Entrepreneurs’.
I thought I would share the 52 tools, apps and websites on my blog.
These are the tools, apps and websites (arranged alphabetically) that I use in the normal course of my day, many of which I couldn’t live without:
99designs – Get logos and website templates done cheaply via a design contest; founded in Australia!
Adblock Extension for Chrome – Block all ads in your browser
AddThis – Easy-to-implement social sharing buttons and website pop-overs
Awesome Screenshot – Capture screen shots and clips from your web browser
Basecamp – Project management and collaboration tool for teams and groups
Buffer – Schedule future social media posts on Facebook, Twitter & Linkedin
Canva – Powerful online graphic design tool; inexpensive and easy to use; founded in Australia!
Chrome Remote Desktop – Access to your home computer whilst on the road
Cyfe – Graphical dashboard tool that pulls data from multiple sources
Business Insider – Daily business news via email with an entertaining bent
Dropbox (or Google Drive) – Online file storage and sharing tool
Envato Market – Marketplace for website themes and other design assets
Eventbrite – Simple, free, fully-featured event management software
Facebook Ads – Target very specific demographic groups with pay-per-click ads
Feedly – An RSS feeder tool; aggregate favourite news sources in one place
Goodreads – A book social network; manage your bookshelf virtually
Google Adwords – Promote your website and drive traffic with a small budget
Google Alerts – Get alerts when content matching a keyword is added to Google index
Google Analytics – Monitor the performance of your website
Google Cardboard – Buy some Virtual Reality goggles and start experimenting with the next big thing
Google Calendar – Powerful calendar that is shareable and publishable
Google Chrome – The best web browser; no need to use any other
Google Hangouts – Video chat one-to-one, videoconferencing or broadcast to YouTube
Google Maps – The world’s most popular mapping service – make sure you’re on it and build your own maps
Google Mobile-Friendly Test – Check to see if your website is mobile-friendly
Google My Business – The tool that enables organisations to appear prominently in Google search results
Google PageSpeed Tool – Analyse the performance of your website and optimise it following web best practices
Google Search Console – Manage your website’s listings in the Google search engine
Google Sites – Simple web publishing tool; great for intranets & collaboration sites
Google Structured Data Tool – Check to see if your on-page tags and markup is working correctly
Gmail – Powerful web-based email client
Headspace – Try mindfulness for a clearer head
Hootsuite – Manage all of your social media properties in the one place
IFTTT (If This, Then That) – Automation tool that allows you to link two online tools and complete an action on a trigger
Instagram – Photo sharing tool that all the young people are using
Lifehacker – Great blog with advice on how to ‘hack’ your life for the better
Linkedin – World’s most popular professional network; great for maintaining work relationships
Mailchimp – Easy-to-use and fully-featured email marketing platform
MightyText – Send and receive SMS messages from your computer
Pocket – Save articles for later in your browser
SurveyMonkey – Easy-to-use and fully-featured online surveying tool
Trello – ‘Kanban board’ project management tool; simple, but powerful
Tweetdeck – Monitor the Twittersphere and post to multiple Twitter accounts
Twitter – Social networking site based around 140 character ‘tweets’
Upwork – Outsource tasks by hiring freelancers online
WordPress (.com and .org) – World’s most popular content management system & blogging tool
Wufoo – Online form builder for capturing information on the web
YouTube – The world’s most popular source of video; create your own YouTube Channel
Zapier – Automation tool that will complete an action on a trigger
Enjoy!
PS. How about you? What apps, tools and websites do you find useful? Stick them in the comments below.