Content Tools

CONTENT TOOLS

Content Writing |Content Marketing | Content Management | Ideas | Blog Posts

The content of your blog plays an important role to improve your search optimization. So, make sure that your content should be Search Engine Optimization (SEO) friendly.

Here are the top content management/marketing tools for you. These tools can help you to enhance your writing skills and to express new ideas.

1. BuzzSumo

BuzzSumo is a powerful content tool that allows you to find out what content is popular by topic ar any website. You can identify trending topics, see what content gets shared the most, view backlinks to a particular page, search for influencers and much more. Simply enter any website's URL to get insights into the most shared and best-performing content.

2. Linkedin Pulse

Linkedin Pulse is a publishing platform that allows writing and sharing articles with LinkedIn’s audience. Simply register with LinkedIn, click ‘Write an Article’ button and start publishing right away.

The platform generates blog posts, insights, and news from influential industry professionals and businesses looking to extend their reach and share insider knowledge.

3. Medium

Medium can be considered as a separate blogging platform that allows you to write, read and organize information that matters to you the most.

It allows the best ideas to rise to the top and elevates the most passionate, diverse voices. Medium's mission is to deepen readers'​ understanding of the world and to empower writers to share their best work and biggest ideas.


4. Feedly
Feedly allows you to gathers all of your favorite blogs and publications in one place. It's a powerful tool to organize, read and share the content of your favorite sites with Multiple layout options, auto-mark as read, tagging, advanced sharing, keyboard shortcuts.

You can Organize your favorite blogs, news sites, podcasts, and Youtube channels and access them all in one place. Feedly is available everywhere you go. Your phone, tablet, and computer are always in sync.


5. HARO
Help a Reporter Out (HARO) is the most popular sourcing service in the English-speaking world, connecting journalists and bloggers with relevant expert sources to meet journalists’ demanding deadlines and enable brands to tell their stories.

If you’re a professional in one of the fields, you can register with HARO to help writers with their content and get cited for your contributions. HARO is a great way of getting mentioned in high-end publications like Forbes, HBR and Inc. Also, you can do both: provide tips and send queries.


6. Alltop
The goal of AllTop is to give you the absolute best news sources for any topic! Our topics are carefully curated and constantly updated as we know the web moves fast so we try to as well.

The difference between Alltop and an RSS reader service like Google Reader is that the pages focus on topics and sources rather than just news providers. Instead of subscribing to a source like The New York Times' technology section to learn more about what Apple is up to, you can search for the topic "Apple" on Alltop and see the most recent headlines from dozens of sources. You get access to relevant news without having to scan through everything else.

7. Inbound.org
INBOUND is a community of people who are passionate about marketing, selling, and delighting customers in an inbound way.

The platform gives you the ability to ask questions, start & participate in discussions, share content, earn points by answering questions, follow others and more. Great for those of you who are on a lookout for content around digital marketing.


8. Quora
Quora is the largest Question & Answer platform in the world where questions are asked, answered, edited, and organized by its community of users in the form of opinions.

It’s more of a social network where you can ask questions, provide answers, earn reviews, follow and be followed, write posts, send private messages and more. Quora is great for brainstorming ideas for your next blog post.

BEST CHROME EXTENSIONS FOR BLOGGING

BEST CHROME EXTENSIONS FOR BLOGGING
Are you a Blogger? Here are the best extensions for you to customize your Blog.

This article focuses on handy Google Chrome extensions that will save you a tremendous amount of time and make your blogging life much easier.

1. Pullquote

Pullquote is a chrome extension that makes sharing of quotes as easy as it can possibly get. It even gives you the opportunity of tweeting full quotes without having to battle with the 140-character limitation on Twitter.
1) Easy to tweet quotes or images: folks like @anamariecox, @peta and @jimgeraghty use Pullquote to tweet full quotes or images instead of paraphrase.
2) Easy to share niche content: rather than spewing 140-character quips, Pullquote sends custom newsletters with full quotes on the exact topic(s) each subscriber requests.
3) Easy to collect quotes: whether you’re researching a book or a class project, Pullquote simplifies collecting, annotating and organizing material you find online.

2. Eye Dropper

Eye Dropper is a free tool available for Google Chrome, which gives you the ability to pick & save colours from any web page and then use them on your own website or any design software by simply copying the HEX code. An incredibly useful tool for web developers & designers.All info about Eye Dropper is available on http://eye-dropper.kepi.cz/





3. GFYCat

Gfycat  Google Chrome extension is a tool that you can use to create, share and discover great GIFs. With this tool, it is very easy to convert short videos to GIFs. It creates fast-loading GIFs that you can use on your site or across your social media.


It support a variety of social networks including Twitter, Facebook and Instagram to name a few so you can recreate the moment into a looping GIF on Gfycat, talk about it on Reddit, share it on Tumblr or tweet it on Twitter.


4. Check My Links
Check My Links is a Google Chrome extension that is designed to help you identify broken links on a particular web page. Exceptionally useful when carrying out SEO & Website audits. Simply enable the extension, and the tool will highlight all the links, either in red (broken links) or in green (working links).
'Check My Links' quickly finds all the links on a web page, and checks each one for you. It highlights which ones are valid and which ones are broken, simple as that.
You can copy all bad links to your clipboard with one click!


5. Mail Track for Gmail
Mail track lets you know which emails have been read and how long ago. This Google Chrome extension extension may seem quite creepy to some of you, but we’re all used to messaging like Whatsapp that let you see when your message has been received and read. So, why not have a tool that does the same with your emails? Well, this chrome extension does just that.


6. Full Page Screen Capture


Capture a screenshot of your current page in entirety and reliably—without requesting any extra permissions! This Google Chrome extension is best for you.

The simplest way to take a full page screenshot of your current browser window. Click on the extension icon (or press Alt+Shift+P), watch the extension capture each part of the page, and be transported to a new tab of your screenshot where you can download it as an image or PDF or even just drag it to your desktop.


No bloat, no ads, no unnecessary permissions, just a simple way to turn a full web page into an image.





7. MozBar


A free toolbar by MOZ that allows you to sneak behind the SEO scenes of any website.

The tool gives you the ability to see website’s domain authority, link metrics, meta

titles meta descriptions, alt tags, titles, schema implementation, meta robots,

canonicalization, keyword analysis and so much more. An absolute must-have for

SEO & Digital Marketing professionals.




Moz's Keyword Explorer neatly ties together keyword research metrics and makes

complex analysis easy so we can spend less time in spreadsheets and more time

generating qualified website traffic.

Moz's Keyword Explorer neatly ties together keyword research metrics and makes

complex analysis easy so we can spend less time in spreadsheets and more time

generating qualified website traffic.



8. LastPass



For those of you who have 100s of different accounts with different passwords,

LastPass is a lifesaver. It saves all of your passwords in a secure and reliable way, thus preventing headaches of remembering all of your

passwords.







Only remember one password - your LastPass master password. Save all your usernames and passwords to LastPass, and it will autologin to your sites and sync your passwords everywhere you need them.





These are the best Google Chrome Extensions for blogging. I hope this article

is helpful for you. Check other related articles also and always upto date.

BEST SOFTWARE FOR RESEARCHERS

BEST SOFTWARE FOR RESEARCHERS

1.    INSTAPAPER

Save Anything. Read Anywhere.

Instapaper is the best app which allows you to save and store articles for reading: offline, on-the-go, anytime, anywhere, perfectly formatted.

Save all of the interesting articles, videos, cooking recipes, song lyrics, or whatever else you come across while browsing. With one click, Instapaper lets you save, read, and manage the things you find on the Internet.

Instapaper syncs the articles and videos you save so that they’re waiting for you on all your devices - iPhone, iPad, Android, or Kindle. You can read anything you save, anywhere and anytime you want, even offline!

Core Features:

·         Saves most web pages as text only, stripping away the full-sized layout to optimize for tablet and phone screens.

·         Distraction-free reading environment gets out of your way so you can focus on the content.

·         Everything you download is then available **OFFLINE**, so you can read whenever you want, even on airplanes, subways, or Wi-Fi-only devices away from internet connections.

Plus Features:

·         Optimized tablet interface.

·         Adjustable fonts, text sizes, line spacing, and margins.

·         Dark mode and brightness control for night reading.

·         Sort your list of unread items by popularity, date, article length, and shuffle.

·         Folders for organization.

·         Share via web browser and any app that supports sharing.

·         Rotation lock.

·         Download up to 500 articles on your phone or tablet, and store unlimited articles on the Instapaper website.

·         Folders for organization.

·         Dictionary and Wikipedia lookups .

·         Tilt scrolling, page-flipping.

·         Preview links in the built-in browser without leaving the app.

·         Search, via in-app purchase.

2.    ONE TAB

Convert All of Your Tabs Into A List.

Whenever you find yourself with too many tabs, click the OneTab icon to convert all of your tabs into a list. When you need to access the tabs again, you can either restore them individually or all at once.

When your tabs are in the OneTab list, you will save up to 95% of memory because you will have reduced the number of tabs open in Google Chrome.

Information about your tabs are never transmitted or disclosed to the OneTab developers. The only exception to this is if you intentionally click on our 'share as a web page' feature that allows you to upload your list of tabs into a web page in order to share them with others. Tabs are never shared unless you specifically use the 'share as a web page' button. 

Features:

·         OneTab lets you easily export and import your tabs as a list of URLs.

·         You can also create a web page from your list of tabs, so that you can easily share your tabs with other people.

·         You can drag and drop tabs in your OneTab list to reorder them.

·         You can also hold down the Ctrl or Cmd key while restoring tabs and they will remain in your OneTab list.

·         You can use OneTab as a way of quickly launching a set of commonly used tabs.

·         OneTab supports retina displays. Note that OneTab is designed to leave in place any 'pinned' tabs you have.

·         You will not lose your list of tabs if you accidentally close the OneTab window, if your browser crashes, or if restart your computer.

3.    MOMENTUM

Replace New Tab Page With A Personal Dashboard Feature.

New Tab page that gives you a moment of calm and inspires you to be more productive. Get inspired with a daily photo and quote, set a daily focus, and track your to-dos. Eliminate distractions and beat procrastination with a reminder of your focus for the day on every new tab. Join over 3 million users and get inspired to create the life you want to live.

Each day, you enter your main focus or task. Each time you open a new tab that day, you’re reminded of your main focus and given a different stunning photograph. It also tells you the time, the weather and has a space where you can enter and tick off your to-do list.

Features:

·         New landscape background photo and inspirational quote each day.

·         Daily focus prompt that reminds you of what you set out to accomplish in a given day.

·         Todo list manager.

·         A display of the current time and weather in your area. 

·         Link/website manager.

·         An active team of committed developers improving Momentum every day!

Additional Features:

·         Background and quote customization.

·         Exclusive benefits and features like Notes, Countdown and Autofocus.

·         Todo integrations with Asana, GitHub, Trello, Todoist, Wunderlist, and GoogleTasks.

·         Metric integrations with Todoist Karma and Fitbit steps.

·         Additional fonts, menu theme colors, Multi-Todo lists, advanced weather, and more!

4.    TRELLO

Perspective Over All Your Projects, At Work And At Home.

Whether it's managing a team, writing an epic screenplay, or just making a grocery list, Trello is your sidekick for getting things done and staying organized.

You create drag and drop cards for your tasks and move them through different columns as they reach different phases of the project. So for instance, you can make each chapter of your thesis a project, and each section within it an individual card; you can even attach the document. You can then track each section’s movement from ‘not written’ to ‘draft’ to ‘send to supervisor’. You can also give your supervisor access to the Trello board.

Features:

·         Create boards to organize anything you're working on.

·         Use them solo or invite coworkers, friends and family to collaborate.

·         Customize workflows for different projects.

·         Add checklists of "To-Dos" on cards.

·         Assign tasks to yourself and co-workers.

·         Comment on items with your friends.

·         Attach files from Google Drive and Dropbox.

·         Upload photos and videos.

·         Reply to comments from Android Wear.

·         Display cards in a calendar view with the Calendar Power-Up.

·         Work offline and boards will sync automatically when reconnected

5.    EVERNOTE

Organizer, Planner for Notes & Memos

Evernote helps you focus on what matters most and have access to your information when you need it. Input typed notes or scan handwritten notes. Add to-do’s, photos, images, web pages, or audio ... and it’s all instantly searchable. Organize notes any way you want and share with anyone. And Evernote syncs across your devices so your information is always with you, everywhere you go.

Features:

·         Write, collect and capture ideas as searchable notes, notebooks, memos, checklists and to-do lists. It’s the only planner you need.

·         Take notes in a variety of formats, including: text, sketches, photos, audio, video, PDFs, web clippings and more.

·         Use camera capture to easily scan and comment on pieces of paper, including printed documents, business cards, handwriting and sketches.

·         Sync everything automatically across any computer, phone or tablet.

·         Create, share and discuss with the people who help get your work done, all in one app.

·         Set reminders to keep on top of activities and write to-do lists.

·         Gather, capture and store every thought you need to stay productive.

·         Annotate documents with comments and thoughts during team meetings, then share with colleagues.

 

6.    IFTTT (If This, Then That)

All Your Apps & Devices Work Together

Over 600 apps work with IFTTT including Twitter, Telegram, Google Drive, Twitch, Weather Underground, Instagram, Gmail, and devices like Google Home, Amazon Alexa, Nest, Philips Hue, and your Android.

Features:

• Control everything around you with your voice and Amazon Alexa or Google Assistant.

• Stay informed about what’s happening from publications like The New York Times and ProPublica.

• Always stay prepared for the weather with custom daily forecast notifications.

• Message roommates when you’re near the local grocery.

• Get an alert as soon as there’s a new Craigslist listing that matches you search.

• Stay safe with automated and intelligent home security alerts.

• Streamline your social media.

• Back up and share your Android photos automatically.

• Back up important files, photos, and contacts to cloud-storage solutions, such as Dropbox or Google Drive.

• Set your home thermostat to an optimal temperature when you arrive home.

• Post all your Instagrams as Twitter photos or Pinterest pins.

• Trigger events based on your current location.