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StayFocusd

Never in humanity’s history have there been as many distractions as we have today. This is fantastic when you’re bored and looking for something to do; there are almost infinite possibilities. However, it’s often a hindrance when getting work done. StayFocusd keeps you right on track.

There are plenty of websites, extensions and apps for limiting access to social media and other websites while you work, but StayFocusd lets you set time limits on these rather than blocking them outright. This way you can allow yourself 15 minutes on Facebook and another 15 on YouTube if you really need a quick break.

Photerloo

As we said friends, the # of #s used on Instagram posts help expand your reach and find the right audiences. With 30 hashtags available, it can take some time thinking up 30 relevant tags. Photerloo makes the process much easier.

There are plenty of tools for unearthing great hashtags you can use, but Photerloo goes a step further with machine learning capable of identifying key aspects of your image. It spits out hashtags based upon what it sees – a great starting point for your next post.

Gleam

Looking for a way you can effectively manage entries for online contests? Incentivize new subscribers, followers, commenters, and likes all with Gleam.

Gleam is an easy way you can get contests and giveaways up and running. It’s an effective way for driving people to your social media channels, and doing so allows them entries into your contest. An average campaign from Gleam drives 1.2 actions completed per unique impression, so check out what it can do for you.

Google Alerts

The ability to stay up to date and react to the changing marketing world deserves to be a recognized skillset. Heck, we have Facebook over there changing its appearance once a month and moving things around, then there’s TikTok making all kinds of new trends. And don’t even get us started on Google’s ever changing algorithm.

So you can maintain your sanity, try out Google Alerts. Just put in a keyword or a topic and you’ll be alerted when new content comes up with the term you’re watching.

It’s a great way to follow the latest on certain subjects or jump on opportunities you may foresee in your niche.

Revive Old Posts

Just because a piece of content is published, doesn’t mean you can forget all about it. Promoting your content is a large piece of the SEO puzzle and Revive Old Posts helps connect those pieces.

This tool ensures you can easily share your blog across all your social channels without forgetting. Posts will be shared more than once on rotation with message and hashtag variations so your Reach goes even further than a single post would. Plus, it can add optimized hashtags based on tags in your post.

Vanilla

Every business needs a system of fielding questions, comments, and concerns from customers. Great customer service is a large part of having a great business. Vanilla delivers a twist by letting customers serve each other.

Vanilla gives your customers a dedicated forum where they can comment and ask questions not just for you, but for the entire community. You’ll see faster resolutions, an increase in customer loyalty, and even reductions in service costs.

Restream

Ready to host your very own live stream? You’ll probably want a solution capable of streaming to all your social platforms at once. If so, Restream is the solution for your live streaming needs.

Start up a stream right from your browser and share it across more than 30 social platforms. You can add your logo and image overlays for branding consistency, display viewers’ comments for a more engaging experience, and add CTAs in your video.

What Runs Where

Do you keep a watchful eye on your competitor’s marketing strategies? Staying on top of a winning strategy entails a thorough understanding of various facets of your market. What Runs Where helps keep an eye on key players and the many moving parts of your market.

This tool shows the top performers in your industry and points out excellent campaigns you can use for modeling your own strategy. You can even create alerts for whenever your competitors publish new ads and content.

The Reddit Keyword Research Tool

Reddit is the forum of all forums. There’s a reason it’s called “The Front Page of the Internet.” Almost anything you can think of discussing has been discussed here. If you know where to search, you can uncover some serious insights, and the Reddit Keyword Research Tool can accelerate your insight discovery.

Start with a subreddit your audience is engaged with. When you enter the name of the subreddit into the Reddit Keyword Research Tool, it spits out the most popular keywords users are talking about. You’ll find a list of keywords with monthly search volumes. A “Context” button further allows you to view the keywords as Google Search results would appear.

Pretty cool, right?