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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?

Quickart

You probably have a go-to app for adjusting the exposure, sharpness, and saturation of an image. But what if you want a bit more surrealism in your photo? Quickart is the app for the job.

With just a few taps you’ll be on your way to making striking and imaginative visuals your audience won’t miss. Experiment with double exposures, image dispersions, and all sorts of funky elements the app offers.

WikiGrabber

Having authority on a subject increases your credibility and the likelihood of being found on top search results. But where do you start when establishing authority? WikiGrabber helps fill in gaps for those subject matter experts.

Simply enter a keyword and WikiGrabber will compile a list of citations needed or dead/broken links related to your keyword. If your site is a wealth of knowledge on a subject, let people know via Wikipedia.

Smartlook

Retaining customers requires a thorough understanding of your own processes and all customer touchpoints. Knowing the customer experience is necessary so you may continue improving upon it. Smartlook gives a concrete look into a large part of the customer experience – visiting your website.

Smartlook records user sessions on your desktop and mobile site so you can glimpse into what they do when they visit. This allows an understanding of everything happening between clicks. Get breakdowns of where people drop off in your funnel and rest assured knowing data and analytics captured apply retroactively from the moment you implement Smartlook.

Lessonly

Having brand guidelines clearly laid out is a must. But sometimes there is a bit of a learning curve when it comes to abiding by those guidelines. Lessonly helps teach employees how brand guidelines ought to be followed.

You can create lessons and outline everything employees will need so they can properly capture your brand. Lessons can be presented in various styles with images, flipcards, videos, audio, and more. Onboard new members easily with this tool, or use it as a refresher for existing staff.

Post Inspector

Everyone wants good looking content. When you put serious time and energy into creating a great piece of content, make sure it looks good wherever you share it. LinkedIn Post Inspector helps you visualize what your posts will look like within LinkedIn.

Paste in your URL and it will display a thumbnail with title and description text. Use this tool so you don’t miss anything or let important pieces fall through the cracks. You can also update data on the content you post when you’ve created revisions. It’s super simple and can save a potential headache.

ClickToTweet

When inspiration strikes, people whip out their phones and share 140 characters with the rest of the world. It’s not always instantaneous, but it can be with ClickToTweet.

ClickToTweet lets you generate custom links so someone can click something you’ve written and instantly share it with Twitter.

For instance, let’s say you have an inspiring quote or insightful data on your website and a visitor wants to tweet it. Use ClicktoTweet to create a link, add it to your site, then when someone clicks the link, the quote will populate in twitter and all they’ll need to do is click “Tweet.”

Podium

Reviews are highly valuable for businesses and can provide a real boost to new customers. And as we learned last week, reviews can pop up just about anywhere from social media platforms like Google My Business and Facebook to specific platforms like Yelp and more.

But how do you manage reviews across so many different sites? Podium reigns it all in with a comprehensive review tool.

Let visitors see reviews aggregated across various review sites. You can respond to reviews with templates built with customer service in mind. Podium integrates into your existing platforms and you can even send automated review invites.

Check out Podium and watch the reviews flood in.

Keybr

We type so much every day. We probably don’t even realize how much it all amounts to. Between emails, texts, Google searches, blog posts, etc.: we’re all writers in our own right. Keybr helps you improve typing skills no matter your proficiency.

Whether you peck keys with two fingers or you’ve typed the proper way for years, Keybr can help you speed up. It constantly learns from your typing habits and takes into account letters you typically miss or mistype. Learn basic positioning or improve your typing speed right away.