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MatchMaker.fm

It takes a special kind of person to host a successful podcast. It’s not for everybody, and it doesn’t need to be. Sometimes the best part of a podcast is the featured guest. If you’re looking for a guest spot on a podcast, head over to MatchMaker.fm.

This site connects you to a community of podcasters in search of guests just like you. Create your own profile and explore hosts in your niche to find a good fit. It’s the perfect way to expand your reach for a larger audience. Are you a podcast host searching for guests? This site works both ways, so get out there and find your next guest!

Font Matcherator

There’s power in words, and there’s also power in the fonts composing those words. Some fonts are as recognizable as Nike’s swoosh. Take Helvetica, Papyrus, and Comic Sans for example. Easy to recognize, right? But other fonts pique your interest, and you can’t figure out what they are. Use Font Matcherator to identify them!

This handy free tool identifies the fonts you find online so that you can use them for your needs. Just upload an image or paste an image URL, and it will get right to work. Plus, it’s powered by Fontspring, so you won’t have to venture elsewhere to purchase the fonts.

Hreflang Tags Generator Tool

Who is your website tailored to? English speakers in the US? Outside the US? German speakers? French? Chinese? All of the above? Digital knows no boundaries, but the people accessing digital content have many differences to appeal to. Use Hreflang Tags Generator Tool to implement the correct tags into your site.

This tool takes any of the guesswork out of your Hreflang tags. Not sure what the code is for a particular country or language? This makes it easy. Just paste your URL and select the language and country you want. You’ll get an auto-generated tag you can use right away.

Noisli

Distractions are everywhere. As much as we try, we can’t always stay on task with all the stimuli around us. Heck, even the Queen’s Guards will crack a smile here and there when a tourist does something particularly silly. To help you get in the zone and free of distractions, try Noisli.

In a nutshell, this online app makes noise to help you focus. Whether it’s the sound of rain, a steady gust of wind, or sounds you would hear at a cafe, you can create the ideal soundscape to preserve your focus. Mix and match different sounds and adjust volume levels to create something unique and conducive to you getting your work done.

The Most Dangerous Writing App

Do you tend to get hung up on drafting copy? It’s okay. You’re not alone. But wouldn’t it be nice to fly through your writing as if your life depends on it? Okay, maybe that’s a tad extreme. But maybe you want to write like you’ll lose all your work if you stop (yeah, that sure sounds ideal). If that’s the case, then take a look at The Most Dangerous Writing App.

This tool puts the fire under your butt and forces you to write nonstop. It’s like the movie Speed, but with fewer lives on the line and it stars you instead of Keanu Reeves. Either generate a prompt to guide you or start typing whatever you have in mind. Stall for too long and you lose everything you wrote. The stakes have never been higher. In fact, we wrote this draft with the tool and it sure got our fingers panicking all over the keyboard!

Microsoft Clarity

The goal for any party is to make sure everyone is having a good time. Keep the music bumping, make sure the cooler stays full, and don’t let the snacks run dry. When it comes to your website, use Microsoft Clarity to make sure people are enjoying their experience and not running into issues.

This free tool from Microsoft gives you an overview of what people are doing on your site. Review recordings of user sessions to determine how easily visitors could navigate the site and view heatmaps indicating popular click areas. This can help you cut down on rage and dead clicks by understanding your site from a user’s POV.

ZoomSphere

Computers are pretty complex, but people still take the cake when it comes to complexity. We know a heck of a lot more than 1s and 0s, and we’re the ones running things (for now). Facebook knows we’re more complex, which is why they introduced a variety of reactions in addition to the classic “Like” button. To see at a glance how people are reacting to your posts, use ZoomSphere.

This free tool was built to help you fully take advantage of Facebook reactions and gauge sentiment on posts people are engaging with. Take a look at all your likes, loves, wows, and more with no limits to the number of pages you can analyze. Dive in now and see which of your posts received the most engagement.

List Goal

We all have goals. Work goals, relationship goals, personal goals, etc. Some of you might still be on top of the goals you set for the new year. Nice work! For the rest of us…well…setting a goal is a goal in and of itself. Props to us! If one of your current goals is growing your email list, then you’ll want to see what List Goal can do for you.

Just connect your email service to List Goal and it will begin making recommendations for things you can tweak for better results. This tool looks at things like deliverability, unsubscribers, and daily subscriber count to find ways to help you grow faster.

Fotor

How cool is it that people can express themselves with their fingernails? Fingernails! There are a zillion different colors, patterns, and embellishments you can add. It’s no wonder video and image previews use the term “thumbnail”. Start designing your perfect YouTube thumbnails with Fotor.

Right out of the box, this tool provides you countless templates ready for your own modifications. Incorporate your own images, text, and icons to create something eye-catching for all your videos.