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Meet Edgar

Keep your social media light on all the time! Meet Edgar is a social media publishing tool that automatically pulls posts from your content library and posts on repeat. Save your updates to a limitless library of evergreen content, so you always have something to post. This little octo-squid guy makes things even easier with integrations with Bit.ly, Zapier, RSS feed automation, and a Chrome extension. Try it for free now!

Scroll Depth

Do you want to know how far down the page your audience is reading? Where your content is making people drop off? Scroll Depth is a free plug-in for Google Analytics that will tell you how far users scroll in increments (25% down the page, 50%, 75% and 100%). Even better, it provides Pixel Depth and User Timing! Smash the button for the easy-to-follow instructions on linking the tool to your Google Analytics and getting the most out of its numerous features.

Google PageSpeed Insights

Check the speed and usability of your site on multiple devices instantly! This little developer tool by Google grades your site’s performance on a score from 0 – 100. It tells you exactly how fast it takes to load the site according to different metrics, and also suggests areas for improvements. Just enter a URL and go!

Tone Analyzer

Does your copy have joy, fear, confidence? Maybe it’s time to find out how you’re coming across in your words with this Tone Analyzer tool by IBM Watson. You know the saying: It’s not what you say it’s how you say it. But that can be tricky with text alone. Analyze your tone in any text you want or pick a lane where this tool can specifically analyze your Tweets, emails, and then some. Give it a try for yourself for free!

Natural Readers

Sometimes you need a voiceover situation without paying an actor, but sometimes it’s nice having something read aloud to you. Especially when you can throw a spicy accent on it. Natural Readers is a text-to-speech converter that isn’t just fast, but also smooooth. You can use it online for instant doc reading, or use the Chrome extension for online content as well. It’s free to use with tons of voice options including different accents and tones. But their premium voices are, no joke, smooth as butter. Give it a listen!

RiteTag

Get real-time hashtag suggestions for all of your posts. RiteTag is an instant little Chrome extension for images and texts on desktop and mobile. It gives you all the stats on hashtags being engaged with right at that moment! Set your posts up for the best possible tags and feel like a social media wizard with perfect hashtags on demand.

Filmstro

Unique and moving soundtracks are essential for your films and videos. If you want to mix up your own tunes or get some royalty-free tracks, Filmstro is your library and studio. It offers an easy peasy mixer of three sliders, no musical experience necessary. With a cancel at any time subscription, you can have unlimited downloads and everything royalty-free.

Article Insights

Take the guesswork out of your content when it comes to keywords. Article Insights is your sharpshooter for suggesting keywords while giving you the data on them. The editor is super user-friendly without losing the deets when it comes to rankings and recommendations. Give this puppy a try on your next writing piece, or even check out your existing blog content to see what could be enhanced.

One-Click Extensions Manager

We love sharing cool gadgets and tools to add to your digi-marketing tool belt! We are big fans of easy to reach for Chrome extensions, but they add up. The One-Click Extensions Manager is here to be your Chrome extension drawer to keep your other plugins and extensions nice and neat.