Essential Tools & Software for Content Creators

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Research, Reading and Discovery Tools
The first step to creating great content is understanding the industry and the audience you are writing for. The tools below will help you get plugged-in to the best content, discover new sites, and connect with the best bloggers in your vertical.

  • Feedly – In the wake of the Google Reader shutdown, Feedly has emerged as the best way to subscribe the RSS feeds. RSS is still one of the best ways to monitor your industry for news and content. Feedly’s mobile apps and UI make this a better replacement for your old Google Reader. Don’t underestimate the power of RSS feeds.
  • Instapaper – You never knew how badly you needed Instapaper until you’ve tried it. It’s a great way to save articles for offline reading. It also cleans up saved articles to minimize distractions. Set it up on all of your devices to collect content for later.
  • Pocket – This is basically the same thing as Instapaper and an equally great product.
  • Prismatic – One of my favorite ways to “unearth” new content. Subscribe to just about any blog or category to find new and useful information.
  • Digg – Digg is back, baby! The new Digg is a highly-curated feed of “the most interesting and talked about stories on the Internet right now.” The daily email newsletter is also a must-read.
  • Fre.sh – Created by BuzzFeed, Fre.sh is constantly updated feed of the 50 most popular stories on the web. Not surprisingly, most of the links send readers to BuzzFeed stories but there are links to great across the web.
  • IFTTT – Their tagline, “Put the internet to work for you,” is pretty accurate. Connecting different sites and services is a powerful way to automate your workflow. For example, automatically save new Cornerstone Content articles to your Pocket account or feed content you’ve written to Buffer. According to The Verge, the owners wants to “open up IFTTT as a platform and let anyone make a channel” meaning writers and publishers should be paying close attention.
  • Google Trends – Track the popularity of keywords in Google Search over time. This is a simple but powerful way to see what people are interested in. The graphs can also be used as visual objects in your own content.
Content Creation and Curation Tools
Content needs to be more than text to maximize social sharing. Here are few tools to help content creators add engaging, social objects to any article.

  • Timeline JS – Create embeddable, responsive timelines. Using Google Spreadsheets, Timeline JS allows you to build rich timelines that include videos, photos and tweets. See an example.
  • ThingLink – This is an easy way to make images interactive. Upload an image, tag it, then embed it on your site. See an example.
  • Piktochart – Infographics are awesome tools for displaying data-driven content but hard to create from scratch. Piktochart uses template and drag-and-drop tools to make the process much easier. See an example.
  • Infogr.am – Another tool for creating infographics but this one works best with spreadsheets of data. See an example.
  • Storify – Curating tweets, Instagram posts and YouTube videos is a quick and easy way to cover breaking news and cover an event. Storify makes this simple and allows users to embed their work on their own sites. See an example.
  • Wordle – Word clouds are a cool way to add context to a presentation, like the State of the Union and an iPhone launch. Visual elements like this make content infinitely more shareable. See an example.
  • Polldaddy – Surveys and quizzes are another way to make content interactive and interesting. One idea: Create trivia questions about old content to breath new life old posts. See an example.
  • Google Public Data – There is an insane amount of data here and Google has made it all very easy to navigate and share. See an example.
  • Docurated Content Marketing App – This app helps marketers analyze and discover the best content for each marketing/sales support scenario.
Content Production Tools
Here are a few tools to help content creators hack their productivity.

  • Mou – Stop writing web articles in Microsoft Word. Markdown is a basic text-to-HTML conversion tool that makes writing for the web easier. Mou is the best app for writing in Markdown, loaded with keyboard shortcuts, live previews and custom CSS.
  • Editorially – The reason that most writers use Word is because their copyeditors want to track changes. If you write in Markdown, Editorially fixes this problem by allowing multiple people to edit the same article (like Google Docs), track changes and see previous versions.
  • Pixelmator – Every content creator should have basic image-editing skills but Photoshop is overkill. Pixelmator is Photoshop’s little brother and at just $15, it’s an amazing image editor.
  • Cloudup – This is an easy way to share images, files and especially screenshots. If you ever publish screenshots, this little app will save you time (and storage space).
  • Clipboard Cleaner – Removes formatting from your clipboard so you easily move text without styling. It’s a lifesaver for web writers (especially if you are using Microsoft Word).
  • Cloud Clip – This nifty app saves your clipboard history in case you need to access it later.
Other Awesome Content Marketing Tool Lists
This isn’t the only great list out there. Here are few others that you should bookmark.

 

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KEYWORDS

Find out search volumes for keywords


Google AdWords Keyword Tool

Website

Free

https://adwords.google.com/o/Targeting/Explorer?__c=1000000000&__u=1000000000&ideaRequestType=KEYWORD_IDEAS#search.none

Measure difficulty of ranking for a keyword

Moz Keyword Difficulty Tool

Website

Paid

http://pro.seomoz.org/tools/keyword-difficulty

Find long-tail keywords with low competition

Keyword Finder

Website

Free w/ Upgrade Option

https://kwfinder.com/

Scrape suggest data from lots of SEs at once, incl YouTube and Amazon)


Soovle

Website

Free

http://soovle.com

Google Suggest scraper

Ubersuggest

Website

Free

http://ubersuggest.org/

Compare search volume patterns across regions and categories


Google Insights for Search

Website

Free

http://www.google.com/insights/search/

Compare interest in different topics

Google Trends

Website

Free

http://www.google.com/trends/

Run ad-hoc checks on international SERPs

Search Latte

Website

Free

http://searchlatte.com

Get demographic data for keywords

Yahoo Clues Trend Analysis

Website

Free

http://clues.yahoo.com/analysis

Competitor keyword research

SEMRush

Website

Paid

http://www.semrush.com/

Competitor keyword research

KeywordSpy

Website

Paid

http://www.keywordspy.com/?ref=!KIfRvq1BAANT6UMAAAbG-A&priority=

View related keywords visually by search volume, search engine

Keyword Eye

Website

Free w/ Upgrade Option

http://www.keywordeye.com/

Keyword research for YouTube

YouTube Keyword Suggestion Tool

Website

Free

https://ads.youtube.com/keyword_tool

Receive graded on-page keyword targeting


Moz's On-Page Analysis Tool

Website

Paid

http://pro.seomoz.org/tools/on-page-keyword-optimization/new

Combine keywords

Keyword Lizard

Website

Free

http://www.keywordlizard.com/

Combine keywords

Ontolo's Keyword Generator

Website

Free

http://ontolo.com/seo-keyword-generator

Combine keywords

Merge Words

Website

Free

http://mergewords.com/

Combine keywords and get keyword suggestions

Keyword Suggest

Website

Free

http://duhomez.ironie.org/seo-widgets/suggest.php

Group keywords

WordStream's Keyword Grouper

Website

Free

http://www.wordstream.com/keyword-grouper

Find niches for keywords

WordStream's Keyword Niche Finder

Website

Free

http://www.wordstream.com/keyword-niche-finder

Create word clouds from a list of keywords

Wordle

Website

Free

http://www.wordle.net/

Filter out keywords from a list

Keyword Expander

Website

Free

http://www.goinfosystems.com/tools/keywords/index.php

Bad keyword and number stripper

Bad Keyword & Number Stripper

Website

Free

http://tools.seobook.com/keyword-list-cleaner/stripper.php

Analyze the top 100 search results for your top keywords.


Ontolo's SERP Dominator

Website

Free

http://ontolo.com/seo-serp-dominator

Find semantically related keywords to target for a page

Virante's LDA Content Optimizer

Website

Free

http://www.virante.org/seo-tools/lda-content-optimizer

See how words are related in a visual way

Visual Thesaurus

Website

Free

http://www.shareasale.com/r.cfm?u=989888&b=19149&m=5222&afftrack=&urllink=www.visualthesaurus.com/landing/

Scrape engines' suggest algorithms (Google, Bing, Amazon, YouTube, various product engines, etc.)


Scrape Box

Website

Paid

http://www.scrapebox.com/

Find related searches

Google > Search tools > All results > Related searches

Website

Free

http://google.com

Keyword research/analysis

SEO Effect

Website

Paid

http://www.seoeffect.com/seo-tools/

Analyze traffic to find keywords it can likely rank for.

HitTail

Website

Paid

http://www.hittail.com

Use Excel plugin and AdWords API to pull keyword research data


Richard Baxter's Excel plugin

Excel Plugin

Free

https://seogadget.co.uk/google-adwords-plugin-excel/

View keyword traffic share for any website or app

SimilarWeb

Website

Paid

http://www.similarweb.com/
 

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SEO ANALYSIS


See how Googlebot renders a page on your site

Google's Fetch and Render Tool

Website

Free

In GWT, Crawl > Fetch as Google

Run a full crawl of a site

Screaming Frog

Desktop App

Paid

http://screamingfrog.co.uk

Run a full crawl of a site

Moz Crawl Test

Website

Paid

http://pro.seomoz.org/tools/crawl-test

Run a full crawl of a site

Site Condor

Website

Paid

https://www.sitecondor.com/

Run a full crawl of a site (for sites too large for Screaming Frog)

DeepCrawl

Website

Paid

https://www.deepcrawl.com/

Great overview of SEO issues w/ a site

SEO Site Checkup

Website

Free

http://www.seositecheckup.com/

Great overview of SEO issues w/ a site

IIS SEO Toolkit

Desktop App

Free

http://www.iis.net/download/seotoolkit

Great overview of SEO issues w/ a site

Big Webstats

Website

Free

http://www.bigwebstats.com

Great overview of SEO issues w/ a site

Site Condor

Website

Paid

https://www.sitecondor.com/

Detect SERP volatility

SERPmetrics Flux

Website

Free

http://api.serpmetrics.com/flux/

View authority, ranking, keyword, social and link metrics for a URL

Raven Tools' Research Central

Website

Paid

https://raven-seo-tools.com/tools/m/analysis/research_central/index#1

View tags on a page (title, descr, anchors, Hx, image, alt text, etc)

Mozbar

Browser Extension

Free

http://www.seomoz.org/seo-toolbar

Pull title tag & meta desc. for list of URLs

BuzzStream Extractor

Website

Free

http://tools.buzzstream.com/meta-tag-extractor

View PageRank for a page

PageRank extension

Browser Extension

Free

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/pagerank-status/hbdkkfheckcdppiaiabobmennhijkknn

View canonical tag

Mozbar

Browser Extension

Free

http://www.seomoz.org/seo-toolbar

Show nofollow links

Mozbar

Browser Extension

Free

http://www.seomoz.org/seo-toolbar

Comprehensive list of sitemap generators

List

Website

Free

http://code.google.com/p/sitemap-generators/wiki/SitemapGenerators

Sitemap generator

Screaming Frog

Desktop App

Paid

http://screamingfrog.co.uk

Check sitemap for errors

Screaming Frog

Desktop App

Paid

http://screamingfrog.co.uk

Validate XML in sitemaps

XML Sitemap Validator

Website

Free

http://www.xml-sitemaps.com/validate-xml-sitemap.html

Generate HTML markup by filling out form with company info

Geo Sitemap Generator

Website

Free

http://www.geositemapgenerator.com/

Generate a KML file to submit to Google and Bing if you have multiple locations

Geo Sitemap Generator

Website

Free

http://www.geositemapgenerator.com/

Validate RSS feeds

W3C Feed Validation Service

Website

Free

http://validator.w3.org/appc/

Submit sites to local engines

Get Listed

Website

Free

http://getlisted.org/

Learn how to submit video sitemaps for each of the video-sharing sites

Distilled's Video Sitemap Guide

Website

Free

http://www.distilled.net/blog/video/creating-video-sitemaps-for-each-video-hosting-platform/

Find discrepancies in local citations

Yext

Website

Free

http://www.yext.com/

Rank checker

Authority Labs

Website

Paid

http://authoritylabs.com/

Rank checker

Moz's rank checker

Website

Paid

http://moz.com/tools/rank-tracker

Rank checker

SeoBook's rank checker

Browser Extension

Free

http://tools.seobook.com/firefox/rank-checker/

Rank checker

Advanced Web Ranking

Website

Paid

http://www.advancedwebranking.com/

Run ad-hoc checks on international SERPs

Search Latte

Website

Free

http://searchlatte.com

Check the position of a list of sites given a keyword

SEO SERP for Chrome

Browser Extension

Free

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/ofoaoaloeipdofknnaapbmdddddioklg

Check HTTP status code on the fly

Moz's Mozbar

Browser Extension

Free

http://www.seomoz.org/seo-toolbar

Check HTTP status code

URI Valet

Website

Free

http://urivalet.com/

View HTTP header info

Live HTTP Headers for Firefox

Browser Extension

Free

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-us/firefox/addon/live-http-headers/

Bulk check HTTP status codes

SeoTools Excel plugin

Excel Plugin

Free

http://nielsbosma.se/projects/seotools/

Bulk check HTTP status codes

Screaming Frog

Desktop App

Paid

http://screamingfrog.co.uk

Bulk check HTTP status codes

SEO Book

Website

Free

http://tools.seobook.com/server-header-checker/?page=bulk&typeProtocol=11&useragent=1

Get recommendations to reduce page load speed

Google Developers

Website

Free

https://developers.google.com/pagespeed/

Get recommendations to reduce page load speed

GTmetrix

Website

Free

http://gtmetrix.com/

Create videos that compare site speed of different sites

Web Page Test

Website

Free

http://www.webpagetest.org/video/

View page speed for web pages you visit

Google Developers Page Speed Tools

Browser Extension

Free

https://developers.google.com/speed/pagespeed/

View page speed, including time it takes to download all external files on the site

Google Analytics > Traffic Sources > Social

Website

Free

https://www.google.com/analytics/

Check robots.txt

Robots.txt Checker

Website

Free

http://tool.motoricerca.info/robots-checker.phtml

Check robots.txt

Robots.txt Checker

Website

Free

http://www.frobee.com/robots-txt-check

View a page as a search engine does

SEO Browser

Website

Free

http://www.seo-browser.com

Preview rich snippets

Google's Rich Snippets Testing Tool

Website

Free

http://www.google.com/webmasters/tools/richsnippets

Schema.org Creator

Schema.org

Website

Free

http://schema-creator.org/

Schema.org Full Hierarchy

Schema.org documentation

Resource

Free

http://schema.org/docs/full.html

Rich Snippets Tester

GWT Rich Snippet Tester

Website

Free

http://www.google.com/webmasters/tools/richsnippets

Get markup with a really cool visual tool by Google

Structured Data Markup Helper

Website

Free

https://www.google.com/webmasters/markup-helper/

Geo Targeting Info


Mozbar Geo Targeting

Browser Extension

Free

http://www.seomoz.org/seo-toolbar

Log file analysis

Cygwin

Desktop App

Free

http://www.cygwin.com/

Log file analysis

AWStats

Desktop App

Free

http://awstats.sourceforge.net/

Check to see if IP redirects to domain (if not, it can create duplicate content issues)

SEO Site Checkup

Website

Free

http://www.seositecheckup.com/

Analyze the top 100 search results for your top keywords.

Ontolo's SERP Dominator

Website

Free

http://ontolo.com/seo-serp-dominator

Get a list of unique hostnames from a URL list

Ontolo's Extract Unique Hostname

Website

Free

http://ontolo.com/tools-unique-hostname-extractor



Ontolo's Rank Landscape Reports

Website

Paid

http://ontolo.com/rank-landscape-reports

Receive graded on-page keyword targeting

Moz's On-Page Analysis Tool

Website

Paid

http://pro.seomoz.org/tools/on-page-keyword-optimization/new

Change your user agent to see how a site renders for that agent

Moz's Mozbar

Browser Extension

Free

http://www.seomoz.org/seo-toolbar

Bulk check header responses by comparing how the URL handles two different user agents (e.g., redirects for googlebot only)

Tom Anthony's Bulk HTTP Header Response Checker & Comparison Tool

Website

Free

http://www.tomanthony.co.uk/tools/bulk-http-header-compare/

Bulk check PageRank of domains and web pages through proxies to prevent being blocked

Scrape Box

Desktop App

Paid

http://www.scrapebox.com/

See SEO stats for a web page, as well as how a search engine views the page


BROWSEO

Website

Free

http://www.browseo.net/

Get real-time analytics for top-performing websites in a dozen categories

STAT Search Analytics

Website

Free

http://codex.getstat.com/



Generate strategic content ideas


Richard Baxter's beastly Google Doc

Website

Free

https://seogadget.co.uk/using-google-docs-to-generate-hot-content-strategies/

Let the search engines know your blog has updated automatically

Ping-o-Matic

Website

Free

http://pingomatic.com/

Check search engine market share

StatCounter

Website

Free

http://gs.statcounter.com/#search_engine-US-monthly-201107-201207

Check search engine market share

Chitika

Website

Free

http://insights.chitika.com/topic/market-share-breakdown/search-engines-market-share-breakdown/

Find correlations with major updates, like Panda, Penguin, etc
.

Annie Cushing's SEO Google Calendar

Website

Free

https://www.google.com/calendar/emb...roup.calendar.google.com&ctz=America/New_York

Find correlations with Google updates


Moz's Google Algorithm Change History Timeline

Website

Free

http://www.seomoz.org/google-algorithm-change

Create video sitemap

Distilled's Video Sitemap Generator

Website

Free



Get videos transcribed

Speechpad

Website

Paid

https://www.speechpad.com/pricing

See if page titles are too long by pixels

Google SERP Snippet Optimization Tool

Website

Free

http://www.seomofo.com/snippet-optimizer.html

Check a site for cloaking

SEO Cloaking Checker (Aaron Wall)

Website

Free

http://www.seotools.com/seo-cloaking-checker/

Extract structured data from a site

Site Condor

Website

Paid

https://www.sitecondor.com/

View navigational structure of site visually

Site Condor

Website

Paid

https://www.sitecondor.com/

See if Google finds your site mobile friendly


Google Mobile Friendly Test

Website

Free

https://www.google.com/webmasters/tools/mobile-friendly/

Generate hreflang tags

Hreflang Tag Generator

Website

Free

http://www.internationalseomap.com/hreflang-tags-generator/

Test robots.txt before publishing it

robots.txt Tester

Website

Free

http://www.technicalseo.info/seo-tools/robots-txt/
 

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DOMAINS


IP/Location

WhoIs

Website

Free

http://whois.domaintools.com/

Show Other Domains on IP

Reverse Internet

Website

Free w/ Upgrade Option

http://reverseinternet.com/

Check domains for similar IPs

Reverse Internet

Website

Free w/ Upgrade Option

http://reverseinternet.com/

See if site has subdomains

Reverse Internet

Website

Free w/ Upgrade Option

http://reverseinternet.com/

Check for domains with same affiliate IDs

Reverse Internet

Website

Free w/ Upgrade Option

http://reverseinternet.com/

Yahoo directory listing, incl description, categories

Domain Tools

Website

Free

http://www.domaintools.com/

Monitor sites to see when they're down

Are My Sites Up

Website

Paid

http://aremysitesup.com/

Find out a site's framework, CMS, tracking, etc.

BuiltWith

Browser Extension

Free

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/dapjbgnjinbpoindlpdmhochffioedbn

Find out a site's framework, CMS, tracking, etc.

SiteTrail for Chrome

Browser Extension

Free

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/eomjoknlidjoenpioefgfifaionehjbf


Find out what hosting company a site is hosted with


WhoIsHostingThis.com


Website


Free


http://www.whoishostingthis.com/


Test the configuration of any SSL

web server


SSL Server Test


We


Free


https://www.ssllabs.com/ssltest/index.html
 

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LINKS
Check for broken links on a page Check My Links Broken Link Checking Browser Extension Free https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/ojkcdipcgfaekbeaelaapakgnjflfglf

Check for broken links on a page Link Checker for Firefox Broken Link Checking Browser Extension Free https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/linkchecker/

Check for broken links on a page Xenu's Link Sleuth Broken Link Checking Desktop App Free http://home.snafu.de/tilman/xenulink.html

Check for broken links on a page Integrity by PeacockMedia Broken Link Checking Desktop App Free http://peacockmedia.co.uk/integrity/

Check for broken links on a page AND see if domains are available for purchase Domain Hunter Broken Link Checking Browser Extension Free http://domainhunterplus.com/

Manage link building Raven Tools Link Building Website Paid https://raven-seo-tools.com/tools/x/LinkManager#links

See what links your competitors are getting Ontolo's Competitor Backlink Prospects Link Building Website Paid http://ontolo.com/link-building-competitor-backlinks-search
See what links your competitors are getting Majestic's Clique Hunter Link Building Website Paid https://www.majesticseo.com/reports/cliquehunter

See what links your competitors are getting Moz's Competitive Link Finder Link Building Website Paid http://www.seomoz.org/labs/link-intersect

Find domains that link to the Top 10 Google results for that keyword phrase entered into tool Raven Tools Link Building Website Paid https://raven-seo-tools.com/tools/links/assistant/

See if an email is legitimate MailTester Link Building Website Free http://www.mailtester.com/testmail.php

Full list of directories Directory Critic Link Building Website Free http://www.directorycritic.com/

Vetted list of directories Moz's Web Directory List Link Building Website Paid http://www.seomoz.org/directories

Scrape links from lists and directories Citation Labs's Outbound Scraper Link Building Website Paid http://tools.citationlabs.com/tools/outbounds-scraper/index.html

Find link building opportunities for guest posting, reviews, contests, resource pages, donations, etc. Ontolo's Link Prospects Link Building Website Paid http://ontolo.com/link-building-search-prospects

Find link building opportunities for guest posting, reviews, contests, resource pages, donations, etc. Citation Lab's Link Prospector Link Building Website Paid http://linkprospector.citationlabs.com/

Blogger outreach dashboard blogdash Link Building Website Paid http://www.blogdash.com/
Get an email each Mon, Wed and Fri listing bloggers looking for expert sources, requests for guest posts, bloggers and web masters offering guest posts, and PR reps seeking reviews of products Blogger Linkup
Find guest blogging opps MyBlogGuest Link Building Website Free http://myblogguest.com/

Get embed code for infographics Richard Baxter's Embed Code Generator Link Building Website Free https://seogadget.co.uk/embed-code-generator/

Filter a list of links by keywords the URLs include Citation Lab's Link Filter Link Building Website Free http://citationlabs.com/tools/link-filter/

Convert Google search results pages to a format you can easily copy - table, list of just the URLs, or list of HTML to copy active links on a webpage Google Results Bookmarklet Link Building Bookmarklet Free http://www.onlinesales.co.uk/google-results-bookmarklet/

Find email addresses for people, even if it's not publicly available Peepmail Link Building Website Free http://samy.pl/peepmail/

Find someone's email address Linksy Link Building Website Free http://linksy.me/find-email

Generate link building queries Ontolo's Link Building Query Generator Link Building Website Free http://ontolo.com/link-building-query-generator-V2

Scrub new prospect lists against sites you've reviewed Ontolo's Prospect Filter Link Building Website Free http://ontolo.com/link-building-filter-prospects

Review link building prospects by entering a list of URLs - they will automatically open in different browser tabs Ontolo's URL Reviewer Link Building Website Free http://ontolo.com/link-building-url-reviewer

Check a single metric across a list of competitor domains (PageRank, backlinks, linking root domains, etc.) or check all metrics for one competitor Ontolo's Competitor Back Link Monitor Link Building Website Free http://ontolo.com/link-building-competitive-backlink-monitor

Remove duplicate URLs from the same domain from a list Ontolo's Remove Duplicate Hostnames Link Building Website Free http://ontolo.com/tools-remove-duplicate-hostnames

Remove URLs by hostname - e.g., all from Twitter, WordPress, etc. Ontolo's Remove URLs by Hostname Link Building Website Free http://ontolo.com/tools-remove-urls-by-hostname

Get a list of unique hostnames from a URL list Ontolo's Extract Unique Hostname Link Building Website Free http://ontolo.com/tools-unique-hostname-extractor
Get the number of unique hostnames or URLs in your URLs list Ontolo's Count URLs and Hostnames Link Building Website Free http://ontolo.com/tools-url-hostname-counter
Find reporters you can interview with Help a Reporter Out (HARO) Link Building Email List Free http://www.helpareporter.com/

Get a script that will make your photos embeddable Script from Distilled Link Building Misc Free dis.tl/moz-script

Research backlinks Open Site Explorer Backlink Research Website Paid http://www.opensiteexplorer.org/

Research backlinks Majestic SEO Tools Backlink Research Website Paid http://www.majesticseo.com/

Research backlinks ahrefs Backlink Research Website Free w/ Upgrade Option http://ahrefs.com

Research backlinks Reverse Internet Backlink Research Website Free w/ Upgrade Option http://reverseinternet.com/

Submit your app or widget to a search engine for apps and widgets Chomp Link Building Website Free http://chomp.com/dev/

Open up a list of URLs at one time URL Opener Link Building Website Free http://www.urlopener.com/index.php

Research backlinks SEO Effect Backlink Research Website Paid http://www.seoeffect.com/seo-tools/

Research backlinks on a list of domains/URLs ahrefs Batch Checker Backlink Research Website Free https://ahrefs.com/labs/batch-analysis/
 
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COMPETITIVE ANALYSIS

Find other domains associated with a site NetComber Website Free w/ Upgrade Option http://netcomber.com/
Find other domains associated with a site Reverse Internet Website Free w/ Upgrade Option http://reverseinternet.com/
Find other affiliates and GA accounts associated with a site Reverse Internet Website Free w/ Upgrade Option http://reverseinternet.com/
Find all the subdomains on a site Reverse Internet Website Free w/ Upgrade Option http://reverseinternet.com/
Research backlinks Open Site Explorer Website Paid http://www.opensiteexplorer.org/
Research backlinks Majestic SEO Tools Website Paid http://www.majesticseo.com/
Research backlinks Reverse Internet Website Free w/ Upgrade Option http://reverseinternet.com/
Research backlinks ahrefs Website Free w/ Upgrade Option http://ahrefs.com
Find out a whole host of competitive data about a site, including Compete, domain info, software, analytics, social stats, etc. SiteTrail for Chrome Browser Extension Free https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/eomjoknlidjoenpioefgfifaionehjbf
Find the demographics of visitors, such as gender, age, children in household, household income, education, ethnicity (US only) Quantcast Website Free w/ Upgrade Option http://www.quantcast.com/
Find the demographics of visitors, such as gender, age, children in household, household income, education, ethnicity (US only) Compete Website Free w/ Upgrade Option http://www.compete.com/us/
Find demographic data by domain Google's DoubleClick Ad Planner Website Free https://www.google.com/adplanner/#siteSearch
See a site's traffic Google AdPlanner Website Free https://www.google.com/adplanner/
See a site's traffic Google Trends Website Free http://www.google.com/trends/
Check visibility of top winners and losers in search Search Metrics Visibility Report Website Free http://suite.searchmetrics.com/en/research/visibility-charts/overview?cc=US
Find out what ad networks and tracking frameworks a page Is using (to figure out ad campaign strategies) Ghostery Website Free http://www.ghostery.com
Check the position of a list of sites given a keyword SEO SERP for Chrome Browser Extension Free https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/ofoaoaloeipdofknnaapbmdddddioklg
Check a single metric across a list of competitor domains (PageRank, backlinks, linking root domains, etc.) or check all metrics for one competitor Ontolo's Competitor Backlink Monitor Website Paid http://ontolo.com/link-building-competitive-backlink-monitor
Check out technology companies, people, and investors CrunchBase Website Paid http://www.crunchbase.com/
See links lost in a graph ahrefs Website Free w/ Upgrade Option http://ahrefs.com
Find similar pages SEO Book Webpage Similarity Comparison Tool Website Free http://tools.seobook.com/general/website-comparison/
View traffic estimates for any site or app, incl engagement stats and traffic breakdown by channel SimilarWeb Website Paid http://www.similarweb.com/
View keyword traffic share for any website or app SimilarWeb Website Paid http://www.similarweb.com/
View up- and downstream traffic sources for any website, to reveal backlink, affiliate, media buying, PR, and referring site traffic SimilarWeb Website Paid http://www.similarweb.com/
 

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Check for clickstream reporting BuiltWith for Chrome Browser Extension Free https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/dapjbgnjinbpoindlpdmhochffioedbn
Check for clickstream reporting SiteTrail for Chrome Browser Extension Free https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/eomjoknlidjoenpioefgfifaionehjbf

Check for Webmaster Tools Verification BuiltWith for Chrome Browser Extension Free https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/dapjbgnjinbpoindlpdmhochffioedbn

Inspect GA tracking Inspect Element > Console tab">GA Debugger for Chrome Extension Browser Extension Free https://chrome.google.com/extensions/detail/jnkmfdileelhofjcijamephohjechhna

Call tracking If By Phone Misc Paid http://public.ifbyphone.com/

Call tracking Mongoose Metrics Misc Paid http://www.mongoosemetrics.com/

Record visitors ClickTale Misc Paid http://www.clicktale.com/product/visitor_recordings

Monitor link analytics - visitors' hovers, clicks, hesitation time, and visit order ClickTale Misc Paid http://www.clicktale.com/product/link_analytics

Find out when a site updates Page Monitor for Chrome Browser Extension Free https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/pemhgklkefakciniebenbfclihhmmfcd

Heat maps Attention Wizard Misc Paid http://www.attentionwizard.com/

Heat maps Crazy Egg Misc Paid http://www.crazyegg.com/

User testing Five Second Test Misc Paid http://fivesecondtest.com/

Set up custom alerts ClickTale Misc Paid http://www.clicktale.com/product/custom_alerts

Social media analytics Radian6 Website Paid http://www.radian6.com/

Social media analytics SAS Website Paid http://www.sas.com/

Social media analytics Google Ripples for Google+ Website Free http://support.google.com/plus/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=1713320

View Google Ripples for a web page w/o going to Google+ website Bookmarklet for Google Ripples Bookmarklet Free http://www.blindfiveyearold.com/ripples-bookmarklet

See analytics for Facebook pages Facebook Page Insights Website Free http://www.facebook.com/help?page= 168695703191089

Get analytics for YouTube videos YouTube Analytics Website Free https://www.youtube.com/analytics

5 social media analytics Excel workbooks Ann Smarty's Mashable post Excel worksheets Free http://mashable.com/2012/02/09/social-media-analytics-spreadsheets/

Manage Facebook pages, build apps, and track ad conversions Webtrends Social Website Paid http://social.webtrends.com/

Create a dashboard to monitor your online presence Chartbeat Website Paid http://chartbeat.com/chartbeat/

Create a dashboard to monitor your online presence Parse.ly Website Paid http://parsely.com/

A/B testing w/ no coding Optimizely Website Paid https://www.optimizely.com/

Get analytics for Pinterest Pinalytics Website Free http://pinalytics.co.uk/

Opt out of being tracked by Google Analytics Google Analytics Opt Out Browser Extension Free https://chrome.google.com/webstore/...pt-out/fllaojicojecljbmefodhfapmkghcbnh?hl=en

See overlap of Google updates,holidays, and your own customized events on top of your timeline inside GA interface Chartelligence Browser Extension Free https://secure.chartelligence.com/

Get really cool, pre-made GA dashboards, advanced segments, and custom reports Google Analytics Solutions Gallery (by Google) Website Free http://www.google.com/analytics/learn/solutions-gallery.html

See how different marketing channels tend to work together for different verticals (compiled by Google using benchmarking data from accounts that have agreed to participate) The Customer Journey to Online Purchase Website Free http://www.google.com/think/tools/customer-journey-to-online-purchase.html

Check site for missing Google Analytics and AdWords code GA Checker Website Free http://www.gachecker.com/

Google Analytics API Excel Plugin Analytics Edge Excel Extension Free http://www.analyticsedge.com/simply-free/
 

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Research, Reading and Discovery Tools
The first step to creating great content is understanding the industry and the audience you are writing for. The tools below will help you get plugged-in to the best content, discover new sites, and connect with the best bloggers in your vertical.

  • Feedly – In the wake of the Google Reader shutdown, Feedly has emerged as the best way to subscribe the RSS feeds. RSS is still one of the best ways to monitor your industry for news and content. Feedly’s mobile apps and UI make this a better replacement for your old Google Reader. Don’t underestimate the power of RSS feeds.
  • Instapaper – You never knew how badly you needed Instapaper until you’ve tried it. It’s a great way to save articles for offline reading. It also cleans up saved articles to minimize distractions. Set it up on all of your devices to collect content for later.
  • Pocket – This is basically the same thing as Instapaper and an equally great product.
  • Prismatic – One of my favorite ways to “unearth” new content. Subscribe to just about any blog or category to find new and useful information.
  • Digg – Digg is back, baby! The new Digg is a highly-curated feed of “the most interesting and talked about stories on the Internet right now.” The daily email newsletter is also a must-read.
  • Fre.sh – Created by BuzzFeed, Fre.sh is constantly updated feed of the 50 most popular stories on the web. Not surprisingly, most of the links send readers to BuzzFeed stories but there are links to great across the web.
  • IFTTT – Their tagline, “Put the internet to work for you,” is pretty accurate. Connecting different sites and services is a powerful way to automate your workflow. For example, automatically save new Cornerstone Content articles to your Pocket account or feed content you’ve written to Buffer. According to The Verge, the owners wants to “open up IFTTT as a platform and let anyone make a channel” meaning writers and publishers should be paying close attention.
  • Google Trends – Track the popularity of keywords in Google Search over time. This is a simple but powerful way to see what people are interested in. The graphs can also be used as visual objects in your own content.
Content Creation and Curation Tools
Content needs to be more than text to maximize social sharing. Here are few tools to help content creators add engaging, social objects to any article.

  • Timeline JS – Create embeddable, responsive timelines. Using Google Spreadsheets, Timeline JS allows you to build rich timelines that include videos, photos and tweets. See an example.
  • ThingLink – This is an easy way to make images interactive. Upload an image, tag it, then embed it on your site. See an example.
  • Piktochart – Infographics are awesome tools for displaying data-driven content but hard to create from scratch. Piktochart uses template and drag-and-drop tools to make the process much easier. See an example.
  • Infogr.am – Another tool for creating infographics but this one works best with spreadsheets of data. See an example.
  • Storify – Curating tweets, Instagram posts and YouTube videos is a quick and easy way to cover breaking news and cover an event. Storify makes this simple and allows users to embed their work on their own sites. See an example.
  • Wordle – Word clouds are a cool way to add context to a presentation, like the State of the Union and an iPhone launch. Visual elements like this make content infinitely more shareable. See an example.
  • Polldaddy – Surveys and quizzes are another way to make content interactive and interesting. One idea: Create trivia questions about old content to breath new life old posts. See an example.
  • Google Public Data – There is an insane amount of data here and Google has made it all very easy to navigate and share. See an example.
  • Docurated Content Marketing App – This app helps marketers analyze and discover the best content for each marketing/sales support scenario.
Content Production Tools
Here are a few tools to help content creators hack their productivity.

  • Mou – Stop writing web articles in Microsoft Word. Markdown is a basic text-to-HTML conversion tool that makes writing for the web easier. Mou is the best app for writing in Markdown, loaded with keyboard shortcuts, live previews and custom CSS.
  • Editorially – The reason that most writers use Word is because their copyeditors want to track changes. If you write in Markdown, Editorially fixes this problem by allowing multiple people to edit the same article (like Google Docs), track changes and see previous versions.
  • Pixelmator – Every content creator should have basic image-editing skills but Photoshop is overkill. Pixelmator is Photoshop’s little brother and at just $15, it’s an amazing image editor.
  • Cloudup – This is an easy way to share images, files and especially screenshots. If you ever publish screenshots, this little app will save you time (and storage space).
  • Clipboard Cleaner – Removes formatting from your clipboard so you easily move text without styling. It’s a lifesaver for web writers (especially if you are using Microsoft Word).
  • Cloud Clip – This nifty app saves your clipboard history in case you need to access it later.
Other Awesome Content Marketing Tool Lists
This isn’t the only great list out there. Here are few others that you should bookmark.

Research, Reading and Discovery Tools
The first step to creating great content is understanding the industry and the audience you are writing for. The tools below will help you get plugged-in to the best content, discover new sites, and connect with the best bloggers in your vertical.

  • Feedly – In the wake of the Google Reader shutdown, Feedly has emerged as the best way to subscribe the RSS feeds. RSS is still one of the best ways to monitor your industry for news and content. Feedly’s mobile apps and UI make this a better replacement for your old Google Reader. Don’t underestimate the power of RSS feeds.
  • Instapaper – You never knew how badly you needed Instapaper until you’ve tried it. It’s a great way to save articles for offline reading. It also cleans up saved articles to minimize distractions. Set it up on all of your devices to collect content for later.
  • Pocket – This is basically the same thing as Instapaper and an equally great product.
  • Prismatic – One of my favorite ways to “unearth” new content. Subscribe to just about any blog or category to find new and useful information.
  • Digg – Digg is back, baby! The new Digg is a highly-curated feed of “the most interesting and talked about stories on the Internet right now.” The daily email newsletter is also a must-read.
  • Fre.sh – Created by BuzzFeed, Fre.sh is constantly updated feed of the 50 most popular stories on the web. Not surprisingly, most of the links send readers to BuzzFeed stories but there are links to great across the web.
  • IFTTT – Their tagline, “Put the internet to work for you,” is pretty accurate. Connecting different sites and services is a powerful way to automate your workflow. For example, automatically save new Cornerstone Content articles to your Pocket account or feed content you’ve written to Buffer. According to The Verge, the owners wants to “open up IFTTT as a platform and let anyone make a channel” meaning writers and publishers should be paying close attention.
  • Google Trends – Track the popularity of keywords in Google Search over time. This is a simple but powerful way to see what people are interested in. The graphs can also be used as visual objects in your own content.
Content Creation and Curation Tools
Content needs to be more than text to maximize social sharing. Here are few tools to help content creators add engaging, social objects to any article.

  • Timeline JS – Create embeddable, responsive timelines. Using Google Spreadsheets, Timeline JS allows you to build rich timelines that include videos, photos and tweets. See an example.
  • ThingLink – This is an easy way to make images interactive. Upload an image, tag it, then embed it on your site. See an example.
  • Piktochart – Infographics are awesome tools for displaying data-driven content but hard to create from scratch. Piktochart uses template and drag-and-drop tools to make the process much easier. See an example.
  • Infogr.am – Another tool for creating infographics but this one works best with spreadsheets of data. See an example.
  • Storify – Curating tweets, Instagram posts and YouTube videos is a quick and easy way to cover breaking news and cover an event. Storify makes this simple and allows users to embed their work on their own sites. See an example.
  • Wordle – Word clouds are a cool way to add context to a presentation, like the State of the Union and an iPhone launch. Visual elements like this make content infinitely more shareable. See an example.
  • Polldaddy – Surveys and quizzes are another way to make content interactive and interesting. One idea: Create trivia questions about old content to breath new life old posts. See an example.
  • Google Public Data – There is an insane amount of data here and Google has made it all very easy to navigate and share. See an example.
  • Docurated Content Marketing App – This app helps marketers analyze and discover the best content for each marketing/sales support scenario.
Content Production Tools
Here are a few tools to help content creators hack their productivity.

  • Mou – Stop writing web articles in Microsoft Word. Markdown is a basic text-to-HTML conversion tool that makes writing for the web easier. Mou is the best app for writing in Markdown, loaded with keyboard shortcuts, live previews and custom CSS.
  • Editorially – The reason that most writers use Word is because their copyeditors want to track changes. If you write in Markdown, Editorially fixes this problem by allowing multiple people to edit the same article (like Google Docs), track changes and see previous versions.
  • Pixelmator – Every content creator should have basic image-editing skills but Photoshop is overkill. Pixelmator is Photoshop’s little brother and at just $15, it’s an amazing image editor.
  • Cloudup – This is an easy way to share images, files and especially screenshots. If you ever publish screenshots, this little app will save you time (and storage space).
  • Clipboard Cleaner – Removes formatting from your clipboard so you easily move text without styling. It’s a lifesaver for web writers (especially if you are using Microsoft Word).
  • Cloud Clip – This nifty app saves your clipboard history in case you need to access it later.
Other Awesome Content Marketing Tool Lists
This isn’t the only great list out there. Here are few others that you should bookmark.


I may have missed it but what's the best hack to make your individual content more discoverable and also drive more unique traffic back to your site?
 

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SOCIAL MEDIA

Send a tweet to someone when they first tweet (like to find out when they're awake) TwitterPounce Desktop Free Twitter http://www.tomanthony.co.uk/tools/twitterpounce/

Test Open Graph markup (also force Facebook to recrawl the page and update cache) Facebook Debugging Website Free Facebook http://developers.facebook.com/tools/debug

Generate Open Graph tags for a page GinzaMetrics Website Free Facebook http://www.ginzametrics.com/cheatsheet

Manage Facebook pages, build apps, and track ad conversions Webtrends Social Website Paid Facebook http://social.webtrends.com/

Create Facebook ads Facebook Ad Creator Website Free Facebook http://www.facebook.com/ads/manage/adscreator/

Track the top 100 users and the most popular posts on Google+ Google + Social Statistics Website Free Google+ http://socialstatistics.com/

Schedule tweets w/o having to set a time Buffer Browser Extension Free w/ Upgrade Option Multiple http://bufferapp.com/

Pull social share numbers for every page on a site Social Crawlytics Website Free w/ Upgrade Option Multiple http://socialcrawlytics.com/

Social search engine Topsy Website Free Multiple http://topsy.com

Find jounalists on social networks Muck Rack Website Paid Multiple http://muckrack.com/

Track mentions, hashtags, etc. Row Feeder Website Paid Multiple https://rowfeeder.com/

Search 600+ social networks, over 150 domain names, and the USPTO Trademark Database to instantly secure your brand on the internet knowem Website Paid Multiple http://knowem.com/

Track social mentions Social Mention Website Free Multiple http://www.socialmention.com/

Track social mentions Social Media Firehose (Yahoo Pipes) Website Free Multiple http://pipes.yahoo.com/pipes/pipe.info?_id=f1ae63990f6d5b9e48ce807a77bb9995

Track social mentions Trackur Website Paid Multiple http://www.trackur.com/

Track social mentions Raven Tools' Social Monitor Website Paid Multiple https://raven-seo-tools.com/tools/social/search/index.php

Track social mentions and chart out 1 wk, 2 wk, or 1 mo of mentions among multiple keywords Moz's Blogscape Website Paid Multiple http://blogscape.seomoz.org/

Social media analytics Radian6 Website Paid Multiple http://www.radian6.com/

GA's social media reports Google Analytics Website Free Multiple http://analytics.blogspot.com/2012/03/capturing-value-of-social-media-using.html

Search for social conferences and conference coverage Lanyrd Website Free Multiple http://lanyrd.com/

Social media measurement and analytics across multiple networks Simply Measured Website, Excel Free w/ Upgrade Option Multiple http://simplymeasured.com

Twitter and Facebook measurement/metrics Crowdbooster Website Free w/ Upgrade Option Multiple http://crowdbooster.com

Count number of tweets each link on a page has gotten Counting Tweets Website Free Twitter http://countingtweets.com/

Track sharing stats of any page, including Facebook, LinkedIn, Google+, Twitter, Digg, Pinterest, LinkedIn, Delicious, SU, and Reddit Shared Count Website Free Twitter http://sharedcount.com/

Search follower profiles by keyword in bio, location, name, URL, min following, etc. followerwonk Website Free Twitter https://followerwonk.com

Find out who's tweeted a link backtweets Website Free Twitter http://backtweets.com

Find out who's tweeted a link Who Tweeted Me Website Free Twitter http://whotweetedme.com/

Find out best times to tweet based on follower activity Tweriod Website Free Twitter http://www.tweriod.com/

See if two people are following each other on Twitter Do They Follow Each Other Website Free Twitter http://dotheyfolloweachother.com

Twitter follower analysis, metrics, tracking KnowYourFollowers Website Free w/ Upgrade Option Twitter http://knowyourfollowers.com/

Get analytics for YouTube videos YouTube Analytics Website Free YouTube https://www.youtube.com/analytics

Find and archive tweets The Archivist Website Free Twitter http://archivist.visitmix.com/

Manage multiple social media accounts with one app Alternion Website Free Multiple http://www.alternion.com/

Get analytics for Pinterest Pinalytics Website Free Pinterest http://pinalytics.co.uk/

Get social stats for posts in an RSS feed Blog Social Analyzer Website Free Multiple http://www.rypmarketing.com/tools/rss-social-analyzer.php

Find sites' top social pieces by different date ranges to generate content ideas BuzzSumo Website Free w/ Upgrade Option NA https://app.buzzsumo.com/account/plans

Look up social winners by date range to help you repurpose seasonal content or just to find content that needs more engagement BuzzSumo Website Free w/ Upgrade
Option NA https://app.buzzsumo.com/account/plans

See what's trending on your site by day, week, month BuzzSumo Website Free w/ Upgrade Option NA https://app.buzzsumo.com/account/plans

See how many unique tweets/hr use a hashtag RiteTag Website Free Twitter https://app.buzzsumo.com/account/plans

See how many times/hr a hashtag is used, find related hashtags, and compare the popularity of different hashtags Hashtagify Website Free Twitter http://hashtagify.me/

Find the most popular hashtags overall and broken down by topic Tags for Likes Website Free Multiple http://www.tagsforlikes.com/

Validate Twitter Cards (to see how shared content will appear) Card Hovercard Validator Website Free Twitter https://cards-dev.twitter.com/validator

Validate Google+ structured data (to see how shared content will appear) Google+ Structured Data Testing Tool Website Free Google+
http://www.google.com/webmasters/tools/richsnippets

Validate Pinterst structured data (to see how shaerd content will appear) Pinterest Rich Pins Validator Website Free Pinterest
https://developers.pinterest.com/rich_pins/validator/

Validate Pinterest structured data (to see how shared content will appear) Rich Pins Validator Website Free Pinterest https://developers.pinterest.com/rich_pins/validator/

Find content that's spiking in social networks Spike Website Paid All https://spike.newswhip.com/

Get alerts when journalist tweet your keyword(s) Toucan Website Paid Twitter https://www.toucan.io/

Find journalists Cision Website Paid All http://www.cision.com/

Compare social follower numbers Rival IQ Website Paid All https://www.rivaliq.com/
 

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SPAMMING / HACKING
WordPress Login Lockdown Plugin Login Lockdown Misc Free http://www.bad-neighborhood.com/login-lockdown.html

Find hidden links Look at cache version of page Misc Free NA

Find hidden links Fetch as Googlebot (GWT) Website Free https://www.google.com/webmasters/tools/

Block hacking attacks for your WordPress site WordPress Firewall Plugin Misc Free http://www.seoegghead.com/blog/seo/stop-hackers-with-our-wordpress-firewall-plugin-v12-p544.html

Back up your WordPress database WordPress Database Backup Plugin Misc Free http://austinmatzko.com/wordpress-plugins/wp-db-backup/

WordPress backup for themes, plugins, images, etc WordPress Backup Misc Free http://www.blogtrafficexchange.com/wordpress-backup/

Test to see if a site has been blacklisted - email and website MX Toolbox Website Free http://www.mxtoolbox.com/

Check for malware on a site (add site to URL) Google's Safe Browsing tool Website Free http://www.google.com/safebrowsing/diagnostic?
site=mysite.com

Website and web server security auditing service Powerfuzzer Online Website Paid http://online.powerfuzzer.com/main/

Website and web server security auditing service GamaSec Website Paid http://www.gamasec.com/

Website and web server security auditing service Beyond Security Website Paid http://www.beyondsecurity.com/vulnerability-scanner.html

Find out how intruders got in acunetix Website Paid http://www.acunetix.com/vulnerability-scanner/

Back up your WordPress site with one click BackWPUp Misc Free https://wordpress.org/plugins/backwpup/


Fixes security holes and stops automated attacks iThemes Security Misc Free https://wordpress.org/plugins/better-wp-security/

Automatically detects comment and trackback spam Akismet Misc Free http://akismet.com/wordpress/

Protects your site from various kinds of hacking attempts BulletProof Security Misc Free https://wordpress.org/plugins/bulletproof-security/

Provides daily syncing and security scans of WordPress content VaultPress Website Paid https://vaultpress.com/

Checks your site for malware, spam, blacklisting, etc. Sucuri SiteCheck Malware Scanner Misc Free http://wordpress.org/plugins/sucuri-scanner/
Website and web server security auditing service Sucuri Website Paid https://sucuri.net/

Includes a caching engine, firewall, anti-virus scanning, etc Wordfence Security Misc Free https://wordpress.org/plugins/wordfence/

Find websites with a history of sending spam DNSBL.info Website Free http://www.dnsbl.info/

Run a spamminess test on your email Mail-Tester.com Website Free https://www.mail-tester.com/
 

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STRUCTURED MARK UP
Check structured markup stats Google Webmaster Tools Website Free http://www.google.com/webmasters

Test your structured markup Google's Structured Data Testing Tools Website Free http://www.google.com/webmasters/tools/richsnippets

Test your structured markup Bing's Markup Validator Website Free http://www.bing.com/toolbox/webmaster/

Write schema.org markup Schema Creator (by Raven Tools) Website Free http://schema-creator.org/

Generate microdata for local business Microdata Generator Website Free http://microdatagenerator.org/

Generate name, address, phone microdata for local business Local Business Schema (NAP) Website Free http://www.microdatagenerator.com/local-business-schema/

WordPress plugin that creates schema.org markup WordPress schema plugin (by Raven Tools) Website Free http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/schema-creator/

WordPress plugin that creates HTML markup (not just schema.org) WordLift Website Free http://wordlift.insideout.io/

Debug Facebook markup Facebook Object Debugger Website Free http://developers.facebook.com/tools/debug

Generate Open Graph markup for a WordPress site Open Graph plugin for Facebook Website Free http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wp-facebook-open-graph-protocol/

Search sites that include markup Sindice Website Free http://www.sindice.com/

See how semantic info is searched and aggregated Sig.ma Semantic Mashup Website Free http://sig.ma/search?q=designer+handbags

Generate rich snippets for e-commerce markup language, Good Relations (a schema.org alternative) Good Relations Rich Snippet Generator Website Free http://www.ebusiness-unibw.org/tools/grsnippetgen/

Visualize and validate the structured data content available at a given URL Sindice Web Inspector Website Free http://inspector.sindice.com/

Generate HTML markup by filling out form with company info Geo Sitemap Generator Website Free http://www.geositemapgenerator.com/

Generate a KML file to submit to Google and Bing if you have multiple locations Geo Sitemap Generator Website Free http://www.geositemapgenerator.com/
 

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Minify JavaScript JSMin Desktop Free http://www.crockford.com/javascript/jsmin.html
Minify JavaScript YUI Compressor Desktop Free http://developer.yahoo.com/yui/compressor/
Minify JavaScript Google Closure Compiler Desktop Free https://developers.google.com/closure/compiler/
Minify JavaScript Google Closure Compiler Website Free http://closure-compiler.appspot.com/home
Check your JavaScript for errors JSLint Website Free http://jslint.com/
Javascript library jQuery Desktop Free http://jquery.com
Javascript library Google Closure Library Desktop Free https://developers.google.com/closure/library/
Javascript library Moo Tools Desktop Free http://mootools.net/
Javascript and CSS library Yahoo's YUI Desktop Free http://yuilibrary.com/
Javascript library Dojo Toolkit Desktop Free http://dojotoolkit.org/
Javascript library to create lightboxes Huddle Together Desktop Free http://huddletogether.com/projects/lighbox2
Javascript library to create slideshows, enable drag-and-drop functionality, etc Aculo Desktop Free http://script.aculo.us/
Javascript library that provides controls that allow users to modify CSS on the fly moo.fx Desktop Free http://moofx.mad4milk.net/#introduction

Javascript library that allows you to add curved corners to your divs Curvy Corners Desktop Free http://curvycorners.net/
Find JavaScript libraries hosted on Google Google Hosted Libraries Desktop Free https://developers.google.com/speed/libraries/
Check browser compatibility for HTML5, CSS3, SVG, etc. in desktop and mobile browsers caniuse.com Website Free http://caniuse.com/
JavaScript libraries that run feature detection for HTML5 and CSS3 Modernizr Desktop Free http://modernizr.com/
Test header requests and responses in real time Advanced REST client Application Browser Extension Free https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/hgmloofddffdnphfgcellkdfbfbjeloo

View HTTP header info HTTP Headers for Chrome Browser Extension Free https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/hplfkkmefamockhligfdcfgfnbcdddbg

View HTTP header info Live HTTP Headers for Firefox Browser Extension Free https://addons.mozilla.org/en-us/firefox/addon/live-http-headers/

Edit cookie data Edit This Cookie Browser Extension Free https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/fngmhnnpilhplaeedifhccceomclgfbg
Manage your MySql database Sequel Pro Desktop Free http://www.sequelpro.com/
Share code with other developers Git Website Free https://github.com/
Manage version control for programs Git Website Free https://github.com/
Manage Git with desktop app for Mac Tower Desktop Paid http://www.git-tower.com/
Manage Git with desktop app for PC SmartGit Desktop Free w/ Upgrade Option http://www.syntevo.com/smartgit/index.html
Text editor on 'roids Sublime Text 2 Desktop Paid http://www.sublimetext.com/2

Get plugins for Sublime Text 2 to add functionality wbond's list of Sublime Text 2 packages Website Free http://wbond.net/sublime_packages/community

Access the command line - Mac iTerm2 Desktop Free http://www.iterm2.com/#/section/home

Combine, minifiy JavaScript, PNGs, JPGS, less, css, sass CodeKit's Less.app Desktop Free http://incident57.com/less/

Find out a site's framework, CMS, tracking, etc. BuiltWith Browser Extension Free
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/dapjbgnjinbpoindlpdmhochffioedbn

Unminify (or format) JavaScript code JSBeautify for Chrome Browser Extension Free https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/kkioiolcacgoihiiekambdciinadbpfk

Find out IP IP Chicken Website Free http://www.ipchicken.com/

Rapidly develop web applications w/ stylish typography, forms, buttons, tables, grids, navigation, etc. Bootstrap Website Free http://twitter.github.com/bootstrap/

See what a website looks like on different devices Screenfly Website Free http://quirktools.com/screenfly/
Automatically generate CSS3 CSS3 Generator Website Free http://css3generator.com/

Script that makes HTML5 work in browsers that don't have built-in support for HTML5, like IE html5shim Desktop Free http://code.google.com/p/html5shim/

Share front end code (HTML, CSS, JavaScript) and get inspiration from other developers CodePen Website Free http://codepen.io/
Get lorem ipsum about bacon Bacon Ipsum Website Free http://baconipsum.com/
Get lorem ipsum about cupcakes Cupcake Ipsum Website Free http://cupcakeipsum.com/
Get lorem ipsum about zombies Zombie Ipsum Website Free http://www.zombieipsum.com/
Edit images Aviary Website, iOS, Android Free http://www.aviary.com/
Edit images Splashup Website Free http://www.splashup.com/
Online Python editor Code Skulptor Website Free http://www.codeskulptor.org/
Test HTML online Real Time HTML Editor Website Free http://htmledit.squarefree.com/
Test Google APIs Google Code Playground Website Free http://code.google.com/apis/ajax/playground/
Learn to code Udacity Website Free http://www.udacity.com/
Learn to code Code Academy Website Free http://www.codecademy.com/
Learn to code Code School Website Paid http://www.codeschool.com/
Learn Python Learn Python The Hard Way Website Paid http://learnpythonthehardway.org/
Learn Ruby Try Ruby Website Free http://tryruby.org/levels/1/challenges/0
Learn Ruby while fleeing zombies Rails for Zombies Website Paid http://railsforzombies.org/
Check to see if a site is down for just you or everyone Down for Everyone or Just Me Website Free http://www.downforeveryoneorjustme.com/
Make JavaScript or HTML easier to read/understand JS Beautifier Website Free http://jsbeautifier.org/

Add content to WordPress category pages WP Custom Category Pages Plugin WordPress Plugin Free http://geoffkenyon.com/wp-custom-category-pages/

Test a page's load time by country Uptrends Website Free http://www.uptrends.com/aspx/free-html-site-page-load-check-tool.aspx
View JSON in a readable format JSON Viewer Website Free http://jsonviewer.stack.hu/

View JSON in a readable format JSONView Plugin Free https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/jsonview/chklaanhfefbnpoihckbnefhakgolnmc

Collection of cheat sheets for different programming languages Over API Website Free http://overapi.com/
Search code snippets (like Google's retired Code Search) NerdyData Website Free https://search.nerdydata.com/
Get demographic data from a list of email addresses Rapleaf API Free w/ Upgrade Option http://www.rapleaf.com/
Recreate Chrome Developer Tools Network Waterfall w/ HAR file Eric Duran's Github Website Free http://ericduran.github.io/chromeHAR/
Create visualizations from Google Spreadsheets (use them as a database) SheetSee Website Free http://jlord.github.io/sheetsee.js/
Filter out spam from WordPress site Akismet Plugin Paid http://akismet.com/
Add add-to-calendar buttons on your site Github code Open Source Code Free https://github.com/carlsednaoui/add-to-calendar-buttons
Search the Internet for code Nerdy Data Website Free http://nerdydata.com/
Search the Internet for code Chromium Website Free https://code.google.com/p/chromium/codesearch
Find cookies on your site Cookiepedia Website Free http://cookiepedia.co.uk/
Prettify HTML Dirty Markup Website Free http://www.dirtymarkup.com/
 

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DATA VISUALIZATION
Take public data and transform it into an infographic Google Public Data Website Free http://www.google.com/publicdata/directory
Create visualizations by uploading your data set Many Eyes Website Free http://www-958.ibm.com/software/data/cognos/manyeyes/page/create_visualization.html

Create visualizations Tableu Desktop App Paid http://www.tableausoftware.com/solutions/data-visualization
Create interactive maps, charts, and graphs Stat Silk Desktop App Free w/ Upgrade Option http://www.statsilk.com/software
Create flowcharts, mind maps, uml, database diagrams, and mockups Creately Desktop App Paid http://creately.com/diagram-products#online
Create word visualisations using text you enter Wordle Website Free http://www.wordle.net/
Create extraordinary visualizations d3js.org Desktop App Free http://d3js.org/
Get exportable color sets for creating maps ColorBrewer 2.o Website Free http://colorbrewer2.org/
Create highly visual infographics using 50+ themes PiktoChart Website Paid http://piktochart.com/themes/#all
Tool to create interactive infographics Infogram Website Paid http://www.infogr.am/
Create HTML5 charts, including serial (column, bar, line, area, step line, smoothed line, candlestick and ohlc graphs), pie/donut, radar/polar and xy/scatter/bubble charts amCharts Website Paid http://amcharts.com/
Search through 300k+ icons and 1700+ icon sets Icon Archive Website Free http://www.iconarchive.com/
Online photo editor Pixlr Website Free http://pixlr.com/
Convert json to csv to bring API data into Excel json-csv Website Free https://json-csv.com/
 

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DATA SOURCES​

View records of baseball statistical data Baseball Databank Website Free http://www.baseball-databank.org/

View football statistics and historical data Database Football Website Free http://www.databasefootball.com/

Find data and information on the U.S. role in global health Global Health Facts Website Free http://www.globalhealthfacts.org/

Get data from United Nations search engine UNdata Website Free http://data.un.org/

Get data on global health statistics WHO Website Free http://www.who.int/research/en/
 

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EFFICIENCY TOOLS

The Swiss army knife of the web Web Developer Toolbar for Chrome Browser Extension Free https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/bfbameneiokkgbdmiekhjnmfkcnldhhm
The Swiss army knife of the web Web Developer Toolbar for Firefox Browser Extension Free https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/web-developer/
Set up recipes so that when one action is performed, it automatically does another ifttt Website Free http://ifttt.com/
Open multiple links at once Linkclump Browser Extension Free https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/lfpjkncokllnfokkgpkobnkbkmelfefj
Open, copy, or bookmark multiple links simultaneously Multi-Links for Firefox Browser Extension Free https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/multi-links/
Copy all URLs in the current window to the clipboard Copy All URLs for Chrome Browser Extension Free https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/iiagcalhlpmgdipdcikkjiliaankcagj
Free FTP app FileZilla Desktop App Free http://filezilla-project.org/
Get a character count JavaScript Kit Website Free http://www.javascriptkit.com/script/script2/charcount.shtml
Compare two lists or web pages for duplicate content Simiar Page Checker Website Free http://www.webconfs.com/similar-page-checker.php
Compare two lists Ontolo's List Comparison Tool Website Free http://ontolo.com/tools-list-comparison
Remove duplicate items from a list Ontolo's Remove Duplicate Items Tool Website Free http://ontolo.com/tools-remove-duplicates
Get baseline stats by industry GetStat Website Free http://codex.getstat.com/
Schedule Gmail emails to bounce back into the Inbox at a later date and emails to be sent Boomerang Browser Extension Free w/ Upgrade Option http://www.boomeranggmail.com/
Schedule Gmail emails to bounce back into the Inbox at a later date and emails to be sent Rebump Browser Extension Free https://www.rebump.cc/
View social media accounts for anyone who emails you - Google accounts only Rapportive Browser Extension Free http://rapportive.com/
Visit a site via a proxy (good for checking rankings in other countries) Hide My Ass Website Free w/ Upgrade Option http://hidemyass.com/
Manage and switch between multiple proxy profiles Proxy Switchy for Chrome Browser Extension Free https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/caehdcpeofiiigpdhbabniblemipncjj
Visit websites using a proxy IP FoxyProxy for Firefox Browser Extension Free w/ Upgrade Option http://getfoxyproxy.org/downloads.html
Filter out dead proxies from a list of proxies Scrapebox Desktop App Paid http://www.scrapebox.com/
Find trending topics on Google Google Hot Trends Website Free http://www.google.com/trends/hottrends
Add captions to YouTube videos YouTube Captions Website Free http://captiontube.appspot.com/
Scrape the web Scraper for Chrome Browser Extension Free https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/mbigbapnjcgaffohmbkdlecaccepngjd
Scrape tables on web pages Table Capture Browser Extension Free https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/iebpjdmgckacbodjpijphcplhebcmeop
Get the width and height of any elements on a webpage MeasureIt for Chrome Browser Extension Free https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/aonjhmdcgbgikgjapjckfkefpphjpgma
Add Search By Image to the context menu for images Search By Image for Firefox Browser Extension Free https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/google-search-by-image/
Manage projects collaboratively using project boards made up of multiple lists Trello Website Free https://trello.com/
Create screenshots Jing Desktop App Free http://www.techsmith.com/jing.html
Awesome screenshot creator MarkUp for Chrome Browser Extension Free https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/hooflclkcdjfidkpcammhdghekaohjfa/related?hl=en
Find backups of resources that have been removed - even download files DeadURL Website Free http://deadurl.com/
Find phrases that occur more than once in a set of text to get new content ideas Ontolo's Phrase Occurrence Tool Website Free http://ontolo.com/content-marketing-phrase-occurrence-tool
Reorder list items Ontolo's List Shuffler Website Free http://ontolo.com/tools-list-shuffle
On-site reviews BazaarVoice Misc Paid http://www.bazaarvoice.com/
On-site reviews Power Reviews Misc Paid http://powerreviews.com/
Browser that allows you to do automated scripting and tasks Fakeapp Desktop App Paid http://fakeapp.com/
See archived versions of a site Way Back Machine Website Free http://archive.org/web/web.php
QR Code Generator QR Stuff Website Free http://www.qrstuff.com/
Clean up text TextCleanr Website Free http://www.textcleanr.com/
Search engine for apps Chomp Website Free http://chomp.com/
Test/validate JavaScript JSLint Website Free http://jslint.com/
Buy consumer surveys Google Consumer Surveys Website Paid http://www.google.com/insights/consumersurveys/home
Generate misspelled versions of words (for ads and whatnot) Spelling Typo Generator Website Free http://tools.seobook.com/spelling/keywords-typos.cgi
Generate color schemes with just one color Color Scheme Generator Website Free http://colorschemedesigner.com/
Auto-save for Basecamp Auto-Save Chrome Extension Browser Extension Free https://chrome.google.com/webstore/...mp-®/mfnfikaicmphmpnilbpceafamfbiobng/related
Animated gif creator Make a Gif Website Free http://makeagif.com/
Find people on Google+ Google+ Directory Website Free http://findpeopleonplus.com/
Find out the font used in an image What the Font Website Free http://www.myfonts.com/WhatTheFont/
Fix map for local business Google Map Maker Website Free http://www.google.com/mapmaker
Convert Word documents to clean HTML word2cleanhtml.com Website Free http://word2cleanhtml.com/
See stats for technology used on sites across the web HTTP Archive Website Free http://httparchive.org/
Make an animated gif Gif Maker Website Free http://gifmaker.me/
Create RSS feed from any URL page2rss Website Free http://page2rss.com/
Save group of tabs open in Chrome Tabs Saver Browser Extension Free https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/tabs-saver/kmabfaomlcjlnplkoflgenkmmpilmead/related?hl=en
Record Skype calls to mp3 MP3 Skype Recorder Plugin Free http://voipcallrecording.com/MP3_Skype_Recorder
Sign documents online and get signatures from clients HelloSigh Website Free with Upgrade Option https://www.hellosign.com/
Create interactive maps w/o coding TileMill Desktop App Free https://www.mapbox.com/tilemill/
Remove the background from images Background Burner Website Free http://www.bonanza.com/background_burner
Create your own gifs Gif Maker Website Free http://giphy.com/create/gifmaker
Animated gif resizer Gif Maker Website Free http://gifmaker.me/resizer/
Create vector graphics online (think Illustrator in a browser) Method Draw Website Free http://editor.method.ac/
Crowd source your page titles TitleTester Website Free https://www.titletester.com/
Convert .wmv to .mp4 Free WMV to MP4 Converter Desktop App Free http://download.cnet.com/Free-WMV-to-MP4-Converter/3000-2194_4-75903117.html
Calculate how much to charge clients for profit Ultimate Profit Calculator Website Free http://www.lemonadestand.org/ultimate-profit-calculator/
Edit images Pixlr Website Free https://pixlr.com/
Get free sound effects for video freeSFX Website Free http://www.freesfx.co.uk/
Create compelling visualizations for social media and presentations Canva Website Free http://www.canva.com/
Slow a YouTube video down YouTubeSlow.com Website Free http://www.youtubeslow.com/
Let people sign up for available time slots Calendly Website Free with Upgrade Option https://calendly.com/
 

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I hope dudes don't sleep on this. There is a ton of dope resources in here.
looks like they are....... almost EVERYTHING people NEED to make whatever hustle they have going BETTER is here.

I learned the value of ALL of this type of shit HERE! & I wouldnt consider myself a tech geek. Not even by a long shot!

ANYBODY trying or currently using the internet to do business should be in this thread! All the work is basically done for you.

I think this is THE most useful & educational thread I've ever posted here.
 
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