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Make sure you have the right balance of common, uncommon, emotional, and power words in your headlines. This structure makes sure your headlines are readable while commanding attention from your audience. Research proves that readers share emotional and positive headlines with their social networks. Use the headline analyzer to write captivating headlines your audience will share....
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Use this free headline analyzer to write awesome headlines for blog posts and email subject lines that drive social shares, traffic, and SEO value. 
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![How to Create an Editorial Calendar for Your Blog [Free Templates] | Top Social Media Tools | Scoop.it](https://img.scoop.it/_AQEzaxF5IMB2Lnu95qQSTl72eJkfbmt4t8yenImKBVvK0kTmF0xjctABnaLJIm9)
Here's where we come in. With our free Blog Editorial Calendar Templates, you'll be able to organize, categorize, and color code to your heart's delight. Use these templates to target the right readers, optimize posts with the best keywords, and pair each topic with a killer call-to-action. In this download, we've included three different templates for you to choose from. Why three? We recognize that not all content teams are the same. While some feel most efficient with a centralized editorial calendar solution, others may need the gentle push of an upcoming deadline right on their personal calendar. Therefore, you'll have access to all three templates in Microsoft Excel, Google Sheets, and Google Calendar....
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Try HubSpot's blog editorial calendar templates to organize your upcoming blog posts and optimize for target audience, keywords, and calls-to-action.
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January 20, 2016 1:07 AM
Try HubSpot's blog editorial calendar templates to organize your upcoming blog posts and optimize for target audience, keywords, and calls-to-action.
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It’s great if you know a little bit of coding so that you can make small changes yourself.
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More great blogging tools and tips from Neil Patel.
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December 4, 2015 11:25 PM
More great blogging tools and tips from Neil Patel.
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Creating, organizing, publishing and promoting content can take a lot of time. Luckily, there are some great blogging tools that help make the process easier for marketers who want to implement blogging into their content marketing strategy. We’ve compiled a list of the best blogging tools and here are 10 tools you should be using to pull in your target audience:...
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Neil Patel shares a list of the best blogging tools you should be using to pull in your target audience.
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October 9, 2015 3:09 AM
Neil Patel shares a list of the best blogging tools you should be using to pull in your target audience. 
Dominique Fowler Iff's curator insight,
October 9, 2015 5:35 AM
Very good advice and tools for your blog
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Now let’s look at 4 things you could be doing to get more traffic from these sources. Plus 12 free tools (because who doesn’t love free things?) that will help you get there.
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This post looks at 12 free tools you didn't realize could get you more traffic.
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July 2, 2015 2:24 AM
This post looks at 12 free tools you didn't realize could get you more traffic.
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As I share my screen with my students to show everything practically, so in one class one of my students pointed my browser extensions and requested to explain each and every extension. Although I explained to them in the class, but that sharing was limited to only handful of people. So today I decided to share all the extensions with you.These extensions can give you more flexibility to do research, check SEO, add productivity, and too many other things....
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Cool tools! Here are 10 Chrome extensions for bloggers which you can use to boost your productivity as well as do more research.
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June 22, 2015 2:50 AM
Cool tools! Here are 10 Chrome extensions for bloggers which you can use to boost your productivity as well as do more research.
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Congratulations, you’ve started a blog for your business. Content Marketing is one of the key ways to drive online leads to your business, so you’re off to a good start.
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Great content and blogging tools you can use from Naomi Goldberg.
Polly Stevenson's curator insight,
April 23, 2015 5:33 AM
Now you've started your blog, here's where you can get more help with ideas, images and tracking. 
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July 31, 2015 3:37 AM
Great content and blogging tools you can use from Naomi Goldberg.
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I've been thinking about comic strip creation tools quite a bit lately so I decided to share a handful of ideas for teaching with comics and the online tools that students can use to create them.
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Richard Byrne's tools or teachers work for PR, content and marketing pros too.
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March 9, 2014 2:56 PM
The value for PR, content pros and marketing in this post is the list of five cartoon creation tools. Very creative, very cool.
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These plugins do everything you need to integrate your WordPress with Pinterest. Via Kimberly Castleberry, Alison D. Gilbert
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Useful Pinterest tools for your WordPress blog, site.
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January 25, 2014 5:18 PM
Pinterest is an incredibly powerful site - especially for those in visual markets. There's a lot of plugins for WordPress that connect to Pinterest - but which one is right for you? This is a useful collection that will help you discover what your options are! 
Rim Riahi's curator insight,
February 9, 2014 11:09 PM
These plugins do everything you need to integrate your WordPress with Pinterest.
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Adobe’s Photoshop is the gold standard when it comes to photo-editing software – the preferred tool for many graphic designers and photographers. But many of the complex features that once only a Photoshop pro could do, can now be achieved using basic, free software that comes with your computer or downloaded from the Web. Think cropping, resizing, color adjustments, filters, red-eye removal, and automatic enhancements. In fact, a lot of useful photo-editing features are built into online photo-sharing sites like Google+ and Flickr. However, what if you want to quickly apply one or two effects without having to become a Photoshop guru? We’ve found and tested a few online alternatives that won’t require you to fire up any photo-editing apps....
Martin (Marty) Smith's curator insight,
September 13, 2013 7:12 PM
GREAT post and Rescoop by Karen, one of the best storytellers around and willing to teach and share. Glad to know there are options other than paying hundreds to use a tool I will never scratch the surface of since all I need is simple photoediting for my blogs. 
Bart van Maanen's curator insight,
September 14, 2013 5:38 AM
Goede afbeeldingen op websites zijn van groot belang. Ze worden gewaardeeerd door je bezoekers, ze helpen bij SEO en vindbaarheid in zoekmachines.
Ik schreef daar al eerder een blog over (http://www.beeldbedrijf.nl/2011/afbeeldingen-optimaliseren-website/).
Maar wat als je geen Photoshop of andere software hebt? Er zijn best veel online bewerkings tools en er komen steeds nieuwe bij. In dit artikel een selectie van online programma's waarmee je foto's en afbeeldingen kan schalen, verkleinen, uitsnijden, effecten toevoegen.
Zoek er 1 uit die het beste bij je werkzaamheden past en laat horen wat je ervan vindt.
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From Dustin Curtis’ Svbtle to Ev Williams’ Medium, there is a feeling afoot that existing platforms for blogs and long-form content still need a lot of improvement. Five years ago, early platforms like Blogger gave way to micro-blogging and networks like Tumblr.Now we’re seeing the pendulum swing back with platforms for longer-form stories and media.SETT is a blogging platform that’s looking to emphasize community, so that new users can find a right audience immediately and long-time bloggers can interact with higher-quality commenters and contributors....
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GroupHigh is part CRM, part monitoring dashboard, and part discovery tool...and one of the best new tools for your blogger relations programs.... A few weeks ago, I had a guided demo of GroupHigh, blogger outreach software that “finds influential bloggers, automate research, and track the engagement of your outreach campaigns.”Identifying the influential bloggers in a niche category, evaluating the strength and engagement level of their readers, and getting your finger on the pulse of their social media activity takes time — and a lot of it....
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There’s no denying how much easier it is to read lengthy articles when there are pictures and photographs interspersed throughout the text. Text alone can get overwhelming and boring, so having a pop of color or an interesting graphic to look at gives our brain a nice little break before we continue on throughout the article. However not all pictures come out exactly as we want them to, which makes photo editing an important part of the blogging process. And unless you’re a photo snob, you probably aren’t itching to spend a lot on photo-editing supplies. Luckily the Internet is stocked with free photo-editing websites, and some make photo-editing not only easy but also fun.
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I personally recommend use and recommend PicMonkey and LunaPic.
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Domain names have always had an impact in the branding and SEO of online businesses. In the past, online marketers used “Exact Match Domains” or EMDs, which are domain names that are the same as a key phrase they are targeting. Although this is no longer as effective after Google’s EMD update in 2012, coming up with a domain name that’s relevant and conveys a meaningful message to your would-be visitors. Adding a keyword or two in the domain name has also shown to increase a website’s performance in ads and SERP listings.
Given that domain names cannot be changed when registered, it is essential for businesses and bloggers to plan very carefully ahead.This is one of the most important decisions you should make for your site to take off. To help you determine the perfect domain name for your site, here are five of the best tools out there you should consider using....
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Your domain can make or break your blog. Use these smart, practical tools to choose the perfect domain name for your blog.
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March 22, 2016 11:02 AM
Your domain can make or break your blog. Use these smart, practical tools to choose the perfect domain name for your blog.
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There’s no reason for your designs to look drab – especially when it comes to color. A quick glance online and you’ll find a stockpile of color scheme apps ready to help you learn, play and perfect your next palette.From clever Hex code games to comprehensive color wheels, here are 15 of our favorite free color scheme apps to take your designs to the next level....
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Excellent color resources for design, blogging and marketing. Recommended viewing! 10/10
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January 10, 2016 10:12 AM
Excellent color resources for design, blogging and marketing. Recommended viewing! 10/10
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Coming up with exciting content is a bit tricky though, not just because everything has already been done to death, so it’s hard to come up with anything original, but also because once you set out to create it, it seems as if everything is turning against you and wants to prevent you from creating it. You name it: procrastination (although that one is on you), writer’s block (a little bit on you), distractions, the agony of having to edit your work, the list is seemingly endless. We've mentioned tools to help with content marketing several times at Smart Insights. We thought it worth mentioning these tools because whilst you may already be using the likes of Trello and Hootsuite, these less well-known tools may also help you be that extra bit more effective when it comes to writing content....
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10 writing tools you can use.
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What will make your blog sink or swim in a sea constantly filling with content? After all you’re competing with with over 20,000 blog posts a day. Every writer experiences the challenge of making their content go from good to great. Editing your content is important to help you catch any mistakes and improve your writing skills specific to your readers. By paying special attention to headlines, visuals, proofreading and social media, you will be able to boost traffic, engagement and reach of your posts - these 13 blog writing tools will help you make it happen....
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Here are 13 tools to take your blog writing from ‘meh’ to amazing.
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October 7, 2015 1:17 AM
Here are 13 tools to take your blog writing from ‘meh’ to amazing.
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Headlines are important. Up to 80% of people may not even read your post if you don’t have a powerful headline that grabs people’s attention. It’s the first impression your readers have and it will dictate whether or not they keep on reading. In essence, your title has to pique a reader’s curiosity enough for them to want to know more about it.In fact your headline alone can be responsible for up to a 500% difference in your traffic – that’s viral. So, even though you have the greatest blog post there is, if your headline doesn’t convey how awesome your post is, no one will read your content....
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Do you ever wish it was easier to come up with awesome headlines that captivate your readers? Well now it can be, use these tools to get started today
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July 2, 2015 1:40 AM
Do you ever wish it was easier to come up with awesome headlines that captivate your readers? Well now it can be, use these tools to get started today
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For those who are serious about blogging or just cannot seem to get their blogs to take off, sometimes all you need is some first-hand tips from the experts themselves. We hear you and since there are plenty of such ebooks lying around online, we’ve done the legwork and collected 12 such eBooks that are great collections of blogging experience, knowledge and tips that are the result of years of trial and error from those who have been there, done that.
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Great resources for content marketing and blogging basics.
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Which is why we invited Irina Weber from SERanking.com to enlighten us as to which tools are the most productive and best organized to help you succeed as a blogger.
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Are you bogged down in your blogging? These tools will help you break free.
adagencysaroj's curator insight,
February 7, 2015 2:38 AM
Very useful, especially i found BuzzSumo very useful and there are many useful tools which are worth trying. Thanks for sahring 
Carlos Polaino Jiménez's curator insight,
February 7, 2015 9:12 AM
Here’s an awesome list of SEO tools that can simplify and supercharge your blogging efforts
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... Images aren’t just useful for Twitter, either. Facebook and Google+ posts look great with images in them, and Pinterest and Instagram are all about images.
To make the visual side of your social media strategy a bit easier, here are 14 tools to help you create awesome pictures....
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Belle Beth Cooper @BelleBCooper shares an outstanding visual toolkit. Tools reviewed include Twitter, PicMonkey, Social Image Resizer Tool, Timeline Slicer, Photovisi, BeFunky, Easel.ly, Infogr.am, Visual.ly, Piktochart, Recite, Quozio, Pinwords, Pinstamatic, recommended reading for bloggers, writers, web designers and marketers.
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After years of blogging I've learned to love a select assortment of tools that have helped to make blogging easier, quicker, and more fun. Some of these tools may not be "the best", but they are the ones that I love and the ones that I have a strong affinity for; so I figured I'd share in the hopes that they will benefit other bloggers like they did me...
Constance Jones Collier's curator insight,
October 14, 2013 11:45 PM
Want easy answers then consider this ... 
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November 9, 2013 7:35 AM
Va falloir que j'étudie ces outils dans le détail...
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There are many tools available to make the individual tasks that go into producing a great blog article easier. News sites, social media and other blogs are excellent topic and research resources. Tools like Evernote make pulling together the various strands of research into one place a breeze, and there are any number of very good text editors, word processors, and dedicated blogging applications that help streamline the writing process. However, it can be inefficient to rely on multiple different tools. Spundge is an online application that can help streamline the blogging process by bringing many of the tools bloggers need into one coherent application. Spundge can be used for many different workflows, including for journalism and content curation, but we’re going to have a look at one way you could use it to improve your blogging productivity.
Jeff Domansky's curator insight,
August 26, 2013 3:57 PM
Spundge is useful for curation, blogging and content marketing. I find it valuable in the research stage and a smart addition to your social media toolkit.
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Adding an audio message to your classroom blog or website can be a good way to help deliver important messages to your students and their parents. Posting an audio message, even if it covers the same content as a written message, can increase the chances that a visitor to your blog will take notice of something important. Adding an audio message to your blog or website is not difficult to do. Here are five free services that you can use to add an audio message to your blog or website....
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Absolutely not just for teachers and students... ;-)
Jeff Domansky's curator insight,
July 24, 2013 2:10 PM
Here are five terrific technologies that are not just for teachers and students. Social marketers, bloggers and PR pros will find these audio recording/sharing tools valuable. 
Jenifer Rettler's curator insight,
July 25, 2013 7:32 PM
Learn about 5 different free technologies which allow you to deliver audio messages to the followers of your blog or website.
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When you want to add artistic effects or drawings to your website or printed material, try Serif’s free drawing and graphics software. It’s free to download and you don’t need any artistic background or design experience. Via Baiba Svenca, Jim Lerman, Tim Pixley
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I've quickly looked it over and it's easy to use with good features for a free graphics tool.
Baiba Svenca's curator insight,
April 11, 2013 12:29 PM
Great software for drawing vector illustrations for your web presentations. It will help you design your slides by adding personalised drawings. DrawPlus support and tutorials http://www.serif.com/Support/ProductHelp/DrawPlus/ 
Shanika Journey's curator insight,
April 12, 2013 12:27 PM
A good alternative for anyone who doesn't own Photoshop, Illustrator, or Painter to create custom pics and graphics for your projects. |
Use this free headline analyzer to write awesome headlines for blog posts and email subject lines that drive social shares, traffic, and SEO value.
Use this free headline analyzer to write awesome headlines for blog posts and email subject lines that drive social shares, traffic, and SEO value.