Go-To Tools List

All my favourite social media and otherwise “geeky” resources in one place! Just click on a name to be taken to the site. Please note, some of these links are affiliate links. If you use them and purchase the product, I may receive a small referral fee.

Twitter Tools

Tweriod – find the best time to Tweet
Twilert – get e-mail updates on a Twitter search
Mr. Unfollower – find out who unfollows you every week
ManageFlitter – Manage your follows
Audiense – Manage your follows with advanced targetting
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Facebook Tools

Facebook Grid Image Checker – this tool helps you see if you have too much text on your image. For use with Facebook advertisements.
Post Planner – a great scheduling app if you’re mainly using Facebook.

General Geeky apps & extensions for Google/Gmail

Pocket – online reading list
Hootlet (Hootsuite Extension for Chrome)
Boomerang – Chrome extenstion brings emails back to the top of your Gmail inbox in a set amount of time, so you don’t forget to follow up

Social Media Management Tools

Hootsuite (Aff)
Social Oomph
Buffer – Now manages Twitter, Facebook & LinkedIn
IFTTT – (If This Then That) Great for helping with some types of auto-posting. I use this to post to my accounts when my blog is updated.
Zapier – Similar to IFTTT, but has many more integrations to choose from. I have a paid account and use it mostly to send automagic email reminders based on events in my Google calendar.
Hey Orca – a great tool for getting pre-approval of your content when working with agencies
Meet Edgar – a robust recycling tool for your evergreen content. Perfect for affiliate marketers. Helps you repost the same types of messages in less time.
SocialJukeBox (AFF) (formerly TweetJukeBox) a robust recycling tool for your evergreen content. Perfect for affiliate marketers. Helps you repost the same types of messages in less time.
Social Warfare (Aff) – WordPress Plugin allows you to have more control over social sharing of your content.
Revive Old Post (Aff) – automated sharing of your evergreen blog content
ConvertKit (Aff) – Create quick and beautiful landing pages for your lead magnets.

Design Programs/Sites

Instagram Tools

Schedugram – Scheduling for Instagram
Latergram.me – Scheduling for Instagram
Photo Repost – There are NUMEROUS versions, all accomplish the same thing, sharing another person’s Instagram post on your feed.
Instaquote/Wordswag / Over – allow you to easily add text to a graphic
Iconosquare – Instagram analytics and searching
Onlypult
Candy Camera (Android) – seriously ladies, this has the best beauty filters I’ve seen!

Live Streaming

Periscope
Facebook Live
Crowdcast.io

Video

Screencast-O-Matic (AFF) – easily narrate a tutorial of how to do something on your screen and share it to social media
Adobe Spark
Animoto

General Business Apps

MileIQ (phone app) – Tindr for your business mileage. Swipe right and it counts towards business!
Freshbooks (aff) – automatic monthly invoices saves me hours of work!
SecureSafe (Android) – helps me keep track of my passwords
Sync (Aff) – Cloud storage

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