I’m a bit of a URL packrat. My bookmarks bar in Firefox is filled with links to interesting resources. Instead of keeping them tucked away, I’m sharing them here.
Audio & podcasting
- Melody Loops – Music for digital projects
- IMSLP – Public domain music archive
- Epidemic Sound – Audio tracks for creators; subscription pricing
- Bensound – Royalty free music, creative commons
- Headliner.app – Build social videos with your audio
- Premium Beat – Curated, royalty-free music
- Storyblocks Audio – Royalty-free audio library
- Descript – Transcript creation & podcast editing
- Temi – Speech-to-text transcription via AI
- Trint – Audio transcription
- Simplecast – Podcast hosting, metrics, distribution
- PowerPress – Podcasting plugin for WordPress
- Smart Podcast Player – For your site, from Pat Flynn
- SpeakPipe – Voicemail for your website
- Voiceflow – Build voice apps in your browser
- Reaper – Open source digital audio workstation (DAW)
Video & streaming
- mimoLive – Video switcher & streaming for the Mac
- Lumen5 – Social video creation in the browser
- Crowdcast – Live streaming in the browser
Advertising & affiliate marketing
- BuySellAds – Advertising broker for publications
- AdRoll – Centralized for display network ads
- Google Ads – The behemoth display network + paid search
- AdThrive – Ad optimization & mgmt platform for publishers
- Rakuten Marketing – Affiliates – Affiliate program marketplace
- ShareASale – Affiliate program marketplace
- CJ Affiliate (formerly Commission Junction)
- Awin – Affiliate program marketplace
- AvantLink – Affiliate program marketplace
- Clickbank – Affiliate program marketplace
- Amazon Associates – Affiliate program for Amazon
- Skimlinks – Dynamic insertiion of affiliate links
- Sovrn //Commerce – Dynamic insertion of affiliate links
- PartnerStack – Partner program & channel management
- Geniuslink – Dynamic links for eCommerce platforms
Community
- Resources for community professionals
- Community-building books
- CMX
- The Community Roundtable
- FeverBee
- Bevy
- Community Signal
Presentations
Content marketing & blogging
Content strategy
- What is a “content library”? – from Copyblogger
Content research
- Daily Prompts – from WordPress.com
- Blog Ideas/Topic Generator – from HubSpot
- Kparser – Keyword suggestion tool
- Content Idea Generator – from Portent
- Blog Title Generator – from SEOPressor
- BuzzSumo – Also works for influencer search
- KWFinder – Keyword research tool
- KeywordTool.io – Free keyword research tool
- Related Keyword Tool – from SpyFu
- SERPs Keyword Research Generator
- Keywords Everywhere – Paid browser extension
- Serpstat Keyword Analysis – Search questions
- Google Trends – Relative popularity over time
- FAQ Fox – Find questions instead of keywords
- AnswerThePublic – Question & topic research
- TextOptimizer – Question research
- QuestionDB – Find audience questions
- Moz Keyword Explorer
- Amazon keyword research tool – for eCommerce
- LSIGraph – Semantically aligned keyword suggestions
Content development
- Cliche finder
- “Power words” for copywriting
- How to write good story leads – Journalism Education
- Ulysses – Writing app for Mac and iOS
- Reedsy Book Editor – for PDF and ePub
- PlaceIt – Mockups and image templates
- Max Pixel – Free images
- Mixkit Art – Free illustrations
- Grafiti – Search graphs and charts from trusted publishers
- Carbon – Create images from source code
Javascript libraries
- TimelineJS – Interactive timelines
- ZingChart – Javascript charts
- Chart.js
- Google chart tools
Content optimization
Content promotion
- Google Analytics campaign URL builder
- Alternative Google Analytics URL builder from Data Driven Labs
- Hey.Press – Find relevant journalists for outreach
- Help A Reporter – Connects experts with journalists
- Anewstip – Search for media contacts
- Submit.co – Where to get startup press coverage
- How to find guest blogging opportunities – from DataGrunt
- Resource page link building – from DataGrunt
- Triberr – Promote content through community groups
- Pitchbox – Influencer outreach & management
- Hunter.io – Find email addresses
- Voila Norbert – Find email addresses & outreach
- Verify-Email, EmailHippo, MailTester – Verify addresses
Email marketing
- MotionMail – Countdown timers for email
- YesInsights – Simple email & website surveys
- Subject Line Tester
- Not A Newsletter – Monthly guide to better emails
- EML, MHT Viewer – View .eml files in the browser
- Mailtrain – Open source, self-hosted newsletter app
Social media
- SocialBlade – Rankings for YouTube, Twitch, Twitter, etc.
- SocialRank – Analyze audience data
- InfluencerDB – Influencer search engine
- Klear – Another influencer search engine
- Keyhole – Social media monitoring
SEO
- SEO Bookmarklet – Handy tool from Troy Meier
Web design & development
Information architecture
- GlooMaps – Visual sitemap builder
Accessibility
Front-end development
- Eva Design System – Adaptable front-end UI/design system
- Culrs – Curated colour palettes
- Tint and Shade Generator
- Awesome Design Tools + Awesome Design Plugins
Marketing & analytics
- RightMessage – Website personalization
- Leadfeeder – See what companies visit your site
- Clearbit – Aggregate data from disparate sources
- Osano – “The original free open source cookie consent popup.”
Data sources & API
- Public API repository
- Statista – Business statistics portal
- Pew Research Center
- UN Data
- US Government Open Data
- US Census Data
- Zanran numerical data search
- Google Public Data Explorer
- Search Engine for Source Code
JavaScript libraries
- anime.js – JavaScript animation engine
- Zdog – Round, flat, designer-friendly pseudo-3D engine for canvas & SVG
Work & productivity
- Calendly – Smarter scheduling
- Fast Poll – Quick poll creation & hosting
- Crowdsignal (formerly Polldaddy) – For polls and surveys
- Google Sheets for Marketers – free Google Sheets templates
- Kickstart Coding Cheatsheets
- Hey Marketers – Remote and in-office job postings for marketers
- FYI templates – Library of useful, free templates for different roles
Life
- Cool Tools – Blog that “recommends the best/cheapest tools available”