My favorite resources
I’m updating my resource rolodex and wanted to share it with you for Thursday’s tips in case there were any you hadn’t heard of. Are there any favorites that are not on here? If so, please share!
Dragon Dictation – Voice to text dictation. Can cut/paste, edit, share. Free app for iPhone
HootSuite – Dashboard for social media. Can add five accounts for free. Write one post and send over all media, schedule them for certain days/times. Uses owl.ly link shortener. Has apps for iPhone and iPad as well as web. http://www.hootsuite.com
Tweet Deck--similar to HootSuite. http://www.tweetdeck.com
Zemanta—automatically add photos and links to blog posts. http://www.zemanta.com
Who Unfollowed Me? –tells you who unfollowed you , who’s following you that you’re not following back, inactives, etc. http://www.who.unfollowed.me
Twylah – Turns your Twitter page into a website that can be shared/tracked. Use it when tweeting about topics you want to be known for. Includes all links and comments. Said to increase engagement 40 times more than without. http://www.twylah.com
Tweepi—Twitter management tool with statistics. Provides spreadsheet of activity. www.tweepi.com
Mention – Like Google Alerts, Mention is a media monitoring dashboard that connects to your social media and tracks where you’re being talked about
Ease.ly – Make infographics easily. www.ease.ly
Quozio – Turn quotes into graphics. www.quozio.com
Who Needs My Guy (and Gal) – A way for you to recommend your favorite service providers that connects to social media. www.whoneedsmyguy.com
Flipboard – iPad app that turns Twitter page into magazine. Keeps all relevant links and conversations together. Can send tweets from Flipboard page. Now available for iPhone too. http://www.flipboard.com or from the app store.
Bit.ly – shortens long web links to 20 characters. Also tracks link activity by putting in search and add a +. http://www.bitly.com
Owl.ly – same idea and is what HootSuite uses. http://www.ow.ly
Instagram – free app for iPhone that allows you to take any photo and add a filter and transform it into a work of art. Can upload to Facebook, Twitter, and Flickr. Great if you have a picture that needs few words. http://www.instagr.am
Google analytics—Tracks advertising ROI and multimedia, web usage and provides custom reports. Integrates with Ad Sense. Free. http://www.google.com/analytics/
WiseStamp—custom signature for your emails. Can include “follow” buttons for Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin. www.wisestamp.com
Firepole Markeing – Great marketing resources and blog posts on how to market your small business. http://www.firepolemarketing.com
Other Resources
Guide to Understanding Google+ – http://www.ottopilotmedia.com Download their free guide.
Radian6 – a social media agency has a ton of free resources and eBooks on their web site. Go to http://www.radian6.com , click on “free resources” and then eBooks.
Word of Mouth Marketing—by Andy Sernovitz
Engagement from Scratch –by Danny Iny
Book Yourself Solid—by Michael Port
What others are your favorites that should be included here? List them below in the comments.
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