15 Tools To Help You Create Your

Best Content Now

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Introduction

As a Marketer I juggle my time between my job writing my next blog post and conducting

research

To help me I now use 15 tools that have made me much more efficient when I am trying to

create or schedule new content

This ebook lists out these tools which I would recommend you consider if you have not

done so already

Thanks

Phillip Twyford (AKA The Curly Marketer)

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1 Feedly

If you are a content creator you will always need to keep up with the constant changes in your

industry

This can be a difficult task with so much content available

With Feedly you can find and save all the content from your favorite sites into one very easy to

use application

So whether on your computer smartphone or tablet you have the ability to access all the latest

news you need when you need it

Another benefit of Feedly is that you can save the information you find to other applications such

as Evernote and also share what you find to your social channels for further engagement

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2 Buffer

Sending relevant content to your audience across different social media channels can become

difficult

The answer to this is to schedule when you want your content shared with your audience

For me the go-to tool to do this is Buffer and it enables me to share up to 5 posts per day on

Twitter and Linkedin

The beauty for me is that all the posts are pre-batched and go out at the time I want them sent

This means I am not putting myself under pressure each day trying to send out content to my

audience

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3 Freepik

In my blog post ldquoWhy you need to use infographics for

superior marketing successrdquo

I advised that 40 of people will respond better to

visual information than plain text So the use of visuals

in your content and on your website is of critical

importance to stand out

Freepik is a fantastic resource for finding excellent

images icons and vectors

The majority of the images are free to use with just a

simple attribution to the creator

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I would like to give a big thank you to Freepik as each of the vector

images I have used for the chapters in this ebook were created by them

4 Trello

When planning your content to do list there is a variety of different ways to catalogue this Maybe a

trusty note-book and pen is your preferred option or maybe you like to create spreadsheets in excel

But I would suggest giving Trello a try With Trello you create simple boards named as you need For

example you could have board called To Do another one called Doing and then a final one called

Done

Each task you create uses a drag and drop card system and deadlines for completion can be set

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5 Canva

If you have a designer on your team then trying to get creative designs is not an issue for you

Maybe you have a design budget and in that case you could get an excellent freelancer to do the

work for you using a resource such as 99 designs

But if you are like me you may want to be your own creative and design your own material

By using Canva you can now design your own flyers ebook covers Twitter header images and so

much more all one simple easy to use tool and will allow you create within minutes

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6 Evernote

Evernote is a note taking programme and in my opinion is a must-have tool

You can create digital notes you can save articles and images you come across saved by topic

With Evernote you can create your editorial calendar and share notebooks with your team

If you have a quick idea but no time to type you can create a new note and voice record your idea

As a content marketer I use Evernote to curate all my content into relevant notebooks

I can then review my notebooks for research before writing my next blog post

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7 Hootsuite

Hootsuite is generally referred to as a Social Media Management tool

It helps you manage many social networks such as Twitter LinkedIn Google + in one dashboard

The benefit of this is that you dont have to visit many social networks

Instead you can watch whos engaging with your content all in one central dashboard This ability

alone is fantastic for saving you lots of time

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8 Hubspot Blog Topic Generator

Do you have an idea for your next blog post

Or are you struggling for some inspiration

Then the Hubspot blog topic generator is the perfect solution

It is easy to use and the topic generator will give you back blogging suggestions

To give you an idea of how it works I used the blog topic generator and put in content strategy

and blog These are the potential topics I got back for the week which is a real-time saver

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9 Co-Schedule Headline Analyser

One of the visionaries that shaped the advertising world David Ogilvy said that

ldquoOn the average five times as many people read the headlines as read the body copyrdquo

Your headline is critical and will decide the success of your communication Why

Your headline is the first piece of copy your audience sees If it does not intrigue or capture their

immediate attention you will lose the reader

With this headline analyser you have an effective solution to grade your chosen headline

This means that you can tweak your headline for greatest effect

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10 Google Slides

I am a big fan of Google

But I know some feel that Google has usurped how we search online

Yet Google produce quality products that make the content marketing journey easier

From Google docs to Google drive the products are easy to use and do exactly what they

promise My personal favourite is Google Slides

Yes it is like MS Powerpoint but it is much easier to use when creating an ebook

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11 Grammarly

There is nothing worse than writing a piece of content such as blog post and for it to have

spelling mistakes andor grammatical errors To help avoid this problem there is no better service

than Grammarly

Grammarly according to their website is the worldrsquos leading automated proofreader and based

on my experience I canrsquot argue By using it your content will be checked for a large number of

spelling grammar and punctuation errors as well as offer useful wording suggestions to further

enhance your content

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12 Sniply

Would you like the ability to overlay your own personal message on any piece of content which

could then drive clicks and leads back to your website

Of course you do and Sniply is just the tool to do it for you

How it works is very easy When you sign up you create a call to action a message text for a

button and finally input a URL you want someone who clicks on your snip to be brought to

Download the very handy Google Chrome extension and when you come across a page or article

you want to snip click on the sniply extension and you will see a pre-check screen for you to

review Once you are happy click snip and then using the social share buttons presented you can

now share the content with your sniply personal message displayed on the bottom

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13 Adobe Spark Video

Video has become a critical element to have when creating content However there is such a

variety of apps to choose from which has lead to a lot of confusion plus the fear factor of ldquoI am not

creative so could never make a videordquo

Adobe has brought three new tools under the main title of Adobe Spark to allow visual content to

be created easily for the non designer These three products are called Spark Post Spark Page and

my personal favorite Spark Video

Spark Video lets you create simple yet very effective videos to showcase your brand or a topic and

you can create a video in minutes

Here is one I created on the 4 keys to Marketing success As you can see creating a video does not

have to be complicated once you have an idea to begin with

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14 Buzzsumo

It can be difficult trying to decide what to write about in your next blog post or what content

seems to be popular

Buzzsumo is exactly the tool you need

It will give you the ability to search for what is popular based on your topic

For example I am interested in Content Marketing Strategy so I used this as my search term and

you can see what I got back in the visual below

I can see that this topic is popular and is something that is resonating with the audience I am

targeting

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15 PDF Escape

Itrsquos frustrating when you create a piece of content such as an ebook and you lose all the links to

other resources when you save your ebook as a PDF

PDF Escape is a free tool that allows you to insert the links you need and then re-save and

download your document All you have to do is upload your PDF and then insert your links save

your document and then download

I have used this tool many times and it has been the perfect solution this common issue

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Conclusion

I hope you find these 15 tools useful for your content marketing and for more advice and tips

donrsquot forget to visit my website

If you have any comments or questions donrsquot hesitate to email me at

philliptwyfordthecurlymarketercom

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Big thank you to Freepik who created the vector images used for the chapters in this ebook

and to Iconsdb who created the social media icons used on the footer of each page