In this section you will find a selection of free or low-cost tools to support all your marketing efforts. Build your website, design surveys or manage your social media accounts with these easy-to-use tools.
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Navigation:
- Website
- Blogging
- Search Engine Optimization
- Email Marketing
- Surveys
- Social Media Management
- Video and Audio Editing
- Analytics
Website
- Squarespace – An industry leader among website builders. Extremely design-oriented, the platform allows you to take an active role in crafting the look and feel of your website.
- Wix – A great alternative website builder, Wix provides hundreds of templates to bring your vision to life.
- Sumo – Sumo offers a suite of tools for "email capture," or collecting the information of visitors to your website. Begin with a free account before upgrading to a premium one for a fee.
- Marvel User Testing – Get video, voice and analytical feedback on designs and prototypes with this tool that records what your users do and say when testing your website. Start with a free trial before a paid monthly plan kicks in.
Blogging
- WordPress – The most popular choice to create a website or blog for free. While the most mature and reliable platform, WordPress can be complex to configure beyond the basic setup.
- Blogger – From Google, this free blogging platform differentiates itself by being easy to set up (create a new blog with your Gmail account) and user friendly.
Search Engine Optimization
- Google Keyword Planner: Part of Google Ads, this service assists with researching keywords and selecting the right terms.
- ahrefs: A specialist in determining "keyword difficulty,' or how hard it will be to get into Top 10 search results for any keyword or particular search query.
- Google Trends: Type in a search term and explore whether the popularity of that term is rising or falling, and at what rate.
- Exploding Topics: As its name implies, this trend-spotting tool surfaces rapidly growing topics before they take off.
- Mangools: Helps "find long tail keywords with low SEO difficulty."
- Ubersuggest: Offers free and paid versions. A good budget option, however not as powerful as some of its competitors.
- Yoast SEO: A plug-in for Wordpress that analyzes the keywords on each webpage. Offers free and paid versions.
Email Marketing
- MailChimp – Ideal tool for small businesses. Free for up to 2,000 subscribers. Premium plans add email and landing page templates, custom branding, 24/7 support and more.
- GetResponse – Market your business online with features that help you reach out to potential clients and build relationships.
- Constant Contact – Integrates email marketing with customer list growth and social media posting.
Surveys
- Survey Monkey – Plans for the world's leading online survey software.
- Google Forms – Another free tool from Google, create online forms as well as analyze responses presented in automated chart and graph forms.
- Typeform – Logical, visually appealing surveys are this brand's calling card.
Social Media Management
- Hootsuite – Craft and schedule posts across all your social networks.
- Buffer – Alternative social media management platform. Free account lets you manage up to three social channels while a paid plan is $6 per channel per month.
Video and Audio Editing
- iMovie – Free video editor for Mac.
- OpenShot – Free, open-source, non-linear video editor for Linux, Mac, and Windows.
- Blender – Free, open-source, cross-platform 3D content creator with many advanced features.
- ShotCut – Free, open-source, cross-platform video editor with a sleek interface.
- Audacity – Free, open source, cross-platform software for recording and editing sounds.
- Garageband – Free for Mac users, it provides a comprehensive and simple way to record and edit audio.
Analytics
- Google Analytics – Free tools to help you measure how users interact with your website.
- Amazon Pinpoint – Helps you to understand website user behaviour. Free to track up to 100 million "events" per month.