In this post, I will tell you the best chrome extensions list for a blogger.
Time is a valuable thing for busy bloggers. From brainstorming ideas to researching topics, and finally sitting down to compile your thoughts into a powerful and engaging blog can take tremendous amounts of time. Luckily, there are blogger tools out there to help us save some time and make the writing process much more efficient.
Here are the best chrome extensions for a blogger:
1. Feedly Notifier
Researching a topic takes a tremendous amount of time. Reading other articles is a great way to spark your own ideas. In fact, you can use these as references too. Feedly combines all your favorite topics and blogs into one place. This Google Chrome extension will keep you up to date on any articles you haven’t read, review articles of the topic you’re subscribed to, and receive updates when there are new updates for your categories. This is perfect for bloggers who want to stay up-to-date on the latest articles in their niche.
2. BuzzSumo
Is the topic of your blog post a popular subject on social media? Are people going to want to share your post? When you’re researching a topic to write, it’s important to analyze the social performance of similar, comparable content. BuzzSumo is a Chrome extension that will allow you to analyze the social performance of different blogs. If you’re focusing on a specific topic, take a look at the top performing articles and see what kind of content is working well for your industry or niche.
3. Evernote Web Clipper
Evernote’s Chrome extension allows you to save absolutely anything. It allows you to clip web pages you want to keep and review at a later time. You can save them and tag them with categories to keep them organized in your Evernote account. In addition, it allows you to customize the clips and highlight specific parts of the website. Bloggers can use this to conduct blog research and easily access it through mobile and desktop.
4. Writer
Now that you have your research complete, it’s time to start writing your article! If you’re a procrastinator like I am, you’ll want to write with minimal distraction. One of the best ways to write is on a simple and fast canvas. The writer has a minimalist interface and works quickly. You can set the colors of the interface to suit your preference. Best of all, there are no annoying banner ads. It also allows you to save an unlimited amount of documents, and it even works offline (after you’ve used it online once).
4. WordPress Keyboard Shortcuts
WordPress is one of the most popular CMS to create blogs and websites. Moving around WordPress’s dashboard can be a little difficult sometimes. With the WordPress Keyboard Shortcuts Chrome extension, you can access all the keyboard shortcuts that WordPress supports. Using these shortcuts, you can easily and effectively manage your dashboard, edit and format text, monitor your content, and moderate comments. The developer has also created a dedicated page for this WordPress shortcuts Chrome extension with an awesome help tour for the users.
5. Grammarly
Typos and grammatical errors tend to be a common mistake we all make. When you’re focused on an idea, you’re too busy to check your grammar and you just want to get your idea out before you forget it! Grammarly will highlight any minor and critical grammar and spelling issues in your writing. It ensures that your writing is clear and well-written before it reaches your readers.
6. Noisli
Sometimes, sitting at your desk to write can be difficult. If you enjoy working in an open office or even at the coffee shop, Noisli is a great extension to keep you focused and create a relaxing environment. It allows you to block out surrounding sounds with background music that can keep you concentrated and focused on your writing. This is one of the best ways to increase your productivity.
7. TinEye Reverse Image Search
A picture is worth a thousand words. Adding images and videos to your blog can increase its effectiveness and help you get the point across to the readers. When you find an image you want to use, the TinEye Reverse Image Search extension will provide you information on where you can find it online and where it has been used. This is a great way for you to find an image and source them appropriately on your blog.
8. Voice Instead
The Voice Instead extension is a text-to-speech tool that will read your article back to you. Instead of reading it off the page yourself, you can use this extension to read it to you out loud while you’re doing other things. You can use this extension to read articles you’ve curated or simply to review your article too.
9. Buffer
Finally, you’ve completed your blog! To save time and improve efficiency, you can use Buffer to schedule your blogs. The best thing about Buffer is its ability to create posting schedules for each day of the week. This means that each time you Buffer a post, it will automatically be scheduled for the times you’ve scheduled and you wouldn’t have to do it manually. The only thing you’d have to decide is which social media platform you want to share it with.
10. Hootsuite
HootSuite is another popular social media management tool. The tool allows you to schedule to a variety of different platforms and manage them in the tool. In addition to scheduling your posts to go live, you can add tabs to create feeds to search for keywords, monitor incoming comments and likes, and even reply to incoming direct messages on HootSuite.
11. Open Me Later
Open Me later is a Chrome extension useful for anyone with a busy schedule. It allows you to schedule how and when your favorite web pages to open in your browser. This Chrome extension is very useful for bloggers who open multiple websites on a daily basis. You can schedule any number of web pages to open up on their own whenever you want.
