SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

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6 Time-Saving, Idea-Inspiring Tools

Running a content business takes time. Minutes or even hours slip by as you’re working on mundane and necessary tasks to build the operation.

But with some tech and AI help, you can take back some of that precious time. These free browser extensions – some of which have apps or desktop versions – can help. I’ve tested each one to ensure it can help with creating, researching, or managing your day-to-day work as a content creator. Ratings are based on a five-point scale and come from their Chrome extension page.

Let’s jump right in.

1. Loom​

Rating: 4.7 (5M users) Loom’s screen recorder, which has a Chrome extension, lets you record yourself while recording your screen. You can create quick tutorials and record instructions. It also comes in handy when pitching to a prospect to demo how you can help them.

Key features:

• Create tutorial videos for YouTube and Instagram by recording your screen.
• Record both your screen and webcam at the same time.
• Generates a shareable link as soon as the video is recorded.
• Provides analytics to understand how the audience engagement.
• Allow viewers to react and leave comments on your videos.

2. Scraper​

Rating: 3.9 (100K users) Research is an underrated yet essential part of a content business. Scraper allows you to collect data from web pages and compile it into a spreadsheet.

It is quite useful when you have to extract subheadings from a webpage or collect user queries from Quora. It enables you to collect lots of information quite fast and saves hours of extra work.

Key features:

• Scrapes data after you select what you want to extract for your research.
• Exports data into a CSV file.
• Schedules scrapes to automate data-extraction tasks.

3. Evernote Web Clipper​

Rating: 4.7 (2M users) Evernote Web Clipper, which has a Chrome extension, lets you save important things you find on the internet. It also allows you to organize that content to make it readily available. You can save articles, PDFs, and web pages. You create separate folders with custom titles and notebooks for multiple topics.

Key features:

• Saves articles, selected text, URLs, and images for improved research and inspiration.
• Lets you highlight, add notes, and add annotations to the saved content to expedite the content creation process later.
• Stores clips on the cloud, making it accessible from any device with the Evernote app.

4. Keyword Surfer​

Rating: 4.6 (500K+ users) Keyword Surfer, which includes a Chrome extension, eliminates the guesswork in keyword selection. It also enables basic competitor research by showing the traffic domains on the search results received with the number of words on that web page.

Surfer provides keyword ideas based on the keyword you input in Google search. It also provides keyword volume and overlap percentage.

Key features:

• Generates keyword ideas based on your Google search to inform your content planning.
• Provides traffic insights for the domains ranking for search results.
• Shares monthly search volume for suggested keywords.
• Identifies the percentage of keyword overlap between domains.

5. ChatSonic​

Rating: 4.9 (90K users) ChatSonic, which includes a desktop version, is an AI assistant by Writesonic. It is like ChatGPT, but its model is not limited to replying with information from 2021 or earlier. ChatSonic can even generate AI images.

Key features:

• Generates ideas based on the latest trends and events.
• Summarizes lengthy emails, posts, and email threads.
• Saves time by promptly replying to emails automatically.

6. Tweet Hunter X​

Rating: 4.5 (50K+ users) As the name suggests, Tweet Hunter X (formerly known as Twemex) helps you hunt for the best-performing tweets to study and learn. It can help you understand tone, style, hooks, and content structure on the X platform.

Key features:

• Identify top-performing tweets based on hashtags and keywords.
• See the best tweets of your competitors to gain insights.

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Don’t download every app or extension, as too many can slow down your computer. Pick the ones that will best support you and your business, and enjoy the time you gain.

– Sk Rafiqul Islam

​To discover four more time-saving apps, read the longer story.​

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StreamYard is the easiest way to create content right in your browser. You can multistream to your social media platforms, host a weekly show with special guests, create webinars, record podcasts with local recordings, create videos, and more.

StreamYard’s a popular tool amongst livestreamers, video creators, YouTubers, and podcasters – with features like live streaming, webinars, local recordings, screen sharing, and more, StreamYard makes it simple to get professional and polished content every time.

Entrepreneur: Corey Wilks, psychologist

Biz: Creator Alchemy​

Tilt: Helping creators reach their potential

Primary Channel: Newsletter (2.6K)

Other Channels: Twitter (5K), YouTube (300), website​

Time to First Dollar: 4 months

Rev Streams: Coaching, courses, sponsorships, affiliate marketing

Our Favorite Actionable Advice

• Keep learning: When starting Creator Alchemy, Corey learned through trial and error. He had the mindset to keep going because he knew he could figure it out.
• Don’t waste time: Time is someone’s most valuable resource. Make every piece of content, course, or offer worth your audience’s time.
• Rely on yourself: Corey found coaching clients to be a more reliable and profitable primary revenue stream than third-party platforms that could change their algorithms.

– Marc Maxhimer

​Read more of Corey's story.​

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