The internet is full of websites about marketing, but you may have noticed that many present redundant tips or just outdated advice. Here are ten valuable websites and pages that help empower marketing managers and are worthy of bookmarking.
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1. Google Mobile Friendly Test
This page is essential for making sure that your website and landing pages are mobile-friendly, since mobile users are the most ready to make online purchases.
2. Google Trends
Learn the popularity of keywords by typing examples in the search box and checking the results in chart form. This tool is very helpful in determining which niche keywords already have a following.
3. Google Developers
Google offers many web tools and insights on how to build more competitive websites. This section gives you access to a wide range of tools related to design, layouts, images, monetization, security, forms and much more.
4. PageScoring.com
This site is one of many examples of tools that generates quick easy to understand results for page loading times. These stats can help you compare results with other tools, such as the one provided by Google or WebPageTest.org. Page speed is important since research shows users will abandon sites when pages take longer than 3-5 seconds to load.
5. HubSpot Marketing Grader
HubSpot provides blogs and a vast array of tools for innovative inbound marketers. The Marketing Grader is a helpful tool for gaining insight on SEO, blogging, social media, mobile optimization and lead generation.
6. Alexa.com
Owned by Amazon, this website ranker gives you a ballpark idea of how your site ranks in comparison to your competitors on a daily basis.
7. Business2Community.com
This business information site is an archive of many valuable articles that can enhance sales, marketing, lead generation, social media, technology and much more.
8. SocialMediaToday.com
Stay up to date on tips for marketing, social media and technology. The site also gives marketing managers a list of upcoming webinars for enhancing marketing campaigns.
9. Fotor.com
This photo editing site is useful for creating professional looking collages with images. It's particularly helpful if you do not wish to outsource graphic design work.
10. WordCounter.net
This word count tool is handy for SEO purposes if you don't already have one on your computer. Marketing managers should be aware of word count when evaluating blogs and articles, since low word counts may be regarded as thin content pages and penalized by search engines.
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