Managing your brand’s social media can be a tedious job that requires a lot of planning and creativity. Without tools and automation in place, your workload becomes unnecessarily busy, taking away the time to step back, look at the big picture, and improve what's going wrong.
Luckily, the Chrome Web Store has a huge collection of extensions (or little helpers, as you like to call them) that can significantly reduce the amount of time you spend on regular tasks. Social media managers, for example, can certainly benefit from increased productivity from a little bit of technology.
Working smarter is the new way to win. Check out these 15 Chrome extensions to help you navigate social media faster and better.
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1.Any.do
Social media managers wear many hats, including planner, customer support officer, community manager, and sometimes more on small teams. There's no better way to stay on top of things than by making a list and tackling each task one by one. The Any.do extension gives you an easy to-do list right from your browser window.In the default category Today, tomorrow, now and somedayit's easy to remember everything you need to do.
What we like about it
The clean and straightforward interface makes it very easy to use. You can also drag and drop tasks between categories, making it easy to reorganize if your priorities change.
Add the Any.do extension to Chrome
2.Last pass
LastPass is the smartest way to get all the information you need to move between multiple social profiles. Besides passwords, you can also save login credentials, contacts, and even credit card details.
What we like about it
Once installed, it will detect input fields with saved information and allow you to fill them in with one click.
Add the LastPass extension to Chrome
3. Grammatically
Social media managers understand the risk of publishing a post that turns out to be grammatically problematic. This happens to everyone, but Grammarly minimizes the room for error with spell checkers and grammar checkers that you can add directly to your browser.
What we like about it
The tool not only helps you create grammatically correct posts, but new updates include suggestions for writing concisely as well as detecting the tone of your writing to stay true to your brand statement. It contains.
Add the Grammarly extension to Chrome
4. Similar web
We typically use SimilarWeb to find different sites in our niche to promote our blogs, and the service's Chrome extension can give you quick insights into your site's performance and marketing efforts. It can prove to be very helpful.
After installing this extension, you can view your competitors' profiles and understand where they spend most of their effort and who they talk to.
What we like about it
This extension loads valuable insights onto your site in seconds. It provides data about your site's engagement rate, audience location, and traffic sources.
Add the SimilarWeb extension to Chrome
5. Reverso
If your social community is made up of people from different parts of the world, it's important to engage with them using the language they speak. Reverso works just like Google Translate, but works in context, making translations more accurate.
What we like about it
Reverso also works by checking your English input for grammar and punctuation errors. Additionally, the extension currently supports over 10 languages including Japanese, German, and Chinese.
Add the Reverso extension to Chrome
6.Light tag
Hashtags increase the discoverability of your posts, so it's important to choose your hashtags carefully and avoid hogging your posts with a bunch of random tags. RiteTag gets hashtag suggestions based on real-time hashtag engagement, so you can include only relevant and effective tags.
What we like about it
RiteTag provides hashtag suggestions for both text and images.When creating a post, highlight the text or right-click on the image attached to the post and select[ハッシュタグを生成]Just click to see a list of hashtags that you can incorporate into your posts.
This extension works with popular social media platforms such as Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest, and Instagram.
Add the RiteTag extension to Chrome
7.Drug
Social media managers tend to have huge inboxes every day with emails containing output from graphic designers, requests for new content from marketing teams, and customer inquiries to respond to. Drag to turn your busy inbox into a collaborative board where you can visually map your workflows right from Gmail.
What we like about it
With Drag, you can start an empty board and drag emails onto it to form a Trello-like board with task status and progress. Team members can also access shared boards and start real-time chats to get things done faster.
Add drag extension to Chrome
8. Soap box
For small teams, marketing video production is usually put on the back burner due to a lack of resources. Soapbox solves this problem with a Chrome extension that allows you to easily record and edit videos without downloading any software.
What we like about it
Perfect for support and instructional videos. You can record your face and screen at the same time, and you can choose how to split the video screen using his Soapbox after recording. The no-frills editor also makes it easy to add transitions and customize video thumbnails.
Add the Soapbox extension to Chrome
9. Guru
When working with a team, it's important to be on the same page about content guidelines such as structure, tone, and frequency. Most teams keep documents that explain these things in detail, but these documents often get buried under a pile of other files.
Guru gives you instant access to the shared knowledge you need for your tasks. No need to open a new tab. Simply view the sidebar and enter tags and keywords to find the documents you need.
What we like about it
Guru is faster than searching for documents on Drive. Team members can be added to “tribes” and assigned as point of contact for specific documents. You can then ask anyone questions about the document you are trying to find or review. The interface is very intuitive and makes knowledge sharing really easy.
Add the Guru extension to Chrome
10. Plany Way
Planyway is a Trello extension that integrates Gantt charts and calendars into your boards. It's definitely the best platform to create a social media calendar as it makes content planning and management super easy.
What we like about it
Both the calendar and Gantt chart features inherit Trello's easy drag-and-drop functionality. You can also sync your Google Calendar to your boards, so you can take upcoming events into account when planning your posting schedule.
Add the Planyway extension to Chrome
11. URL shortener
Using long URLs for social posts can make you look rushed and unprofessional. Using a reliable shortener on your browser can not only speed up your work, but also add branding to your links.
The URL Shortener extension allows you to add your own domain name, set expiration dates, and customize access to your links.
What we like about it
It's a small but noteworthy feature. Instantly shorten links and automatically copy shortened URLs to your clipboard. Save yourself the hassle of going back and forth when you forget to click the Copy Link button.
Add shortened URLs to Chrome
12. Pictab
Attaching high-quality visuals to your social media posts is a proven way to increase engagement. Social media managers need to be constantly looking for inspiration, and Piktab makes it easy.
When you install Piktab, a new tab opens with a gallery of design ideas that you can apply to any social media graphic. Simply enter your keywords to gain free access to commercially available resources.
What we like about it
Piktab provides inspiration for designing graphics, videos, and even newsletters. You'll also see high-resolution stock photos and icons that you can use to lay out graphics for announcements and greetings.
Add the Piktab extension to Chrome
13. Pablo
Now that you have a reliable resource for graphics and design inspiration, create layouts quickly. The Pablo extension for Chrome opens a simple layout editor with templates for quotes, announcements, and promotions.
What we like about it
In addition to 600,000 high-quality images to use as backgrounds for your social media graphics, Pablo has a collection of quotes you can use in your weekly posts.
Get the Pablo extension for Chrome
14.vidIQ
vidIQ helps you understand what's working in the top YouTube videos so you can apply it to your own videos. This extension allows you to evaluate your current videos and gain insights on how to improve their SEO suitability and popularity without wasting your video content.
What we like about it
Being able to see the video tags for every video can help you understand how to stand up to your competitors on YouTube. This extension is completely free and the amount of information it provides is amazing.
Add vidIQ extension to Chrome
15. Show off
Reporting on social media performance can be time-consuming, especially if you're working with multiple clients. Like your trusted assistant, Flaunt makes reporting easy by generating easy-to-understand reports from screenshots of campaign results.
What we like about it
It all reduces the time it takes to compile data and generate tables. Simply take a screenshot and add a short description to the performance points you want to see in your report. Flaunt takes cues from each screenshot's rating on the awesomeness meter to identify strengths and aspects that can be improved in future campaigns.
summary
We hope this list introduces you to some smart solutions that can make social media management easier for you. Check out other extensions made for productivity in the Chrome Web Store and find the right tool to improve performance with less effort.
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Editor's note: This article was first published on January 18, 2020, and has been updated regularly since then to keep it relevant, fresh, and comprehensive.
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