# The Pocket Marketing Tech List 🗂
A small but formidable list of marketing tools for software developers. 
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## 🔦Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Tools

### 🙌🏽Free Tools
- ["Introduction to SEO for Developers"](https://www.stephaniemorillo.co/post/introduction-to-seo-for-developers): A comprehensive overview of SEO.
- [Screaming Frog SEO Spider](https://www.screamingfrog.co.uk/seo-spider/): Perfect for running SEO audits, finding status errors, missing alt text, and more. Free for crawling up to 500 pages.
- [Technical SEO Markeup Generator](https://technicalseo.com/tools/schema-markup-generator/): Perfect for adding structured data from Schema.org to your site.
- [WebPageTest](https://www.webpagetest.org/): A free site performance measurement tool
- [Google Search Console](https://search.google.com/search-console/about): Google's free tool for getting all the pages on your site indexed in Google search. Will also point out possible status errors, high performing search terms, and any performance issues.
- [Bing Webmaster Tools](https://www.bing.com/webmasters/about): Bing's tool for getting your site indexed in Bing search.

### 💵Paid Tools
- [Ahrefs](https://ahrefs.com/): All-in-one SEO tool, from keyword search to site audits.
- [AnswerThePublic](https://answerthepublic.com/): Tool for finding search terms and questions people ask around a keyword. It's free to search once per day; more than that you'll need to upgrade.
- [Ubersuggest](https://neilpatel.com/ubersuggest/): Great for finding content ideas around keywords, among other SEO benefits.

## 📈Web Analytics Tools

### 🙌🏽Free Tools
- ["An Introduction to Web Analytics"](https://www.stephaniemorillo.co/post/an-introduction-to-web-analytics): A comprehensive overview of web analytics.
- [Google Analytics](https://analytics.google.com/): The industry standard.

### 💵Paid Tools
- [Matomo Analytics](https://matomo.org/): Complete Google Analytics replacement that's privacy focused; comes with free trial.
- [Plausible Analytics](https://plausible.io/): Lightweight privacy-focused analytics solution; free trial available.
- [Simple Analytics](https://simpleanalytics.com/): Privacy-focused analytics solution.
- [Fathom Analytics](https://usefathom.com/): Lightweight privacy-focused analytics solution; free trial available.

## 🛍eCommerce Platforms
- [Shopify](https://www.shopify.com/) All-in-one online shop.
- [Big Cartel](https://www.bigcartel.com/): eCommerce platform for creatives.
- [WooCommerce](https://woocommerce.com/): Set up an ecommerce store for WordPress sites.
- [Wix Stores](https://www.wix.com/app-market/wix-stores): Set up an ecommerce store for Wix sites.
- [E-junkie](https://www.e-junkie.com/): For selling digital products.
- [Payhip](https://payhip.com/): For selling digital products.
- [Podia](https://www.podia.com/): For selling digital products, courses, and more.
- [Teachable](https://teachable.com/): Selling online courses and coaching programs.

## 📬 Email Marketing Platforms
- [ConvertKit](https://convertkit.com/)
- [Mailerlite](https://www.mailerlite.com/)
- [Buttondown](https://buttondown.email/)
- [Drip](https://www.drip.com/home)
- [Revue by Twitter](https://www.getrevue.co/)

## 👯Social Media Scheduling Platforms

### 🙌🏽Free Tools
- [Buffer](https://buffer.com/app)
- [Tweetdeck](https://tweetdeck.twitter.com/)

### 💵Paid Tools
- [MeetEdgar](https://meetedgar.com/pricing/): Free trial available.
- [Zlappo](https://zlappo.com/): Free trial available.
- [Hypefury](https://hypefury.com/): Free trial available.

## 🤖Automation Tools
- [IFTTT](https://ifttt.com/)
- [Zapier](https://zapier.com/)
- [Airtable Automations](https://support.airtable.com/hc/en-us/articles/360050974153-Automations-Overview)

## 📖Developer Blogging Platforms
- ["How Blog Post Syndication Works"](https://www.stephaniemorillo.co/post/how-blog-post-syndication-works): A post that explains blog syndication, aka "cross-posting".
- ["What's the best blogging platform for developers?"](https://www.stephaniemorillo.co/post/what-s-the-best-blogging-platform-for-developers): A blog post to help you figure out what's important in selecting a blog platform.
- [DEV Community](https://dev.to/): An open source developer blogging and community platform. Allows you to categorize blog posts into tags, enables comments, and allows for blog syndication. 
- [Hashnode](https://hashnode.com/): Developer blogging and community platfor. Allows you to categorize blog posts into tags, enables comments, and allows for blog syndication. Also lets developers map their own domain to their blog.

## 🖼Graphic Design Tools & Free Stock Image Aggregators
- [Canva](https://www.canva.com): Can be used to design flyers, presentations, book covers, and more. Free tier and paid tiers available.
- [SlidesGo](https://slidesgo.com/): Beautiful and customizable Google Sheets and PowerPoint templates. Free and premium tiers available.
- [Compressor.io](https://compressor.io/): Compress images for faster page load speeds.
- [Flickr](https://www.flickr.com/search/?text=&license=2%2C3%2C4%2C5%2C6%2C9): Search for images available under Creative Commons licenses.
- [Pexels](https://www.pexels.com/): Free stock images.
- [Unsplash](https://unsplash.com/): Free stock images.

## 🧑🏻‍💻Freelancer Marketplaces
- [Fiverr](http://www.fiverr.com/s2/a6a80da60a): Find everyone from book designers to editors to graphic designers to ghostwriters on Fiverr. I've been working with Fiverr freelancers for sometime with great success. (_Note: Affiliate link_)
- [Upwork](https://www.upwork.com/)
- [Wordy.com](https://www.wordy.com/): Proofreading and copyediting services.
- [99designs](https://99designs.com/): Designer marketplace.

## 🗺Landing Page Builders
- [Carrd.co](https://try.carrd.co/fjfhdld1): Create a fully responsive landing page with absolute ease. Supports Markdown. Free and paid plans available. (_Note: Affiliate link_)

## 📒Organizational Apps
- [Airtable](https://airtable.com/invite/r/mwQ4099x): A powerful no-code relational database. Has a ton of templates for everything from task management to forms to content calendars to Kanban boards. (_Note: Affiliate link_)
- [Notion](https://www.notion.so/): All-in-one solution for most workflow-related things, like building Wikis, taking notes, tracking tasks and projects, and more.
- [Obsidian](https://obsidian.md/): App for everything from taking notes to building Wikis. Supports Markdown.
- [Roam Research](https://roamresearch.com/): App for organizing and connecting different notes and other pieces of information.
- [Draft](https://draftin.com/): A version control collaboration tool for writers. Supports Markdown.

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List compiled by [Stephanie Morillo](https://www.stephaniemorillo.co/links). Like this list? [Consider becoming a sponsor.](https://github.com/sponsors/rubymorillo/)🌸