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Tim Hanson x 530 // Content tools

Tools for getting shit done.

Ahoy, welcome.

I’m Tim. I run

fivethreeoh.com⁠

. It’s been a long journey, nearly 10 years at this point, here’s the list of things I use to make the job smoother. Both the big tools, and the little tools.

The internet has created the biggest lever you could ever lean on to build an audience, both personal and professional. From 0 - 10k in a matter of months. I’m not gonna tell you how here, because even though I’m 10 years in, I still don’t know. What I do know is the tools that have helped me get there. So, enjoy. My big list of content tools. From search to personal, from fun to monetisation baby!

Tim Hanson's big list o' content tools

Tim Hanson's big list o' content tools

Category

Subcategory

What's it do?

Google Analytics

https://analytics.google.com/analytics/web/

Website

Tool

Website

Analytics

Fathom

https://usefathom.com/

Website

Tool

Website

Analytics

Google Search Console

https://search.google.com/search-console/about

SEO

Tool

Website

Analytics

ShieldApp

shieldapp.ai

Social

Website

Analytics

Canva

Canva.com

Content

Website

Tool

Content Creation

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Paint.net⁠

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Paint.net

Content

Tool

Content Creation

HemingwayApp

https://hemingwayapp.com/

Writing

Website

Tool

Content Creation

Pexels

pexels.com

Content

Website

Marketplace

Resource

Images/Illustrations

Content Creation

Unsplash

Unsplash.com

Content

Website

Marketplace

Resource

Images/Illustrations

Content Creation

Inspire Frame

https://inspireframe.io/

Design

Tool

Website

Content Creation

Softr

https://www.softr.io/

Design

Tool

Website

Content Creation

First Versions

https://www.firstversions.com/

Research

Website

Content Creation

Noun

https://thenounproject.com/

Design

Website

Images/Illustrations

Content Creation

DrawKit

https://www.drawkit.com/

Design

Images/Illustrations

Content Creation

Undraw

https://undraw.co/illustrations

Design

Images/Illustrations

Content Creation

Icons8

https://icons8.com/

Design

Images/Illustrations

Content Creation

Memberful

https://memberful.com/

Money

Website

Content Creation

Ghost

https://ghost.org/

Money

Website

Content Creation

Typeshare

https://typeshare.co/

Social

Website

Resource

Content Creation

Analytics

Scheduling

Lucid App

Lucid.app

Everyday

Website

Tool

Content Creation

Make job easier

Website Info

Content Strategy

Miro

miro.com

Everyday

Website

Tool

Content Creation

Make job easier

Website Info

Content Strategy

SparkToro

http://SparkToro.com

Research

Tool

Website

Customer Research

Mention

https://mention.com/en/

Growth

Website

Tool

Customer Research

F5bot

https://f5bot.com/

Growth

Tool

Customer Research

Syften

https://syften.com/

Growth

Website

Tool

Customer Research

Set up Google Alerts

https://www.quora.com/Is-there-a-way-to-set-up-keyword-alerts-in-Quora/answer/Trevor-Fox-2?ch=10&share=87d2f538&srid=mA7U

Growth

Resource

Customer Research

Statista

statista.com

Research

Website

Customer Research

Content Creation

Stats Research

Ceicdata

ceicdata.com

Research

Website

Customer Research

Content Creation

Stats Research

IndexMundi

indexmundi.com

Research

Website

Customer Research

Content Creation

Stats Research

Google’s public dataset

google.com/publicdata/directory

Research

Website

Customer Research

Content Creation

Stats Research

GapMinder

gapminder.org

Research

Website

Customer Research

Content Creation

Stats Research

Datanyze

datanyze.com

Research

Website

Customer Research

Content Creation

Stats Research

538

fivethirtyeight.com

Research

Website

Customer Research

Content Creation

Stats Research

Kaggle

kaggle.com/datasets

Research

Website

Customer Research

Content Creation

Stats Research

Beehiiv

https://www.beehiiv.com/

Newsletter

Website

Tool

Mailchimp

Mailchimp.com

Newsletter

Tool

Website

ConvertKit

CovertKit.com

Newsletter

Tool

Website

Draftback

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/draftback/nnajoiemfpldioamchanognpjmocgkbg?hl=en-US

Writing

Tool

Make job easier

Google Drive

https://www.google.co.uk/intl/en-GB/drive/

Everyday

Website

Tool

Make job easier

Coda

coda.io

Everyday

Tool

Website

Resource

Make job easier

Workello

workello.com?fpr=tim

Hiring

Website

Tool

Make job easier

CopyAll URLs

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/copy-all-urls/djdmadneanknadilpjiknlnanaolmbfk

Everyday

Chrome Extension

Make job easier

Built With

https://builtwith.com/

Research

Website

Make job easier

Comp Research

Wappalyzer

https://www.wappalyzer.com/

Research

Website

Make job easier

Comp Research

SavvyCal

https://savvycal.com/?r=530

Research

Website

Chrome Extension

Make job easier

Customer Research

gInfinity

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/ginfinity/dgomfdmdnjbnfhodggijhpbmkgfabcmn?hl=en

Everyday

Chrome Extension

Make job easier

Customer Research

GumRoad

https://gumroad.com/

Money

Website

Product

Kickstarter

https://www.kickstarter.com/

Money

Website

Product

ConvertKit

https://convertkit.com/

Money

Tool

Website

Product

Content Creation

Ahrefs

http://Ahrefs.com

SEO

Tool

Website

Resource

Ranking

Analytics

Customer Research

Website Info

Site Speed

Make job easier

Comp Research

Content Strategy

Content Creation

SurferSEO

https://surferseo.com/?fpr=tim31

SEO

Website

Ranking

Content Creation

Word Counting

Make job easier

Comp Research

Content Strategy

Google Trends

https://trends.google.com/trends/?geo=GB

SEO

Website

Ranking

Make job easier

Customer Research

Buffer

buffer.com

Social

Tool

Website

Scheduling

Analytics

Taplio

Taplio.com/?via=tim

Social

Tool

Scheduling

Analytics

Customer Research

Gyazo

gyazo.com

Everyday

Tool

Chrome Extension

Screenshots

GTMetrix

http://GTMetrix.com

SEO

Website

Tool

Site Speed

Detailed Extension

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/detailed-seo-extension/pfjdepjjfjjahkjfpkcgfmfhmnakjfba

SEO

Chrome Extension

Tool

Website Info

Word Counter

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/word-counter-extension/lhkeofanobfbjmfbfjjmibanddfkgobc

Research

Chrome Extension

Word Counting

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Wordcounter.io⁠

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https://wordcounter.io/

Research

Website

Word Counting

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🔎 Job Tools

Things I need to do my job - I’m not going to go hugely into detail on these as they’re their own whole thing. Check them out, each tool is amazing and has had to earn a spot to be daily for me.

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Ahrefs.com⁠

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screamingfrog.com⁠

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GTMetrix.com⁠

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SparkToro.com⁠

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Detailed SEO Extention⁠

by Glenn Allsop

🕴 Business Tools

Google Drive. I mean, what else do people use these days?

The various Google tracking software. Analytics, Search Console, Data Studio for reporting

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CODA⁠

- This is a Coda doc. It’s like Notion. But good.

If you’re hiring writers you can’t go wrong with

Workello⁠

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📝 LinkedIn posting

This is a new one for me, but after 7 weeks of posting twice a day, each week day. I think I have a system.

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Gyazo⁠

for screenshotting sweet posts people make. The OCR on there is amazing and enables me to copy paste the text into a templates file I have.

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Taplio⁠

for scheduling. I can see at a glance where I have gaps and where I need to write more.

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Shield⁠

for analytics. Honestly, I don’t think I’d have made it this far without seeing the numbers and the tiny growth day by day.

⚙ The Fun Ones - Min-maxing my job

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Gyazo⁠

. I’ve had this subscription for years now and it’s cool to go back and see all the random screenshots I’ve taken.

But it’s for screenshots, easily marking them up, sending to clients, storing and putting into folders.

I have the hotkey on my mouse to make it super easy

Talking about mouses, mice, hand tools.

Logitech MX Master 3⁠

. It’s jus the best mouse in the world. I have 2 on ice for when this one dies. Because I use it so much.

Keyboard is a custom

Ergodox⁠

with Box Royales - Pokemon Keycaps - and added weights/foam to dampen the sound.

I’m not going to go into the audio today - Just do it properly. It’s a win for everyone when you have a good mic.

Plugins

Chrome Plugin -

Scraper⁠

- I use this all the time for scraping tables on webpages into sheets so I can play around with them.

Wordcount extension -

My favourite is this one.⁠

- There are ones that work on a right click. They’re good too, but they don’t show up when I’m screensharing on Zoom calls. So I use this one.

A whole ass website for this is -

Wordcounter.io⁠

- Also shows you word densities.

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Copy All Urls⁠

- I use this to open loads of sites at once, then copy the list into various other places instead of doing it one by one. Also, you can do it the other way around. Start with a list, end up with 100 tabs open.

And in general - Get good at typing. It’s something you’ll do every day. It’s worthwhile to enjoy the process of it. -

Monkeytype.com⁠

is your friend.

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Ways I can help you, at the right time of course :D

one

I run

fivethreeoh.com⁠

a Sprint focused SEO consultancy - Hit me up in the DM’s and we can chat about that.

two

I’ll be starting the first cohort in the Anti SEO SEO Club this year. If you’re new to SEO and content, I want to teach you how to do it properly. DM me “Anti SEO SEO Club” and I’ll put on the shortlist of first people

three (free!)

Lastly, and not least of all, actually might be the most helpful - I post on LinkedIn every weekday @0930 GMT. Follow me on there, shoot me a comment. I’m always around.

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