6 Free Tools Every Content Writer Needs to Know

 1. Keywords Everywhere

The number one on my list is Keywords everywhere. This is a browser add-on for Chrome & Firefox that shows search volume. The Keywords Everywhere browser add-on can be easily installed on either Chrome or Firefox. The best part is that it shows you monthly search volume, CPC and competition data of keywords on multiple websites. With this tool, you can search for keywords that is right for your audience.

Keywords Everywhere help ease the process of finding the exact keywords your audience is looking for. You can simply click on either ‘Install for Chrome’ or ‘Install for Firefox’ in accordance to your current browser preference and see the tool in action. I got to know about this great tool when I started writing at Zuri Internship and since then, it has been one of my best tools I used everyday.

2. Answer The Public

This website is an awesome tool for content creators. The tool allows you to know what people are searching for on the social media. It helps with ideas that it is useful for topic generation with certainty that the topic that you are writing on are from the audience themselves.

According to the website, “AnswerThePublic listens into autocomplete data from search engines like Google then quickly cranks out every useful phrase and question people are asking around your keyword”. This is one of the tools that should be your daily companion in order to write on the hot and most recent keywords that people are waiting for.

3. Headline Studio

Headline Studio is an online tool that let you write a better headline that will boost your traffic. As a technical writer, it is another thing to write, and it is another to get the content in front of the right audience. Writing with a better headline will help your article to rank well and aid your blog traffic.

After typing in the headline, it gives insights into how people are interacting with articles that has similar titles. This will help you to understand if the headline is cool enough to catch readers’ attention.

4. Canva

Canva allows you to create designs such as image for articles and social contents. There are many templates that you can choose from. You can edit, add text and customize to your taste. There are also hundreds of images to use in your design. After completing the design or finding the right cool image for your content, you can download it or share on the social media.

The basic functionalities are free in Canva but you can choose to subscribe to premium version to access the full features. Another benefit of Canva is that it can be installed and used on all devices including mobile phones.

5. Surfer SEO

Surfer SEO let you rank your content with the power of Artificial Intelligent. The tool allows you to see the SEO ranking of any website. With this tool, you can see the ranking of your website and how it can be compared with other blog website and content. You can get your organic search raking, rank potential and organic search ranking. The tool is good to rank your content and also research your possible competitors.

6. Pexels

Pexels is one of the best free stock photos, images, and videos. It is a great resources for content writers as it let you access quality photos that you can use quickly in your content. Using photo in this website requires no license or permission as these photos are free to use. Although, some of the images might have watermarks which you are not allowed to remove. You can search based on keywords and start downloading.

Conclusion

Writing content can be overwhelming for both seasoned writers as well as new guys. Working with the tools I shared with help your content writing life. It will also make you productive and professional as you will know what you need to write the best content for your audience.