Tool Tryout Tuesday

  • Trying Out Hotspots Analytics

    Trying Out Hotspots Analytics

    Hotspots Analytics is a free WordPress plugin that provides data about website usage that used to be costly to obtain. It offers heatmaps and custom event tracking. Your website and your browser have to be HTML5 compliant to use the heatmap features. The makers of the plugin warn that it shouldn’t be used “where performance…

  • Trying Out Tweriod

    Trying Out Tweriod

    Tweriod is a free tool (with premium options) that tells you the best times to tweet if you want to make sure to get the best possible reach. I tried out the free version. So… how much do you love graphs? I always enjoy a good graph myself, so I am happy to share with…

  • Trying Out Facebook Events

    Trying Out Facebook Events

    On the left hand side of your Facebook home page, you’ll see a link to “Events.” Click that link and you have the starting point for a campaign for any event, public or private. In this post, we’ll talk about how Facebook events can work for a business. Holding events, from training seminars to cocktail…

  • Trying out Spyfu

    Trying out Spyfu

    Spyfu has been around for years, but they’ve changed a lot. This is a tool that estimates the level of domination any website has over specific keywords. Keywords are search terms, the things people type into the search engine box to find you. If you offer medical spa services, your top keywords might be things…

  • Trying Out the New Notable

    Trying Out the New Notable

    We’ve been fans  (and customers) of Zurb Notable for years, so we’re excited about the new version. Notable has been our go-to tool for collaboration on design projects. But it has had a very specific use: allowing everyone to see and comment on screenshots or visual images of projects. It handled successive revisions well, but…