Digital marketing spend is about to reach $146 billion by 2023, as per Forrester. Large-scale organizations and multinational companies are also focusing on online mediums to stay ahead in the competition and generate more profits.

However, to ensure maximum online conversions through digital marketing campaigns, you will need reliable tools that make your routine productive and efficient.

Otherwise, for being the digital marketer, your work hours would be drained by unnecessary tasks.

Therefore, you must have access to tools to schedule, plan, automate, track, and manage your activities.

So today, we are going to discuss why digital marketing tools to manage your business in 2020.

1. Calendly

Digital marketers and entrepreneurs should agree that capturing leads and scheduling meetings with potential clients in this digital world can be overwhelming.

You will not only have to stay in touch with the prospects through email followups and social media messaging applications but pursue them to become buyers.

However, while fulfilling deadlines and running online marketing campaigns, you also need to take care of new business opportunities.

Calendly is the perfect way to do that. It is an online appointment scheduling software that you can leverage to manage and scale your digital marketing businesses in 2021.

With the help of this scheduling software, you no longer need to be dependent on any virtual assistant or subordinates to manage your appointments and meetings.

2. Trello

Trello is of the most favourite task management software to schedule and track my daily activities and ensure that every task is completed on time.

Trello also provides mobile applications for iOS and Android devices. With the help of such portability, you can manage and keep track of your routine tasks efficiently.

You can also invite your team members or clients to streamline all your relevant tasks under one roof and ensure all the concerned individuals are on the same page.

You can also get attachments, just like emails, to be associated with the tasks.

3. Elementor Plugin

Digital marketers and online entrepreneurs are heavily dependent on websites because it is the most essential digital properties for business.

The website plays a vital role as an entity that can serve online users 24×7 on your behalf.

Therefore, you must have knowledge and understanding of how elements on your web pages are working.

Currently, not all digital marketers know about web development. So, they need a tool which can help them manipulate website efficiently with a user-friendly interface. With Elementor, you can design super-awesome landing pages easily

Elementor plugin will help you achieve that objective in 2020.

4. Zoom

Zoom.us is a video conferencing tool that you can leverage for effective team management and client communication activities.

Along with video conferencing, you can also use this tool for webinars, video presentations, cross-platform messaging, enterprise phone system.

You no longer have to rely on any other visual communication software once you start using Zoom.us.

5. Flock

Flock is an all-in-one online communication tool that provides all the necessary features that digital marketers need to manage their team and clients.

One of its exciting features is its support for third-party platforms. You can integrate your favourite tools like Google Analytics, Dropbox, Google Drive, Twitter, Bitbucket, and Trello.

With its extensive search feature, you can effortlessly find any conversation or chat history along with attachments.

You can check out the pricing of the tool here.

Conclusion

I hope you have found this list helpful. Feel free to share your thoughts about the article in the comments below.

A Google Chrome Extension is a software code written in JavaScript that enhances the functionality of the program they are used with

Although Extensions are available to add in all Browsers. Be it Edge, Chrome or Firefox, but I would recommend to use Chrome Browser.

Download and use these Extensions only from their own web store which is called Chrome Web Store in Google Chrome, Firefox Browser Add-Ons in Mozilla Firefox and Microsoft Edge Add-ons in Microsoft Edge Browsers

So, You now have clear idea about the amazing world of  Google Chrome Extensions

Here are 25 Best Google Chrome Extensions handpicked to make you work smartly and be more productive.

Boomerang for Gmail

Open Chrome browser and type https://www.boomeranggmail.com.. It will look like this..

Click on “Add this to Gmail” and it will take you to Google Chrome Web Store..

Click on “Add to Chrome” and then click on “Add Extension”

Wait for few seconds and it will get installed.

Now Refresh your Gmail… Can you Spot the difference in Gmail Before Installing the extension and after installing the extension?

Mailtrack.io

Our next Google Chrome extension is mailtrack.io which is used to track whether the person you sent mail to, has opened and read the mail or not.

Follow the same process and install its Google Chrome extension.

After installing the extension, open your Gmail and compose a new E-mail

You will see “Sender notified by Mailtrack” below your mail

See the below video to learn how both above Google Chrome Extensions works.

Wisestamp

You may be thinking that when there is a Facility to add signature inside Gmail itself then why Google Chrome extension?

Using Wisestamp, you can create a great looking Gmail Signature which is not otherwise possible using Generic Email Signature inside Gmail.

Here’s how my signature looks like

If you want to use Wisestamp signature with more than one Email, just install the Wisestamp Google Chrome Extension. Remember, You have to login into extension with the same credentials and assign to the Email you want to use with.

Grammarly

This is a must use Google Chrome Extension to improve your writing..

Follow the same process to install Grammarly Google Chrome extension.

It will then  ask you to create account on Grammarly.com, create the one, start using it and see your  writing improve over a period of time.

Dictation for Gmail

Write Dictation for Gmail in your Chrome Browser Address Bar and it will take you to following screen.

Follow the same process to install Google Chrome extension..

Now Open your Gmail and compose a new email. You will get this screen

Have you noticed something besides “Send” Button.. It’s Microphone..

Click it and allow your computer to use it.

Now bring your cursor into the mail body section and start speaking.

Boom!!! Your Gmail will write it for you as you speak..

It’s very useful na.. you can use it on your mobile too while driving.. Feeling Excited..

LastPass

We tend to forget Passwords as we are using so many passwords, for Banking, Social Apps, Web Apps.

Don’t we? Then we waste a lot of time either trying to remember or resetting the password.

What if we have to remember only one password?

that’s where Password Managers comes to rescue us.

LastPass is one of the Password Managers I use and recommend. Earlier it was Free on 3 Devices but now you can use it only on 1 device.

If you want to use and get your passwords syncs on multiple devices then you have to go for paid version.

This is how LastPass Looks…

Create an account on it and write the master Password in a safe place so that you can access it easily in case you forget Master Password also because there is no way to retrieve Master Password in case you forget Hint Answer too.

Follow the same process to install LastPass Google Chrome Extension…

Once installed, Login into it and start saving your Password into LastPass Vault.

Just Focus

This is an awesome Google Chrome Extension if you want to be more productive and be focused on your work.

What this Google Chrome Extension does, is to avoid distractions by blocking the Social Media Apps/Gaming Websites etc.

Install it in the same way as you installed other Google Chrome Extensions..

Enter the Website URL you want to block and see your Productivity and Focus soar to a new high.

Calendly

Calendly is a wonderful tool to schedule meetings on the go and right from your Gmail.

It works seamlessly with your Calendar too so that you do not get double booked.

Sign up for your free Calendly account, then use the Calendly Google Chrome extension to: –

• Access all of your event types right from your Chrome browser
• Select and share your available times to meet in just a few clicks
• Mark and save event types as your favorites for even quicker access – Choose specific time slots to display in emails to quickly set up ad hoc meetings
• Add notes to your event types that only you and your team can see

Here is mine Calendly..

Bitly

We generally share links on social media apps as they are in original form. Right!

but this looks too lengthy and ugly.. That’s where Bitly comes into picture

Using Bitly Google Chrome Extension, you can shorten these lengthy and ugly looking URLs in to shorten and Customized URLs right in your browser.

So, Create Free Bitly account and install its Google Chrome Extension

Once installed, Open any article in a new window.

Click on Bitly Extension button on the top corner and it will automatically create the shortened URL which Further can be customized.. Once done, click save and you are ready to share the article via short URL.

Let’s now move on another Google Chrome Extension.

Print Friendly & PDF

If you want to print or save a web page for reading it later physically on a paper or wish to send it to someone, it looks very ugly and contains unwanted ads/links into it.

Print Friendly & PDF Chrome Extension, when installed gives you the option of deleting these unwanted ads/links

You can remove images and text you don’t want and change the font size too.

How cool is that na..

Zoom

Zoom meetings have become a norm now for Pandemic hit World.

Zoom Chrome Extension allows you to schedule Zoom cloud meetings directly from Google Calendar.

With the click of a button, you can start an instant meeting or schedule a future meeting.

The meeting URL and information is sent via a Google Calendar invitation so the attendee can join with a single-click.

Zoom Chrome Extension allows you to:

• Start an instant meeting

• Schedule a meeting

• Schedule a meeting for other

Google Keep

We spend most of our time on Social Media, Web Apps or simply browsing the internet these days and come across content which we want to save or viewing later.

Sometimes, We want to take note of important points or a particular screenshot of text/images

Using Google Keep Chrome Extension, we can save articles. text, images & URLs right from the browser itself to view it later. we can also label and categorize our notes with an additional details

Keywords Everywhere

Keywords Everywhere is a Freemium Google Chrome Extension and must if you want to do Keyword research for writing SEO optimized content.

Free Version enables you without volume data

• to see related Keywords on Google & Bing
• See YouTube insights & YouTube Tags
• View monthly estimates traffic & the top 500 keywords that any URL ranks for
• See Trend chart in Google & YouTube
• Analyze any URL to get the list of keywords in the content of the page, and the density of those keywords

To see Historical Volume data & CPC(cost per click) for more than 15+ Websites like Youtube, Google, Amazon etc, you have to go for Paid version which cost only $10 per year for 100,000 credits.

Google Translate

I m in love with this Google Translate Chrome extension which allows me to read the entire web page in Hindi or any other language.. Its Awesome na…

Install this Google Chrome extension and impress your family and friends with this newly acquired skill.

Just kidding though..

Hunter

Trusted by more than 3 Million People, this Google Chrome Extension lets you search Email of the person you want to contact

It lets you to find email addresses from anywhere on the web through its Domain Search email finding tool along with a confidence score and its source.

Confident score means verified or unverified in common term.

So, install this awesome Google Chrome Extension and fill your prospecting pipeline.

OneTab

Whenever you find yourself with too many tabs opened, click the OneTab icon to convert all of your tabs into a list.

When you need to access the tabs again, you can either restore them individually or all at once.

Social Analyzer is a free tool of social media monitoring and analysis.

This Google Chrome extension  saves you time and effort, allowing you to quickly find the trending topics on Facebook , YouTube & Twitter.

This chrome extension let you collect content from multiple social media platforms.

You can quickly complete keyword monitoring and twitter sentiment analysis or other social media, so you can constantly tune your marketing content or product.

Click & Clean

Click&Clean Google Chrome Extension  helps you to

• Delete your browsing history
• Delete Download History
• Empty the Cache
• Delete Cookies
• Clear Saved Passwords
• Clear Saved Form Data
• Delete Local Storage
• Delete WebSQL Databases
• Delete Indexed Databases
• Delete File Systems
• Empty Application Cache
• Delete Plug-in Data etc.

It’s one of the top-rated Google Chrome Extension and is actively used by over three million users who cares about their data security, data protection, data privacy, and cybersecurity.

Slido

with Slido Google Chrome Extension, you can make your presentations engaging

With Slido for Google slides add-on,

you can:

📊 Create word clouds and other live polls directly in your presentation

🏆 Run a competitive quiz with leaderboard

🙋‍♀️ Collect the most burning questions with live Q&A

This Google Chrome extension ensures that your animations, transitions, videos and GIFs all work when presenting with Slido for Google Slides add-on.

SignEasy

SignEasy Google Chrome Extension lets you to sign documents and request other’s signature from anywhere.

Its Key Benefits are

• Legally binding and secure.
• No more paper, no more uploads/downloads.
• Reduce turnaround time.
• Say goodbye to fax or the print-and-scan exercise.
• Keep your business moving efficiently while staying remote and safe.

No more resending the docs again if there is some change, your client can do the changes within the doc itself , signed and send back to you without download/upload.

Ghostery

Ghostery Google Chrome Extension is a must if you value Privacy while surfing the web

Anti-Tracking, Ad Blocking and Smart Browsing all in one Extension

Ghostery’s Smart Blocking feature speeds up page loads and optimizes page performance by automatically blocking and unblocking trackers to meet page quality criteria.

Ghostery’s built-in ad blocker removes advertisements from a webpage to eliminate clutter so you can focus on the content you want.

Awesome Screenshot & Screen Recorder

As the name suggest, this is an awesome Google Chrome Extension with amazing capabilities.

It lets you annotate and editing the photos within the browser itself.

Once you take a screenshot of a selected area of your screen or an entire web page, you can crop, highlight, draw shapes, and blur sensitive information.

The two-tab popup menu allows you to switch between screen recording and screen capture easily.

You can Instantly get a shareable link of a video after finishing recording.

Scholarcy

If you are short on time but still want to get to the gist of the article, then you must install This Google Chrome Extension

As article summarizer tool, Scholarcy creates a summary flashcard of any article, report or document in Word or PDF format.

Watch the above video to learn how Scholarcy works

GIPHY

If you want to make your E-mails, Blogs and social media posts engaging and funny, you can do so with this beautiful Google Chrome Extension.

With this extension in  your Chrome Browser, you can easily insert GIFs, Stickers, Emojis from its huge database.

There is an an exclusive extension for Gmail by the same company. “Giphy for Gmail” Check this out too.

SimilarWeb

With this Google Chrome Extension, you get

• in-depth traffic and engagement stats
• page views, bounce rate
• Traffic Sources
• Geographic Segmentation

SimilarWeb is the ultimate competitive digital intelligence tool for a complete 360-degree view of your industry, competitors, and customers. Try it now for free!

Conclusion

There are tons of other Google Chrome Extensions available in Chrome Web Store to choose from. However, Start with the above 25 Best Google Chrome Extension and see what time and efficiencies you are able to save.

last but the least that there is a myth that more extensions will slow down your computer. It will not.

Leave your comments below, will be happy to answer.

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The infrastructure of Cloudways is optimized for speed, security, and performance. With Cloudways hosting, businesses can scale their hosting services as their website expands. As far as its functions are concerned, Cloudways ensures that WordPress sites load quickly with users not having to worry about any WordPress hosting issues.

Taking the above into consideration, in this Cloudways review 2021, we’ll be shedding some light on everything you need to know about Cloudways, its key features and how Cloudways hosting differs from traditional hosting.

Cloudways Overview

Founded in 2009 and headquartered in Malta, Europe, Cloudways primary objective is to provide cloud hosting solutions to numerous industries. With managed Cloud hosting, businesses can focus on their daily operations while Cloudways takes care of their hosting issues.

While the majority of web hosts provide managed WordPress hosting on a shared or dedicated server, Cloudways offer a unique managed hosting solution. Cloudways WordPress hosting services are provided for WordPress websites on a cloud server. Here, multiple copies of content will be replicated across several data centers.

A complex algorithm handles the switching of data and if a company’s main server fails, a copy of their website is served from the next available server. This enables rapid deployment of computing resources, as well as excellent performance and service reliability.

Cloudways provide hosting services for individuals, e-commerce, agencies, startups and midsize organizations. As per Cloudways 2021 reviews, the company is known to meet every client’s requirements as they manage  servers and handle website launch. Moreover, for e-commerce hosting, Cloudways provides built-in scalability to grow your Ecommerce store. Lastly, Cloudways enables small businesses to host their WordPress website without any technical skills with ease.

Cloudways Vs. Traditional Hosting

With the coming up of cloud hosting, WordPress hosting has evolved. Keeping this in mind, let’s shed some light on how Cloudways WordPress hosting is different from traditional hosting.

• In traditional hosting, your site is stored on a single server. Whereas, with Cloudways WordPress hosting, the site is stored on numerous servers with a backup. Since your website is hosted on many servers in cloud hosting, it can be easily transferred during any mishaps.
• It’s usually faster than traditional hosting since the server can recognize the location of your consumers and transmit content from the server closest to them.
• In traditional hosting, the resources and CPU needs are shared with other websites on the same server. Alternatively, you can maintain a private dedicated server to secure sensitive information but it costs too much.
• Cloud hosts, on average, provide higher security than traditional hosts. Moreover, Cloudways processes your WordPress site using a variety of security techniques.
• Unlike many traditional hosting providers, Cloud hosting provides businesses scalability.  Because the cloud servers can scale rapidly, it is perfect if your company’s website unexpectedly experiences a spike in traffic.
• Traditional hosting is a cost-efficient and low-maintenance way to host a website or application. This is because the hosting company manages, maintains, and updates the units.
• With cloud hosting, the user has to pay for what they use instead of paying for a set amount of space upfront on a single server.
• Several cloud hosts use SSDs (Solid-state discs) to increase site speed. This is because SSD-based WordPress Hosting keeps your site fast.

Cloudways Key Features

Cloudways reviews 2021 are incomplete without outlining its key features. Cloudways servers provide businesses with varying amounts of storage space and memory. Processing power and bandwidth is offered as well. A cloud server with 10 GB RAM, 25 GB storage, 1 Core Processor, and 1 TB bandwidth is included in the most basic hosting plan.

Outlined below are a few Cloudways Hosting features and how the Cloudways managed hosting solution keeps WordPress websites safe and easy to maintain.

• Cloudways take care of site migration for businesses planning to change hosts.
• Your server speed can be improved by Cloudways CDN. Faster site speeds are especially necessary for online stores.
• The risk of site crashing is reduced because of the auto-healing feature discussed in every Cloudways review. This unique feature resolves any possible issues.
• Cloudways utilizes a dedicated firewall to safeguard a business’s WordPress website. Normally, additional security is required for WordPress websites because it is a target for hackers, being the world’s most popular content management system.
• The Two-factor authentication of Cloudways offers an extra layer of security against hackers.
• Cloudways has a built-in Encrypt SSL that secures communication between your site and your customers.
• New websites can be set up easily. You can deploy a new site on your server with a single click.
• With Cloudways, companies get 24/7 access to expert support.
• Cloudways reviews 2021 highlight a transparent pricing structure, enabling all sorts of companies to avail of their services.
• Companies have control over their applications and servers entirely while Cloudways manages web hosting.

Cloudways compatible server providers

 DigitalOcean

DigitalOcean, a popular vendor that specializes in cloud computing and provides software developers with an IaaS platform. Software developers are required to launch a droplet to deploy DigitalOcean’s IaaS. The droplet can be generally referred to as a virtual machine instance.

Developers are free to select the droplet’s geographical region and size along with the Linux operating system that it will use.

Vultr

Vultr, another popular cloud computing platform assists businesses with its advanced cloud platform. Vultr is strategically situated in about nineteen datacenters across the globe. The famous cloud computing vendor ensures a standardized cloud compute environment that’s highly reliable and makes it easier for developers and companies to launch a cloud server in 10+ countries with ease.

Vultr is known for the following key features:

• Linux, Windows and BSD
• One Click Apps
• Upload ISO / Mount ISO
• No Long Term Contracts
• Geographic Footprint
• Full Resource Control

Google Compute Engine

Google Compute Engine is a customizable cloud compute service that enables businesses to curate and operate virtual machines. Google Compute Engine employs the VM Manager, a set of tools used to handle operating systems for substantial virtual machine fleets.

A unique aspect of Compute Engine VMs is the fact that these virtual machines are able to live-migrate without having to reboot, enabling applications to run while host systems need maintenance.

Amazon Web Services

Amazon Web Services is Amazon’s secure cloud computing platform that incorporates IaaS, SaaS and PaaS offerings. Besides, Amazon Web Services provide businesses with a variety of tools, compute, content delivery services and database storage being a few common ones. Moreover, these tools provided by AWS can be leveraged by data centers in about 190 countries.

Linode

Linode, a reputed cloud computing platform, provides developers with budget-friendly Linux cloud solutions. Businesses prefer utilizing Linode compared to other top cloud compute vendors because it deploys networking and storage within a few seconds alongside a fully-featured CLI, API and a user-friendly interface.

Linode also offers a high performance infrastructure that comes with free bundled support and DDoS Protection.

Launching Your Server With Cloudways – The Complete Process

After going through the server providers that are compatible with Cloudways, let’s understand how businesses can launch their server in this Cloudways review. Companies can configure the specifications of the server directly from their control panel. To do so, you must first choose your desired cloud provider on the Cloudways portal before proceeding with configuring your server.

A cloud provider is a company that provides Cloudways with infrastructure. In this case, the infrastructure is accessed by data centers and cloud-based servers for website hosting. To launch your server with the help of Cloudways reviews 2021, the first step is to choose from the above-mentioned cloud providers.

You can customize your server after you have chosen a cloud provider. For instance, you can set the number of page visits you expect each month using a slider on the control panel. Cloudways uses this information to suggest a server size that is appropriate for your individual hosting requirements.

Companies can also manually establish server parameters by specifying how much bandwidth, core processors, RAM, and storage you require. Cloudways will then request for your server location. Once you’re done with the above, you’re just left with setting up WordPress.

You can install it from the “application management” option after configuring the cloud server specs. There are three WordPress installations for businesses to choose from:

• Standard WordPress hosting with cache technologies built-in.
• WordPress Multi-Site which is a WordPress plugin.
• WordPress with WooCommerce hosting.

Each installation comes with the W3 Total cache plug-in, which is installed and configured to improve site speed and performance.

Cloudways Pricing

Cloudways offers flexible pricing plans and operates on a “pay-as-you-go” model. You may find the pricing complicated at first, as Cloudways has several plans based on its five different partners—Digital Ocean, Linode, Vultr, AWS, and Google Cloud. Here are the plans:

The basic plans under Digital Ocean and Linode are enough for starters. However, if you’re a heavy user, you should get one under the AWS or Google Cloud plans.

Cloudways Performance

Cloudways recently introduced  Google Page Experience checker which is critical for web vitals to give best experience to web users.

and here are the results of this website

and here is the Score as per GT Metrix, another website to test Website performance

Cloudways Closest Alternative

WP Engine is the closest alternative to Cloudways but there are limitations to its features.

Here’s how both Hosting Providers stands vis-a-vis against each other.

• WP Engine offers plans based on core feature limitations and number of sites you can host. With Cloudways you can launch as many sites as you want, on any plan. And you get access to the same set of features, no matter which plan you choose.
• WP Engine’s lowest plan starts at $30/month and includes only 1 site. With Cloudways you can get started for as low as $10/month, with unlimited sites.
• Cloudways gives you 3x as many data centers to pick from. WP Engine is having 20 Data Centers whereas Cloudways have 65+ Data Centers
• Cloudways lets you choose your preferred cloud hosting providers based on your performance needs whereas WP Engine picks a server for you.
• WP Engine do not give any Free Trial to start whereas Cloudways offers 3-Days Trial.
• below is the Performance Snapshot between WP Engine & Cloudways

Cloudways Review-WrapUp

Earlier, traditional hosting methods were used by people, but with the growth in cloud-based hosting, it has become simpler and better. Cloudways is one such company that offers cloud-based WordPress hosting services, which are very reliable and budget-friendly.

For more reviews, you can read here.

After browsing through this Cloudways review 2021, if by any chance, you’re still unsure about proceeding with Cloudways as your managed WordPress host, we recommend you to sign up for Cloudways 3-days free trial here

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