9+ Free Tools for Awesome Content

Because we all need some free help

Everyone is creating content these days – personal bloggers, Fortune 500 companies, and everyone in between. There’s also a serious need to save money. So how can you maximize content creation without spending a penny? Here are some free tools you can use to take your pieces to the next level.

1
Lumen 5 For Video
Lumen 5 is a video creation platform that allows anyone, even those with no video training, to create engaging video content to build their brand or business. The tool is simple to use and provides various resources all in one place to develop a video in less than 15 minutes. There are upgraded pricing plans available, but you can do a lot with the free version.
2
Piktochart For Infographics
Piktochart is an easy-to-use infographic creation tool that allows you to develop long-form infographics from over 600 templates. There are upgraded pricing plans available, but you can do a lot with the free version.
3
Canva For Image Creation
The Canva image creation tool allows for the easy design of a variety of image types. The tool’s drag-and-drop features and pre-made templates make it simple for users to design quick images for all purposes. (Bonus: the iPhone app makes image design and social upload incredibly easy.) There are upgraded pricing plans available, but you can do a lot with the free version.
4
Blog Title Generation Tools

Since we couldn’t narrow it down to just one (there are so many helpful tools out there), we decided to give you a sub-list of our top picks. Sometimes you hit a wall when it comes to article ideas. These topic generators can help:

  1. HubSpot’s Blog Topic Generator
  2. Portent’s Content Idea Generator
  3. Inbound Now’s Blog Title Idea Generator
5
Stock Photos

Here’s another instance where there are so many options. When you don’t want to spend money on the fancy stock art accounts, rejoice because there are plenty of alternatives that won’t cost you a dime.

  1. Pixabay
  2. Unsplash
  3. Pexels
  4. MMT Stock
  5. PicJumbo
6
Icons

Sometimes you need a good icon for a project. Here are two sites to help you out:

  1. Icon Finder
  2. FlatIcon
7
Keyword Research

If you’re looking for an alternative to SEO Moz that allows you to search through numerous keywords related to your topic and find out what Internet users are looking for, try one of these three (free) options:

  1. Keyword Tool io
  2. SERPS
  3. Buzzsumo is a little different but provides great insight into what content is being shared most – and by who.
8
Headline Tools

Writing a good headline is a vital aspect of producing good content, but so often we overlook our headlines. Here are two tools to provide you with instant headline analysis and information.

  1. Coschedule
  2. Sharethrough
9
Social Media Tools

Now that you’ve got content, you need to do something with it. It’s hard to get started with regular social media promotion, but there are tools to help with all of the needs:

  1. Buffer (social account management and scheduling)
  2. Social Mention (monitors who is talking about your content socially)
  3. Kred (entry level tool for influencer marketing, assigns a score to influencers based on their social activity)

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