by John Larkin
John runs the blog here at eCommerceLift and is a verified Shopify Expert. Interested in an initial growth consultation? Click here
8 years ago
85 (Mostly) Free Tools That Every eCommerce Store Owner Needs To Know About
Looking for some special online resources that will make life as an eCommerce store owner that little bit easier? We’ve got you covered!
In fact, we’ve got 85 awesome and (mostly) free resources that you can find and use with ease to help you manage your store more effectively. From streamlining your website to improving your social, media interactions, there is definitely something in here that you can use.
Social Media
Quintly – Learn more about your social media with this analytics tool
Buffer – Schedule your social media posts
Follower Wonk – Get more in-depth Twitter analytics
Viral Woot – Manage & grow your Pinterest account
Iconosquare – Manage & grow your Instagram account
RiteTag – Find the best hashtags for you on social media
In fact, we’ve got 85 awesome and (mostly) free resources that you can find and use with ease to help you manage your store more effectively. From streamlining your website to improving your social, media interactions, there is definitely something in here that you can use.
Social Media
Quintly – Learn more about your social media with this analytics tool
Buffer – Schedule your social media posts
Follower Wonk – Get more in-depth Twitter analytics
Viral Woot – Manage & grow your Pinterest account
Iconosquare – Manage & grow your Instagram account
RiteTag – Find the best hashtags for you on social media
Keyhole – Track what is trending in social media
Conversion Score – Discover how influential your store’s Facebook page is
Beevolve – Easily understandable social media analytics for small business
Bitly – Shorten links to your website
TweetDeck – Get better results with Twitter
Shared Count – Track your shares and likes
My Top Tweet – Discover what tweets your customers respond well to
Pin It Button – Get your customers pinning your products for other customers to see
Prime Loop – Share social media links and remarket to those who click
Klout – See what has an impact in your social media
Social Image Resizer Tool – Make your images look better on social media
Conversion Score – Discover how influential your store’s Facebook page is
Beevolve – Easily understandable social media analytics for small business
Bitly – Shorten links to your website
TweetDeck – Get better results with Twitter
Shared Count – Track your shares and likes
My Top Tweet – Discover what tweets your customers respond well to
Pin It Button – Get your customers pinning your products for other customers to see
Prime Loop – Share social media links and remarket to those who click
Klout – See what has an impact in your social media
Social Image Resizer Tool – Make your images look better on social media
Timeline Slicer – Have your images look their best on Facebook
Spruce – Tailor your images to look better on Twitter
Hootsuite – Manage your social media with ease
Tweriod – Find out when it’s best for you to tweet
Feedly – All of the blogs you follow in one feed
Like Analyser – See how effective your Facebook page is
Spruce – Tailor your images to look better on Twitter
Hootsuite – Manage your social media with ease
Tweriod – Find out when it’s best for you to tweet
Feedly – All of the blogs you follow in one feed
Like Analyser – See how effective your Facebook page is
Images resources
Skitch – Take screenshots, add annotations and modify images quickly
Gimp – Make your images stand out with this photo tool
Death To Stock Photo – Free monthly images perfect for blog pictures
Adobe Photoshop Express – Improve your store’s product photos
Canva – Great blog graphics, social media covers, presentations, etc. with ease
Skitch – Take screenshots, add annotations and modify images quickly
Gimp – Make your images stand out with this photo tool
Death To Stock Photo – Free monthly images perfect for blog pictures
Adobe Photoshop Express – Improve your store’s product photos
Canva – Great blog graphics, social media covers, presentations, etc. with ease
TinEye – A “reverse image search that finds the origin of an image
Splitshire – Another great stock photo site
PicMonkey – Make fun images for your content and social media
Picography – More lovely stock images for whatever you need
Remove The Background – Get a clean product image by removing backgrounds
PicMonkey – Do quick and simply edits to your store’s photos
Splitshire – Another great stock photo site
PicMonkey – Make fun images for your content and social media
Picography – More lovely stock images for whatever you need
Remove The Background – Get a clean product image by removing backgrounds
PicMonkey – Do quick and simply edits to your store’s photos
Over – Put attractive text over your images
Fotor – Simple and usable photo editing
Pixlr – Perfect for quick or more sophisticated editing for your sites images
Ease.ly – Create and share awesome infographics with your customers
Fotor – Simple and usable photo editing
Pixlr – Perfect for quick or more sophisticated editing for your sites images
Ease.ly – Create and share awesome infographics with your customers
Improve Your Business
Peek – Fast feedback about how usable your website actually is
Shopify eCommerce Store Grader – Discover how good your store actually is
Responsinator – See how your site looks on the most popular devices
Peek – Fast feedback about how usable your website actually is
Shopify eCommerce Store Grader – Discover how good your store actually is
Responsinator – See how your site looks on the most popular devices
Wave – Accounting software that is built specifically for small businesses
Trello – Keep up to date and organised with this planner
Stride – Improve your management and keep track of what is happening with your customers
Murally – Keep track of ideas and brainstorm with others
MOZ Open Site Explorer – See how people are finding your store
Go Shippo – Labels and tracking for your stores packages
Page Speed Insights – See how fast your website is on all devices
After Ship – Easily keep track of your shipping
Hemingway – Make Sure your copy is at its best
Wunderlist – Collaborate and get organised with this tool
ClickTale – See what customers are responding to on your website
PadiTrack – Get more insights from your analytics
Pipe Drive – Keep track of your sales and goals
Site Drop - Make DropBox more collaborative for your team
Yotpo – Get customers leaving reviews on your store’s site
Trello – Keep up to date and organised with this planner
Stride – Improve your management and keep track of what is happening with your customers
Murally – Keep track of ideas and brainstorm with others
MOZ Open Site Explorer – See how people are finding your store
Go Shippo – Labels and tracking for your stores packages
Page Speed Insights – See how fast your website is on all devices
After Ship – Easily keep track of your shipping
Hemingway – Make Sure your copy is at its best
Wunderlist – Collaborate and get organised with this tool
ClickTale – See what customers are responding to on your website
PadiTrack – Get more insights from your analytics
Pipe Drive – Keep track of your sales and goals
Site Drop - Make DropBox more collaborative for your team
Yotpo – Get customers leaving reviews on your store’s site
SumAll – Get all of your analytics in one place
Live Web Insights –Monitor what’s happening in your store right now
Shop Pad – Make your look awesome on mobile and tablets
Screaming Frog SEO Spider – Get a quick review of your sites SEO
SEO Site Checkup – Put in your URL & see what is working & what you can improve with your SEO
Live Web Insights –Monitor what’s happening in your store right now
Shop Pad – Make your look awesome on mobile and tablets
Screaming Frog SEO Spider – Get a quick review of your sites SEO
SEO Site Checkup – Put in your URL & see what is working & what you can improve with your SEO
Powtoon – Make professional yet fun presentations
Mister Clipping – Make your photography look better and stand out
Quick Sprout Grader – Discover how to get more traffic to your store
Evernote – Organise your business and make your to do list easy to access
Mister Clipping – Make your photography look better and stand out
Quick Sprout Grader – Discover how to get more traffic to your store
Evernote – Organise your business and make your to do list easy to access
Marketing
Goodbits – Build amazing newsletters to connect with customers
Propelad AdGrader – Grade your Facebook ads to see how you can get more sales
Shopify Builder: Free Marketing Audit – Get advice on your site and how to improve your SEO & marketing efforts
Hubspot Blog Topic Generator – Discover topics to engage customers with on your store’s blog
Sweet Tooth – Set up a loyalty program to get your customers coming back for more
Mail Chimp – Easy to use email tool to get the most out of your email campaigns
Wistia – Make the most of your store’s video marketing
Hubspot Marketing Grader – Become a better marketer with this grader
Goodbits – Build amazing newsletters to connect with customers
Propelad AdGrader – Grade your Facebook ads to see how you can get more sales
Shopify Builder: Free Marketing Audit – Get advice on your site and how to improve your SEO & marketing efforts
Hubspot Blog Topic Generator – Discover topics to engage customers with on your store’s blog
Sweet Tooth – Set up a loyalty program to get your customers coming back for more
Mail Chimp – Easy to use email tool to get the most out of your email campaigns
Wistia – Make the most of your store’s video marketing
Hubspot Marketing Grader – Become a better marketer with this grader
Vantage – Use data to identify trends and improve your marketing
Personal Bar –Increase sales by adding more personalisation features
Retail Tower – Get your products selling more through search engines
Klaviyo – Get more out of your abandoned cart and marketing emails
Pop Up Window – Incorporate pop ups into your store
Personal Bar –Increase sales by adding more personalisation features
Retail Tower – Get your products selling more through search engines
Klaviyo – Get more out of your abandoned cart and marketing emails
Pop Up Window – Incorporate pop ups into your store
Google Trends – See if you are using the right keywords with this trend monitor
Better Coupon Box – Convert customers and get more sales through using coupons
Price Waiter – Increase engagement and sales with offers and messages
Portent Content Idea Generator – Get ideas to boost your content marketing
Many Contacts – Collect emails to improve your email marketing campaigns
Slideshare – Create slides to improve your content
CoSchedule – Keep up to date with content with this calendar
Over to you...
So that is our long list of 85 awesome and most free tools that can help you build a better eCommerce store but we are sure we have missed some. Let us know your favourites in the comments below!
Better Coupon Box – Convert customers and get more sales through using coupons
Price Waiter – Increase engagement and sales with offers and messages
Portent Content Idea Generator – Get ideas to boost your content marketing
Many Contacts – Collect emails to improve your email marketing campaigns
Slideshare – Create slides to improve your content
CoSchedule – Keep up to date with content with this calendar
Over to you...
So that is our long list of 85 awesome and most free tools that can help you build a better eCommerce store but we are sure we have missed some. Let us know your favourites in the comments below!
1 comment
This is what I actually need. As an e-commerce store owner this post is like it’s made for me. I have learned a lot after reading this post. It has become easier to understand for explaining all these categories separately. The way of presenting the information was wonderful. I’m grateful for this post.