Handy Firefox Extensions for Internet Marketers

Posted on January 29, 2008 
Filed Under Firefox

I’m a big fan of Firefox. At first it was because I am anti Microsoft (Bill is sending out the hired goons as I type) and wanted to “rebel against the man” but now Firefox offers so many great extensions that can really help the average PPC or SEO manager. I thought I would share a few of my favourites.

1. SEO for Firefox - Aaron Wall is a brain when it comes to SEO…and yes, he wrote the book on SEO, aptly titled “SEO Book.” He also released this extremely handy SEO tool for firefox which gives you a quick glimpse into all kinds of useful internet marketing data such as: domain age, back links, whois, delicious bookmarks and more. While this tool is more helpful for SEO related work, I happen to have it installed because I help out with some seo work with this toronto internet marketing company. Here is a screen capture using a firefox tool below of what the data looks like.

2. Global Firefox Extension - This tool is fantastic and was made by a company who really know their stuff. If you are running a PPC campaign in a different country or region within your country, you can use this tool to check the display results of your ads. Here are some other handy features.

There is a great set of screenshots on the Red Fly Marketing blog which will help explain how to use the tool.

3. Fireshot - This is a new tool to my browser which I am still playing with. I liked it so much it has made the list. I like having a built in screen capture program into my browser because it saves me time and this particular program has some great functionality. In addition to sporting all of the usual crop, draw, write etc… Fireshot also uploads the image to its server for quick linking. All to often a client will want to have a quick answer that isn’t easily explained in words… presto! take a screen grab and you’ve saved yourself a lot of hot air and a couple of aspirin. You will notice the “Matt Cuts” screen grab above was created and hosted using Fireshot.

4. Split Screen - I love this little extension! Normally I have my laptop screen and side monitor when I am sitting at my desk. I seem to have this nasty habit of having 10 different programs open at the same time, not to mention 50 different browser tabs in Firefox. This tool can separate any browser screen into multiple sections, allowing me to see 2, 3, 4 or more browser sessions at once. It is very handy when working with a PPC campaign, clients website and competitions site all at once.

5. Google Analytics Checker - I just downloaded this today but like the quick reference to see if Google Analytics is installed on a site. This extension sits in the footer of the browser, beside SEO for Firefox. If the graph is in colour - Bob’s your uncle - Google Analytics is installed. If it is in black and white, your out of luck.

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3 Responses to “Handy Firefox Extensions for Internet Marketers”

  1. Megof on March 26th, 2008 12:40 pm

    well done, guy

  2. Kyle Healey on May 26th, 2008 4:45 am

    Thanks for this list!

  3. Egor on July 10th, 2008 2:12 pm

    Hey!, been surfing the net for seo tool and found your blog reg extensions for seo and ppc | PPC Whiz. You relly know your stuff! I\’d like to see more posts here. Will definitely bookmark it and come back.

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