Best Chrome Extensions to Boost Blogging Productivity

If you are a blogger who wants to save time and increase blogging productivity, and more specifically if you use Google Chrome as your browser, then this article is a must-read for you. But you will ask me why? The answer is very simple. In this article I have tried to make a list of the best Chrome extensions that can help you save a lot of your valuable time and also increase your blogging productivity.

In this article you will find extensions that enable you to save a webpage to read later at your convenient time, use cloud storage services to access files from any device, edit images and photos online like a pro, and even make more business contacts. In the world of blogging, the above-mentioned ideas can make your blogging experience better and increase productivity by a heap.


Evernote WebClipper

Evernote Webclipper is a fantastic extension that lets you clip any webpage you want. It simply lets you save any web page so that you can read it later when you find convenient time. It supports cloud storage; therefore, it syncs everything you save in it across any computer, laptop, tablet, phone, or any device you use. Moreover, it comes from the developers of Evernote, the award-winning app. So it’s definitely the best in what it does.

Using this extension, you can boost your productivity a lot. You can save any article you find and read it later at your convenient time. Suppose you are working on your PC and you clip an article to read later on your mobile or tablet—this can not only make your work buttery smooth but also save a lot of time.

Additionally: Many bloggers use WebClipper to collect research snippets while multitasking. It prevents distraction and keeps all ideas organized in one place without losing track.


DropBox

DropBox is a cloud storage service, one of the best of its kind. Dropbox takes your files wherever you go. It gives you 2 GB of storage space, which you can use to store any important data you have. It’s in the secure hands of Dropbox, so you don’t need to worry about your files in any way. Dropbox is available on all major platforms like Windows, Mac, Android, and iOS. So whatever device you use, you will have Dropbox and all your files beside you.

You can use this tool to write articles for your blog and store them in the cloud. You can access your files from any place and can edit them from anywhere and from any device. This makes your work more pleasing, easy, and productive.

Case Study: A Delhi-based travel blogger started drafting posts on mobile during commutes and saving them to Dropbox. This alone helped her publish 40% more articles per month, as she never had to “wait to reach home to work.”


Evernote Clearly

Evernote Clearly is a nifty extension that makes the Web clean and clutter-free. If you love reading and do a lot of reading, then this extension is just meant for you. No one likes all those flashy advertisements and floating objects that come before you when you are trying to concentrate on reading something. This extension removes all those distractions, making the Web much cleaner and easier to read.

Blogging means writing, but it’s important to read more to be able to write more. So this tool takes the duty of making your reading experience better than ever. Do give it a try.

Additionally: Bloggers who use content-curation workflows rely heavily on such clutter-free reading to gather inspiration faster without losing focus.


Pixlr Editor

Pixlr Editor is one of the best extensions to try if you are a graphic designer or need to edit photos. Sometimes it becomes boring to use Photoshop all the time for any kind of photo editing job—whether lightweight or heavyweight. But Pixlr Editor is a very sophisticated photo editor built right into your browser, so you can do all your editing from the browser window without moving anywhere else.

You can edit images, add effects to them, and use them in your blog. You don’t need to open Photoshop every time you need to edit an image for your blog.


Rapporative (Rapportive)

Rapportive is the extension that can give a new meaning to your business contacts list if you want to. It is a wonderful extension that focuses on increasing your contact list. Suppose you receive an email from an unknown person—you don’t know who he/she is or what he/she does. But this extension searches everywhere possible and tries to find all other possible connections with that person, maybe his Facebook profile, Twitter ID, LinkedIn profile, or anything else.


I hope these extensions will help you blog in a better way. But you may be using some other extensions that help increase your blogging productivity. Please do share them with us in the comment section—we would love to learn from you. See you in the comments section.


Short Conclusion

Using the right Chrome extensions can dramatically boost your blogging productivity, simplify your workflow, and help you manage research, writing, visuals, and networking effortlessly.