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We’re coming upÌýonÌýaÌýnew year, andÌýwith that new year comes new goals forÌýyour business. Whether your goals involve more sales, more time with your family, orÌýquitting your day job, most ofÌýthem probably come down toÌýbeing more productive with theÌýtime you spend onÌýyour e-commerce business.

Productivity isn’t just about buying aÌýplanner andÌýwaking upÌýearly, it’s also inÌýtheÌýsmall shortcuts you take every dayÌý— like theÌýones these 26ÌýGoogle Chrome extensions will help you with.

Read onÌýforÌýtheÌýfull list ofÌýextensions andÌýtips onÌýhow each one can help you.

Blocking distractions

Stay off Twitter andÌýFacebook: Ìý(or aÌýsimilar but cheekier extension, ) can let you block anyÌýsite you want toÌýkeep itÌýfrom becoming aÌýproductivity black hole when you’re trying toÌýwork onÌýyour business.

Removing that tab until you need it:ÌýÌýwill let you put that tab out ofÌýsight until theÌýday andÌýtime you need it.

Keep people from talking toÌýyou onÌýFacebook messenger:ÌýGhost forÌýFacebookÌýallows you toÌýtalk toÌýpeople, without having aÌý“last seen” timestamp orÌýbeing showed asÌýonline.

Staying organized

ToÌýkeep track ofÌýall those tabs: Ìýis aÌýgenius app that lets you save all ofÌýyour tabs inÌýaÌýcurrent session, organize tabs into “work” andÌý“personal,” andÌýeffectively turn your tabs into aÌýto-do list byÌýreminding you which tabs you need toÌýwork inÌýlater, every time you open aÌýnew tab.

For saving important information:ÌýÌýand Ìýboth offer web clippers forÌýChromeÌý— you can save, tag, andÌýorganize pages directly from your browser. There’s also Candy, which isÌýaÌývisual bookmarker andÌýorganization system that lets you highlight text from aÌýwebpage, then save itÌýandÌýorganize itÌývia collections called “storylines,” with theÌýrest ofÌýtheÌýinformation just aÌýclick away (and Slack, Trello, andÌýFacebook integrations, toÌýboot!).

For in-browser task management: Ìýand Ìýboth offer Chrome extensions toÌýhelp you stay organized even when theÌýmobile app isn’t atÌýhand (and without having toÌýgoÌýtoÌýtheir websites).

ToÌýnever lose something important because you’re onÌýyour phone:ÌýÌýcomes with aÌýChrome extension andÌýunites all ofÌýyour devices, making itÌýseamless toÌýsend links (or pretty much anything else) back andÌýforth between them.

ToÌýnever have toÌýdoÌýtime-zone math onÌýtheÌýfly again:ÌýÌýlets you pick upÌýtoÌýten time zones that are automatically displayed onÌýnew tabsÌý— noÌýmore frantically googling “what time isÌýitÌýinÌýSydney right now” atÌýtheÌýdrop ofÌýaÌýhat.

ToÌýprevent those embarrassing typos:ÌýThe Ìýwill save all your website copy (and tweets, and…pretty much anything else you type) from those typos that can tank aÌýproduct description.

Social media andÌýmarketing

Schedule social shares, faster:ÌýÌýand Ìýboth offer Chrome extensions that let you schedule shares from theÌýbrowser, without leaving theÌýpage you’re on. There’s also theÌýShare toÌýFacebook extension, which lets you share aÌýlink toÌýaÌýpersonal profile orÌýaÌýbusiness page without leaving theÌýpage you’re on.

Create UTM tags onÌýtheÌýfly:ÌýUTM tags are necessary forÌýtracking theÌýresults ofÌýspecific social, marketing, andÌýadvertising campaignsÌý— but they can beÌýaÌýpain toÌýcreate. The Ìýlets you easily create links with UTM tags andÌýsave presets forÌýdifferent campaigns. You have noÌýexcuse not toÌýhave flawless UTM tags now.

Find theÌýperfect email toÌýsend that PRÌýpitch to:ÌýAs anÌýecommerce business owner, you often have toÌýdoÌýyour own PRÌýandÌýmarketingÌý— andÌýemail isÌýaÌýbig part ofÌýthat. The Slik ProspectorÌýextension lets you find anyone’s email, right from their LinkedIn profile.

Maximizing your hashtags:ÌýA good hashtag can make orÌýbreak aÌýtweet, but how doÌýyou know which hashtags are being most commonly used? Ìýgives you in-browser color-coding ofÌýhashtags soÌýyou know which ones will boost your tweets (and which ones you shouldn’t even bother with).

Spying onÌýSEO: Ìýlets you see what others are doing forÌýtheir SEO efforts andÌýhow you can improve theÌýSEO ofÌýyour pages, via comparing link metrics, highlighting links andÌýkeywords, exposing page elements, andÌýgiving you access toÌýother powerful SEO tools (for free!).

Checking out analytics without leaving your site:ÌýThe Ìýlets you see your statistics forÌýyour site while you’re browsing around it, along with how visitors are interacting with specific links onÌýyour page. (Haven’t set upÌýGoogle Analytics forÌýyour ºÚÁÏÃÅ store yet? What are you waiting for? .)

Gmail tools

IfÌýyou only install one email tool: You should make itÌý, which offers aÌýfull-featured free version andÌýanÌýoption toÌýupgrade toÌýpaid forÌýadditional features. The free version lets you create email templates andÌýinsert them with text shortcuts, schedule emails toÌýbeÌýsent later, andÌýsnooze emails toÌýbeÌýbrought back toÌýtheÌýtop ofÌýyour inbox later.

ToÌýstay organized when pitching people:Ìýis largely intended forÌýsales teams, but isÌýalso incredibly useful when you’re pitching several different journalists, bloggers, orÌýinfluencers atÌýtheÌýsame time andÌýneed toÌýkeep organized onÌýwho you’ve heard back from, who you haven’t, andÌýwho you should follow upÌýwith.

For when you need anÌýhour toÌýcatch upÌýonÌýyour inbox without getting distracted:ÌýÌýlets you pause your email forÌýanÌýindefinite amount ofÌýtime. It’s great forÌýwhen you need toÌýwork through aÌýbacklog ofÌýemails without seeing theÌýnew ones coming in, but you can also use itÌýtoÌýpause emails atÌýtheÌýend ofÌýaÌýwork day orÌýover aÌýlong weekend where you really want toÌýclock out.

ToÌýturn your email into aÌýTrello-like board:ÌýÌýlets you turn your email inbox into aÌýkanban-style board, which you can then organize into labels like “to do,” “follow up,” orÌýanyÌýother label you want toÌýcreate, inÌýaÌýdrag-and-drop interface.

ToÌýget aÌýreminder ofÌýwho you’re talking toÌýandÌýwhy:ÌýÌýpulls together anÌýinfo-sheet onÌýevery person inÌýyour Gmail inbox, giving you their location, social profiles, business sites, andÌýmore.

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