Summary: Chrome is the most popular browser, but if you’re just using the basic version you are missing out. In this episode, we are going to talk about 11 extensions to help make you a more productive, better writer.<br> Transcript<br> Jim: And in this episode, we’re going to talk to you guys about technology, specifically Chrome.<br> Thomas: Awesome. Well, whether you’re using a Mac or a PC, hopefully you’re using Google Chrome. It’s the most popular web browser and if you’re using just the basic version of Chrome, you’re missing out. There’s 11 extensions…<br> Jim: Yeah, you really are. 11 extensions that are going to change your writing life… and again to your credit, Thomas, you were the guy who said “Jim why are you not using Chrome? Get on this browser, there’s so many tools.” So I have to thank you for that too. So I guess we’re going to hopefully introduce some folks to some extensions that are available in Chrome that they might not be using.<br> Thomas: That’s right, and if you’re still a Windows user who’s clicking on that little blue E, I just would like to tell you there’s a beautiful world out there that you have not yet experienced that is going to change your life. You’re going to enjoy being on the Internet so much more and with these extensions you’re going to be a much more productive and better writer.<br> 1 Grammarly<br> TLDR:<br> <br> * Fixes your grammar on the fly.<br> * Checks for comma use, wrong words and 100s of other things.<br> * Free version or $12/mo for the pro version (checks 300 more things)<br> * <a href="https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/grammarly-for-chrome/kbfnbcaeplbcioakkpcpgfkobkghlhen?hl=en">Add to Chrome</a><br> <br> So some of these are productivity extensions and some will actually help you with your writing, and the first one is Grammarly. We’ve talked a lot on this show about how important it is to have an editor, but you can’t always afford an editor for all of your marketing. So let’s say you’re putting together an email. Ideally you’d have an editor look over that email. And I do. I have my wife, she’s my editor, and I’m an awful writer when it comes to grammar and typos and spelling and punctuation. And typically when I’d be crafting an email going out to thousands of people, she’d find a dozen, two dozen errors in it, UNTIL I started using Grammarly.<br> Jim: Wow.<br> Thomas: Grammarly is an extension for Chrome and it catches about 95 percent of the things my wife was catching. It’ll catch if you’re using the wrong YOU’RE, with or without the apostrophe, and when it corrects you it’s got a little blip that explains the grammatical rule. So it’s not just fixing your grammar, it’s actually educating you on grammar. I’ve never fully understood commas but now after using Grammarly for a year and a half I feel like I understand commas. I’m starting to actually introduce fewer typos with commas into my writing because I know that “oh, if I don’t add a comma after this introductory clause, Grammarly’s going to put a little green underline underneath it” and it checks for hundreds of things that Word doesn’t check for.<br> Jim: Thomas the comma king!<br> Thomas: That’s right. It’ll even check for if you’re using the wrong word. Microsoft Word and other tools will spell check, but if you’re using a word that’s spelled correctly but it’s the wrong word, say it sounds similar or it’s missing a letter, often they don’t catch that. Whereas Grammarly would. Like “I think you’re using the wrong word” and it will suggest the correct word. It’s changed my life. Im very happy with it. There’s a free version that checks for a lot of stuff. I went ahead and paid for the pro version that checks for even more things, it’s like having a professional editor sitting next to me as I write. And it makes me much more confident as I’m writing blog posts, as I’m writing emails. It’s got a Mac app, it’s got a PC app,
