It's Not Monkey Business - Try These Tools for Your Business
In 2016, the Year of the Monkey, we discussed three tech tools with “monkey” names. It’s time to revisit each of them to see what’s changed since then.
SurveyMonkey
Looking for a way to gather feedback from clients, run market research, or gauge team opinions? SurveyMonkey still makes it easy to create professional surveys with customizable templates and branded design options. You also have access to question formats such as multiple choice, ratings, and open-ended responses.
With over 200 survey templates and flexible customization tools, you can tailor your surveys to match your brand or project needs. Once your survey is ready, share it via email, post a link, or embed it on your webpage. Responses are collected in real-time and presented in easy-to-analyze reports.
SurveyMonkey offers paid plans, but there is still a free option as well. The free version allows you to create surveys with up to 10 questions and collect 100 responses, while paid plans unlock advanced analytics, custom branding, and automation tools. Whether you're a business owner or a Not-for-profit manager, SurveyMonkey helps you make data-driven decisions efficiently.
PicMonkey
To create eye-catching visuals for your website, social media, or blog, try PicMonkey. PicMonkey provides powerful yet user-friendly photo editing tools—without the complexity (or price) of professional design software.
Easily edit images by cropping, resizing, adjusting colors, and adding filters, text, or graphics. Whether you're designing marketing materials, social media posts, or personal projects, PicMonkey offers templates, fonts, and effects to make your visuals stand out.
PicMonkey currently operates on a subscription model, with a free trial available. Paid plans offer advanced features like background removal, branding tools, and cloud storage for seamless access to your projects.
Mailchimp
There are plenty of options for email marketing, but this one has been around a long while. Mailchimp is an all-in-one platform that helps businesses and nonprofits send professional newsletters, sales emails, and automated campaigns.
There is still a free plan that supports up to 500 subscribers and 1,000 monthly email sends, which may be just fine for startups and small businesses. Paid plans offer advanced features like audience segmentation, A/B testing, automation workflows, and AI-powered content suggestions.
One standout feature: Mailchimp integrates seamlessly with websites, e-commerce platforms, and CRM tools. You can even automate newsletters to send whenever you publish a new blog post, saving you time while keeping your audience engaged.
We still aren’t sure why simians are used so often for business names and logos, but there are a zillion of them out there! Let’s call these three a barrel full of monkeys that you’ll be glad to know. While you are busy exploring the options, remember that the Sprocket Website team can help you integrate tools like these into your website. Give us a call to talk it over today!
Photo by Diana
This article is an update to “3 Great Tech Tools – No Monkey Business” dated 3/14/2016.
Kate Gingold
I have been writing a blog with web marketing tips and techniques every other week since 2003. In addition to blogging and client content writing, I write books and a blog on local history.
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