SmallBusinessNewz

Many of you probably don't use Mozilla Firefox and use Internet Explorer or another browser instead, but I personally have found Firefox to be a very useful and convenient browser. How convenient you make it is up to you and how many add-ons you decide to engage.

There are surely hundreds of Firefox Add-ons that you would find useful in one way or another. There are far too many to be familiar with all of them, but I wanted to highlight a few that I have found tremendously helpful.

1. StumbeUpon Toolbar

The StumbeUpon Toolbar is one of the best tools, I have ever used, both for business and for entertainment. It is very handy for social media marketing and finding new sites in any given niche.

The most convenient part about it, is that you don't have to go to StumbleUpon.com to do your bookmarking. The toolbar has everything you need right at the top of your browser window. If you are not familiar with StumbleUpon, I suggest familiarizing yourself with it as soon as possible.

2. Smart Digg Button

The Smart Digg Button add-on, like the StumbleUpon toolbar is also a great social media marketing tool. It places a small, unobtrusive Digg button in the bottom-right corner of your browser that allows you to Digg any page you are on with minimal hassle. This is especially helpful for pages that don't have their own Digg button.

The Smart Digg Button, also lets you know how many Diggs any given page has already received. This is a great way to keep up with your own pages, especially if you write articles.

3. Live PageRank

The Live PageRank add-on also sits in the bottom right-hand corner of your browser and is also unobtrusive and great for monitoring the PageRank of any site.

This way, you can always know where your pages stand. It also lets you know where your competitors stand in terms of PageRank.

4. IE Tab

This add-on places a tiny icon at the bottom right-hand side of your browser (at least in the version I have installed)  that lets you toggle back and forth between Firefox and Internet Explorer.

This is a great tool for designers, or for checking the work of your designer when it comes to making sure your pages look the way they should in the two most popular web browsers. It is very important that your site is represented properly in as many browsers as possible because you never know what your customer is using.

Again, there are so many helpful Firefox add-ons out there to choose from. Perhaps the best ones haven't even come into existence yet. I'd love to hear which ones you use, especially for business purposes. Glen over at LifeDev has nice list of 25 more extensions to make you more productive.