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Carl Jennings
Carl covers getting found and staying listed: store search, ratings, reviews, policy, the review queue and watching competitors. His voice is plain and procedural. He writes in steps you can follow on a Tuesday afternoon.
How Carl works: Quotes Chrome Web Store policy and documentation directly, links the page, and separates what the store confirms from what builders report. See our methodology.
Part of the Ext Watch desk: a pen name for one consistent voice and beat. Every guide is written from Ext Watch's own Chrome Web Store data and checked against the sources it links.
18 guides by Carl Jennings
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Growth and rankingChrome Web Store ranking: what big listings have in common
6 min read
Tools and comparisonsCompetitor Price Tracking Extension: Spot Changes Early
8 min read
Make money with extensionsBuy Chrome extension listings: a due-diligence checklist
6 min read
Growth and rankingChrome Web Store featured badge: does it lift installs?
7 min read
Tools and comparisonsBest Chrome extensions for competitor analysis, with limits
6 min read
Growth and rankingChrome extension keyword research without store search volume
7 min read
Growth and rankingChrome Web Store ratings: what a 0.1 drop really means
6 min read
Tools and comparisonsChrome extension competition: size it in 10 minutes
6 min read
Growth and rankingBuy Chrome extension installs? Why it backfires every time
6 min read
Growth and rankingChrome Web Store policy rules that get extensions removed
6 min read
Growth and rankingHow long does Chrome Web Store review take? The process and timing
7 min read
Tools and comparisonsCompetitor Tracking Chrome Extension: Automate the Checks
8 min read
Growth and rankingChrome Web Store reviews: how ratings track installs
6 min read
Growth and rankingChrome extension growth: what we can and can't measure yet
7 min read
Tools and comparisonsCompetitor analysis Chrome extension method, step by step
6 min read
Growth and rankingChrome Web Store pending review: what to do while you wait
7 min read
Growth and rankingChrome Web Store SEO: titles, descriptions, screenshots
3 min read
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