Comments on: How to use widgets to enhance your blog http://www.businessblogboost.com/2007/07/31/how-to-use-widgets-to-enhance-your-blog/ Boost your business with a blog Tue, 06 Jan 2009 23:15:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Karen Bryan http://www.businessblogboost.com/2007/07/31/how-to-use-widgets-to-enhance-your-blog/#comment-115 Karen Bryan Fri, 03 Aug 2007 07:18:46 +0000 http://www.businessblogboost.com/2007/07/31/how-to-use-widgets-to-enhance-your-blog/#comment-115 Thought this article was worth a read assessing value of widgets: http://www.imediaconnection.com/content/16047.asp? Thought this article was worth a read assessing value of widgets:
http://www.imediaconnection.com/content/16047.asp?

]]> By: Karen Bryan http://www.businessblogboost.com/2007/07/31/how-to-use-widgets-to-enhance-your-blog/#comment-99 Karen Bryan Tue, 31 Jul 2007 21:11:57 +0000 http://www.businessblogboost.com/2007/07/31/how-to-use-widgets-to-enhance-your-blog/#comment-99 Thanks for your response, Derek. I know it's pretty hard to give a simple answer with so many widgets from which to choose. Thanks for your response, Derek. I know it’s pretty hard to give a simple answer with so many widgets from which to choose.

]]> By: Derek Anderson http://www.businessblogboost.com/2007/07/31/how-to-use-widgets-to-enhance-your-blog/#comment-98 Derek Anderson Tue, 31 Jul 2007 19:47:59 +0000 http://www.businessblogboost.com/2007/07/31/how-to-use-widgets-to-enhance-your-blog/#comment-98 If you are blogging about business... I would suggest a widget that highlights your popular posts such as the Spotplex widget. This widget also displays how many times these popular posts are viewed daily. This helps keep current traffic clicking and shows the blogger what elements future posts might draw upon for popularity. If you are using a blog for doing business... Then I suggest a widget that allows for some type of anonymous feedback. A polling widget from Polldaddy or Visu are good choices. The limitation here, is the customer is limited to your question. Perhaps the Rate It All widget. This widget allows for reviews and 1 to 5 star ratings. However, you may encounter some negative reviews as well so be careful here. Plugoo allows for blog to Instant Messenger communication. This is good if customers have questions. However, many people fear social interaction with strangers (Blog Writer/Business Owner) so this may get under used. This was supposed to be a simple answer. But there are far too many offerings, to narrow down to one choice. I suggest trying out 1 or 2 and monitor changes to see what happens. Have fun! If you are blogging about business…
I would suggest a widget that highlights your popular posts such as the Spotplex widget. This widget also displays how many times these popular posts are viewed daily. This helps keep current traffic clicking and shows the blogger what elements future posts might draw upon for popularity.

If you are using a blog for doing business…

Then I suggest a widget that allows for some type of anonymous feedback. A polling widget from Polldaddy or Visu are good choices. The limitation here, is the customer is limited to your question. Perhaps the Rate It All widget. This widget allows for reviews and 1 to 5 star ratings. However, you may encounter some negative reviews as well so be careful here. Plugoo allows for blog to Instant Messenger communication. This is good if customers have questions. However, many people fear social interaction with strangers (Blog Writer/Business Owner) so this may get under used.

This was supposed to be a simple answer. But there are far too many offerings, to narrow down to one choice. I suggest trying out 1 or 2 and monitor changes to see what happens.

Have fun!

]]> By: Karen Bryan http://www.businessblogboost.com/2007/07/31/how-to-use-widgets-to-enhance-your-blog/#comment-97 Karen Bryan Tue, 31 Jul 2007 19:13:43 +0000 http://www.businessblogboost.com/2007/07/31/how-to-use-widgets-to-enhance-your-blog/#comment-97 <p>Thanks for dropping by, Derek. You must know a lot about widgets compared to me! Is there any one widget that you think is most useful on a business blog?</p> Thanks for dropping by, Derek. You must know a lot about widgets compared to me! Is there any one widget that you think is most useful on a business blog?

]]> By: Derek Anderson http://www.businessblogboost.com/2007/07/31/how-to-use-widgets-to-enhance-your-blog/#comment-96 Derek Anderson Tue, 31 Jul 2007 19:12:33 +0000 http://www.businessblogboost.com/2007/07/31/how-to-use-widgets-to-enhance-your-blog/#comment-96 ...also don't forget to mention chat widgets like meebo, plugoo, c-box and others...Oh and video too...like VodPod and simple video embeds from YouTube, Revver and others. …also don’t forget to mention chat widgets like meebo, plugoo, c-box and others…Oh and video too…like VodPod and simple video embeds from YouTube, Revver and others.

]]> By: Derek Anderson http://www.businessblogboost.com/2007/07/31/how-to-use-widgets-to-enhance-your-blog/#comment-95 Derek Anderson Tue, 31 Jul 2007 19:10:17 +0000 http://www.businessblogboost.com/2007/07/31/how-to-use-widgets-to-enhance-your-blog/#comment-95 I had to stop by and say hi. I write about widgets almost everyday on widgetslab.com This has been ongoing for awhile now and I still enjoy it. The site is starting to undergo a slow renovation to speed things up and increase usability but everything still works right now. I had to stop by and say hi.
I write about widgets almost everyday on widgetslab.com
This has been ongoing for awhile now and I still enjoy it. The site is starting to undergo a slow renovation to speed things up and increase usability but everything still works right now.

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