Monday, January 26, 2009

WIDGETS - simplified

Today i thought about the effect a widget can have on ones blog,widgets are tools of revenue or can be tools to keep you on the know and to socialize ,as the same time for your readers to to get to know you vice versa..so i am going to keep it short and start.



TYPES OF WIDGETS;

Statistics widget,
this is a blogger widget,this widget shows mainly the comments and posts on your your site,
,log in to your dashboard,Add a new gadget,on the HTML/Java script,copy the code and paste it.



Paypal donation widget

there are three ways to put this widget on your blog,

-you can sign in with paypal,and when you are logged in,click on merchant service tab,click the donate link under the create buttons category,then enter your website name,if you want it to appear on your website

-An easier way is that,go to Paypal Donation Factory,and add a website name,create a button of your choice,log in to your HTML/Javascript found in add a gadget,paste the code given,this will be created on a sidebar



Visitors widget
this is a cool widget ,it helps you know where people are coming from to read your blog,its encouraging to know that your content matters,there are two types i know of Showing visitors,one is by,placing a feedjit widget,which i spoke earlier on my posts,or have the world visitors map widget which looks more classic,this is found in the WidgetBox


Page rank widget
this widget is mainly used to see a page rank ,also known as the page rank checker.

Mp3 player widget,
this is a widget that will show you or help your viewers to download music to their weBsites,its for the amazon.

Google language translator
this is is a free google widget,it helps in translation of languages.

Tell a friend widget
Sign in to, Tell A Friend,this widget enables visitors and friends about an item or post they have come across,i think its useful in blogging


i know there a countless of widgets this are just some common ones.that i would recommend

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