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This post explains how to increase your blog traffic by submitting your blog to different kinds of blog directories which rates,provide statistics about your blog and provide free traffic and maximum exposure to your blog.
Submitting your blog to these directories is a very good thing to do particularly if your blog is very new one with low traffic.
These blog directories have high pageranks than your blog(since your blog is a new one with pagerank Zero).So, if someone searches for a particular keyword,there is more possibility for the blog directory to appear in the results than yours.So,by adding your blog to these directories,the visitors enters these directories containing your articles(when they click the article,they enter your site) and also your blog posts will be indexed little faster.So,submitting your blog to these directories will gain you more traffic.
(If your blog is a new one,then put a visitors tracker button in your blog,sothat you will see how many visitors are coming from these directories,from search engines,visitors geolocation,etc).
Here are a few popular visitor tracker websites:
1.Histats(histats.com)
2.Sitemeter(sitemeter.com)
3.Statcounter(Statcounter.com)
So,let me come to the main topic...
Before submitting your blog to these blog directories,my personal suggestion is to create a new email address for this purpose so,your personal emails can't flooded with the emails from the blog directories administrators,etc.)Creating an email is free lol....creat one.
Many of these directories asks you to register before submitting blogs.
There are so many hundreds of blog directories,here is the list of very good popular directories which will send you maximum traffic.
LIST OF POPULAR BLOG DIRECTORIES:
Technorati:Technorati is the largest blog(weblog) directory currently tracking more than 112.8 million blogs.Join technorati and verify your authorship,then you will be provided with detailed statistics regarding your blog,how many blogs are linking to your blog,(they call it 'authority').It is one of the best blog directory and will send tons of triffic if your blog is regularly updated.
Topblogarea:This is another big blog directory which rates and rank the blogs interms of Unique visitors your blog gets.They start the counting from Zero every week, so that even newly submitted blog can have the chance to rank higher in the list.
Topblogging.com:This is another source of weblogs which also rank the blogs according to the unique hits they get.Nice blog resource,bring you lots of traffic to your blog.
Blogtoplist:Same here,they rank according to the unique hits you get.But,there is a little change, they will give you to place a voting button in your blog.If any visitor votes for your site from your blog,that is equal to 100 unique hits,but there is only one chance per visitor(one IP address) a day.
Fuelmyblog:This is a cool weblog resource which is different from the ones we discussed so far.You can vote to other blogs and others vote to you.They will keep the top six blogs(voted the most) on the homepage.You can join their forums, read other blogs content,joining in the compitetions and win prizes,etc.
MyBloggingarea:This is a very good weblog directory which ranks the blogs accoring to the unique visitors they get,brought me so much traffic to my celebrity blog than all the other blog directories.I recommend this.
BlogCatalog:It is another good blogging resource,you can promote your blog here for FREE,find other blogs related to yours,etc.They have a special formula to rank the blogs,the more visitors,hits,comments,neighbourhood you get the more your rank will be.Another recommended one.You can join their forums,discussion board,groups,etc with other bloggers and share your thoughts.
BloggingFusion:It is a new one and not a very big one(around 950 blogs) at this time.But,it is a good one and doing pretty well.You can increase your blog exposure, worth a link to it.
Bloghop:You can find blogs related to your blog topic here.Have a nice tracking button and currently having more than 29,000 blogs.
Blogarama:Cool weblog directory currently having more than 69,000 blogs.It will list the blogs in terms of the score your blog have.The score depends on so many things like incoming traffic,outgoing traffic,user ratings,etc. and if you send more traffic to they,they will list your blog in the top 100 blogs.
Topbloglists:Another blog directory which will rank your blog according to the unique hits your blog will get.
Myblogdirectory:This doesn't list blogs interms of any visitors,etc. All blogs are listed randomly so,every blog get the same exposure.If you sent more traffic from your blog to them,your blog will be choosen as a BLOG OF THE DAY which will be placed on the homepage and your blog will recieve the whole traffic their site gets on that day.
Blogroll.net:Another blog resouce which rank accorking to the votes and unique hits your blog get.
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Submitting your blog to these directories is a very good thing to do particularly if your blog is very new one with low traffic.
These blog directories have high pageranks than your blog(since your blog is a new one with pagerank Zero).So, if someone searches for a particular keyword,there is more possibility for the blog directory to appear in the results than yours.So,by adding your blog to these directories,the visitors enters these directories containing your articles(when they click the article,they enter your site) and also your blog posts will be indexed little faster.So,submitting your blog to these directories will gain you more traffic.
(If your blog is a new one,then put a visitors tracker button in your blog,sothat you will see how many visitors are coming from these directories,from search engines,visitors geolocation,etc).
Here are a few popular visitor tracker websites:
1.Histats(histats.com)
2.Sitemeter(sitemeter.com)
3.Statcounter(Statcounter.com)
So,let me come to the main topic...
Before submitting your blog to these blog directories,my personal suggestion is to create a new email address for this purpose so,your personal emails can't flooded with the emails from the blog directories administrators,etc.)Creating an email is free lol....creat one.
Many of these directories asks you to register before submitting blogs.
There are so many hundreds of blog directories,here is the list of very good popular directories which will send you maximum traffic.
LIST OF POPULAR BLOG DIRECTORIES:
Technorati:Technorati is the largest blog(weblog) directory currently tracking more than 112.8 million blogs.Join technorati and verify your authorship,then you will be provided with detailed statistics regarding your blog,how many blogs are linking to your blog,(they call it 'authority').It is one of the best blog directory and will send tons of triffic if your blog is regularly updated.
Topblogarea:This is another big blog directory which rates and rank the blogs interms of Unique visitors your blog gets.They start the counting from Zero every week, so that even newly submitted blog can have the chance to rank higher in the list.
Topblogging.com:This is another source of weblogs which also rank the blogs according to the unique hits they get.Nice blog resource,bring you lots of traffic to your blog. Blogtoplist:Same here,they rank according to the unique hits you get.But,there is a little change, they will give you to place a voting button in your blog.If any visitor votes for your site from your blog,that is equal to 100 unique hits,but there is only one chance per visitor(one IP address) a day.Fuelmyblog:This is a cool weblog resource which is different from the ones we discussed so far.You can vote to other blogs and others vote to you.They will keep the top six blogs(voted the most) on the homepage.You can join their forums, read other blogs content,joining in the compitetions and win prizes,etc.
MyBloggingarea:This is a very good weblog directory which ranks the blogs accoring to the unique visitors they get,brought me so much traffic to my celebrity blog than all the other blog directories.I recommend this.
BlogCatalog:It is another good blogging resource,you can promote your blog here for FREE,find other blogs related to yours,etc.They have a special formula to rank the blogs,the more visitors,hits,comments,neighbourhood you get the more your rank will be.Another recommended one.You can join their forums,discussion board,groups,etc with other bloggers and share your thoughts.
BloggingFusion:It is a new one and not a very big one(around 950 blogs) at this time.But,it is a good one and doing pretty well.You can increase your blog exposure, worth a link to it.
Bloghop:You can find blogs related to your blog topic here.Have a nice tracking button and currently having more than 29,000 blogs.
Blogarama:Cool weblog directory currently having more than 69,000 blogs.It will list the blogs in terms of the score your blog have.The score depends on so many things like incoming traffic,outgoing traffic,user ratings,etc. and if you send more traffic to they,they will list your blog in the top 100 blogs.
Topbloglists:Another blog directory which will rank your blog according to the unique hits your blog will get.
Myblogdirectory:This doesn't list blogs interms of any visitors,etc. All blogs are listed randomly so,every blog get the same exposure.If you sent more traffic from your blog to them,your blog will be choosen as a BLOG OF THE DAY which will be placed on the homepage and your blog will recieve the whole traffic their site gets on that day.
Blogroll.net:Another blog resouce which rank accorking to the votes and unique hits your blog get.
Blogger is a great free blog platform that is improving every day. New useful hacks and widgets are being created on a regular basis. Here is a list of some of the very best blogger widgets and blogger hacks that will improve the usability of your blog.Blogger Hacks
Related Posts WidgetDisplay related posts beneath each of your blog posts. Links are displayed based on labels given to each post.
Tag Cloud Widget
Display a simple tag cloud in your blog's sidebar. The tags are displayed based upon the labels given to each post.
Random Posts Button
This widget creates a link for your template that directs users to a random post when clicked on.
Change the Favicon
Are you tired of the regular organge favicon provided by blogger? This tutorial will teach you how to display your own customized favicon.
Top Commentators Widget
Reward your readers for commenting on your blog with this widget. The widget displays the names of the top commentators and will direct you to their website when clicked on.
Change the Title Tags for More Search Engine Traffic
This tutorial teaches you how to make your post title show up before your blog title in Google search results. This is very important when it comes to Search Engine Optimization!
Recent Posts with Thumbnails
Grab your readers attention with an appealing recent posts widget which includes thumbnails.
Recent Comments Widget
Make your blog look alive by displaying recent comment discussions.
Digg Vote Button
Let your Digg readers Digg your posts directly from your blog with this handy little widget.
Search Bar for Blogger
This widget displays a small search bar in your blog's footer. Your readers will be able to easily search your blog for specific content.
Table of Contents
Allow your readers to easily navigate through your site with an interactive Table of Contents.
Blog Widgets
Facebook WidgetsConnect your blog or website with your Facebook Account using these powerful widgets.
Currently Online Readers Widget
A small widget which display how many users are currently online. The widget also indicates which pages are currently being looked at.
Contact Admin Widget
Let your users stay in touch with you with this contact form.
Post Ratings by Outbrain
Let your users give your post a star rating from one to five.
Social Bookmarking Widget
This widget lets your users to easily bookmark your blog posts at the bottom of each post.
PageRank Buttons
Showoff your blog's Google PageRank with this small widget.
Google Talk Chat Back Badge
A Google Talk chatback badge will let visitors to your web page chat with you. They'll be able to chat with you whenever you're signed in to Google Talk.
Twitter Widget Tools
A great post containg 502 twitter widget tools, buttons, and icons for Engaging your followers.
PayPal Donation Button
If you've got a loyal reader community that might be willing to sponsor you as a blogger, this would be the way.
Google Buzz Share Button
Another way to share your content across a great social network.
Performancing Ads Widget
Another way to make some money from your blog by letting others advertise on your site.
Sudoku Puzzle Widget
Have some fun on your blog with this interactive sudoku game that will easily go in the sidebar. The sudoku has five different levels of difficulty.
Other
Change Your TemplateTemplates-Pro
Choose from a huge list of custom blog templates. Providing your blog with a new design will make it look fresh and new.
*Promote By : Templates-Pro
There are many useful widgets and scripts which you could use to add interactivity to your Blogger powered blog. Ranging from lists of your most popular posts to a table of contents which loads above your posts, this article contains 20 of the most useful widgets and scripts you could install own blogs.
Add a recent posts widget to your blog (Script by Hans of Beautiful Beta)
Add a recent comments widget to your blog
Add Top Commentators widget to your blog (Originally constructed by GoogleSystem and widgetized by Blogger Buster)
Add Popular Posts/Most Commented widget to your blog
Add a random post link to your blog (by Phydeaux3)
Install Picasa web albums widget in your blog
Install a simple search form in your blog
There is no need to edit your blog’s template when adding this widget: you can add your own quotes and install this easily in your sidebar using Ramani’s widget installer.
Install a random message widget in your Blogger blog
It is a little more complicated to install than other widgets as it requires editing some aspects of your template, but Hans offers full and detailed instructions for you to add this easily to your blog.
Read more and install Table of Contents widget
This widget will allow you to save space in your sidebar by adding these important elements in one place and is now becoming a popular feature of Wordpress powered blog designs.
You will need to edit your Blogger template to install this widget, but it’s certainly a useful and functional addition for your Blogger blog. Hoctro offers full instructions for installation and customization in hos explanatory posts.
Learn more and install a tab-view widget in your blog (Created by Hoctro)
A tag cloud displays a list of your post labels (categories) in a cloud like format, where the labels which have the most posts filed under them are highlighted in a bolder, larger font.
To install this in your Blogger blog, you will need to edit your existing label widget and add some Javascript code to your blog header.
Read more and install Blogger tag/label cloud in your blog (Created by Phydeaux3)
Unlike other random banner techniques, this technique does not require you to host Javascript files externally. Instead you can achieve this by adding some JavaScript code to your Blogger template and simply link to your banner images (hosted on Flickr or Picassa for example).
Read more and install random banner images (by Freeyasoul Adventure)
There are two versions of this widget: the first was created by Hoctro but most people find Jackbook’s updated version much easier to use and install.
Read more and install related posts for your Blogger blog (Jackbook version)
This is quite a simple customization to install using JavaScript and some minor changes to your template.
Read more and install a post-date calendar in your blog
Here is another feature commonly found in Wordpress blogs which has been customized for Blogger. Phydeaux3 has created a useful archive calendar widget which readers can use to skip to posts made on a certain date. Dates where posts have been made are highlighted in the calendar, and readers can skip to different months using the easy drop-down selector.
Read more and install the Blogger Archive Calendar in your blog (by Phydeaux3)
I hope you have found this list of Blogger widgets and scripts to be useful for customizing your own Blogger templates. If you have found other widgets which are particularly useful for Blogger users, please let us know by leaving your comments below.
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Easy Install Widgets
All of the widgets int his section can be added easily to your blog using widget installers.Recent Posts
This widget will display a list of your most recent posts, with links to their relevant pages. This widget is easy to add using the widget installer, where you simply input your blog’s URL and change the settings to suit your preferences.Add a recent posts widget to your blog (Script by Hans of Beautiful Beta)
Recent Comments
Show recent discussions to your articles by displaying a list of recent comments in your sidebar. You can choose how many comments to display, and add an optional excerpt of each comment too.Add a recent comments widget to your blog
Top Commentators
Reward your regular contributors by adding this widget which displays a list of the ten most active commentators. You can filter your own name from the list and add this easily using the widget installer.Add Top Commentators widget to your blog (Originally constructed by GoogleSystem and widgetized by Blogger Buster)
Popular Posts/Most Commented
This widget uses your blog’s comment feed to determine the most popular posts based on the number of comments each post has received. It will then display a list of the ten most popular (or most commented) posts in order of authority.Add Popular Posts/Most Commented widget to your blog
Random Posts
Phydeaux3’s widget allows to to create a link to a random post from your sidebar (or wherever you decide to add this widget in your blog). This is another easy widget to install using the one-click installer on Phydeaux’s site.Add a random post link to your blog (by Phydeaux3)
Picasa Web Albums
This widget allows you to display recent images from your Picasa web albums account in your sidebar. All you need to do is insert your Picasa username into the input box and click submit to add this to your blog.Install Picasa web albums widget in your blog
Simple Search Widget
This is a simple search widget which uses the same functions as the search box in the Blogger nav-bar. Unlike Google searches, this is a simple widget which will display all posts matching the queried term in the main posts section of your blog, and can be installed using the one-click widget installer.Install a simple search form in your blog
Random Messages
Ramani of Hackosphere created this widget which can be used to display one of ten random messages in your Blogger blog. One possible use for this would be to display random testimonials in a business blog, while another would be as a display of random quotes.There is no need to edit your blog’s template when adding this widget: you can add your own quotes and install this easily in your sidebar using Ramani’s widget installer.
Install a random message widget in your Blogger blog
Useful Scripts (Require Editing of your Blogger Template)
The scripts and customizations referenced in this section will require you to edit your blog’s HTML code. Although they are a little more complicated than the previous set, they are all undoubtedly useful additions to your Blogger powered blog.Table of Contents
This highly useful widget will load a table of your blog’s contents above the main posts section. You can then rearrange this list to sort posts by category, posting date or post title.It is a little more complicated to install than other widgets as it requires editing some aspects of your template, but Hans offers full and detailed instructions for you to add this easily to your blog.
Read more and install Table of Contents widget
Tab View Widget
This widget allows you to display your recent posts/comments or posts from specified categories using a “tab-view” widget, like this:This widget will allow you to save space in your sidebar by adding these important elements in one place and is now becoming a popular feature of Wordpress powered blog designs.
You will need to edit your Blogger template to install this widget, but it’s certainly a useful and functional addition for your Blogger blog. Hoctro offers full instructions for installation and customization in hos explanatory posts.
Learn more and install a tab-view widget in your blog (Created by Hoctro)
Tag Cloud (Based on Blogger Labels)
A tag cloud displays a list of your post labels (categories) in a cloud like format, where the labels which have the most posts filed under them are highlighted in a bolder, larger font. To install this in your Blogger blog, you will need to edit your existing label widget and add some Javascript code to your blog header.
Read more and install Blogger tag/label cloud in your blog (Created by Phydeaux3)
Random Rotating Banner/Header Image
Have you ever wanted to add a random banner to your blog’s header? If so, this script will be undoubtedly useful for you!Unlike other random banner techniques, this technique does not require you to host Javascript files externally. Instead you can achieve this by adding some JavaScript code to your Blogger template and simply link to your banner images (hosted on Flickr or Picassa for example).
Read more and install random banner images (by Freeyasoul Adventure)
Related Posts
This script will display a list of related articles (organized by category) below your posts on item pages. I’ve found this to be a really useful script in my own Blogger blogs as this directs readers to other articles of interest once they have read the current post.There are two versions of this widget: the first was created by Hoctro but most people find Jackbook’s updated version much easier to use and install.
Read more and install related posts for your Blogger blog (Jackbook version)
Display your Post Dates as a Calendar Page
This customization allows you to use a calendar page instead of your regular post date, like this:This is quite a simple customization to install using JavaScript and some minor changes to your template.
Read more and install a post-date calendar in your blog
Archive Calendar
Here is another feature commonly found in Wordpress blogs which has been customized for Blogger. Phydeaux3 has created a useful archive calendar widget which readers can use to skip to posts made on a certain date. Dates where posts have been made are highlighted in the calendar, and readers can skip to different months using the easy drop-down selector.Read more and install the Blogger Archive Calendar in your blog (by Phydeaux3)
I hope you have found this list of Blogger widgets and scripts to be useful for customizing your own Blogger templates. If you have found other widgets which are particularly useful for Blogger users, please let us know by leaving your comments below.
- Whos.amung.us – Really great addon for your Bloggspot blog for sure. With it, you can easily see live visitor statistics for your blog in real time. Using some advantage technology and features. Widget customization supported.
- Digg Widget – You can easily display the latest Digg news on your site by adding a Digg Widget, now with more choices for what to show and how it’s displayed. Very useful and effective widget for your blog!
- Feedjit – One more live traffic widget for your blog. Allowing more informations about your visitors with live source links in it. If you don’t like first one, this widget would be great replacement!
- iBegin Weather – Very graphically cool widget that displays real time weather in your blog sidebar. Only bad think that they supports only USA or Canada cities! Hope to see more in the future!
- Snow Effect for Blogger – Here is a simple snow effect widget which you can add to your Blogger powered blog in just one click! This widget does not use images to generate the snow effect: instead it uses plain white text! Very cool widget to put during holiday time on your blog!
- Blogumus – Flash animated label cloud for Blogger! Very cool addon which uses scripts converted from Roy Tanck’s WP Cumulus plugin for Wordpress. I have to say that this widget works great! And you should try it!
- IntenseDebate – Great addon which will improve functionality of your Blogger comments form. Allowing you to easily improve your comments with advanced features and options! Recommended install!
- Twitter Badge – This badge allows you to display your latest tweets on your Blogger powered blog sidebar! Really cool widget if you use Twitter! Also, it’s good to get you some more potential followers!
- Popular (Most Commented) Posts – This widget uses your blog’s comment feed to determine the most popular posts based on the number of comments each post has received. Very nice widget for your Blogspot blog!
- Random Post Widget – Add random post functionality to your Blogger powered blog with this great widget. The widget can be placed anywhere a widget will go. Very cool widget for your blog for sure!
Note that Installation of some above widgets can be little confusing for you. Some of them requires customizations that might requires more knowledge. Find on original web sites steps and procedures how to install these widgets!
Many people think that Blogger lacks in all of the extra goodies you can add to other platforms like WordPress, but it simply isn’t true. By using widgets you can customize your blog as much as you like by just adding little snippets of code to the sidebars.Allow users to talk to you via IM, see what your most popular posts are, or even read news from sites such as Mashable. With these 25 widgets, you can create an even more powerful way of communicating with your visitors, just make sure you don’t overload them with too many!
What are some of your favorite widgets for use on Blogger?
Communications Widgets
Jaxtr – Create a widget that allows people to call you on the phone without revealing the phone number to them.
Meebo Me – Meebo Me will allow you to create a chat box that you can install on your Blogger page, giving you the chance to converse with visitors to your site.
Skype – The official Skype widget allows you to create various buttons that can show your current status and also allows people to just click it and give you a call.
Tag-Board – Allows you to add a real-time chat board to your blog that your visitors and you can use to converse.
Social Widgets
FriendFeed Widget – Share all of your FriendFeed activity with the readers of your site.
Google Friend Connect – A makeshift social network that runs across any site that has installed Google Friend Connect. You can join a site, see the other members, play games and more.
LinkedInABox – LinkedInABox retrieves your LinkedIn profile to display on your blog, allowing people to look through things such as your specialties and experience.
MyBlogLog – If someone visits your blog that is also a member of MyBlogLog, their avatar and username will appear in the box. You can then click on any person to check out their profile on the service.
Twitter – Add your Twitter stream to your blog and display anywhere from your last tweet to the last twenty. Also gives a link for people to be able to follow you.
Share on Facebook – A simple widget that allows your readers to share items from your blog on Facebook.
SocialFeed – A miniature lifestreaming widget that broadcasts your activities on sites such as Twitter, StumbleUpon, Last.fm and so on. Has several different skins you can choose from.
Utility Widgets
Easy Comments – This widget allows you to add commenting to any page of your site by placing the widget at the bottom of a page. Allows people to say if they liked the comment, includes comment threading and more.
Google Search – Add an AJAX powered Google search box to your blog that you can allow to search the web and your blog, or even just restrict it to the contents of your site.
Popular Posts – This widget will take a look at your comments, up to the last 5,000, and generate a list of which posts had the most conversation around them.
Recent Comments – Display the most recent comments on your blog in this widget so that readers can join in the conversation.
Related Posts – Not so much a widget as a hack, this will give you the related post functionality that so many WordPress powered blogs use.
ShareThis – The highly customizable green button that ShareThis is known for can be added to your blog. Choose if you want it for social bookmarking, users emailing your posts and more.
Shout List Icons – Be the king (or queen) of social sharing with this widget that generates icons for over 30 social sites your blog can be added to.
Tag/Label Cloud – Gives you the ability to install a traditional tag cloud in your sidebar so people can see what you write about the most.
