Free Gadgets To Increase Page Views
Free Gadgets to Increase Page Views will show you a variety of fun, interesting gadgets for your Blogger blog
. Today I want to emphasize some of Blogger's many gadgets which you can easily implement on your site. Just click on the links and they will take you to the page from where you can easily add these on your blog. I've chosen these gadgets specifically because they help to convert all those passing viewers to actual readers who stay around to sample more than just your front page.
One gadget, in one tiny space on your blog's homepage, can be wisely used to pique the interest of viewers who have no intention of staying for very long. Use your magic of enticement with the following, and if you think these are great, you'll be even more convinced when you see this extensive list of top, free Blogger gadgets. Remember you can add all of these by going to dashboard, design, add gadget.
Recommended read: Get Blog Traffic: 20+ Articles for New Bloggers
Free gadgets to increase page views
Free gadget number 1. Blogger Play Gadget
This free gadget is useful for bloggers who have uploaded lots of pictures on their sites. It offers your reader a fabulous chance to see your images in a slide show to rival a professional film. There are 'previous', 'pause' and 'next' buttons for easy manoeuvrability. The best thing of all, is that clicking on any image
will take your readers to the post in which it originally appeared, resulting in more page views for your blog.
Free gadget number 2. Recent Post Gadget (with thumbnails)
I use this on all my blogs. It helps your readers to readily find your recent posts and enables search engines and passing traffic to easily decide what your blog is about. This gadget is completely customizable with several interesting options to choose from. At a glance you can display a thumbnail, date of post, number of comments and more. You decide how many words of each summary you want to be included. You can opt for a larger or smaller box (or more or fewer words) in each section. This is also a crafty way to make fly-by traffic like those from Twitter
, Blog Explosion or StumbleUpon take note of your other pages. Quickly convert these one-page viewers by enticing them with your other juicy 'products'. Here's a great article, if you need any more advice on getting more blog traffic.
Free gadget number 3. 'You May Also Like' Gadget
This one is pretty straight forward. It sits at the bottom of every post and suggests to your readers, other random (similar) articles on your blog that may be of interest to them. It requires some html knowledge, but you can find all directions to implement this free Blogger gadget on the link provided above.
Free gadget number 4. Link List
Finally, make use of your link list. This one is not linked because it's less complicated to find from your own Blogger blog. Go to your Dashboard. Select 'design' (formally 'layout') of the blog you want to edit. Choose 'add a gadget' from any of the side panels. Scroll down until you find 'link list' in the basic group of gadgets. Add 'link list' then drag and drop it to where you want it to appear. Use this gadget to showcase any important or popular post (s) that have appeared on your blog. All you need to do is to go to the page in question, copy the url of the post and paste it in the appropriate panel. Don't forget to give it an eye-catching title. Either use its original title or create a new one for optimum effect. If you need any more information or clarification, please leave me a comment and I'll get back to you.
Conclusion, Free gadgets to increase page views.
Of course there are many other ways to increase page views, but these take a lot of time and work. If you're in short supply of either of these, the above free gadgets will help you. And you can implement them with little tech knowledge in little time, right? There's a fabulous list of other free Blogger gadgets here. Have a look and see which ones work best for your blog.
What other gadgets have you implemented to make full use of your previous posts? How do you ensure your hard work on past articles do not go to waste?
Our How Do I Blog page has many more helpful blogging tutorials like this one.
. Today I want to emphasize some of Blogger's many gadgets which you can easily implement on your site. Just click on the links and they will take you to the page from where you can easily add these on your blog. I've chosen these gadgets specifically because they help to convert all those passing viewers to actual readers who stay around to sample more than just your front page.One gadget, in one tiny space on your blog's homepage, can be wisely used to pique the interest of viewers who have no intention of staying for very long. Use your magic of enticement with the following, and if you think these are great, you'll be even more convinced when you see this extensive list of top, free Blogger gadgets. Remember you can add all of these by going to dashboard, design, add gadget.
Recommended read: Get Blog Traffic: 20+ Articles for New Bloggers
Free gadgets to increase page views
Free gadget number 1. Blogger Play Gadget
This free gadget is useful for bloggers who have uploaded lots of pictures on their sites. It offers your reader a fabulous chance to see your images in a slide show to rival a professional film. There are 'previous', 'pause' and 'next' buttons for easy manoeuvrability. The best thing of all, is that clicking on any image
will take your readers to the post in which it originally appeared, resulting in more page views for your blog.Free gadget number 2. Recent Post Gadget (with thumbnails)
I use this on all my blogs. It helps your readers to readily find your recent posts and enables search engines and passing traffic to easily decide what your blog is about. This gadget is completely customizable with several interesting options to choose from. At a glance you can display a thumbnail, date of post, number of comments and more. You decide how many words of each summary you want to be included. You can opt for a larger or smaller box (or more or fewer words) in each section. This is also a crafty way to make fly-by traffic like those from Twitter
, Blog Explosion or StumbleUpon take note of your other pages. Quickly convert these one-page viewers by enticing them with your other juicy 'products'. Here's a great article, if you need any more advice on getting more blog traffic.Free gadget number 3. 'You May Also Like' Gadget
This one is pretty straight forward. It sits at the bottom of every post and suggests to your readers, other random (similar) articles on your blog that may be of interest to them. It requires some html knowledge, but you can find all directions to implement this free Blogger gadget on the link provided above.
Free gadget number 4. Link List
Finally, make use of your link list. This one is not linked because it's less complicated to find from your own Blogger blog. Go to your Dashboard. Select 'design' (formally 'layout') of the blog you want to edit. Choose 'add a gadget' from any of the side panels. Scroll down until you find 'link list' in the basic group of gadgets. Add 'link list' then drag and drop it to where you want it to appear. Use this gadget to showcase any important or popular post (s) that have appeared on your blog. All you need to do is to go to the page in question, copy the url of the post and paste it in the appropriate panel. Don't forget to give it an eye-catching title. Either use its original title or create a new one for optimum effect. If you need any more information or clarification, please leave me a comment and I'll get back to you.
Conclusion, Free gadgets to increase page views.
Of course there are many other ways to increase page views, but these take a lot of time and work. If you're in short supply of either of these, the above free gadgets will help you. And you can implement them with little tech knowledge in little time, right? There's a fabulous list of other free Blogger gadgets here. Have a look and see which ones work best for your blog.
What other gadgets have you implemented to make full use of your previous posts? How do you ensure your hard work on past articles do not go to waste?
Our How Do I Blog page has many more helpful blogging tutorials like this one.
14 comments:
you're the only person who ever says
positive things about blogger. everyine
else is always fussing at them about
something.
thank you for your many great tips!
Fantastic! I'd been wondering about "you might also like" for a while having seen it on other people's sites
Thanks Lea and Dan.
Lea, I've had some tiny problems with Blogger, but it's generally been a very good experience blogging on this platform.
Dan, glad I could help.
I used linkwithin to show similar article or post on my blog..This was before blogger has the "you might also like" gadget.
You always find interesting and new things on blogger, Anne! Hope all is well..
I like the recent post advanced, just stuck it on my blog now. Thanks!
Thanks Icy. YOu were the one who put mine on for me. Remember?
That's great, Amanda! Now I know at least one person has taken my advice! :-)
Thank you for the wonderful tips! Insight and advice is always welcome; especially for those of us who are just getting started. Although, I can't imagine anyone turning a blind eye to fresh ideas and an alternative perspective from the field. You're very generous to share your experience.
-Melody
Thank you, Mel. And welcome to my blog. I tried finding yours, but come up with a page that says it can't be found.
I love finding new tools to add more excitement and usefulness. Thanks!
Fantastic tip! I did a quick search, found your blog, followed the steps and hey presto! Five minutes after my search I have the gadget on my blog. I chose to have five stories across the bottom and it fits perfectly. Many thanks, and you now have a new follower :-)
Jane Gray
Thanks, Jane. I'm encouraged that you actually found this in a google search. I must be doing something right ;-)
Interesting and usefull
thanks you for your tips
great post..thx so much..
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