Google Gadgets to Help increase Your Blog

If you’re a follower of Blogger (like I am) then you most likely love the introduction of a huge selection of new Gadgets that you can add to your blog for more functionality. Gadgets (Google’s term for what is more commonly known as widgets) mean that you could add your personality for a blog by showing a list of your favorite movie quotes, or perhaps you would offer your viewers a game title of pong? With numerous to choose from what are the most effective Google Gadgets to add to your Blogger Blog?

1. Followers (Think it in Basics) – Followers is kind of like Google’s version of Twitter meets RSS. You are able to follow people plus they can follow you or they could subscribe to your blog anonymously. It’s among the easiest way’s to get more traffic to your blog (just start following people and they’ll likely start following you too).

2. HTML/JavaScript (Basics) – Obviously being able to add your special code to your blog page will enhance its functionality exponentially. You can add your own opt-in box to start a mailing list, Add Images and Links very easily to your other pages, and also put in the PayPal button and sell something right from your blog.

3. Countdown (Featured) – Allows you to add a countdown to your blog. You may countdown to your birthday, Christmas, until you launch a new product, anything you like.

4. Feed (Basics) – You may add a feed from the other blogs, your Squidoo lens, or if you are an EzineArticles author you may add a feed from your author page to indicate your latest articles.

5. AdSense (Basics) – If you wish to make some money from the Blog one of the first places to begin is by adding AdSense to your page. You will require an account with AdSense first so ensure you write a few posts in your blog before you apply. Then you definitely can just add your AdSense code to the Gadget and can start earning money.

To include Gadgets to your blog just head to your Dashboard and go Layout and Page Elements then click on the Add a Gadget link wherever you would like to place it.