Do Not Cluster Up Your Blog

On the road to becoming a successful blogger, I've learned many things. Unfortunately for me, I usually learned them the hard way. One of those lessons that I have learned is...


Do Not Cluster Up Your Blog!

When a person visits your blog there are a lot of things that you want to make sure they see...

• Where to subscribe to your feed
• Google AdSense ads
• Your Opt-In list
• Most recent post
• Previous posts
• Your products

These are the things that you definitely want your visitors to see when they come to your blog.

Keep in mind, you do want people to see your AdSense but this can also cluster up your blog if you're not careful. So don't place the maximum amount of ads on your blog just because you can.


Some things that I used to place on my blogs that I don't use anymore are...

• Followers widget
• A lot of pictures
• Recent visitors widget
• Tons of links
• Other useless widgets

I stopped using the "Followers Widget" I think it's useless. (No offense to anyone who uses it) There are a lot of people who go around following any blog they come across, because they want to get their face out there, not because they like the content of the blog. I would rather have someone subscribe to my RSS Feed, because then I know they want to hear what I have to say.


Also, don't cluster up your blog with links to other blogs. Unless you have exchanged links with someone or you think it will help your visitors, there is no need to link to random things on the web.


I'm not saying that you shouldn't have any widgets or pictures on your blog, I'm just saying not to go and cluster up your blog with too many of them. Otherwise you will distract your visitors and possibly direct them away from what you really want them to see.



What widgets do you use on your blog?

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