Blog Plug-ins...5 Must Haves!

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Everyone knows that 'spicing up' your blog with additional features, new designs, and other funky stuff can really help to drive additional traffic and maintain a loyal following. There are some great Wordpress plugins that are ready to use and that can take your blog from good to great. Installing the five plugins below will go some way to making blogging - and your blog - even more fun and effective.

1. Top Commentators
This is a plugin that encourages comments on your blog. It works by listing the top commenters on your blog. This encourages posting on your blog as people vie for the top position. These commenters enjoy getting the exposure and it provides proof that people enjoy reading and posting on this blog. First-time visitors are more likely to stay if they see others enjoying your content and that it is creating conversation amongst readers!

2. Akismet
If you have Wordpress, this plugin comes as standard. It's easy to get going with a Wordpress API key (check Wordpress help for info on this if you don't know what it means), and automatically prevents spam comments. It puts spam into a separate folder, and learns from your actions to prevent future spam as well. It's a great time-saver!

3. Wordpress Database Backup
This ia a plugin that allows you to back up everything on your blog quickly and easily. If anything should happen to your server, you could lose everything and that could be devastating to your business and blog. This plugin ensures that will never happen.

4. All In One SEO Pack
Search engine optimization is one of the best ways for your blog to make money. If you rank high in the search engines, you will generate more traffic, thereby generating more readers - which means more profit if you're looking to make an income. This plugin allows you to specify description, title and keywords that show up in search results, so you can ensure you are right up there when people serach for things related to your blog.

5. Related Post
This plugin helps you link to different pages in your blog. It solves the problem of having to dig through old posts that are related and link them manually. This plugin does that automatically, and is very popular with search engines as well as visitors.

As you can now see, the above plugins are both fun and useful. Using all of them will make your life easier, make your blog more fun to visit, and enhance your blogging experience all around.


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