Displaying Breadcrumb in Google Search Result for Blogger & WordPress

I'm not sure Breadcrumb has any SEO benefit but a sure fact is that it gives your a higher click through rate in google search. You heard me right and I'm talking from practical experience. A blogger sent me a message this morning asking how I included that breadcrumbs in Google search and I had to come up with this post. If you don't know what it means, breadcrumb trail is a navigation tool that allows a user to see where the current page is in relation to the Web site's hierarchy. At the top of this page, you should see this: Home » Blogger » Displaying Breadcrumbs in Google Search for Blogger & WordPress I wrote a post on this ...Read more

Adding Floating Share Buttons with Pinterest ‘Pin it’ to Blogger Posts

There were so many requests on this post asking me to update the floating share buttons with Pinterest Pin it button. But I wasn't on Pinterest then and never gave gave it much consideration...I said to myself it's just a new, obscure social network that's going to fade away in no time. I was wrong! Pinterest has grown to be the third largest social network in the world after Facebook and Twitter and that got me thinking where the heck is Google +! Pinterest can be a real source of traffic if well used and this is a proven fact. Ignoring the potential of Pinterest in driving traffic to your site and exposing your content to a wider audience isn't ...Read more

Adding a Stylish Feedburner Email Form Below Blog Posts

To increase the number of your blog readers and subscribers, there's need to include an email form somewhere in your blog layout. One of the most strategic positions that's been proven to be effective is right under your blog posts. Including a styled feeedburner email subscription form along with social media buttons can go a long way in increasing the number of your feed subscribers. Apart from this, this widget can increase your facebook fans and twitter followers. I also included a Google+ button to make your blog readers add you to their circles easily. Below is how the widget should look like after adding it below your posts: Before ...Read more

Adding Google Plus “Follow” & “Add to circles” Button / Badges to your Blog

The long awaited google plus badge has finally come but most bloggers and website owners are not even aware. Just like the facebook like box and twitter follow button, Google+ badge is just one of those widgets you must have on your blog to improve social interaction with your blog readers. If you've created a Google+ page for your blog, then you definitely need the "Follow" button and if you do not have a Google+ page ( like me :D ), a "Add to circles" button is available for you. I just added the badge to my sidebar and it's kind of cool. If you've been using a badge from any third party service, I think it's time to dump it and get the real ...Read more

Blogspot SEO Guide: How to Tweak your Search Preferences Settings

Earlier this week, Blogger announced what is probably the most awaited feature that made me move to WordPress late last year. WordPress has lots of SEO plugins and it was quite an edge over blogger as I mentioned on this post but this new feature addresses that to some extent. Blogger now has a SEO settings right in the dashboard and lots of blogspot users don't even know how to go about this. With the whole thing done wrong, your blog can disappear from google search without you knowing it. It should be noted that you can't toy around with these settings unless you know exactly what you're doing. The following features can be found in the new ...Read more

Blue Night 3 Column Blogger Template

Now here's another blogger template I tried to customize. I was using this template on my old blogger blog and decided to give it out since I'm now on WordPress. It's a fully customized, magazine style template with some features already installed. Below is just a few of the features: - Related posts widget - Numbered page Navigation (pagination) - Breadcrumbs navigation above blog posts - Share buttons above and below blog posts - Numbered comments - Drop-down menu that can be easily customized and lots more... To edit the header links, go to Design > Edit HTML and search for YOUR-URL-HERE. This shows all the header ...Read more

Adding a Streaming Radio Station to Your Blog or Website (Blogger/WordPress)

If you have an entertainment blog, you'll probably find this extremely useful and make people spend more time on your blog than they normally do. Adding a streaming radio station blasting some really good music is enough to keep anyone coming back to that blog of yours. If you blog about celebrities, showbiz and the entertainment industry generally, one of the best ways to keep your visitors entertained is to add a couple of radio stations. Wait a minute, who doesn't like music? I'll be explaining how to add a streaming radio station to your blogger or wordpress blog and I'll suggest you get one or two streaming links if you're not satisfied with ...Read more