Great article! The images were especially helpful. I think that Blogger offers a lot of potential for webmasters, and learning how to add gadgets is obviously an important piece of knowledge to have.
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Blogger.com – How To Add A Gadget To Blog
We use the “add a gadget” feature to add contents on the sidebar, top or bottom portion of your blogger.com blog.
There are hundred of gadgets available but the the most popular ones are:
Followers – Displays a list of users who follow your blog
HTML/Javascript – Add third-party functionality or other code to your blog.
Text – Add some words to your blog – like a welcome message – with our rich text editor.
Adsense – Earn revenue by displaying relevant ads on your blog.
Feed – Add content from an RSS or Atom feed to your blog.
Blog List – Show off what you read with a blogroll of your favorite blogs.
…and many more.
To add a gadget, login to your blogger.com account and on your dashboard click on “Layout”.
You will be brought to this page….
As you will notice there are three portions in this theme where you can add a gadget.
For demonstration purposes, let us add a banner in the sidebar.
Click on “Add A Gadget” on the sidebar. A pop-up window will appear to make you choose what kind of gadget you will add.
To add a banner on your site, you will need an HTML code. Click on “HTML/Javascript”.
Type in the title of the widget. In our example, our title is “RECOMMENDED PRODUCTS”. Then cut & paste or type the HTML code of the the banner you want to add.
HTML Code Example:
<center><a href=”http://www.yoursitename.com/” target=”_blank”><img src=”http://www.yoursitename.com/bannerimage.jpg” /></a></center>
After typing your HTML code, click on “Save” to save your gadget.
Your done adding a gadget on the sidebar of your blogger blog. Check your blog and it looks like this:
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21 comments - add yours
Make Money Online
March 2, 2010
Promotional Printing
March 3, 2010
Oh this is cool! If my blog starts improving, I want to post my followers in the sideline. That would be really cool and to be able to put links for your suggestion to your readers of sites I’ve enjoyed. But probably it will take months before I can use this tool. But atleast I know that there is such thing and it’s available to all blogger. Thanks!
John
March 3, 2010
This kind of software on how to improve your blog posting, is a great way for most blogger all over the world. It is the easiest way to post blogs and add gadgets as you wanted.
PDQ
March 4, 2010
That’s interesting that you can edit the html, allowing you to add almost anything I guess..
dofollow backlinks free
March 5, 2010
i have strugled past days to how insert gadgets, now i add gadget in my blog. thanks
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mike
March 5, 2010
Its great sharing and i will use this for my bog promotion as well. but i just wonder the time for which i will do it and the lead time i.e the time it will take to display some useful result .
BMW Cars
March 5, 2010
Wow.. unbelievable.. but truly great.. nice and interesting technique for blog promotion and gadget will even used to provide ease in operation as well..
PopularSci
March 5, 2010
Thanks for the explanation! It’s very helpful!
Internet Marketing Professor
March 22, 2010
Blogger’s Ad Gadget is a major assistance in blog promotion. This gadgets are easy to use and very appealing to visitors. Thank for the information.:)
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Des Moines movers
March 23, 2010
Excellent guide to adding a gadget. I think the screenshots really helped explain this. Thanks!
Dave
April 25, 2010
That’s interesting that you can edit the html, allowing you to add almost anything I guess..
Julie
April 25, 2010
i have strugled past days to how insert gadgets, now i add gadget in my blog. thanks
.-= dofollow backlinks free´s last blog ..The Hindu : Sport / Cricket : Sachin should be given Bharat Ratna: Ganguly =-.
Jeff
April 27, 2010
Wow.. unbelievable.. but truly great.. nice and interesting technique for blog promotion and gadget will even used to provide ease in operation as well..
Christopher
April 27, 2010
Great article! The images were especially helpful. I think that Blogger offers a lot of potential for webmasters, and learning how to add gadgets is obviously an important piece of knowledge to have.
.-= Make Money Online´s last blog ..20 Tips to Increase Traffic =-.
Rob
April 27, 2010
Thanks for the explanation! It’s very helpful!
Richard
April 28, 2010
Excellent guide to adding a gadget. I think the screenshots really helped explain this. Thanks!
Simon
April 28, 2010
Blogger’s Ad Gadget is a major assistance in blog promotion. This gadgets are easy to use and very appealing to visitors. Thank for the information.:)
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Sam
October 14, 2010
I hadn’t even bothered with Blogger before this! Versatility reigns supreme, well in!
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Vernita Manby
November 30, 2010
Hello.This article was extremely interesting, particularly since I was looking for thoughts on this issue last Monday.
Gulam Ali
December 16, 2010
Thanks for the effort you took to expand upon this post so thoroughly.
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