35 Best Free Blogger Templates Of 2011

Last week i published the "25 Best Free Wordpress Themes Of 2011" and as promised today we have a list of the best Blogger Templates of 2011.The standard of Blogger templates took a huge jump in 2011 with more options and better designs and features.Scarcely a Wordpress theme is released that's not converted and available for blogger within a week combined with lots of designs unique to Blogger.This year also seen the release of the Blogger Template Designer and Dynamic Views offering up even more options for your blog.

Included in the list are all manner of styles to meet your needs, simply click on the title to see the demo and download links.

Also See - You can't miss our list of the Top 20 Best Premium Blogger Templates.

35 Best Free Blogger Templates Of 2011

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25 Best Free Wordpress Themes Of 2011

Now that we have entered 2012 it's time to look back at the best modern themes and templates for Wordpress and Blogger released in 2011, starting here with 25 awesome Wordpress themes.The following collection of wordpress themes are totally free to download and use.I have taken care to include various styles such as Magazine, Personal, Minimalist and E-Commerce.To access the demo and download for each theme simply click the title.

Collection Of Best Themes From 2011

Portfolium Theme

Wordpress Theme perfect for photography and design blogs.


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Updated Snow Fall Effects, Merry Christmas Banner And Christmas Theme Templates For Blogger

In the build up the Christmas over the last few years i have published some seasonal posts with gadgets and widgets to add some Christmas cheer to your blog.These posts have proven very popular, the first snow fall effect for Blogger i published when Spice Up Your Blog was only a few months old in 2009 brought in a lot of new readers.So over the last week i have been working on updating the posts, the script for one of the posts "10 Falling Christmas Objects" had stopped working.I have changed that post completely and it's working fine now.Along with that post we have two other posts with snow fall effects, a stylish Merry Christmas banner that sits in the top corner of your blog and a a collection of Christmas templates on our templates site.

List Of Christmas Gadgets And Tutorials

1. Original Christmas Snow Fall Effect For Blogger.

2. Colored Christmas Snow Fall Effect For Blogger.

3. 10 Different Falling Christmas Objects For Blogger.

4. Stylish Fixed Corner Merry Christmas Banner For Blogger.

5. Christmas Theme Free Blogger Templates.

Hope you find them useful and an early Merry Christmas from Spice Up Your Blog.

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16 Stunning Free Gallery Style Blogger Blogspot Templates

In this post we will continue my list of The Best Free Blogger Templates in the most popular styles.We have already listed the best Artistic Templates, Magazine Templates, Dark Templates and Odd Templates.Today i have listed some awesome Template with a Gallery design.Gallery templates can be used for any type of blog but are most popular with Photography Blogs, Design Blogs, Image Based Blogs and Portfolio Blogs.The basic premise behind a Gallery template is the posts are displayed on the home page as images, so the first images is cropped into a thumbnail and displayed.Some of the templates i have listed below are set to display up to five rows of images.The templates have lots of other features listed with the screenshot and for the Live Demo and Download details simply click the title.

Also See - You can't miss our list of the Top 20 Best Premium Blogger Templates.

Top 16 Gallery Blogger Templates

1.

Simplex Portfolio - Photography Blogger Template

Template Info : The simplex portfolio free blogger template is a fantastic template for any photographers looking to display their photos in a blog.The template has a large photo slider that slides through selected photos and 12 smaller photo areas.The template also has a posting area for text and other information,This template is perfect for photographers of all levels from beginners to professionals.



2.

Magnesiumize - Pro Gallery Blogger Template

Template Info : Magnesiumize is a Magazine Gallery Template suited to Photography And Design Blogs.The template has a professional design and color scheme.The template is made up of Three columns of post summary's on the Homepage and Two Columns with a Right Sidebar on post pages.Included is a Featured Content slider, Four Column Footer and more.



3.

Work A Holic - Photo Display Template

Template Info : The Work A Holic Template is a specialist style for Photographers, Designers or just blogs that display lots of images.The home page displays the main image from the nine latest posts which can be clicked to lead to the full post or more images.When the home page images are hovered over they also display a message.The template also has a sub header and a three column footer section.The design is clean and white.




4.

Creative By Nature - Gallery Blogger Template

Template Info : Creative By Nature is a Three Column Blogger Template with No Sidebar as the columns are used to display posts.The template is perfect for Design Blogs, Photography Blogs, Portfolio Blogs and other blogs focusing on Pictures and Images.The posts are represented by the main image on the home page.




5.

Premium Gallery - Photographer Blogger Template

Template Info : Premium Gallery is a specialist Blogger template designed to display photos and images.The home page will display thumbnails of 20 pictures which can be clicked to lead to a post with the full image and text.




6.

Portal Folio - Special Portfolio Template

Template Info : Portal Folio is a specialist Blogger Template for Portfolios, Showcase Blogs, About pages etc..The template uses a clean white theme with a gallery slider and about section in the header.Below the top section is three columns for your info and details.




7.

Blue Folio - Bright Gallery Template

Template Info : Blue Folio is a sky blue Gallery Magazine Blogger Template.The Blue Folio template is made up of two columns with a right sidebar.The template has a compact headers section and image only post summary's making it perfect for photo blogs, design blogs and other portfolio blogs.




8.

iShowcase - Black Gallery Template

Template Info : I Showcase is a gallery magazine style blogger template.The template is made up of two columns with a right sidebar and a Block color scheme.The home page displays only an image from each post in three sections of three.This makes iShowcase great for Photography Blogs, Design blogs and other professional Blogs.




9.

Brown Galleria - Gallery Mag Template

Template Info : Brown Galleria is another great Gallery Magazine template.As with all gallery templates the home page uses fixed summery sections displaying only the first image from each post.This make Brown Galleria a great template for Image, Design or photography blogs.The template is made up of two columns with a right sidebar and a brown color scheme.




10.

Poster Inc - Gallery Blogger Template

Template Info : Poster Inc is a two column gallery Blogger template with a right sidebar.The color scheme is bright with a white background.The posts are displayed as thumbnails on the home page making it great for Photography and Portfolio Blogs.




11.

White Magic - Photographers Gallery Blogger Template

Template Info : White Magic Is a Two Column Gallery Blogger Template with a Right Sidebar.The template has a minimal look and is perfectly designed for Photographers, Portfolio Blogs and any Blogs Displaying Images and Designs.The Main Color is White and among the features are Two Column Photo Display on home page, Search Menu and Footer Columns.




12.

Minimal Design - Gallery Blogger Template

Template Info : Minimal Design Is a Three Column Gallery Blogger Template with a Right Sidebars.Minimal Design is a Css template making it quick to load.The posts and two narrow sidebars can be use to display images making it a great choice for designers, photographers and Portfolios.The color scheme is bright with a retro feel.




13.

Designer Beauty - Gallery Blogger Template

Template Info : Designer Beauty Is a Two Column Blogger Template with a Right Sidebar.The template has a simple design with a bright look, the main color is white.The template features fixed summery boxes to display the posts on the home page with a gallery effect.Other template features are Ads sections, Search and Numbered Navigation.




14.

Showcase - Gallery Blogger Template

Template Info : Showcase Is a Two Column Gallery Blogger Template with a Right Sidebar.The template has a specialist design to display posts by the main image on the home page.Template features include icons beside selected sidebar titles, unique blog description above header in menu and wood effect background.A great template for design blogs and photography blogs.




15.

PhotoPlus - Digital Photography Blogger Template

Template Info : Photo Plus Is an advanced photography Blogger Template.This template is designed to display images only not proper blog posts.All images added will have a thumbnail and full view.The thumbnails are displayed in five columns and there are three columns below for info and gadgets.




16.

Video Blog - Gallery Blogger Template

Template Info : Video Blog Is a Two Column Blogger Template with Left And Right Sidebars.The Video Blog template is perfect for Movie Blogs or Music Blogs with the posts displayed in a gallery format.The Video Blog theme features Ads Ready Header, Search, Rounded Corners, Hover Effect Menu Bar and more.



That's 16 great Gallery Blogger Templates have you a favorite ? Check out some of our previous Best Templates Lists.You can't miss our list of the Top 20 Best Premium Blogger Templates.

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Top 20 Blog Directories By Page Rank And Alexa Rank

The Blog Directory or Rss Submission site, there is thousands of them floating around.With a couple of bucks and few lines of code you could have your own by tonight.But when you weed through the garbage you can find some really useful Blog Directories and Submission websites with High Page and Alexa rank.So that's exactly what i have done and the result is 20 of the biggest Blog Directories and Blog Submission sites for you to add your blog to.Recently we published the Top Do-Follow Social Bookmarking Websites to add you blog to so both posts will get your blog moving in the right direction.Once your blog is added you will get listed on the site with your blogs URL and Feed displayed to a whole new audience.Some of the Directories listed are Do-Follow so you will get high PR back links, we have 2 sites with a Google Page Rank of 8 !

When you visit each site look for the 'Submit' link to add your blog and follow the steps, all the Rss Directory's i have listed are totally free.So starting with the Big Two and finishing with what i would perceive as the biggest in terms of membership (BlogCatalog only has a page rank of 4 - wow) here they are.

20 Best Blog Directory And Rss Submission Websites

1. www.dmoz.org - Has A Google Page Rank Of 8 And An Alexa Rank Of 455
   
2. www.boingboing.net - Has A Google Page Rank Of 8 And An Alexa Rank Of 1,809
   
3. www.blogs.com - Has A Google Page Rank Of 7 And An Alexa Rank Of 1,521
   
4. www.mybloglog.com - Has A Google Page Rank Of 7 And An Alexa Rank Of 2,023
   
5. www.blogs.botw.org - Has A Google Page Rank Of 7 And An Alexa Rank Of 4,521
   
6. www.icerocket.com - Has A Google Page Rank Of 7 And An Alexa Rank Of 5,464
   
7. www.bloggernity.com - Has A Google Page Rank Of 7 And An Alexa Rank Of 31,324
   
8. www.blo.gs - Has A Google Page Rank Of 7 And An Alexa Rank Of 42,729
   
9. www.globeofblogs.com - Has A Google Page Rank Of 7 And An Alexa Rank Of 49,454
   
10. www.alltop.com - Has A Google Page Rank Of 6 And An Alexa Rank Of 2,898
    
11. www.blogged.com - Has A Google Page Rank Of 6 And An Alexa Rank Of 5,831
    
12. www.blogpulse.com - Has A Google Page Rank Of 6 And An Alexa Rank Of 18,687
    
13. www.bloggapedia.com - Has A Google Page Rank Of 6 And An Alexa Rank Of 29,085
    
14. www.bloghub.com - Has A Google Page Rank Of 6 And An Alexa Rank Of 43,274
    
15. www.topofblogs.com - Has A Google Page Rank Of 5 And An Alexa Rank Of 14,313
    
16. www.blogdigger.com - Has A Google Page Rank 5 Of And An Alexa Rank Of 27,776
    
17. www.blog-directory.org - Has A Google Page Rank Of 5 And An Alexa Rank Of 58,534
    
18. www.blogexplosion.com - Has A Google Page Rank Of 5 And An Alexa Rank Of 33,776
    
19. www.blogville.us - Has A Google Page Rank Of 5 And An Alexa Rank Of 71,287
    
20. www.blogcatalog.com - Has A Google Page Rank Of 4 And An Alexa Rank Of 1,108
    

Phew - You should take the time out to submit to all the sites in the list, it would be a well spent 20 minutes.Make sure to check out more of our Top Lists and SEO Tips for your blog.Have i missed one ? if you know a Free Blog Dictory or Rss Feed submission ranked higher than those in the list let us know.Pump up your blog some more with The Top Do-Follow Social Bookmarking Websites

Drop your comments, views and questions below.

5 Awesome Featured Post Sliders For Blogger

Featured Sliders or Slide shows have become very popular with Blogger users over the last few months.They have becomes so popular that over 50% of the New Templates have featured post sliders already added.The featured posts sliders originally appeared on News websites and Blogs.As the news sites were constantly adding new content the Big story's would get pushed down the order on the home page.The featured post or Featured article slider was seen as a way to keep the big story's at the top of the home page.

I guess the same can be said for using a featured post slider on Blogger, you can display your best posts or the posts you want people to see in prime position at all times.There are many types of Featured sliders with lots of different designs and features.In this post i will show you five different types of sliders and how you can add them to your blog with your content.

5 Featured Posts Sliders For Blogger

1. A Simple Stylish jQuery Featured Slideshow For Blogger

Screenshot :



Demo : See This Slider In Action

Tutorial : Simple jQuery Slider Tutorial

2. Amazing Blogger jQuery Featured Slideshow Slides Images And Videos

Screenshot :



Demo : See This Slider In Action

Tutorial : jQuery Anything Slider Tutorial

3. A Cool Any Size jQuery Powered Featured Posts Slider For Blogger

Screenshot :



Demo : See This Slider In Action

Tutorial : Any Size jQuery Slider Tutorial

4. Mootools Featured Post Slider

Screenshot :



Demo : See This Slider In Action

Tutorial : Go To The Installation Steps

5. Smooth jQuery Featured Posts Slider

Screenshot :



Demo : See This Slider In Action

Tutorial : Go To The Installation Steps


That's 5 Awesome featured posts sliders you can add to your blog and direct traffic to the posts you want them to see.Check out our post with a Featured Posts list you can add to your sidebar and we also have lots more Great Blogger Gadgets.Thanks to the designers for their hard work,

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Huge Collection Of Over 5000 Stunning Free Social Bookmarking Icons

Hi Guys, Over the last month i have been putting together a monster list of social bookmarking, social networking and general social media icons.I scanned the designer websites, scanned through the icon sites and set up shop in Deviant Art.At first i thought if i could list maby 20 to 30 sets of cool social bookmarking icons it would be great but the list just grew and grew.The result is 101 (+5) full sets of totally stunning and totally free social bookmark icons.In all it adds up to over 5,000 icons for every social networking site from Facebook to Hi5, every Bookmark site from Digg to Design Float and extras from Email Rss to Favorite, Blogger and Wordpress icons.

The Fluffy Pillow Set

So after countless hours of building the list of icons i checked and re-checked the links, images and spelling ect.. as this would be the largest post published on Spice Up Your Blog.But when i published i realised the D*** Blogger Auto Pagination had kicked in.So my beautifully crafted homepage with the latest 12 posts in easy nav summery boxes was cropped to display only one post.

The Wood Triangle Set

The result is i couldn't publish the list here on Spice Up Your Blog.Instead i had to publish my monster list of icons on my main freelance writing site Info Barrel.I have re posted this here because in an upcoming post i will show you how you can use any of these Bookmark Icons on Blogger (They can be used on any Blog Platform).Yep i will be showing you 106 differant Social Bookmarking Gadgets you can place below all your posts on Blogger !

To check out the 101+ Sets With Over 5,000 icons follow the link :

101 Most Stunning Social Bookmark Icons Sets

The Truck Icon Set

Let us know what you think of the Icons or your Favorite sets in the comments, and look out for the post showing you how you can use any of the sets on your Blogger Blog !

The 5 Best Animated Image Hover Effects For Blogs

We all like to spice up the images we use on our blogs.In fact the previous posts we have published on using hover effects, fade effects and border effects have been some of the most popular.So i decided it was time to show you a new Image effect and while i was messing around with the code i thought why not show more than one tutorial...Five to be exact.The 5 Image Hover Effects in this post are REALLY EASY and each can be added to selected images on your blog.In fact you could use all five on different pictures on your blog.

Included in the list of hover effects are border effects, opacity effects and turning one image into another when the cursor is hovered over it.

5 Hover Image Effects For Pictures And Images

Image Hover Effect 1

The first hover effect adds a thick border to the image, you can change the color of the border.

Demo - Place Your Cursor Over The Image :



Instructions

1. In your dashboard click 'Layout' > 'Edit html' > Find The Following Piece Of Code :
(Click Ctrl and F for a search bar to help find the code - More Info On Search Bar)

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2. Copy And Paste This Code Directly Before/Above ]]>

.effect1 {
padding:6px;
border:1px solid #999;
}
.effect1:hover {
padding:6px;
background-color:#999;
}

Note - You can change the colors used in the effect by switching the hex numbers in the code.Get the codes here - Html Color Code Chart

3. Save Your Template

4. Add "effect1" to the images you want to have the effect as shown below :

class="effect1" border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSZ0pt4Y58ghCrPiILiLhLZU8On6e2hGuBLRsUluy941hotfW6KYQC9cSk8KY7VPBYVUNptkvLotwPM0XbVFoeCxvBje65rd4KWTW9QYpJGFZ76_g2qdylk1G4PPjxf2SExoAjGsCMt0Qz/s320/blog+guys.JPG" width="320" />

Note: The code above is for an image uploaded to Blogger but the effect works with all images.

Image Hover Effect 2

This hover effect adds a second wider border inside the original both border colors can be changed.

Demo - Place Your Cursor Over The Image :



Instructions

1. In your dashboard click 'Layout' > 'Edit html' > Find The Following Piece Of Code :
(Click Ctrl and F for a search bar to help find the code - More Info On Search Bar)

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2. Copy And Paste This Code Directly Before/Above ]]>

.effect2 {
padding:5px;
border:1px solid #999;
}
.effect2:hover {
padding:5px;
background-color:#ff3300;
border:3px solid #999;
}

Note - You can change the colors used in the effect by switching the hex numbers in the code.Get the codes here - Html Color Code Chart

3. Save Your Template

4. Add "effect1" to the images you want to have the effect as shown below :

class="effect2" border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSZ0pt4Y58ghCrPiILiLhLZU8On6e2hGuBLRsUluy941hotfW6KYQC9cSk8KY7VPBYVUNptkvLotwPM0XbVFoeCxvBje65rd4KWTW9QYpJGFZ76_g2qdylk1G4PPjxf2SExoAjGsCMt0Qz/s320/blog+guys.JPG" width="320" />

Note: The code above is for an image uploaded to Blogger but the effect works with all images.



Image Hover Effect 3

This hover effect changes the original solid border into a dashed border with a different color, both border colors can be changed.

Demo - Place Your Cursor Over The Image :



Instructions

1. In your dashboard click 'Layout' > 'Edit html' > Find The Following Piece Of Code :
(Click Ctrl and F for a search bar to help find the code - More Info On Search Bar)

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2. Copy And Paste This Code Directly Before/Above ]]>

.effect3 {
padding:5px;
border:1px solid #999;
}
.effect3:hover {
padding:5px;
background-color:#fff;
border:1px dashed #ff3300;
}

Note - You can change the colors used in the effect by switching the hex numbers in the code.Get the codes here - Html Color Code Chart

3. Save Your Template

4. Add "effect3" to the images you want to have the effect as shown below :

class="effect3" border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSZ0pt4Y58ghCrPiILiLhLZU8On6e2hGuBLRsUluy941hotfW6KYQC9cSk8KY7VPBYVUNptkvLotwPM0XbVFoeCxvBje65rd4KWTW9QYpJGFZ76_g2qdylk1G4PPjxf2SExoAjGsCMt0Qz/s320/blog+guys.JPG" width="320" />

Note: The code above is for an image uploaded to Blogger but the effect works with all images.

Image Hover Effect 4

The effect in this hover effect can be simple or extreme.When you hover over the image it changes to a totally different image.The bigger the size difference between the images the more extreme the effect.

Demo - Place Your Cursor Over The Image :



The tutorial for this image effect can be found in this post - Make a rollover mouse over image

Image Hover Effect 5

The hover effect here is one of the most commonly used called opacity effect.The image is blurred until you hover over it than it becomes clear.

Demo - Place Your Cursor Over The Image :



The tutorial for this image effect can be found in this post - Opacity Hover Effect Image

That's it with these image effects you can add some spice to the pictures on your blog.Remember you can use them with images in posts and on your template.

Let us know which effect you like the best !

Top 20 Do-Follow Social Bookmarking Websites

I know most of you Bookmark and share your blog posts on the top social bookmarking and social networking websites.Bookmarking your blog posts is one of the quickest and easiest ways to get some exposure and let people know about your latest content.Almost all bloggers follow the same routine of sharing their posts on their Twitter and Facebook profiles and pages.Many also add their links to the other popular bookmarking websites such as Digg and Stumble Upon.But did you know you would be much better served Bookmarking your posts on other often less known Bookmarking sites ?

The top Bookmarking websites add a No-Follow attribute to links shared by members.This results in the link not being indexed by the leading search engines and having no effect on Google Page Rank.So basically apart from people seeing the link and clicking it you get nothing in the way of improved search ranking etc.By bookmarking on the top 20 sites listed below you get your links followed by Google and the other search engines and improved search rank and page rank.Sounds Great lets look at the list..

The Top 20 Do-Follow Social Bookmarking Websites

1. Slashdot.org - Slashdot has a Google page rank of 9 and Alexa rank of 1,272.

2. Reddit.com - Reddit has a Google page rank of 8 and an Alexa rank of 244.

3. Technorati.com - Technorati has a Google Page rank of 8 and an Alexa rank of 895.

4. Mixx.com - Mixx has a Google Page Rank Of 8 and an Alexa Rank of 1,194.

5. Folkd.com - Folkd has a Google Page rank of 8 and an Alexa rank of 2,691.

6. Metafilter.com - Metafilter has a Google Page Rank of 7 and an Alexa rank of 2,309.

7. Wikio.com - Wikio has a Google Page Rank of 7 and an Alexa rank of 2,793.

8. Current.com - Current has a Google Page Rank of 7 and an Alexa rank of 3,749.

9. Connotea.com - Conntea has a Google Page Rank of 7 and an Alexa rank of 4,628.

10. Tipd.com - Tipd.com has a Google Page Rank of 7 and an Alexa rank of 12,098.

11. Clipmarks.com - has a Google Page Rank of 6 and an Alexa rank of 3,524.

12. dZone.com - dZone has a Google Page Rank of 6 and an Alexa rank of 2,833.

13. Buddymarkd - Buddymarks has a Google Page Rank of 6 and an Alexa rank of 5,722.

14. Sphinn.com - Sphinn has a Google Page Rank 6 of and an Alexa rank of 7,110.

15. Kirtsy.com - Kirtsy has a Google Page Rank of 6 and an Alexa rank of 8,351.

16. Kwoff.com - Kwoff has a Google Page Rank of 6 and an Alexa rank of 18,455.

17. A1-Webmarks.com - A1-Webmarks has a Google Page Rank of 5 and an Alexa rank of 4,929.

18. Indianpad.com/ - Indianpad has a Google Page Rank of 5 and an Alexa rank of 7,386.

19. Designfloat.com - DesignFloat has a Google Page Rank of 5 and an Alexa rank of 6,679.

20. Spotback.com - SpotBack has a Google Page Rank of 5 and an Alexa rank of 7,703.

Thats your list, take the time to use some of these sites and encourage readers of your blog to bookmark your posts by making links to them available.You can add a All In One social bookmark tool on your blog that will offer all services - The 5 Best All In One Social Bookmarking Gadgets.

More On No-Follow 

This is how the main search engines see a Nofollow link :

"Google states that their engine takes "nofollow" literally and does not "follow" the link at all. However, experiments conducted by SEOs show conflicting results. These studies reveal that Google does follow the link, but does not index the linked-to page, unless it was in Google's index already for other reasons (such as other, non-nofollow links that point to the page).
Yahoo! "follows it", but excludes it from their ranking calculation.
Bing respects "nofollow" as regards not counting the link in their ranking, but it is not proven whether or not Bing follows the link.
Ask.com also supports the attribute"

The above information is from Wikipedia you can see the full article here - Wikipedia No-Follow Article

Feedback And Help - The list is made up of 20 Bookmarking sites i know Defiantly use Do-Follow links.If you know of more bookmarking websites ranked higher than those in the list let us know.

Over 30 Awesome Google Gadgets For Your Blog

Almost every blog we visit uses the Followers gadget allowing visitors to Follow or Join the blog.However did you know the Followers gadget is actually just one of over 30 different gadgets available from Google Friend Connect ? Yep although the Followers gadget is the most popular from the Friend Connect directory there are some really useful gadgets such as Popular Posts, Featured Content, Top Ten Visitors, Newsletter and much more.Before we see how you can add any of these gadgets to your blog lets look at ten of the best.

Ten Google Friend Connect Gadgets

1. Social Bar - The social bar is a toolbar which can be added to the top or bottom of your blog and offers users options to join your blog, share, comment and more.



2. Comments Gadget - Users can add a comment or link.




3. Ratings And Reviews Gadget - Let people review and rate your posts or entire blog.



3. Interests Poll Gadget - The interests poll gadget can really help your blog.By asking visitors to take a quick poll Google can use the information to help target AdSense ads and add content to the Featured gadget.



4. Featured Content Gadget - The featured content gadget displays a list of posts based on the interests of your Followers.




5. Newsletter Subscription Gadget - Get visitors to subscribe to a newsletter.You can writen a weekly or monthly newsletter to all subscribers.



6. iPhone Members Gadget - This cool gadget is similar to the Followers gadget but is in the style of the iPhone.Visitors can scroll through information just like they would on an iPhone screen.



7. Recent Visitors Gadget - This gadget as the name suggests displays thumbnails of the followers who were recently on your blog.



8. Top Ten Members - Say thanks to the Followers who visit your blog the most.This gadget will display a list of Followers based on the numbers of times they visit.



9. Followers Cloud - This cool gadget displays the names of your followers in a cloud form similar to the label cloud.




10. Get Answers Gadget - This gadget is similar to a chat box and allows visitors to ask and answer questions.

Remember you can get all these tips sent directly to your email and stay a step ahead.Its a quick and easy service Provided for Free by Google.Just fill in the Email form below the post or Click here for other Rss Options. If you need extra help on this or any tutorial just leave a comment, I love comments and feedback so this Blog is Do-Follow - when you comment here it helps Your Blogs Google rank !

You can get all these gadgets and much more by visiting the Google friend connect website - Google Friend Connect.Once on the Friend Connect website choose the blog you want to add gadgets to or add your blog if it's not already there.You can then browse through all the gadgets and click the 'Get This Gadget' link below the gadget you want.

To add the gadget to your blog add the code they provide as a Html/Javascript gadget.




Feedback 

Did you know all these gadgets were available from Google Friend Connect ? 

Have you a favorite from the list ?