: Before you start worrying about widgets, advertising, RSS, or any of the other peripheral components to your blog, you need to actually have good content. If you don't have good content, you

@Sims2060225

Before you start worrying about widgets, advertising, RSS, or any of the other peripheral components to your blog, you need to actually have good content. If you don't have good content, you can add all the widgets and "java codes" you want, and you'll still just have a useless blog that no one visits.

"Content is king" isn't just a cliche. It's an axiom of online success. You need to either provide a service that people want or publish content that people want. That's what makes your site useful. A blog is no different.

Once you have good, unique (original) content, you can think about monetizing, promoting, syndicating, etc. No one is going to come to your blog just for some sidebar widget you installed.

Adding widgets or JavaScript just for the sake of adding something isn't likely to be an improvement or upgrade. You should only add widget or code if you have a need. Otherwise, you're just doing it to be trendy or to create pointless novelty. Just look at all the old Myspace profiles with a million flash embeds and other useless widgets. They add no value to the page and instead just annoy users. Facebook apps are getting to be the same.

The only thing you should be adding to your blog for its own sake is content. And it will yield far better returns than a "which TV show character are you?" quiz or any other popular widget.

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