I think out of all the things I find remarkable about building a blog are the  choices of gadgets, widgets and plugins.  Maybe its because I am not that technical or maybe these little tools are really helpful and useful.

We’ve been testing a variety of plugins lately….and here are a few of my favorites today.

Chitika -Enables you to quickly add and modify your use of Chitika Premium within WordPress-By Chitika Inc. I was excited when I checked my account today…who knows I might get paid in 2009!

AdSense Now!-Get started with AdSense now, and make money from your blog. Configure it at Settings → AdSense Now!, or use the “Settings” link on the right. By Manoj Thulasidas- I love the options of where to place ads on your site.

Just another contact form plugin. Simple but flexible. By Takayuki Miyoshi. This is a basic contact form that is very easy to edit.

And if you want to add a forum …try out simplepressforum.com.  I’m still playing around with it..its very easy to build.

It’s an interesting thing…many write…but do not  link…for me I have to reference…past posts…because no matter how you slice it…Blogging…Social Networking..is marketing too!

I’ve had my hand slapped for self promoting…by one silent blogger…

But for every one of those hand slapping bloggers..there are many who appreciate the extra links… and don’t get offended by the self promotion…

After all that is what most bloggers are trying to accomplish…

Readers..Friends..Business..and opportunities..

Get Your Name Out…its a huge blogosphere and you want a piece of it, right?

Take into consideration..how many utilize the net…every day…every hour…every minute..

My goal everyday is to see…..at least 100 readers a day…so if I can’t get in one blog post…

There might be two…but just because you may have under 100 readers in a day…doesn’t mean people are not reading…..

I can tell you…

People sit on blogs and read a few pages if the posts are interesting…

If you provide a wealth of information..

I can assure you if you offer links to your past posts many of your readers will appreciate them…read them…and there is a good chance…

They will come back for more.

* Why not help it along…and link to some of your older posts…after all google loves it!

* Remember everyday new people join all of our social networks that we belong too

* Less than 1% leave comments…that tells me many are reading.  Be smart…make your blogging work for you and Link Baby Link!