ActiveRain Tutorials: Managing Widgets for Your Outside Blog

Managing Widgets for Your Outside Blog

Many have asked how to add, remove & change the order of your widgets on your outside blog.  So, today I put together a short tutorial on how to do all of this.  If you are not familiar with how these widgets work, watch this simple 3 minute video & it will walk you through step by step.

If you are having trouble viewing what I do on my screen, click the full screen tab & watch.

 

 

If you are not familiar with what some of these widgets are, visit these posts in my widget series where I explain the some of the most popular widgets available for your outside blog:

Widget Wednesday~ Tips to Enhance Your Outside Blog- Part 1

Widget Wednesday~ Tips to Enhance Your Outside Blog- Part 2

Widget Wednesday~ Tips to Enhance Your Outside Blog- Part 3

 

 

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44 commentsJeremy Blanton • August 22 2009 08:53PM

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Jer...

I really liked this "active" demo. Now, I wish that you would do one for "EVERYTHING" on AR because nothing beats a visual demonstration!

Posted by Richard Weisser Coweta Fayette Real Estate over 2 years ago

Jeremy - Geez...I must have been asleep at the switch.  I seem to have missed all of your postings about the widgets.  This one is bookmarked!! Thanks for the great tips.

Posted by Donna Bigda REALTOR® Branford Connecticut Homes & Condos ( RE/MAX Alliance) over 2 years ago

Once again a very nice tutorial.  I have my homework cut out for me.  I can't get the color to work even with the tutorial last week :(

Posted by Joan Whitebook Southern New Hampshire (BHG The Masiello Group) over 2 years ago

As long as people don't go crazy with the widgets... there are a few blogs that take a terribly long time to load because of all the stuff...

Posted by Lane Bailey - REALTOR & Car Guy (Diamond Dwellings Realty) over 2 years ago

Richard- I will definitely be doing more of these type of real time tutorials in the very near future.

Posted by Jeremy Blanton (210 Consulting~ Social Media Advisors) over 2 years ago

Donna- Its ok to miss them...you were probably busy making big bucks selling real estate!

Joan- What color are you referring to?

Lane- Good points my friend!

Posted by Jeremy Blanton (210 Consulting~ Social Media Advisors) over 2 years ago

Jeremy - Great job on this tutorial!  I bet this will come in handy for a lot of folks. 

Posted by Jason Crouch, Broker - Austin Texas Real Estate (512-796-7653) (Austin Texas Homes, LLC) over 2 years ago

I appreciate this.  I still need work on my outside blog and always like the extra lessons.  The video makes is so simple to understand.

Posted by Christine Donovan Costa Mesa CA Homes Broker/Attorney 800-610-7253 DRE01267479 (Donovan Blatt Team - Donovan Group Realty) over 2 years ago

Thanks, Jeremy.

Posted by Anonymous over 2 years ago

Oooops. I left the comment without signing in. Again, thanks for the info.

Posted by Ally Wangsness - Seattle Real Estate Broker (RE/MAX Metro Realty, Inc.) over 2 years ago

It's ok Ally- It happens to the best of us! :)

Posted by Jeremy Blanton (210 Consulting~ Social Media Advisors) over 2 years ago

Thank you, thank you!  I have been busy and behind on my online presence.  Time to catch up.  Great video!

Posted by Sylvia Barry,Marin Luxury Home,Marin Short Sale (Frank Howard Allen (#1 Sales in Marin County)) over 2 years ago

Jeremy: Thank you for the recap on this series. I book marked this for a closer look.

Posted by Roland Woodworth,SFR - Clarksville Short Sale and Foreclosure Resource (Keller Williams Realty) over 2 years ago

Very easy to follow tutorial, Jeremy. Rainers should be selective when adding widgets so that they don't add too many and slow down their page load times.

Posted by John Novak - Las Vegas and Henderson NV Real Estate (Keller Williams Realty The Marketplace) over 2 years ago

Hi Jeremy - I need to add some widgets to my blog and profile since I don't have any.  Your tutorial will be very helpful.  Thanks.

Posted by Marc Swartz, CA, CPA Toronto, Durham & York Regions, Ontario over 2 years ago

Awesome you need to do more. This will be very helpful to folks here in the rain.

Posted by Missy Caulk-Ann Arbor-Realtor® Ann Arbor Real Estate (Keller Williams-Ann Arbor) over 2 years ago

Jeremy, You are the best!  I am new to AR and just setting up all of my blogs, web pages, etc.  HUGE help!  Thanks !

Posted by Marcia Hawken over 2 years ago

Thanks for sharing this wonderful DEMO, Jeremy, and I really like those social media connecting "gears" that you publish at the end of your posts :-) 

Posted by Mara Hawks, Inactive-2012 REALTOR®, Homes for Sale Auburn Real Estate, AL (First Realty Auburn ) over 2 years ago

Thanks Jeremy - we sure appreciate all of the "how to" info that you put out for us, so often.  This one reminds me that I need to take another look at my outside blog and tweak it!

Posted by Mike Hendren, GRI, CDPE (HOME Real Estate) over 2 years ago

My question is how can you put on a custom wideget on your outside box, such as a fax both from facebook?  I see how you can add your twitter stream, but nothing from facebook. 

Any suggestions on how to add the facebook fan box to an outside blog, I have it on my activerain blog, but can't figure out how to get it on the outside blog. 

Posted by Christine McInerney- The McInerney Team Knoxville TN Homes For Sale (The McInerney Team with Keller Williams Realty) over 2 years ago

Everytime I turn on the computer, I have more and more work to do. Thanks, Jeremy!

Posted by Melissa Zavala Realtor® North San Diego County Homes (Broadpoint Properties) over 2 years ago

Jeremy,

Your videos might even outrank my love of the AR Webinars, although the live interaction was da bomb.  This is WONDERFUL.

Posted by Irene Kennedy Realtor® in Northwestern NJ (Weichert) over 2 years ago

THANKS FOR THE VISUAL!   I too like to see it, touch it, feel it as they say. It helps me learn

Patricia Aulson/portsmouth nh real estate

Posted by PATRICIA AULSON, REALTOR Portsmouth NH Homes-Hampton NH Homes (PRUDENTIAL VERANI REALTY- Portsmouth NH Real Estate ) over 2 years ago

I think your approach will work wonders for the new members and help them get right into the ideas to be successful behind AR. Thanks for always thinking of new ways to engage us.

Posted by Akron Ohio Homes for Sale David M. Childress (Howard Hanna Real Estate Services) over 2 years ago

Now that I found where the bookmark button is, you are bookmarked officially!  thanks

Posted by Damon Gettier Broker/Owner ABRM, GRI, CDPE (RE/MAX 1st REALTY- Roanoke Virginia Short Sale Expert) over 2 years ago

Jeremy - Terrific format to do these tutorials in. Cant wait to see more. Great Job!

Posted by Robert Hammerstein (Coldwell Banker Hillsdale New Jersey) over 2 years ago

Jeremy

Thanks for the Tutorial.  It was engaging and easy to understand.

Posted by Michael Johnson, Metro Charleston SC (Carolina One Real Estate) over 2 years ago

Jeremy, Thanks for the tutorial.  I will definitley use it since I am just getting going on all this stuff.

Posted by Jirius Isaac Real Estate & loans in Kenmore, WA (Isaac Real Estate & Metropolitan Mortgage) over 2 years ago

More active demos! This is great. Now I need to find the first step. Hahahahaha! The whole outside blog thing is still a little confusing for me but I'll figure it out eventually. One step at a time.

Posted by Beverly of Bev & Bob Meaux Selling Solutions.Concierge Service. (Towne Realty Group, LLC) over 2 years ago

Jeremy - the visual demo really makes a big difference. HOpe to see AR make more use of this in tutorials.

Jeff

Posted by Jeff Dowler ~ Carlsbad Homes for Sale ~ 760-840-1360 (Solutions Real Estate (CA DRE Lic. # 01490977)) over 2 years ago

Jeremy...

Chopped liver? Oh. Please. I prefer pate :)

P.S. Do you know I'm still working on that nickname thing? It took me two years to nickname Bob. One of these days the perfect nickname is just going to pop into my deranged mind :)

TLW...ROAR!

Posted by "The Lovely Wife" (Broker Bryant's Wife) The One And Only TLW. (President-Tutas Towne Realty, Inc.) over 2 years ago

Hey Jeremy,

At the risk of sounding ignorant, I have a question.  What is an ourside blog and why do I need one.  I have a personal website that I post blogs to regularly.  I understand the cost is $19.00, is that monthly?

Also, on a personal note, how long have you lived in Myrtle Beach.  You may know my sister-in-law or her husband.  If you prefer to send a private message email would be fine.

Posted by Sybil Campbell REALTOR® ABR, SFR, SRES Your REALTOR® in Williamsburg (Long and Foster, REALTORS®) over 2 years ago

Jeremy - have you found that the widgets make loading your page more difficult and slow?  It seems to be the case for me, so I only put a couple of widgets on my page...  thoughts?  suggestions?

Posted by Emily Lowe - Nashville TN Realtor (The Lipman Group Sotheby's International Realty) over 2 years ago

Bev & Bob- If you need help setting up your outside Blog, feel free to contact me.  I am planning on doing a few tutorials on that over the next few weeks, but we don't want you to wait that long!

Emily- The ones that I have on my Outside Blog do not seem to be slowing down the rate of which my page loads. Although I do not have many of the 3rd party widgets running on my page.

Sybil- I will be emailing you in a bit!

Posted by Jeremy Blanton (210 Consulting~ Social Media Advisors) over 2 years ago

wow, things sure have gotten easier!!  This was a great tutorial.  Thanks for sharing!

Posted by Loree Nichols (Charles Rutenberg Realty, Inc) over 2 years ago

Jeremy are there any plans to add more widgets for the outside blogs? It would be great to have mybloglog added.

Posted by Bill Gassett Metrowest Massachusetts Real Estate (RE/MAX Executive Realty) over 2 years ago

Bill- Hopefully in time there will become an html widget that allows you to load whatever you wish like on AR.

Posted by Jeremy Blanton (210 Consulting~ Social Media Advisors) over 2 years ago

Jeremy..Excellent demo...would be nice to do one for slide or one of the other programs available..Brad has demonstrated them in the past but a refresher would be helpful..thank you

Posted by Hannah Williams (Re/Max Eastern inc.) over 2 years ago

Jeremy:

 

More stuff to learn.  I don't know how you guys do it.  Where do you find the time?

Posted by Carol Pease ABR, CDPE, CRS, SFR (512) 721-6320 ( Keller Wiliams Realty - Cedar Park, TX ) over 2 years ago
It's really great that poelpe are sharing this information.
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