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Posted: 05.22.2002
Show me, show me, show me how you do that trick
I received an e-mail today asking about search and subscribe-list blog features I'd recommend, so I thought I'd list them here, too.


Blog Search Feature:
  1. Expert - MT Search (It's what I use for my blog and Todd's, both running Movable Type.)
  2. Novice - FreeFind (I used this before MT Search was developed. You can customize the look, and it even has a feature I wish MT Search had -- it will e-mail you a list search terms people are looking for through your site.)

Subscribe to Blog Updates:
  1. Expert - (If you're using MT, it comes with a built in notification system. You can also add an "e-mail this entry" section to your individual archive template, like I have in my comments.)
  2. Novice - Bloglet (This great little e-mail list works with Blogger, Radio, Movable Type, Big Blog Tool and Nucleus. I like how you can subscribe to multiple update lists and receive them all in one e-mail.)

And here's a bonus trick from the Scripty Goddesses -- how to allow your blog visitors to subscribe to a particular comment thread, so they can be notified when new comments are added.

Got a better feature/tool than the ones listed? Please post in my comments with a mini-description and explanation why...



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Ooooh, I love Bloglet! I didn't realize you had signed up - now I need to go back and add your blog! Wait ... why bother? Not like I don't read it 8 times a day. But I think I'll sign up anyways!

¤ ¤ credit: Christine | 05.23.02 at 01:06 AM | link--this ¤ ¤

Nope -- I've actually never signed up with Bloglet myself. I update so much I figure people just "know" to check in. But I have sent tons of people there!

¤ ¤ credit: robyn | 05.23.02 at 01:26 AM | link--this ¤ ¤




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