After I design a new site and upload my theme so I can see it on different browsers and am comfortable with it, the first thing I do with my Wordpress Do-Follow site, is start adding plugins.logo_plugin

I have compiled a list of 17 plugins I am currently using in Need-Information.com:

  1. Add to Any No matter what your favorite way of letting people “share” or bookmark your site, just make sure they can and it is easily accessible.
  2. Akismet: This is a must have, especially on Do-Follow sites. You will need a wordpress.com account to activate this plugin, but it is one of my favorites for catching spam comments.
  3. CommentLuv: This a great feature for your commentators because it leaves a link (do-follow on this blog) to the latest post of that commentator with the post title. I click on these a lot when I am commenting on other blogs (good reason to write catchy titles too!)

  4. Comment Reply Notification: This simply leaves an option for the commentor to receive email notifications if there are replies or other comments, great way to keep conversation going long after you hit the “publish” button. My thanks to Sire at WassupBlog for suggesting I add this plugin to my comments.
  5. Do-Follow: Want to encourage more comments? Then reward the commentors with some link juice! This plugin simply makes all comment links do-follow.
  6. Find Me On: This plugin allows you to enter the places you can be “found” like Twitter, Facebook, RSS Feeds, etc… Make yourself accessible to your readers, they will appreciate it.
  7. Keyword Love: This plugin allows your commentators to use yourname@yourkeyword structure in the “name” section of the comments and only links to the keyword giving the link anchor text.
  8. Platinum SEO Pack: Need help with some basic SEO functions on your site, get this plugin! Lots of goodies in this one.
  9. WP Related Posts: There are several similar plugins that go by tags etc… but get one to show links to other posts in the bottom of the article that relates somehow.
  10. Top Commentators: This one gives a Do-Follow (on this site it does!) link in the sidebar to your top commentators, make sure to eliminate your self from the list so you don’t waste a spot that should go to a deserving commentor!
  11. Tweet Meme Retweet: Get your post to viral by encouraging people to tweet/retweet it to their followers!
  12. Twitter Widget Pro: This plugin puts your Twitter stream in the sidebar.
  13. Ultimate Google Analytics: I like Google analytics, and this plugin automatically puts the UA code where it is supposed to be (great if you are not a pro coder!)
  14. viewMobile: This plugin makes your Wordpress site easily viewed on most mobile phones. Don’t leave your mobile readers out by expecting them to load a heavy site on their phones.
  15. WP.com Stats: I like to have instant stats in my dashboard and this one gives you some good basic stats on the fly.
  16. WP BlogEngage: If you are not using this Do-Follow social bookmarking site, then you should be! This plugin puts a “vote” button on every post so other “engagers” can vote your post up.
  17. WP Easy Uploader: This used to be more valuable than it is now since WP makes it easier to upload plugins and themes, but if you like to upload files without having to go to your FTP, this is great.

What do you think, did I miss some you use? Share with us in the Do-Follow comments, and if you like my post please vote for it on BlogEngage or Retweet for me (both are at top of post).

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