Maximizing WordPress Power with Widgets

                     WordPress is arguably the most popular content management system on the Internet.  With its easy to use interface, its numerous  premium WordPress templates, and its dominant market share, it remains the go-to resource for those looking to create a website.  But people are not utilizing it to its full potential.  There are many widgets and plugins available that can maximize user engagement and get users to perform some specific action.  Below are some of the best WordPress widgets that you should have installed on your website, especially for those looking to monetize their website.

Ninja Popups for WordPress

Ninja Popups provides professionally designed popups to convert visitors on your site into taking an action. This rangers from getting people to join a mailing list to filling out a survey to some other action which will increase engagement in the site.  Doing this, a person will be able to build a list of contacts to market directly to.  Because a user will have no choice but to take some sort of action with this pop up (either signing up for a list or closing it), you are guaranteed to get their attention with this and are almost certainly assured that they will read whatever information is contained within this popup.

WordPress Live Chat Plugin

By being available to chat, a business owner ensures that they will be ready to engage potential customers at all hours of the day.  This plug in allows a person to set up multiple users who can answer queries or questions from customers, increasing engagement and hopefully converting that into sales.  This widget also allows user to fill out a form for when you are not available to chat.  This way, you can find users who are interested in your products or service and have them contact you.  These leads can be extremely valuable because you know the person is so interested in your product that they actively sought you out.  For an astute salesman, these leads are turned into conversions most of the time.

Quform WordPress

Creating custom forms can be very helpful for a business.  With these, a business owner can request information and get feedback from customers and visitors alike.  With this information, a small business owner can tailor their page to meet consumer needs.  This plug in allows an owner to create a custom form without knowing code or web design by simply plugging in some information and putting it on their site.

Magic Members 

This WordPress widget allows you to set up content that is available only for paid members.  This can be very useful if you are someone who is attempting to sell information or insights online, including betting tips, stock quotes, or other premium information.  It can also be used by bloggers who can create a special section for paid members, perhaps giving them access to an archive or to select posts available only to them.  In this way, a person can monetize their website quickly and easily using this widget.

WordPress SEO by Yost

What good is your website if no one can find in the search engines?  Yoast is immensely popular among WordPress users, and packs a lot of punch. It is an “all in one” SEO plugin with a tremendous choices for boosting SEO success.  The features include an option that displays your page as it will show in search results, as well as analytics that help you optimize content, images titles, meta descriptions and more.  This way, you will know that your site has the best chance possible of being found by the search engines and ranked as highly as possible.


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Anny Solway is a dedicated writer at ThemeFuse – a leader in the WordPress premium themes area. She likes to discover new ideas about internet marketing, social media and blogging