Interact with your readers and analyze blog traffic with MyBlogLog
September 10th, 2007 
MyBlogLog has two important functions. It shows basic traffic statistics and lets your blog visitors interact with each other on a more personal level. The traffic statistics feature has a free 3-day trial per site, but the other MyBlogLog features are free to use
When you register for an account, you can create a profile that displays your contact info, interests, and web sites. You can control whether this information is private, public, or visible only to your contacts. MyBlogLog also features member communities for each blog. Using the MyBlogLog site and joining the many featured communities is easy for even novice bloggers.
Through MyBlogLog, you can download widgets that you can place on your site. These widgets are small programs that can track your visitors and let you communicate with them. The “Recent Readers” widget displays the list of MyBlogLog users that have recently viewed your blog. Most bloggers find this useful as a networking tool, since they can easily click on their readers’ names, communicate with them, and find out the other blogs they visit. The “Top 5 Links” widget, on the other hand, lets you know the top 5 outgoing links clicked by your users. Through these widgets, you can tell who has visited your blog and the sites they visited after yours. It’s a great way to see what types of sites interest your readers. However, pasting the widget code on your site requires a bit of HTML knowledge.
Since MyBlogLog bridges the gap between blog writer and reader, it’s much easier for bloggers to build a community with this application. Its popularity also makes it easier for bloggers to drive additional traffic to their sites.
MyBlogLog runs on most web browsers, and the code for the widgets is compatible with HTML and PHP coded blogs. This includes blogs made through WordPress, Yahoo 360, Typepad, and MySpace.