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AR Tutorials - Adding Widgets And HTML To Your Sidebar

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Adding Widgets To Your ActiveRain SidebarThe most common question asked of me by ActiveRain members is, "How do you get all of those widgets in your sidebar?"

So, let's get this ActiveRain Video Tutorial about the Sidebars out the door.

This video covers two areas:

  • copying and pasting into your sidebar from outside sources, widgets,
  • and creating your own html for your sidebar.

There are lots of widgets you can add to your sidebar, like LibraryThing, which is one of my favorites. There are literally thousands to choose from at Widgetbox. Getting those into your sidebar is as simple as copying and pasting the code they give you when you set up your widget. It's pretty simple, once you know where to paste it!

What is not as easy, for most, is creating your own "widgets" for your sidebar.

The example to the right shows what I mean. What if you want your logo to point to your bog or to your website and you don't know how to write HTML? There may be a widget generator out there to help you, but you don't need it. This video should clarify how to create your own and give you a simple way to customize your sidebar to your heart's delight.

Here's the video:


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Comments(123)

David L. Montgomery
MULAMONT REALTY, LLC - Pontiac, MI
David L. Montgomery

Sweet!  While listening to your video (I even bookmarked it) I just added my Google voice to my blog page.  Thanks

Aug 05, 2009 06:53 AM
Cheryl Ritchie
RE/MAX Leading Edge www.GoldenResults.com - Huntingtown, MD
Southern Maryland 301-980-7566
How do I join the tech and gadget groups you list at the top of this page. I love that stuff!
Sep 04, 2009 09:10 PM
Kathy Schowe
California Lifestyle Realty - La Quinta, CA
La Quinta, California 760-333-8886

thank you for this--- just what I was looking for!!  kathy

Oct 27, 2009 11:55 AM
Christa Ross
RE/MAX Select Realty - REALTOR and Green Homes Specialist - Pittsburgh, PA
Helping you buy and sell Pittsburgh's Best Homes

Thank you so much. I have been wondering how to do this. I'm going to update my page right now.

Dec 01, 2009 02:10 AM
Joe Manausa - Tallahassee, FL
Joe Manausa Real Estate - Tallahassee, FL
Tallahassee Real Estate

Hey Jeff,

Great video, easy to follow. But ...

 

I can't get this script to work.

 

<script type="text/javascript" src="http://forms.aweber.com/form/98/1559872098.js"></script>

 

I do it just like you script from mybloglog, yet it does not show.

Thoughts?

 

Thanks.

 

Joe

Jan 01, 2010 01:40 AM
Dave Miller
RE/MAX Integrity, Dumont, NJ 201-385-8100 - Dumont, NJ
RE/MAX Real Estate Dumont,NJ - Bergen County, New Jersey Homes for Sale

I'm new & you anwered about 10 questions an 8 minute video.  Thank you

Jan 10, 2010 10:21 PM
Ingrid Laine
Sun West Mortgage Company, Inc. - Virginia Beach, VA
Loan Officer

This was so helpful! Thank you!!! -Ingrid

Mar 20, 2010 08:31 AM
Cari Anderson
Danville, CA

Awesome! I was wondering all about this - thanks for giving us this great tutorial!

Apr 22, 2010 06:04 AM
Cari Anderson
Danville, CA

Awesome! I was wondering all about this - thanks for giving us this great tutorial!

Apr 22, 2010 06:04 AM
Terrell M. Turner Sr.
Hallmark Realty - Martinsburg, WV

I was not going to ask i was going to figure it out on my own and I had no choice but to give up thank you

Jun 04, 2010 04:11 PM
Desiree Zuckerman
Rodeo Realty - Hidden Hills, CA
ABR

:) !!! Thank you!!! I have spent hours trying to contact someone about this exact thing, & now I can do it myself! I'm ready for my 1st blog... yeah!

Oct 15, 2010 09:11 AM
Dustin McClure
Mossy Oak Properties Outdoor Realty - Mooresville, NC

Thanks for the help! Great post!

Oct 29, 2010 08:47 AM
Tammy Lankford,
Lane Realty Eatonton, GA Lake Sinclair, Milledgeville, 706-485-9668 - Eatonton, GA
Broker GA Lake Sinclair/Eatonton/Milledgeville

Well that was easy enough.  Only took me 27 months to get up the nerve to give it a shot.

Dec 09, 2010 02:01 PM
David Krushinsky
Reasy Financial LLC - Peoria, AZ
AZ MB-1044208 MLO NMLS #202115

Awesome tutorial man!!  Thanks for sharing.

Dec 28, 2010 01:35 AM
Adrian Willanger
206 909-7536 AdrianWillanger-broker.com - Seattle, WA
Profit from my two decades of experience

Jeff~excellent tutorial-you saved me a tremendous amount of time. Best.

Feb 13, 2011 09:44 AM
Sam Thompson
BIC Services, LLC - Fayetteville, NC
BIC Services, LLC

Great information!  Thanks for sharing.

Oct 16, 2011 09:08 AM
Anonymous
Lea

I just started widgeting! We are going into e-commerce at work, I'm loaded to go, not trained and so not 'live on-line' yet, BUT, I love widgets. I want to widget everything. I will soon need a longer computer sreen for my side-bar to fit. So, before the trainer comes, I have, my e-commerce site ready, the time in analogue and digital, the weather (naturally I will be sending out product, and we are sick of being suddenly flooded, isolated, cycloned on, bush-fired at, or whatever this Aussie weather throws at us ) so I will know whether to ship or hold-off. (Yes, I know, I'm so proud of myself for thinking of that, too!) plus I can have photos of the family scrolling through to remind me life is not all about work, and I can watch how my AFL Footy Team Carlton are going (yes, I realize no-one else in the world knows that besides (true) Football (Soccer- brought up as a true Football girl), we have Rugby League, Rugby Union and also Grid-Iron (your American Football), which is vital to get you through the day, as well as our very own Australian Rules Football (which has become one of my addictions!). My personal slogan has always been 'I Am Lea' (meaning, I CAN Do It !, or I believe in Myself, that type of slogan but with a bit of punch to it). This year my team Carlton Football Club has I Am Carlton as it's slogan and we all have different, passions, assets, interests, but we all are ourselves and we all bring something to the team, even as supporters. My Club Team Member Card actually reads I AM LEA, just as all other players, to water boys have their own. Together we have become I AM CARLTON. I'm bringing I AM into my team here at work, as I think it's a terrific way to bring my Gen Y's (know everything, but talk about the fact so much there's no time left to actually DO anything), Gen X's (will do anything you ask them to, so it's your fault if you weren't specific), 'The' Generation (apologies, but we thought we were the first generation to be cool enough to name ourselves & are totally appalled that our children think we aren't cool enough to hang out with), and my Baby-Boomers (who apparently invented everything, just choose to leave it to anyone younger to touch - translation ' I leave my mobile off, so that if I have an emergency and need to ring someone I can. How would I know you wanted to ring me?' & the classic ' Why is there an envelope on my phone?') together as one team. It's all on, up and loaded ready to go.

Hope the trainer is impressed. Widgets will unite my workers, but they can still be themselves. I feel so brilliant, I hope you don't mind if I don't mention all your help? Thanks heaps, you've made the boss look cool at last!

Mar 17, 2012 07:26 PM
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Catz DiVirgilio
Blondiesloft - Gulf Shores, AL
Blondiesloft

Hi Jeff!  I need your HELP, I just added my video widget on my sidebar, but for some reason it will NOT play.  It keeps spinning out of control!  What do I need to do?

~catz 

 

 

 

 

Sep 03, 2012 01:10 AM
Ingrid LeMasters
Duffield Realty - Norco, CA
*** I'm not in sales; I'm in CUSTOMER SERVICE

Another area of complete cluelessness for me I'm glad I found this - I'll probably have tons of questions. But.... you need to add an "L" to this sentence: 

The example to the right shows what I mean. What if you want your logo to point to your bog or to your website and you don't know how to write HTML

Freudian slip? I know I frequently feel bogged down when deciding what to write....

Oct 05, 2013 12:14 AM
Ingrid LeMasters
Duffield Realty - Norco, CA
*** I'm not in sales; I'm in CUSTOMER SERVICE

Read your profile after that first post. I LOVE Real Estate Shows.com !

 

 

Oct 05, 2013 12:16 AM