I have been noticing recently that many of the blogs I follow have had suggested posts (you may also like...) at the end of each post. Many of these blogs were created in Blogger, which is also the platform that I use. So, I set out to add this widget through Blogger and found that it was not a Blogger tool. But I did find it! The widget is called LinkWithin and it adds 3-5 related posts (with thumbnails, text, and links) at the end of your posts. So far it is not perfect, as the related posts that have been chosen do not always relate, but I don't use a large variety of keywords either. I do think the widget will be useful to keep readers interested in my blog.
Right now LinkWithin is free and advertisement free. It works with Blogger, WordPress, and TypePad, and there is an option for other blog platforms, too.
Strange thing I also noticed after posting this is that LinkWithin has chosen some external posts for this particular article. I wonder if this is because I am talking about their widget? All of my other posts have links to my own blog's posts- so I will keep an eye on this as I am not interested in advertising other sites.
On the other hand
Another similiar tool is
nRelate did a good job of finding my last No Frills Match up post and connecting the dots. I have no idea what LinkWithin was thinking with the DVD review and the announcement post for the launch of this blog.
The verdict for me, for now, is that I'm sticking with my switch to nRelate. It's free and has a bit better results overall. While they claim to allow you to place ads within recommended posts for revenue, the link to sign up was broken, and I'd likely not put ads here, anyway.
