Sticky Blog Widgets

One of the problems that I've faced on my blog for some time now is that I tend to only write very long articles. I did some analysis a few weeks ago and my average article word count was over 3,000 words long. As a result, just having a call to action at the bottom of my content isn't always a viable option.

One of the ways I wanted to get past the issue was to add a newsletter signup form within the sidebar of my blog. Again, the issue came up that as soon as people started to scroll down they would lose sight of the form and it wouldn't get filled out.

The solution: a sticky blog widget.

This is a sticky widget, as it remains in a fixed position in the reader's view even as they navigate down through the content.

If you've got a sidebar on your blog, I'd highly recommend that you set this up. If you're using WordPress, you can use the free Q2W3 Fixed Widget plugin to set this up in a matter of minutes.

These widgets are also great for promoting related content as well as lead capture forms, so it's a useful feature to have within your CMS.