Too Clever By Half

Update: The code snippet I share in this post is revised as of 2025 to reflect changes in Blogger.

The "Followers" sidebar gadget allows your readers to follow your blog on their blog dashboards. (No luck if they don't have dashboards.)

The gadget is worthwhile, but I don't use it.

Sidebar real estate is precious, and the standard gadgets are too big for my taste (and there are other issues).

I use a smaller button and link that I cobbled together myself:

this blog

Here's how to do that, if you like.

Update: Parts of this report are obsolete. Online stuff changes from time to time, and for this topic a revision would be impractical.

The corresponding widget today is "Followers," and I link to an alternative that also still works.

Search for "friend connect" in Blogger's list of gadgets to put a "follow this blog" button in your sidebar.