Are you looking for a little more action in your blog? Something that will drive traffic to your site and keep those visitors entranced for hours by your content? Adding a game plug-in to your WordPress blog is one of the biggest factors that can drive more readers to your page and entice them to visit, and visit again.
Themed single and multiplayer games can be added to the sidebar of your blog, which obviously you should be linking to your chosen social networking media. Then invite your friends (and their friends … etc) to post their highest scores, and the viral implications of having a popular game (or games) on your site should generate a substantial increase in your traffic.
As well as many classic arcade video games, educational and casino games are available to be embedded into your pages – it is best to go through the many options available on the web and choose which best suits your style of blog.
The Heyzap Games Plug-In won the 2009 OnHollywood Award for best new generation digital entertainment. With over 6000 games to choose from by embedding the Heyzap widget into your WordPress page, not only do you get the opportunity for increasing site virality, but you could also generate revenue for your site via advertising or revenue share.
Downloading the Heyzap WordPress plug-in could not be simpler. Visit www.heyzap.com and unzip the downloadable file to the WordPress plug-ins directory. Then activate the Heyzap widget in the plug-in panel on the dashboard and copy the embed key into the text box. Go to “Widgets” (in the Appearance tabs) and place Heyzap Games on your sidebar.
Widgets are fully integrated into WordPress v2.3. If you have an earlier version you can download a Widget plug-in from the Heyzap web site.
This article was written by Melissa Tamura, who blogs for Zen College Life Blog. She would love to hear from you at melissatamura@gmail.com
