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Well as I said yesterday I was going to be answering some questions from fans and readers of IBB. I hate wasting time on introductions so lets get right into things.

The Question: What are the top 5 plugins you would recommend for those who are using blogging for personal uses?

This is a great and one I have semi answered before but I will bring it back up again since it is slightly different then a commercial blog which is what I talked about before.

When it comes to a personal blog the goal is not really to make money, however I see no harm in listing some ads if you want to make some money off the personal blog. When it comes to plugins for a personal blog here are a couple I would suggest!

Akismet: Lets face it, this plugin protects our blogs commercial and personal from blog comment spam! It does wonders for IBB and I get maybe 1-2 that slip through per week which is not to bad at all!

All in One SEO Pack: While the personal blog may not be for making money seo is still a important factor for any site. Besides if you ever want to sell your personal blog you can highlight the fact that its seo friendly and has been for xx years!

Other Posts From Cat: I really like this plugin for the fact that it improves CTR through your whole site as it shows your visitors other posts that they may be interested in reading!

Contact Form ][: I like people to be able to contact me and I have found using a contact form plugin to be a great way to eliminate spammers from finding my email and still getting the job done right! Just be sure to check the contact form and that its working at least once a month!

Broken Link Checker: And lastly I like this plugin because it shows me what posts have broken links on them so I can correct the problems and eliminate future seo problems because of missing pages!