I am unanimous in this…

It’s always good to ask what your readers and visitors think so why not have a poll?  If I happen across a website with one I tend to vote, it kind of feels good to give your opinion very quickly and also, more often than not, I want to know what others think too so I’d have to vote to see the result (yes, I know, I am way too nosey for my own good ).

I’ve had a look and a play with a few poll plugins and although there are quite a few to choose from I thought Flash Poll ++ and WP-Polls were pretty cool as they were easy to install and use, although out of the two Flash Poll ++ gets my vote for the look on the site and also ease of use in the admin dashboard and I am unanimous in that!

Oh, I need to mention Democracy Ajax Poll too, apparently it is really good and was the first I tried to install, it didn’t want to work on my personal site so I lost interest – this is probably due to other plugins I have but I’m not one to faff for too long! But by all accounts it is cool to use.  Your blogmistress also demanded asked for ‘simple’ so when it looked like it was conflicting with other plugins I decided it was time to move on!

Both Flash Poll ++ and WP-Polls were quick and easy to install as plugins and pop into the sidebar (loving them both already!) and I would say the only difference between the two is that Flash Poll ++ is better eye candy for your reader and comes with enough easy options to change colours, etc, although both offer this facility and WP-Polls has a lot more options (whether necessary I’m not sure).

Why not try a poll on your site?  It might just give you some valuable information, your readers feel like their opinions count and enjoy being a bit more interactive with you without the need to send a ‘why-oh-why’ email or comment

Thanks to Joseph O’Sullivan for this commissioned guest post