Ping services will help you to automatically notify blog directories and search engines that your blog has been updated. The bigger your ping list the higher the chances of receiving traffic from those sources, so check out the list below and include it on your blog. But if you are using Wordpress, you can modify the ping list on the Control Panel, then Options, then Writing.

Ping services will help your blog to increase visitors, when you are updating your blog, you ping the ping services then your site will be listed in the ping services site. It expose your weblog to the many others.

Here is a list of 5 sites that offer ping service for you to use. Simply submit your your site or feed to these ping services when you update or add new content/post.

1. Ping-O-Matic!
http://pingomatic.com
Ping-O-Matic is a service to update different search engines that your blog has updated.

2. PingMyBlog.com
http://pingmyblog.com
PingMyBlog.com is a service which does the hard work for you. This notify all the major blog directories in one go so that everyone knows about your latest blogs.

3. MyPageRank.net
http://www.mypagerank.net/service_pingservice_index
Free submit lets you submit your URL to 20 popular search engines from one MyPagerank.Net Google PageRank Checker - Check Google page rank
Webmasters, monitor your webpage pagerank

4. Pingler.com
http://www.pingler.com
Blog and Ping Tool - Use Pingler.com to Drive Traffic your Blogs and Websites
Use Pingler.com to Ping your Blogs and Websites in the best way possible!

5. Feed Ping
http://feedping.com
Free Website and Blog Multiple Submission Service - FEED PING Website and Blog Multiple Feed Service

Wordpress template creators typically encrypt the php code in the footer, this is done to protect a template that they have created with hard worked.
But you also should appreciate the template creator by not change this code, but if you guys who still wanna change this code you can follow a few steps below.
Good Luck :)

Usually the encrypted code look like this:

<?php $_F=__FILE__;$_X='Pz48IS0tIGI1ZzRuIGYyMnQ1ciAtLT4NCjwvZDR2Pg0KDQo8ZDR2IDRkPSJjcj
VkNHQiPg0KPDRtZyBzcmM9Imh0dHA6Ly90aDVtNXMuejRucjNzcy5jMm0vbDRicjFyeS9Pbmw0bjVDMX
M0bjJUNW1wbDF0NTZhdS5nNGYiIDFsdD0iT25sNG41IEMxczRuMiBUNW1wbDF0NSA2YXUgVzJyZHByNX
NzIFRoNW01IiB3NGR0aD0iNjAwMCIgaDU0Z2h0PSI2IiBiMnJkNXI9IjAiIC8+DQo8L2Q0dj4NCg0KPH
NjcjRwdCB0eXA1PSJ0NXh0L2oxdjFzY3I0cHQiPg0KPCEtLQ0KDQoJdjFyIG01c3MxZzU9IiI7DQoJZj
NuY3Q0Mm4gY2w0Y2tJRSgpIHs0ZiAoZDJjM201bnQuMWxsKSB7KG01c3MxZzUpO3I1dDNybiBmMWxzNT
t9fQ0KCWYzbmN0NDJuIGNsNGNrTlMoNSkgezRmIA0KCShkMmMzbTVudC5sMXk1cnN8fChkMmMzbTVudC
5nNXRFbDVtNW50QnlJZCYmIWQyYzNtNW50LjFsbCkpIHsNCgk0ZiAoNS53aDRjaD09YXx8NS53aDRjaD
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0iMDtVUkw9PD9waHAgNWNoMiBnNXRfczV0dDRuZ3MoJ2gybTUnKTsgPz4vd3AtMWRtNG4vIiBodHRwLT
VxMzR2PSJyNWZyNXNoIiAvPjwvbjJzY3I0cHQ+DQoNCg0KPD9waHAgNG5jbDNkNSAoVEVNUExBVEVQQV
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9iMmR5Pg0KPC9odG1sPg==';
eval(base64_decode('JF9YPWJhc2U2NF9kZWNvZGUoJF9YKTskX1g9c3RydHIoJF9YLCcxMjM0NTZh
b3VpZScsJ2FvdWllMTIzNDU2Jyk7JF9SPWVyZWdfcmVwbGFjZSgnX19GSUxFX18nLCInIi4kX0YuIici
LCRfWCk7ZXZhbCgkX1IpOyRfUj0wOyRfWD0wOw=='));?>

You can solve this problem with this following steps :

1. Edit Themes -> Index.php
2. Looking for this code <?php get_footer(); ?>, you can search with ctrl+F
3. Replace this code with

<!– footer code start here –>
<?php get_footer(); ?>
<!– footer code end here –>

Update File
4. Open your site and view source, looking for <!– footer code start here –> and <?php get_footer(); ?>
5. Copy code between it to your footer.php, now you can edit the script and Update your file :)

Or you can Encrypted code here :
http://www.tareeinternet.com/scripts/byterun.php and follow the instuctions

For you who like Messenger Online at Yahoo (YM), you can add your Yahoo! Messenger status in your blog that you have. Surely with this YM status, visitors who come to the blog you can directly call / contact you. Might want to ask whether in this case about blogs, business and other things. You need in the Online at Yahoo Messenger circumstances. Now for those of you who still do not understand how to add YM status to the blog, you can follow the steps below.


Here are the steps to install Yahoo Messenger Status on your blog :

1. Login to Blogger

2. Go to Dashboard -> Layout

3. Page Elements

4. Add a gadget and select HTML / JavaScript

5. Copy and paste the code below :

<a href="ymsgr:sendIM?YourID">
<img src="http://opi.yahoo.com/online?u=YourID&amp;m=g&amp;t=2" border="0" /></a>

And the result will like this :



You can change t=2, with other numbers. This is the examples :

t=9






t=11









t=14








t=16

Usually the blogger template only provides the "Older Posts" or "Newer Posts" link to let the reader navigate, and browse to another page on the site, archives, categories and page labels. Unlike a blog like wordpress that supports plugins to customize the page navigation links to the page number list to make it user friendly.

However, it is still possible to modify and replace the typical classical "Posts Older" and "Newer Posts" navigation links on Blogger blogs to navigation numbered pages. You can see the demo here, the navigation links consist of page numbers, next page and previous page (if applicable) is the display on Blogger blogs are not "older Items" and "Newer Items" link text.

To change your link navigation to page number on your Blogspot blog
simply add the script below before ]]></b:skin> :

.showpageNum a {
padding: 3px 8px;
margin:0 4px;
text-decoration: none;
border:1px solid #999;
-webkit-border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;
background: #ddd;
}

.showpageOf {
margin:0 8px 0 0;
}
.showpageNum a:hover {
border:1px solid #888;
background: #ccc;
}

.showpagePoint {
color:#fff;
text-shadow:0 1px 2px #333;
padding: 3px 8px;
margin: 2px;
font-weight: 700;
-webkit-border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;
border:1px solid #999;
background: #666;
text-decoration: none;
}

Second, you need to replace </body> with :

<script type='text/javascript'>
var home_page="/";
var urlactivepage=location.href;
var postperpage=4;
var numshowpage=5;
var upPageWord ='Prev';
var downPageWord ='Next';
</script>
<script src='http://all-in-one-blogger-widget.googlecode.com/files/pagenaviv202-min.js' type='text/javascript'></script>

</body>

Source : Abu Farhan

First, go to Layout -> Edit HTML Tab

Insert this code before </style> :

.rbbox{border: 1px solid rgb(192, 192, 192);padding: 5px; background-color: #f0f0f0;-moz-border-radius:5px; margin:5px;
}

.rbbox:hover{background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);
}

Save templates.

Second, check 'Expand Widget Templates'

Note :
If your template use 'Read more', there will be two <data:post.body/>
Insert the script below the last <data:post.body/> on your template.

Look for this code <data:post.body/> then insert the code below that :

<b:if cond='data:blog.pageType == &quot;item&quot;'>
<span style="font-weight:bold;">Related Article :</span>
<DIV class='rbbox'>
<DIV style='margin:0; padding:10px;height:200px;overflow:auto;border:1px solid #ccc;'>
<DIV id='albri'/>
<SCRIPT type='text/javascript'>
var homeUrl3 = &quot;<data:blog.homepageUrl/>&quot;;
var maxNumberOfPostsPerLabel = 5;
var maxNumberOfLabels = 10;
maxNumberOfPostsPerLabel = 100;
maxNumberOfLabels = 2;
function listEntries10(json) {
var ul = document.createElement(&#39;ul&#39;);
var maxPosts = (json.feed.entry.length &lt;= maxNumberOfPostsPerLabel) ?
json.feed.entry.length : maxNumberOfPostsPerLabel;
for (var i = 0; i &lt; maxPosts; i++) {
var entry = json.feed.entry[i];
var alturl;
for (var k = 0; k &lt; entry.link.length; k++) {
if (entry.link[k].rel == &#39;alternate&#39;) {
alturl = entry.link[k].href;
break;
}
}
var li = document.createElement(&#39;li&#39;);
var a = document.createElement(&#39;a&#39;);
a.href = alturl;
if(a.href!=location.href) {
var txt = document.createTextNode(entry.title.$t);
a.appendChild(txt);
li.appendChild(a);
ul.appendChild(li);
}
}
for (var l = 0; l &lt; json.feed.link.length; l++) {
if (json.feed.link[l].rel == &#39;alternate&#39;) {
var raw = json.feed.link[l].href;
var label = raw.substr(homeUrl3.length+13);
var k;
for (k=0; k&lt;20; k++) label = label.replace(&quot;%20&quot;, &quot; &quot;);
var txt = document.createTextNode(label);
var h = document.createElement(&#39;b&#39;);
h.appendChild(txt);
var div1 = document.createElement(&#39;div&#39;);
div1.appendChild(h);
div1.appendChild(ul);
document.getElementById(&#39;albri&#39;).appendChild(div1);
}
}
}
function search10(query, label) {
var script = document.createElement(&#39;script&#39;);
script.setAttribute(&#39;src&#39;, query + &#39;feeds/posts/default/-/&#39;
+ label +
&#39;?alt=json-in-script&amp;callback=listEntries10&#39;);
script.setAttribute(&#39;type&#39;, &#39;text/javascript&#39;);
document.documentElement.firstChild.appendChild(script);
}
var labelArray = new Array();
var numLabel = 0;
<b:loop values='data:posts' var='post'>
<b:loop values='data:post.labels' var='label'>
textLabel = &quot;<data:label.name/>&quot;;
var test = 0;
for (var i = 0; i &lt; labelArray.length; i++)
if (labelArray[i] == textLabel) test = 1;
if (test == 0) {
labelArray.push(textLabel);
var maxLabels = (labelArray.length &lt;= maxNumberOfLabels) ?
labelArray.length : maxNumberOfLabels;
if (numLabel &lt; maxLabels) {
search10(homeUrl3, textLabel);
numLabel++;
}
}
</b:loop>
</b:loop>
</SCRIPT>
</DIV>
<script type="text/javascript">RelPost();</script>
</DIV>
</b:if>

Save Template.

Every time you add a widget and pictures to your blog, this will add an outbound link, usually like this 'http://www.blogger.com/rearrange?blogid=8632444376522355252&widgettype=label&widgetid=label1&action=editwidget' for widget and for the picture you can see here.

You can check inbound and outbound links in your blog here :

http://www.diagnosticoweb.com OR http://www.seochat.com/seo-tools/site-link-analyzer.

To eliminate outbound links, there are some steps you should do :

1. Go to layout and edit html, check the 'Expand Widget Templates'

2. Find the code below

<b:include name="quickedit">

You can pressing Ctrl + F for quick search

3. Remove the code above that listed on your template

4. This will reduce outbound links on your blog depending how many widgets that you have already installed

Note :
You can not do 'Quickedit' again on your blog page, even if you are already logged into blogspot.

Now I will share information about WordPress.

Several plugins WordPress, which I think important to install on your website or blog on wordpress :


1. All In One SEO Pack

Which can optimize your blog, because this plugin can create meta description, set the title, description of the blogs, etc.
Download Plugin

2. Akismet

Akismet checks your comments against the Akismet web service to see if they look like spam or not and lets you review the spam it catches under your blog's Comments admin screen.
Download Plugin

3. Cbnet Ping Optimizer

When you create a new post, your blog will ping and notify all the ping services that it has been updated. This encourages search engines and different blog directories/services to index your updated blog properly.
Download Plugin

4. Count Per Day

This Plugin will count reads and visitors, shows reads per page, shows visitors today, yesterday, last week, last months and other statistics on dashboard, you can show these statistics on frontend (e.g. on sidebar) too.
Download Plugin

5. FD FeedBurner

Redirects the main feed and optionally the comments feed to Feedburner.com. It does this seamlessly without the need to modify templates, setup new hidden feeds, modify .htaccess files, or asking users to migrate to a new feed. All existing feeds simply become Feedburner feeds seamlessly and transparently for all users. Just tell the plugin what your Feedburner feed URL is and you're done.
Download Plugin

6. Google XML Sitemap

This plugin will generate a special XML sitemap which will help search engines like Google, Bing, Yahoo and Ask.com to better index your blog. With such a sitemap, it's much easier for the crawlers to see the complete structure of your site and retrieve it more efficiently. The plugin supports all kinds of WordPress generated pages as well as custom URLs. Additionally it notifies all major search engines every time you create a post about the new content.
Download Plugin

7. Related Post Plugin

Provide useful links to other articles automatically to the relevant anchor text from the article title. We are also able to automatically link our to other blog pages, or specific objects.
Download Plugin

8. SEO Smart Links

SEO Smart Links provides automatic SEO benefits for your site in addition to custom keyword lists, nofollow and much more. This Plugin can automatically link keywords and phrases in your posts and comments with corresponding posts, pages, categories and tags on your blog.
Download Plugin

9. Webmaster Tools Verification

If you have a new blog, you must register your blogs to webmaster services, for example, webmaster Google, Yahoo and Bing webmaster. This plugin helps you in the review process by filling out the codes for webmasters that will maintain your records in columns that are available in this plugin.
Download Plugin