New Blog Feature - MagikWidget

I'm testing out MagikWidgets today, a new blog plug-in that generates polls and ratings, with a the promise of more widgets to come.

The Magic Widget public beta launched today. MagikWidget gets a thorough and positive review from John Unger of Typepad Hacks and Guy Kawaski has some nice things to say about MagikWidget, too.

My initial impressions are:

• the template code is very easy to install
• instructions on the site are clear
• polls are very easy to set up
• their pricing structure is reasonable
• they've done a particularly nice job of presenting a conversational tone on their website

My only complaint is the really strong branding they've done. They've done a great job for *themselves*, but I would recommend against MagikWidget to my corporate clients, so that they don't dilute their *own* brands. I hope MagikWidget will consider something like a "premium" version in the future where users can pay a higher credit rate to remove the MagikWidget name from the link.

I'll be putting up a poll in a separate post for you to check out.

If you'd like an easy way to add polls to your blog, MagikWidget is worth checking out.

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Update
I emailed MagikWidget with a very minor and non-urgent tech support question...and I received a reply in *minutes.* I'm really impressed, folks. Keep up the great work!