If you have a blog, there is a pretty high chance that you will be using the Google Reader on a pretty regular basis. Even otherwise, it is very much likely that you will be using the Reader to keep yourself posted and updated about certain some topics and staff. Yes, you can search about a topic, but there is nothing that is quite as useful as getting the news dropped right at your mailbox. Now, Google Reader has certain goodies that you won’t find in all the other feed readers. Here are the top 5 ways to use the Google Reader more smartly.

1. Manage Subscriptions: This is handy when you are following a lot of stuff through the reader. To manage the subscriptions. Open Google Reader, click on the Expandable link on Subscriptions tab and find the “Manage Subscriptions” link at the bottom. Click on that link to find you subscription list and sort these through renaming and putting them in different folders.

2. Import/Export: If you want to import your staff from an erstwhile feed reader check the following staff. Go to Subscriptions-Manage Subscriptions-Import/Expost. Once you are here, browse those files from your previous feed reader in OPML format and then just upload.

3. Put the Google Reader in a bookmartk: Follow the “Subscription-Manage Subscriptions-Goodies” route. Find the “Next” button here and simply drop it in the Bookmarks bar. Once that is done is done it helps you tto access the Google reader through a one-click procedure. You just need to click on the “Next” icon on your bookmarks bar now to go to the next item on the bookmark bar. A quick, one-click way to use the Google Reader

4. Use the Google Reader off-line: Even if you are not connected to the Internet, the Google Reader can still deliver 2000 of the most recent items on your computer if you install the Google Gears on your system.

5. Use the Google Reader on your phone: Well, you don’t need a super smart phone like the Android or the iPhone for this. You just need a common phone that can connected to the internet and then point the phone’s browser to reader.google.com