what's the difference between the follow button and the follow this blog widgets

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  iansandsphotography · Member · Apr 25, 2014 at 3:44 pm

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  I know one you put in your email but what the difference between the two and what’s the benefits and are both a good idea to display?

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  timethief · Member · Apr 25, 2014 at 6:42 pm

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  Does reading these support docs help?
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/widgets/follow-blog-widget/

  External Follow Button

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  timethief · Member · Apr 25, 2014 at 6:43 pm

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  Additional information:
  Find Friends Who Use WordPress > http://en.blog.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/find-friends/

  You can customize the contact form with multiple fields, change the email address where you’ll be notified, and mark feedbacks as spam from your dashboard. http://en.support.wordpress.com/contact-form/

  You can create a sign up page on MailChimp directly and simply link to it from your WordPress.com site. Here’s their instructions http://kb.mailchimp.com/article/how-to-add-a-mailchimp-signup-form-to-your-wordpress-blog