Social Sharing Buttons (Summary) #SocialCafe 2.6

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#SocialCafe Chat Topic: Social Sharing Buttons

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  1. How do you insert social share buttons on your site/blog (i.e. your designer does it, plugin, manual)?

It would seem that people do many different things, and not just the insertion of social buttons, but the use of other content-sharing methods which are related to the social platforms.

  1. What social buttons would you recommend that everyone have on their site?

There are many social platforms that we all agree on using, like Facebook and Twitter (ok, maybe not "all" agree). There are business platforms like LinkedIn. There are also some platforms that may deserve a second look. What do you think?

  1. What pet peeves would make your list, when using sharing buttons?

There are various pet peeves, from no share buttons (that is the time to get bookmarklets for your browser) to incorrectly configured share buttons (as in no settings configured).

  1. Any tips for other bloggers, on share buttons or what works for you, or what you would like to see more?

There are various tips out there. From the user perspective, as @moppetmissy said, she likes more buttons. And, on the technical side, the sky is the limit. But, please, people, when you install those Wordpress plugins, check the settings page. If it is confusing, find a friend or a blogger than can help you out for a few minutes and decipher/explain the settings. This will be much better than doing nothing at all.

Final Thoughts and Action Steps

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#SocialCafe Twitter Chat Announcement

This SocialWebCafe Twitter Event is about Social Sharing Buttons.




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About this Topic/Event

What do you need to know for social sharing buttons on your site? Do you hand-code (hard-code) them in, based on the code available at the source site or do you grab a plugin? If so, what plugin do you use?

Do we remember to remove the via @plugin_developer (i.e. @sharethis) when installing our plugins?


Twitter Event Details

  • Date:   02/06/2013
  • Time:   6:00 pm PST/PDT (9:00 pm EST/EDT).
  • Hashtag:   #SocialCafe

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Twitter Event Questions

    1. How do you insert social share buttons on your site/blog (i.e. your designer does it, plugin, manual)?
    1. What social buttons would you recommend that everyone have on their site?
    1. What pet peeves would make your list, when using sharing buttons?
    1. Any tips for other bloggers, on share buttons or what works for you, or what you would like to see more?


Format: Q&A

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