Do you give your readers the opportunity to share your blog content?

Do you regularly write new content for your website such as blogs, new product information etc? Do you have social share buttons on your website? If you have answered no, then you need to add them.

​If someone was to visit your website and liked your content then they are the best people to promote your product or service. By adding “share” buttons to your website you are saying: “Do you like what you are reading, then please tell your friends, fans, followers and connections to read it too.”
 
There are lots of online platforms providing the code needed to add sharing buttons to your website but I like www.sharethis.com. 

Just follow the steps below to get the code and then you can add sharing buttons to your website. Not sure how to do it – then get in touch with your website developer and ask them to do it for you. 

1. Go to www.sharethis.com and select the area on the website which states “Get the Button”.
2. You have an option to “Choose the platform”.  To add the share buttons to your website, select the website option
3. Click on the “Next” button at the bottom of the page.
4. Choose the “Style” you would like. You are given, Buttons, Bars or Featured.  I prefer “Buttons” because they are clear. 
5. Next you need to customise your sharing options. You are provided with the long list of social sites where visitors to your website will be able to share your content. Drag and drop the sites you would like to add and click the "Finish: Get the Code" button at the bottom of the page.  NB. If you choose too many buttons then the list of options becomes too large and your visitor is more likely to opt to not share with any of their social media platforms.

If you have got this far and are already confused, then get in touch with your web developer and ask them to set it up for you. If done correctly, then every time you write a new blog post your social share buttons will appear and your visitors will have the option to share it with their friends, fans and followers.
 
If your website stats show that you do not have many visitors to your website then you need to think about regularly adding new content to keep it fresh and up-to-date. The search engines as well as returning visitors love to see new content.  If this is something on your “To Do List” but you never get round to it, then get in touch with SunflowerVA – this is something that we can help you with.

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