Facebook Like and Twitter Follow Buttons
Unless you’ve been under a rock for the last few years, you know that one of the quickest ways to promote your content is through social media. The ever-important Facebook likes and Twitter followers can really help promote your post. When Facebook users like your page, they get updates when you post something new. When a Twitter user follows you, they get updates via your tweets. They may end up re-liking something new that you post, promoting it to their Facebook friends, or they may retweet your tweet, promoting your article or post to all of their Twitter followers.
With that being said, many people are intimidated by trying to add Facebook Like and Twitter Follow buttons to their own sites. Immediately when someone sees the words “development”, they automatically think that they need to have web development mastery in order to install them. This just isn’t the case. In the video below, I show you how to add Facebook Like and Twitter Follow buttons to your own website. This will greatly increase your likes, follows and your returning visitor traffic. This is an easy way to grow your contact list. Combine this with a subscribe form, and you can grow a huge mailing and contact list of followers.
There are different parts of the code that is provided that does different things. For example, changing data show count to true, instead of having it set to false, will show how many Twitter followers you have. It’s a great way to show that your site is established and that you are growing a steady following.
There are plenty of options for your Facebook button as well. You can have a Like button, or it can say Recommend instead. You can also have a send button as well. You can show the faces of the people that have liked your page, or you can leave that part out. These are great ways to show that people support your site and what you do, and they are great ways of building trust with new visitors.
Conclusion
Did you have any trouble with adding Facebook Like and Twitter Follow buttons to your website? It can be intimidating at first, but wen you break down what each part does, it really isn’t so tough. It is definitely worth the effort, though. It helps spread the word about your business and your services.
