Comments on: Should You Use Social Media Buttons On Your Blog or Website?

By: Czeslaw

Czeslaw — Sun, 16 May 2010 19:16:20 +0000

Too many buttons make a real mess in the window.

By: Why Social Media gives a X-Factor – Harsh Ajmera

Why Social Media gives a X-Factor – Harsh Ajmera — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 05:58:36 +0000

[...] are you could leverage that traffic to draw even more visitors with social media. You may want to use voting buttons on your posts or ask some of your readers and friends to give you a vote [...]

By: Niche Social Media Sites and Voting Buttons: A Powerful Combination | Traffikd

Thu, 18 Sep 2008 01:11:09 +0000

[...] Social media voting buttons are commonly found on blogs, especially buttons for sites like Digg, Reddit, StumbleUpon, and recently for Yahoo Buzz. While these buttons can help to increase the number of votes with these sites, and number of visitors as a result, the effectiveness of voting buttons from niche social media sites is generally underappreciated. [...]

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By: What’s Involved in Social Media Marketing? | Traffikd

What’s Involved in Social Media Marketing? | Traffikd — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 14:02:33 +0000

[...] media sites? Many blogs accomplish this by adding buttons or widgets to make voting quick and easy. Voting buttons may or may not be a good fit for your blog, but take the time to consider how your audience may respond to buttons/widgets and if they would [...]

By: Avoiding Social Media Irrelevance | Traffikd

Avoiding Social Media Irrelevance | Traffikd — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 16:02:29 +0000

[...] blogs go way overboard on social media buttons and widgets, but when used appropriately they can be very effective. When using these buttons you’ll want [...]

By: pablopabla

pablopabla — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 02:29:12 +0000

I use the ShareThis button instead but am still wondering whether it is effective at all compared to say, just placing a SU button.

By: Steven Snell

Steven Snell — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 23:33:02 +0000

Ruchir,
That’s my feeling exactly.

By: Ruchir Chawdhry

Ruchir Chawdhry — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 21:08:32 +0000

I do use social media buttons on my blog to make it easier for visitors to vote up/submit my content. Although I keep the number of icons to a minimum. Currently I only have icons of a few sites that actually drive traffic. Some people just go gung-ho and include every single button provided by the plugin. I say, include only the important ones…

By: David Airey

David Airey — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 13:42:34 +0000

Interesting point from Steven about never clicking on the feedflare buttons.

I use feedflare on both my blogs, but am not convinced of its merit.