Another very compelling reason to use WordPress is its ability to integrate with social media and social bookmarking. Obviously this also equals more traffic and exposure. If you are even the least bit involved in social media and social bookmarking, you understand the value of utilizing a plug-in that will automatically broadcast your content or make it easy for your visitors to share your most recent posts on social networking sites.
From “share this” buttons that display at the top or bottom of your post to plug-ins that automatically tweet when you publish a new blog post, there are plug-ins suitable for all social media and social bookmarking sites. Whether you prefer Facebook and Twitter or you concentrate your efforts on social bookmarking sites like StumbleUpon and Digg, there is a plug-in for you. These plug-ins make it incredibly easy and simple for your readers to share your content and increase your overall exposure.
Here are just a few of the plug-ins that can boost your social media and bookmarking efforts:
Tweetme – This simple plug-in will automatically tweet the title of your blog post with the web link. Once downloaded and installed, you virtually never have to touch it again.
TweetMeMe – You have probably seen this little button at the top or bottom of blog posts. When clicked on, the button will automatically create a re-tweet of your blog post. So for instance, let’s say your Twitter name is @invisiblebob. When a visitor clicks on the TweetMeMe button, a tweet will be sent out saying RT @invisiblebob “his newest blog post title.” This makes it very easy for visitors to share valuable content with their followers and increase your visibility.
Sociable – This highly popular plug-in gives the user more than 100 social media and social bookmarking sites to choose and the ability to order them according to individual preference. A very simple and easy to use plug-in which will allow your readers to share your content with virtually any site they are active on.
Digg This – Similar to the Tweetme button, this button automatically detects incoming links from Digg and updates the Digg button to display how many Diggs your post has received as well as make it easy for your readers to digg your blog post as well. If you are active in Digg this is a wonderful way to increase your “Diggs” and provide a way for them to easily share your post.
Sexy Bookmarks – This plug-in adds a bar at the bottom of your posts that allows you to choose what social bookmarking and social media sites you want to include. The image below shows you how this displays on your site.
As your visitor’s mouse rolls over each icon it pops-up and readers can click on it and post your content to that site. With more than 30 sites to choose from, this fun and slick plug-in often shows up in favorite plug-in lists across the Internet.
The easier it is for someone to share your content with the world, the more they will. These social plug-ins are easy to install and easy to use. They are a must for all WordPress blogs.
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