Monday, March 17, 2008

Add This - Let Your Visitors Promote You






The add this tool is one of the best social networking tools on the internet. It hooks visitors up with all the major social networking tools. There are two ways to use this tool. The first method is to use a widget in the side bar. This is the easiest way for wordpress and blogger blogs. Both of these will plug the widget right into the sidebar.














The second method is to imbed the tool into the bottom of the post. This is relatively easy if you follow the rules in the Add This website's page. However, do not post the code the website gives you. Instead, post the following code - it will work for all blogs. (you can test out that it will tag your blog by trying it out yourself

Blog Post Button If you want to include the button below each post, select 'Template' --> 'Edit HTML', then copy-and-paste the code below into the template, right after the

tag. Note: be sure to check the 'Expand Widget Templates' checkbox first. When you are done, click 'Save Template'.

If you can't find the tag, copy the template code into a text editor (e.g. Notepad, etc), and search for the 'post-footer' string. You might also want to save a copy of the original template before changing it.

It also tracks who is bookmarking your posts, which ones, and how often. You can use this information to see what types of articles your visitors find most interesting.


There is a drop down version of the Add This button available, but this might not work on all browsers.

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