Social Bookmarks - Which ones to show?

Discussion in 'WordPress' started by That-Guy, Apr 14, 2010.

  1. #1
    OK I am using the Sexy Bookmarks Plugin which is great.

    On my posts I only have room to show 9 as I don't like having them over two lines as it looks rubbish.

    Which 9 would you show? I currently have the following:

    - Delicious
    - Digg
    - Reddit
    - StumbleUpon
    - MySpace
    - Facebook
    - Twitter
    - Yahoo! Buzz
    - Google Buzz

    Should I add, change or remove any?
     
    That-Guy, Apr 14, 2010 IP
  2. hmansfield

    hmansfield Guest

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    #2
    Those are good.
    That's really a personal choice and depends on the niche of the blog. For instance I have a politics blog so I put Fark on there.
    On many sites, I could care less about Stumble, Reddit and My Space and opt for Linked In (which caters to Professionals) , Live and the Print and "Email a Friend" buttons.

    There is not really a right or wrong answer, it just depends on what you think your crowd uses most.
     
    hmansfield, Apr 14, 2010 IP
  3. juhasan

    juhasan Well-Known Member

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    #3
    It depends on the topic of your blog. If it is a technology blog, technorati + digg is must, but if it is celebrity blog, yahoo buzz, for arts blog delicious + stumbleupon. For all blog, use twitter, facebook, google buzz as well.

    All the best.
     
    juhasan, Apr 14, 2010 IP
  4. Abhik

    Abhik ..:: The ONE ::..

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    #4
    hmansfield is right, the choice of buttons depends on niche.
    I used to have a digg button only and that was doing good. When I replaced it with a tweet button, it's doing better.
     
    Abhik, Apr 14, 2010 IP
  5. Pixelrage

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    #5
    If you're running a site that deals with marketing, be sure to include Sphinn.
     
    Pixelrage, Apr 16, 2010 IP
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    s521545 Well-Known Member

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    #6
    Better you replace myspace with technorati...and remove Yahoo Buzz.
     
    Last edited: Apr 16, 2010
    s521545, Apr 16, 2010 IP
  7. Pixelrage

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    I actually see a lot of major sites with Yahoo Buzz buttons. I personally hate Reddit because I think the site is overwhelmed with trolls who have nothing better to do than be racist and obscene.
     
    Pixelrage, Apr 16, 2010 IP
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    addlinkurl Well-Known Member

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    #8
    digg, stumbleupon, twitter are the most important ones i think. and then, facebook and delicious may be.
     
    addlinkurl, Apr 16, 2010 IP
  9. That-Guy

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    OK have decided to drop Delicious and try Technorati.

    Will see how that goes :)
     
    That-Guy, Apr 17, 2010 IP
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    It depends what niche you are in, but generally they are a waste of time. Your visitors arent interested in spreading the word for you, they want to read.
     
    lukeg32, Apr 17, 2010 IP