Which "Share this Post" Social Links?

Discussion in 'Link Development' started by Stu--, May 25, 2009.

  1. #1
    Which buttons for "Share this post" should I have under my WP blogs (poweressence.com)? Should I have them underneath or above? I have tried AddThis and ShareThis and eventually settled on the tiny buttons of Sociable, but I am wondering whether I should have lots of buttons or just the main ones like Digg, Facebook etc? Is less more?

    (Please note the big buttons on the right are not for sharing posts, they're for connecting with our social networks, not relevant to this post)
     
    Stu--, May 25, 2009 IP
  2. going2oahu

    going2oahu Well-Known Member

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    I use the share button from addthis under each blog post.

    Although their widget offers a number of good social sites, it looks like the majority of the sharing from this button is going to delicious and technorati. I don't think you would want to have a bunch of buttons because of the clutter.
     
    going2oahu, May 25, 2009 IP
  3. sultanofseo

    sultanofseo Notable Member

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    i use Socialize-It on my blogposts at the end. u can take a look (and may be bookmark something if you are there? :))
     
    sultanofseo, May 25, 2009 IP
  4. Stu--

    Stu-- Active Member

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    Thanks for the replies. But the krux of my question is: Which of the social networking sites are the most important? Although I guess I'm also asking whether i should have some or lots of buttons...
     
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  5. Ascendancy

    Ascendancy Active Member

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    Delicious, Digg, and Reddit I consider to be the "top 3". From there it's up to you. Here are 2 lists of social links I have on 2 of my different blogs:

    Web Design Blog: Digg, Reddit, Delicious, StumbleUpon, Mixx, Design Float, Design Bump
    Web 2.0 Blog: Digg, Delicious, Reddit, Facebook, Mixx, Technorati
     
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  6. Stu--

    Stu-- Active Member

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    never even heard of design float and design bump - I guess it doesn't matter which ones you use as long as you use the main ones, right!
     
    Stu--, May 26, 2009 IP