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== Share Buttons == | == Techniques that Promote Interactivity <ref group=>Carroll, p. 181</ref>== | ||
Share buttons help spread content throughout the web via social networking sites. When a share button is clicked, the | ==== Write Blog Posts on a Regular Basis ==== | ||
* “Websites that facilitate sharing generate seven times more mentions online than those that don't[http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/220720#ixzz2P218v72T].” | Writing blog posts on a regular basis will keep readers coming back for more. | ||
==== Visit and Post on Other Blogs ==== | |||
Visiting and posting on other blogs encourages these bloggers to do the same with your blog. Consider having a blogroll on a sidebar menu. | |||
==== Respect Blog Etiquette ==== | |||
There are several important [http://financialbloggerconference.com/a-primer-on-blogging-etiquette/ blogging etiquette] rules relating to comments, attribution, and credibility. Respecting blog etiquette helps keep readers and other bloggers from getting offended and avoiding your site. | |||
==== Write Interesting, Entertaining, or Relevant Posts ==== | |||
Keeping up with current events about the blog’s topic and/or having an unorthodox viewpoint about these events helps to keep readers interested in your blog. | |||
== Widgets and Plugins that Promote Interactivity == | |||
==== Google Custom Search ==== | |||
Google custom search (also known as Google Co-op) is a platform provided by Google. Google custom search allows web site developers to create their own search engine. A plug-in, Google Co-op allows web site developers to create search engines to their site, or multiple sites. Google Co-op makes it easier for readers to search for keywords on websites. | |||
==== Comment Widgets ==== | |||
Having a comment widget shows that the blogger values and encourages participation from readers. Replying to readers’ comments also helps to engage readers. Consider adding a subscribe to comments button, so readers will receive email notifications of new comments. | |||
::*“Comments keep bloggers humble, honest, accurate, and in touch with their audience[http://techcrunch.com/2012/01/04/blogs-need-comments/]." | |||
==== Share Buttons ==== | |||
Share buttons help spread content throughout the web via social networking sites. When a share button is clicked, the sites’s content will broadcast on the reader’s social media site. | |||
::*“Websites that facilitate sharing generate seven times more mentions online than those that don't[http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/220720#ixzz2P218v72T].” | |||
== Links to Social Media Sites == | == Links to Social Media Sites == | ||
Linking blogs to social media sites, such as Twitter and Facebook, allows new posts to appear as status updates on the blogger’s social media pages. These status updates will have a link to the new content, as well as the first two sentences of the post. This will enable bloggers to draw readership from followers and friends. | Linking blogs to social media sites, such as Twitter and Facebook, allows new posts to appear as status updates on the blogger’s social media pages. These status updates will have a link to the new content, as well as the first two sentences of the post. This will enable bloggers to draw readership from followers and friends. | ||
== References == | == External Links == | ||
Handley, Ann. [http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/220720#ixzz2P218v72T How to Increase Social Sharing to Generate More Leads.] ''Entrepreneur.'' December 2011. Web. March 30, 2013 | [http://financialbloggerconference.com/a-primer-on-blogging-etiquette/ blogging etiquette] | ||
== Notes == | |||
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== References == | |||
*Carroll, Brian. "Writing for Digital Media." Routledge; New York, 2010. Retrieved 2 Nov. 2012. | |||
*Handley, Ann. [http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/220720#ixzz2P218v72T How to Increase Social Sharing to Generate More Leads.] ''Entrepreneur.'' December 2011. Web. March 30, 2013 | |||