Adding the Tweetmeme Button to Your Blog Invites Your Visitors to Take Action
During a recent 30-day blog challenge I was part of, I endeavored to visit 3 to 5 blogs each day, read a post on each, and leave a meaningful comment. I noticed that on many blogs there was a gray rectangular box on the top right-hand of each post that indicated how many tweets had been made on that post. Under the box was a green box that showed if the post had been tweeted by me on a previous visit or not. It would show “retweet” or “tweeted.”
I became curious because I had a widget installed from Add to Any, but this one seemed much easier to use, and if not placed correctly could be overlooked. Eventually I went to tweetmeme.com to learn more. I found out that the Tweetmeme button is a plug-in you need to download and then upload to your Plug-ins in your admin area, after which you click to make active. It's been fun using it, but for this post I decided to (more…)
