Sharing

Oftentimes you’ll come across an article or website that you find interesting and want to share it with your friends.  Most websites nowadays have sharing buttons integrated, which allow users to choose how they’d like to share the information, whether it be through social media, email, messaging, etc.  From a web design standpoint, this is important for many reasons.

First, share buttons are a great way to get your readers to share your content without leaving your website.  This way they can invite their friends while staying exactly where you want them – on your site.

Second, when share buttons are integrated into your site, they allow you to gather statistics such as number of views and clickbacks.  This allows you to learn which topics are popular, and to focus your content on what your viewers want to see.

Third, share buttons allow potential users to be redirected back to the correct source, which means they’re not reading your article on Facebook – they’re actually sent back to your site in order to view the content.  This is important because you don’t want another site getting the “credit” for your content.

Overall, share buttons are a way to increase traffic to your website and get the word out about your content.  Contact Appletree MediaWorks today to learn how you can integrate share buttons into your site.