It is important to add social follow buttons to your blog in order to cross promote your brand's social assets. To make it easy for your followers to find your official social platforms you will want to place these buttons in a place that is easy for your viewers to access and find. This could be in your website/blog sidebar, header or on the homepage.
To add social follow buttons to your blog you can follow these simple steps.
Step 1: Visit AddThis.com. Scroll down to the section that says, "Follow Buttons" and select the button that says, "Get Code."
Step 2: Under the options section enter in the information as relevant to your social platforms. For the purposes of this class you will select "website" under the sub-section "Get follow buttons for". You will then choose a style based on your own personal design preferences. After that you will enter in the correct url for your brand assets next to the social media buttons you choose to include on your blog. Remember that for assignment 1 you must include at minimum: Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube.
Step 3: Check the preview section to verify that the buttons line up as designed. Click on the buttons to assure that the links work properly.
Step 4: To gain access to the code you need to sign-in or create an account. Go ahead and register.
Step 5: Once you have registered, click the "Grab It" button.
Step 6: Sign-in to your Blogger account, visit the Layout section, and select "Add a Gadget".
Step 7: From the pop-up menu that appears scroll down and select the HTML/Javascript widget.
Step 8: If you choose, enter in a unique title and then paste the code in the content section. When you are finished click "Save" and then click "Save Arrangement" on the Layout page.
Congratulations! You just added social follow buttons to your blog. To view your results click the "View Blog" button.
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