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\"IntegrateYou\u2019ve chosen a domain name, found a great hosting provider, created accounts on Facebook and Twitter, and have told your customers all about your social media presence.\u00a0 But no matter how hard you try, you\u2019re not seeing any increase in your business.\u00a0 What gives?\u00a0 The likely problem is that you aren\u2019t using social media to its full potential.\u00a0 After all, in order to have success on social media, people need to be aware of your presence.\u00a0 Keep reading for a few tips on how you can integrate social media into your website design, which should hopefully improve your social media following.<\/p>\n

Social Media Buttons<\/h2>\n

One of the easiest things that you can do is incorporate social media buttons into your website.\u00a0 You can place these at the top of your homepage, or in your website\u2019s footer, for example.\u00a0 Make sure that the buttons are large and easy to see, and placed in an area that is not distracting.\u00a0 Link your social media buttons up to your social accounts, and ask people to follow you on social media.\u00a0 Some sites, like Facebook, even have boxes that can be easily installed into a site, enabling people to follow you without even needing to visit the Facebook website.<\/p>\n

Share Buttons<\/h2>\n

Another type of button that you should include on your website, is a \u2018share button\u2019.\u00a0 These are available for all of the top social media sites, and encourage readers or customers, to share your content with their friends.\u00a0 Therefore, you\u2019ll find it\u2019s most effective to place these at the bottom of blog posts or products that you are selling.\u00a0 Again, you want to make these large and easy to see, as the more people that share links to your website, the more chance you have of gaining new customers and social media followers.<\/p>\n

Social Based Comments<\/h2>\n

If you allow people to comment on your website, for example at the end of a blog post, or to review an item, enabling social based comments could see your traffic increase dramatically.\u00a0 Social based comment plug-ins ask your commenter to sign into a social media website, such as Facebook, in order to leave a comment.\u00a0 Many people are willing to do this as it eliminates the amount of time they would otherwise have to spend signing up to a website.\u00a0 Then, when someone does comment on your website, the comment appears on their Facebook news feed so that their friends can see it.\u00a0 Not only does it reduce the presence of trolls, but it encourages social interaction on social media websites.<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t Overdo It<\/h2>\n

Whilst you want to increase your social media followings, you need to be careful not to overdo it. \u00a0Before you add social buttons to a page, ask yourself whether there is information on it that is worth sharing \u2013 sometimes there won\u2019t be, and it can look forced.\u00a0 Also, remember to keep your social media buttons updated.\u00a0 Rollouts are regular, and you want your site to make use of the most current versions of plugins and buttons, in order to see the largest return on your time.<\/p>\n


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