Social networking doesn’t happen in a vacuum. You really need to get out there and be social. To that end, I think steering people from your website to your blog, your blog to your Facebook account and your Facebook account to your Twitter account is a great way to help grow that sphere. Directing people to your other social sites is pretty easy with badges and widgets. One that I like is the Twitter Widget.
The Twitter Widget as I have on the right hand side of my blog offers a peek into what you are doing on Twitter. It displays your latest few posts right there for anyone to see. You can opt to either display the box on your website or on Facebook. You can also personalize the appearance of your Widget box and you can choose whether to display your posts, your favorite tweets, search results for a certain keyword or your favorite tweeps.
To get it go to www.Twitter.com/widgets
- Then select whether you want a widget for your site or Facebook.
- Select the type of widget you want.
- Then personalize your preferences and appearance, and even the size.
- Click Test Settings.
- Then click on Finish and Grab Code.
- Post that code to your website’s homepage.
Pretty easy but it gives you yet another way to be social. Have fun with it.