All you need to know about “Tweet Button” from Twitter
Twitter’s “Tweet Button” is a small application (widget) that allows visitors to easily share your website and its content through their Twitter accounts.
And the best part? You don’t have to do anything other than add the Twitter button to your website! It’s the users that do all the work and promote your business – you just need to give them a chance to do it.:)
Speaking of which: if you like this page – click on the Twitter Tweet This, Google +1 Button and Facebook Like button at the top/bottom of this page and help others find it too!
Advantages of Twitter Button
Adding Twitter Tweet This button to your pages lets your website’s visitors easily share it and its content on Twitter without having to leave the page they are on!
So add Twitter Button to your website to:
- create opportunities of “viral”, free marketing (see also Facebook Like Button)
- promote strategic Twitter accounts
- drive traffic to your site (see also Google +1 Button)
How do Twitter Buttons work?
Interaction with a Tweet This button is very straight forward:
- Twitter Tweet This button is added to a website’s pages
- Website visitors click on Tweet Button on a particular web page
- If they are not logged into Twitter, they are prompted to (or to create an account if they are not already users)
- A Share Box appears, pre-filled with info provided in the properties of the Tweet Button, but users can change that content (the Tweet) if they wish
- Posting of the Tweet is confirmed. Depending on Tweet Button set up the users can be suggested up to two Twitter accounts (users) they may wish to follow
- Share Box remains open until users close it
See below screenshots of the steps in Twitter Tweet This Button interaction – Code, Click, Tweet and Follow:
How to add Twitter to your website – Add Twitter Button
There are three different structures your web developer can add the Twitter button to your web pages:
- By using JavaScript
- With an IFRAME (Inline Frame)
- By building a bespoke, your own Twitter button
Twitter buttons have been designed with simplicity in mind, and are readily available for anyone to use for free. You can try to add the button to your website’s pages yourself – get the necessary code here.
If you need help – contact us via email or call 0208 133 5444 and we’ll be happy to add Twitter Button to your website today!
We hope you found this page useful. If so, just click on Twitter Tweet This, Google +1 Button and Facebook Like button at the top/bottom of this page and help others find it too!
