Tuesday, June 16, 2009

Build Your List With Twitter Buttons

How cute it this??

Twitter Button from twitbuttons.com

Get yours, too, at www.twitbuttons.com.

There are several to choose from, but I chose the one with movement. Why? Because our eyes are distracted by movement. If nothing on a webpage is moving yet you're seeing a ton of information, you eyes will automatically be drawn to any movement first. Hence the cute little wings flapping away above! See? Try it and see how it works on your websites. :0)

Can you notice the difference between the above and the below? Where do your eyes go first?

Twitter Button from twitbuttons.com

HELPFUL TIPS:

How to make one for yourself at www.twitbuttons.com:

1. Select which icon you like the most.
2. Highlight the entire HTML code underneath it in the box.
3. Click "Copy."
4. Head to your website/blog/facebook, etc and find where you want to place this cute little birdie.
5. Click "Paste" in the desired spot.
6. IMPORTANT: For those who aren't too familiar with HTML, you need to know how to change one part of the code before you post it, or it won't get people to your profile.

See what it says in yellow? "a href="http://twitter.com/YourUserName">"?

You must delete that part and put in your Twitter profile name. For example, mine looks like this:

a href="http://twitter.com/keri_mellott">

This directs people to your Twitter profile when they click on the little birdie.

Ta-da! You're done!

Let me know how it works for you. :0)




Tweet, tweet!