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Sunday, February 21, 2010

Add twitter retweet button to blogger

Learn how to add tweet retweet button and counter to every post on your blogspot blog and show the number of times your posts have been linked on Twitter and let readers retweet. Here you will find guide how to add retweet button to the top or a bottom of your posts and how to align retweet button on left or right side of your posts. You can choose one of three retweet counters (tweetmeme, backtype and topsy) described in this article. You will also find advantages and drawbacks for each one of those three retweet counter services.
Tweeter button looks like this button on the picture below:
 

Retweet buttons

You can choose one from various Retweet button counters. In this section you can find short description and demo of three most popular retweet buttons. Here you can also find code needed to paste inside blogger template to implement retweet button for each post in your blogger blog.
One option is to give visitors option to tweet your post from AddThis button.
Tweetmeme
In my opinion Tweetmeme is most popular retweet counter service on the internet.
Sample:
 
Code for one retweet button per post page on blogger:

<script type='text/javascript'>
tweetmeme_source = &#39;[TwitterUserName]&#39;;
tweetmeme_url = &#39;<data:post.url/>&#39;;
</script>
<script src='http://tweetmeme.com/i/scripts/button.js' type='text/javascript'/>

Where to add Twitter button code

You can add tweet button on the beginning of every post or on the bottom of every post. In HTML layout search for and paste the code just before if you want to have twitter button on the top of the post or after it for twitter button on the bottom of the post.
Here are step by step guide to add Retweet button counter to blogger:
  • Go to Layout in your blogspot blog

  • Click on Layout --> Edit HTML

  • it is recommended to backup template on local hard disk before doing any change in edit template box

  • check on Expand Widget Template checkbox

  • find

  • for Retweet button counter on the top of post add Retweet button code  before
  How to align Tweeter button counter left or right
To align your twitter button left use this code:
<div style='padding: 4px; float: left;'>
[TWITTER BUTTON CODE]
</div> 
same for the right side replace left by right

1 comment:

  1. The fundamental idea behind a retweet is that the retweets viral your tweets. Going viral helps your brand get the recognition it needs and help you increase the number of followers on Twitter. If more people like the content that you have posted, you will soon be able to get people to visit your website or store. This is the end result that most brands want to achieve – to get more users to visit their website so that they can increase their conversions. When your retweets are able to get enough people to notice your brand, this can be achieved.

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