A Beginner's Introduction to the "AddToAny" Widget Button

So, what's an AddToAny widget button?

I'm sure you've seen one before.  It looks like this:

 

And it's usually found at the bottom of a post or website.

This is a free way to boost traffic back to your site by making it easier for visitors to share your content.  All they have to do is click the widget and viola!

Your reader is transferred to a page called Share and Bookmark, which includes links to:  E-mail, Facebook, Blogger Post, Google Reader, Gmail, MySpace, Hotmail, and Twitter, to name just a few.

Save the Share Button and Subscribe page (www.addtoany.com/buttons/) to your Favorites, and whenever you want to add the AddToAny widget button to a post, you can get the button code, save it (Ctrl C) and paste it to the bottom of your post (Ctrl V). 

Then check Preview to test your button.

It's suggested that you specify the page URL before you download your button code.  Mainly as an extra safeguard in case people have JavaScript and/or HTTP referrers disabled in their browsers.  You can read more about this in FAQ (www.addtoany.com/buttons/faq/). Blooper Tip:  Since I'm still such a newbie, I skip this extra safeguard and have so far gotten along fine. 

If you plan to place this "AddToAny" Widget under every post in Blogger, go to (www.addtoany.com/buttons/for/blogger) for instructions.

Blooper Tip:  Once you have published your post with an AddToAny button, don't try to chance or edit your post in any way or the AddToAny button becomes obsolete and your readers will not be able to use it. 

An easy way to add a share button to the bottom of your Blogger blog is to go to Dashboard Design, then Blog Posts Edit, then Configure Blog Posts and check Show Share Buttons.  This button doesn't give your readers as many share options, but it's easy and probably adequate for the beginning blogger.

It took me hours to figure this AddToAny widget stuff out.  Hope this saves you some time.