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A Quick Tip on your Click to Tweet Plugin – You Might be Doing it Wrong!

in blog, blogging, social media marketing on 04/13/16

Click to Tweet plugins help your share-abilityAs a business owner (and search engine optimization ninja I might add), I blog often and always suggest that other business owners blog. There is huge value in blogging and without going off on a tangent from the point of this blog, because I would never do that, I’ll recommend a few blogs to help you with the value of blogging – 3 Reasons Why You Need to Blog, Content is King and How a Blog Can Benefit your SEO. That should give you a good start.

Other than blogging, you clearly want other people to read them… but better yet would be to comment on them and share them.  However, too often I run across blogs that you have to search to find how to comment or search for the sharing icons. This shouldn’t be too difficult if you have a WordPress blog because there are tons of plugins that you can use to make the comments easy to do as well as sharing plugins. And while these are so valuable, my point of this blog is a little how to on your Click to Tweet functionality.

What is a Click to Tweet

A Click to Tweet plugin is one that allows you, the blogger and small business owner, the opportunity to shout out specific text and insert the ability for those reading to tweet it. It is similar to a Twitter sharing plugin, however those plugins usually insert the name of the blog and the url. The Click to Tweet plugin gives you additional opportunity to write specific text, call to action, quotes and the like that your readers can use and/or add to… similar to this one below

Use CTT plugins to help draw attention to your blog with added value. #clicktotweet Click To Tweet

Add your Twitter handleCreate your own tweetables with click to tweet plugins like Better Click to Tweet

One other thing to note in the Click to Tweet or the sharing plugins… PLEASE check the settings and ensure YOUR Twitter handle shows up. If you don’t add your Twitter handle, what happens is two things: 1 – you will never know someone shared your blog and you can’t thank them and create a dialogue and 2 – more than likely your plugin will get the recognition as they have defaulted the Twitter handle to theirs. How nice of them huh?  Sure, your followers can add your Twitter handle, but ummm, you think that making your reader seek out is wise? Why would you want to make your reader work to comment or share? Duh!

Click to Tweet plugins

There are several plugins to use and which you use is completely up to you and likely the compatibility of that plugin to your WordPress site/them/version, etc.  However, I have used and am currently using Better Click to Tweet.

The point is to make it easy for your readers to share your content and what better way to do that than setting up a Click to Tweet functionality for them!

If you have any questions about my sharing plugins, CTT or how to make your blog more reader friendly, comment friendly or sharing friendly, please contact me or leave a comment below with your questions.

Kristen

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About Kristen Day

Kristen is a small business owner and thus dedicated to other small business owners by helping them improve their online presence with having a professional and mobile responsive website, then implementing search engine optimization and pay per click advertising all of which are necessary 'evils' in the digital marketing sphere but enables small business owners the opportunity to compete with larger companies. When not in the digital arena, you can find her hanging with her girlfriends, husband, drinking a margarita or shooting competition (not in that order).

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Comments

  1. Sabrina Quairoli says

    04/13/2016 at 10:06 AM

    Great post, Kristen! I used to Click to Tweet plugin for a while and then it stopped working after I did an update (can’t recall if it was WordPress or JetPack or Yoast). It was nice because I could design it so it matched my website. Can you recommend another plugin that I can try? Thanks for sharing.

    Reply
    • Kristen Wilson says

      04/15/2016 at 9:26 PM

      I would recommend one of the two that I listed in the blog Sabrina. 😉

      Reply
  2. Roslyn Tanner Evans says

    04/13/2016 at 11:26 AM

    I’ve been thinking of using a click to tweet but more often than bot it doesn’t fit our style of blog. I prefer our graphics or jewelry images be shared, more than text. Not to say we dont say important things, just we have a visual product we want people to see. What are your thoughts for me?

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    • Kristen Wilson says

      04/15/2016 at 9:27 PM

      The later CTT plugin I mentioned actually has a picture option, so you can use that for yours Roz. 😉

      Reply
  3. Beverley Golden says

    04/13/2016 at 3:19 PM

    How timely that you wrote about this this week, as I was thinking about considering adding Click to Tweet to my blog. In the meantime, this week I actually went back and read my content and highlighted what I considered key points in my post. Because I have so many plugins on my blog now, my web person has advised me not to add any new plugins. I am going to revisit it with him again, although it sounds like I might be able to add it myself. Thanks for suggesting which is the best click to tweet plugin to consider. Your posts are always helpful, to the point and informative, Kristen! Thanks! p.s. I really do wish more people would add their twitter handle into their plugins. I’m one of the people who actually searches them out and adds them. Time consuming, indeed. 🙂

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    • Kristen Wilson says

      04/15/2016 at 9:29 PM

      I think it could be very beneficial to your blog Beverley.. and I agree with you 120%… I stopped seeking them out as it is way too time consuming. I have written many blogs about making it easy for consumers and some aren’t interested in helping the readers, so I give.

      Reply
  4. Lisa Swanson says

    04/13/2016 at 4:48 PM

    Hey Kristen, thankfully you’ve taught me all about this and again thanks to you I’ve incorporated click to tweet and my handle is in there!!! and yes you are a search engine optimization extraordinaire! 🙂

    Reply
    • Kristen Wilson says

      04/15/2016 at 9:29 PM

      Thanks so much Lisa… and glad that you are using it on your own. YAY!

      Reply
  5. Tamuria says

    04/13/2016 at 7:16 PM

    I really need to get organised with Twitter – I still am not using it. I do love the idea of the click to tweet buttons on other sites – seems to make things so easy which is always a good thing.

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    • Kristen Wilson says

      04/15/2016 at 9:30 PM

      Yes Tamuria.. and get on it girl.. you’ll see the value!

      Reply
  6. Teresa says

    04/13/2016 at 7:59 PM

    It’s true the plugin I am using now does not do this. I was using one before that did and then I had issues and not sure what but related to other plugins. I just wish I could find one that did all social media sites and worked as easy as the one you are talking about..gonna try this one again.

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    • Teresa says

      04/13/2016 at 8:12 PM

      Oh, update…just coming back to say it working on my site now..thanks for the nudge!

      Reply
      • Kristen Wilson says

        04/15/2016 at 9:31 PM

        Oh awesome.. thanks for coming back. Don’t forget to add your Twitter handle Teresa. 😉

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    • Kristen Wilson says

      04/15/2016 at 9:30 PM

      I hope you do Teresa.. it provides an easier way to share, but using YOUR words. Score

      Reply
  7. Brenda Niemeyer says

    04/14/2016 at 3:02 PM

    I haven’t tried to add in tweet boxes on my blogs, but I am pretty much blogging weekly. Brief setback with a move followed by the flu. 🙂 Thanks for the encouragement to keep at it!

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    • Kristen Wilson says

      04/15/2016 at 9:31 PM

      Sorry to hear that you haven’t been feeling well… and hope you are feeling better and back on your game Brenda! 😉

      Reply
  8. Christy says

    04/14/2016 at 7:32 PM

    I love the way your click to tweets look in your blog. Especially easy AND they look amazing. Must get this added to my new website.

    Reply
    • Kristen Wilson says

      04/15/2016 at 9:32 PM

      The boxes is a paid license plugin Christy… but I have loaded the free Better Click to Tweet on yours. 😉 Up to you if you want to change.

      Reply
  9. Caroline says

    04/15/2016 at 4:15 AM

    wonderful, will look into a good plug in so it comes back to my blog post
    valuable information thank you

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    • Kristen Wilson says

      04/15/2016 at 9:32 PM

      Thanks Caroline.. hope you see the value.

      Reply
  10. Jackie Harder says

    04/15/2016 at 1:00 PM

    I don’t use WordPress, but I think this is an excellent primer on the proper plugins to use. Do you recommend a maximum word length (counting your handle, etc.)?

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    • Kristen Wilson says

      04/15/2016 at 9:33 PM

      Why yes I do Jackie… well under 100 for sure… because with your twitter handle, and url, that right there could be 35 so it doesn’t give a lot of room for RTs.

      Reply
  11. Joan Potter says

    04/15/2016 at 6:40 PM

    Kristen – thanks for the info! I love it when bloggers have CTT ready to go – I feel that it’s such a cool, painless way to help them promote their message. This is SO RIDICULOUS – but I never really paid much attention to my own CTT, I guess because I don’t believe there are but a handful of people who would see it. But I guess I won’t benefit from social media if I don’t participate, right? As another person stated above, “Thanks for the nudge!”

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    • Kristen Wilson says

      04/15/2016 at 9:34 PM

      YAY Joan, glad to see that you see the value and got the nudge… let me know if I can help.

      Reply
  12. Joan M Harrington says

    04/15/2016 at 9:45 PM

    Hi Kristen,

    Awesome share! Thanks for clarifying how to utilize this plug in to better help you. Yes definitely want to make sure that you are using your OWN Twitter handle 😉

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    • Kristen Wilson says

      04/19/2016 at 8:43 AM

      Thanks Joan and yes.. not the plugin Twitter handle.. tho I see it all the time.

      Reply
  13. Cheryl Gnad says

    04/16/2016 at 2:42 PM

    I have to look but I do have a plugin for tweets. Once something is highlighted it will set it up for a tweet as a pop up to send. I like it a lot. However, I don’t know if it keeps my @tag on it. I need to look at it more closely.

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    • Kristen Wilson says

      04/19/2016 at 8:58 AM

      Oh Cheryl! I ALWAYS test mine out after finishing my blog, plus, it helps to verify my handle is there and that my tweet isn’t too long! 😉

      Reply
  14. Sonya says

    04/16/2016 at 3:59 PM

    I’d love a plug in that says ‘share this’ with an arrow pointing to the share buttons.

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    • Kristen Wilson says

      04/19/2016 at 8:58 AM

      Check out the link then.. it is inexpensive and has tons of options to play with.

      Reply
  15. Mindy Iannelli says

    04/16/2016 at 7:02 PM

    Great blog, as always, Kristen! I love the click to tweet feature! It is great that you are able to customize it to tweet what you want and to add your twitter handle. I am using Social Warfare and need to remember to use it’s click to tweet feature more often in my blogs!

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    • Kristen Wilson says

      04/19/2016 at 8:59 AM

      Yes..Mindy, I try to use at least one if not two. BTW, I notice I get more shares that way! 😉

      Reply
  16. Karen says

    04/16/2016 at 9:34 PM

    I am slowly improving my blog. I have seen the click to tweets and have that on my list of things to add. Thanks for the recommendations. Ok, goal: add a click to tweet to my blog by the end of April. will be pinning this. thanks.

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    • Kristen Wilson says

      04/19/2016 at 8:59 AM

      It is that easy Karen.. and you can do it… glad you are adding it to yours!

      Reply
  17. Christie says

    04/17/2016 at 11:56 PM

    Thanks for reminding me to use a click to tweet plugin and telling me how to use it properly Great information!

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    • Kristen Wilson says

      04/19/2016 at 9:00 AM

      You are quite welcome Christie!

      Reply
  18. Indira says

    04/18/2016 at 12:24 AM

    I have seen click to tweet on blogs I follow. I think it’s a great idea. Never knew it was a plug in. Thanks!

    Reply
    • Kristen Wilson says

      04/19/2016 at 9:00 AM

      It sure is Indira and super easy to install, free or paid. 😉

      Reply
  19. Katarina Andersson says

    04/18/2016 at 6:16 AM

    Thanks Kristen, and thanks to you I now remember to put my Twitter handle!!!…as at first II did not think about that.

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    • Kristen Wilson says

      04/19/2016 at 9:01 AM

      YAY! Thanks Katarina!

      Reply
  20. Psychic Nest says

    04/18/2016 at 4:59 PM

    Hi Kristen,

    I come back to your blog and I found this amazing post just in time! This week I was considering about tweet plugin but there were some other things that had to be done, so I postponed to check a bit more about it. At least now I know what to do along with following the links you provide. I believe that tweet plugin is a nice way to share captivating content for the audience. Thank you so much for this post. Much appreciated!

    Zaria

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    • Kristen Wilson says

      04/19/2016 at 9:02 AM

      You are so right Zaria… such a great way to help others share with a click of a tweet, super easy.. hope you can find a way to incorporate and welcome back. 😉 Glad my timing was impeccable. 😉

      Reply
  21. Carol Rundle says

    04/18/2016 at 8:21 PM

    You got me straightened out on having my Twitter handle built in to my CTT plugin. Now I just need to remember to use it in each blog post!

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    • Kristen Wilson says

      04/19/2016 at 9:02 AM

      Work on at least 1 per blog Carol. You’ve got this!

      Reply
  22. Stacey Myers says

    04/19/2016 at 9:03 PM

    Click to Tweet plugins are great to make sure your content is being shared. Thanks for the reminder to check the Twitter handle so you’re promoting your own profile!

    Reply
    • Kristen Wilson says

      04/20/2016 at 4:29 PM

      Thanks Stacey… CTT are great and easy to get shares with your words versus just your blog title and url.

      Reply

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