16 Easy Ways to Incorporate Social Media Into Your Website

So you know how important social media is to creating relationships but have no idea how to incorporate it into your web site. Here are 16 ideas that will help you get started. All of these can be done easily with word press without knowing how to code. (widgets, plugins, pages or post) So get started today during the great work of building your business.

1. Add link to social media platforms via widgets, icons etc.

2. Create a “get social” page which provides easy access to your social media profiles and some of your top level employees and co-owners .
3. Add Facebook “like” widgets to your Facebook business page.

4. Add Facebook send and like buttons so people can easily share your content to their Facebook page

5. Add Facebook “like” button so visitors can post the content to their Facebook page.

6.  Add a Twitter follow button that enables visitors to follow you with one click if they are logged into Twitter.

7. Add a Twitter widget to share your latest tweets, or a hashtag or keyword associated with your industry or niche

8. Embed a “welcome to my blog/website” YouTube video on your WordPress front page or sidebar

9. Embed a slideshow from Flickr of a recent event or celebration showcasing interesting photos

10.  Add the LinkedIN button  to your WordPress sidebar for easy access and direct linking to your LinkedIn personal profile

11. Use PollDaddy to create a one question poll or short survey to gather market research. Poll Daddy allows easy embedding into yourblog or website. You can also post to Facebook etc.

12. Provide links to social bookmarking profiles.

13. Add widgets that make it easy to share your content. One of my favs is Digg Digg.

14. Add an email opt-in widget to make it easy for visitors to easily subscribe to your email newsletter

15. Provide a free whitepaper with free tips related to your business. Require an email opt-in to download for free.

16. Embed a podcast or other multi-media with tips and tricks. I love to provide similar content in differing mediums as everyone learns differently.

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