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After including a Rating button on my blog, I decided to experiment a little bit more.
I have read a great many blog posts that rave about the value of social networking and how it can radically increase the number of hits on a blog. And, today I finally decided to take the plunge.
I have signed up on to Digg and am now going to include a Digg button at the bottom of all my posts. In addition, I am also including an “Add This” button that allows readers to bookmark and share blog posts, along with the existing rating button.
All these add-ons mean that there is a lot of clutter. So, reluctantly, I have decided to stop signing off on all my blog posts. Reluctantly, because I have been pretty happy with my signature, and always felt that the signature makes my blog a little bit more personal.
Let’s see where these additional buttons lead to. The Digg button is a little bit more cumbersome because every time I update my blog, I need to manually go to Digg, submit the link, and then add the Digg button here. I would much prefer such activities to be automated. What I do like about Digg is that it is connected with Facebook, so when I submit a link to Digg, I can automatically choose for it to appear on my Facebook wall as well – very similar to TweetDeck, which allows me to post to Twitter and Facebook simultaneously. My lazy self loving this content reuse aspect 
Eagerly waiting to see whether subscribing to social networking sites such as Digg and Stumble Upon really make that much of a difference. I do hope that adding these buttons do not reduce the number of comments. After all, it is much easier to click on a button than penning down a few thoughts. Will wait and watch and definitely let you know how it all works out…
If you want to add a Digg button to your blog posts, follow the instructions here:
http://support.wordpress.com/digg/
To add a Share button to your blog, follow the instructions here:
http://support.wordpress.com/addthis/
Update: I removed all Digg and Share buttons from my posts after WordPress created an easy option to automate this.
How do you manage to come up with this stuff? Haha – well it kept be bust fot a bit so Im not complaining!
Thanks for dropping by commenting Nish.
Read your post on Amethyst. Seems like you are a regular there.
By the way,I picked up the picture from your blog (when I searched via google images).
Your blog is real cool. SO you are on the way to increase traffic..eh?! Okay..I am already here
No problem about the picture. Thanks for crediting me
Yes, whenever I go to Chennai I always hang out at Amethyst – something about the place that is so relaxing…
Yes, I have been very slow to learn all the intricacies about blogging. But, I definitely enjoy the process. If you have any tips for me, do share.
I like the whole digg thing, but like you said its manual, so that’s a no go for me, especially since most of my entries come in the form of mobile email posts.
I follow your blog from my mobile newsreader, viigo, entertaining.
Have you heard of or tried posterous.com? I use that site to post my blog entries everywhere, ie:facebook, xanga, etc.
For microblogging, twitter, facebook updates, etc, I update via a site called ping.fm.
So far both have been safe, no spam, etc.
See ya.
Yes, two blog posts in and I am already finding it a bit cumbersome.
I like your idea of ping.fm. Currently, I use TweetDeck but not entirely happy with it – too much clutter. Will switch over to ping and see.
I haven’t heard of posterous, but I will give it a shot. So far, apart from alphainventions, I have never tried any other sites…
and thanks for the suggestions