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November 14, 2016 08:00 am GMT

The Invasion of Sharing Buttons: Why Less is More

Sharing buttons are a wonderful thing. Every blogger or website operator wants their posts to be shared on social media. However, that is the first step into a thought trap. The assumption that your visitors will share more often the more options you provide is wrong. The thought trap is very successful. You’ll find sharing buttons on almost every blog. On a lot of them, you’ll even see an incredibly high amount of sharing options. Firstly, there’s Facebook (shares and likes), then there’s Twitter, Google+, LinkedIn, Buffer, Pinterest, Pocket, and a lot more. More Sharing Buttons Mean More Shares? Nope. You really expect to get more shares when you provide more options to do so? Unfortunately, the exact opposite is the case. Here’s an Example; Maybe You’ll Feel the Same Way I do: I’m a big fan of sweets. It doesn’t matter whether it’s sweet or salty, as long as it’s unhealthy. As this would make me rise like a yeast cake, I decided never to have that stuff bought by my wife for me but only buy these things on my own. Why? Read: I’m standing in front of the giant wall of sweets to choose from. There’s plenty […]

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