More MLM Leads With New Facebook Share Button

Did you notice something funky about this blog lately? I’ll give you a hint. It’s blue and starts with the “F” word. Yes, it’s exactly what you’re thinking.

It’s the Facebook Share Button!

Aren’t you excited?

Well, you should be!

This little button is a gem. It works pretty much exactly like the Tweetmeme Button. Which makes it easier for people to share your blog posts with friends on Twitter. Only this time it’s for Facebook. So I think you’ll like this.

Unless of course, you already have too many leads or too much web traffic and you’re lighting your fireplace with hundred dollar bills. In that case, well, you should probably pass this article on to your virtual assistant and get back to burning money. Anyway…

Here’s How To Install Your Very Own Facebook Share Button:

1. Login to your Wordpress Dashboard. It’s the same place you go to edit or write your blog posts.

2. Look over to the far left. You see all those links? Well, you’re looking for the one that says “plugins”. Click on that and you’ll see a list of your previously installed Wordpress plugins. You don’t have to click that right now.

3. Below the “plugins” link is one that says “Add New”. Now, that’s the one you want to click right away. It should bring up a screen that says “Install Plugins”. And below that will be a little search box with a button that says “Search Plugins”.

4. Type: “Facebook Share”. The one I use is called “Facebook Share (New)”. It’s the same button that Mashable and other popular sites use too. You’ll want to click on that and go to the next step.

Note: With some plugins all you have to do is click “install” when the next screen pops up. The Facebook Share Button is a little more involved. So if you’ve never uploaded files to your blog webhost this might get a little confusing.

5. This should bring you to a new page. Where you’ll see a big orange “Download” button. If you click this then you’ll download the zip file for the Facebook Share Button. Unzip the file on your desktop. Make sure you know where it is.

6. Upload the file to your webhost. You’ll need your passwords for your webhost. And you’ll have to have a basic knowledge of how to upload files to your webhost to do this but it’s really easy if you’ve done that before.

• You’ll want to upload the unzipped file folder to the /wp-content/plugins/ folder on your webhost. It may take you a few minutes to find it. Just put the folder in there and head back to your wordpress dashboard.

7. Activate the Facebook Share plugin by going to the “plugins” link in your Worpress dashboard. Just find the plugin in your list and click the “Activate” button.

8. Configure your new plugin. You’ll have to configure this plugin before it’s ready. At the far left of your Worpress dashboard where you found the “plugins” link, there will now be a “Facebook Share” section (assuming you activated the plugin).

9. Play with settings. If you’re a little lost at this point then I’d recommend you get someone else to install this for you. But if you’re geeky then you can click on the “settings” link and play with them.

10. Analytics. There’s a cool option below the settings link called “Analytics”. This lets you track how people are using your Facebook Share Button over time. It’s really cool, because you’ll be able to see which posts of yours are getting shared most… how many clicks and such.

And you’re all set.

At least I hope you are.

Any Questions?

I know how frustrating it can be when things aren’t working out for you. And if you leave a question below I will do my best to answer it. Keep in mind that I am not a programmer. I just know a few things about Wordpress. But I would love to help if I can.

If you’re really stuck at this

If you’re really stuck, then you probably shouldn’t be playing around with the technology side of things. Build yourself a team, before you to throw your computer out the window.

We all have to play to our strengths. There’s a lot of things I can’t do myself. So I rely on my team to do those things for me. It’s well worth building a relationship with someone who finds this stuff easy.

And that’s the best tip I can give.

The Wrap Up

Anyway, this is a really cool plugin that you can’t afford to miss. I know this sounds like a big claim but for most people It could easily double the amount of web traffic they’re getting.

Not bad, for 30 minutes of work. Right?

To your success,

Jason Better “The Better Networker”
The Jason Better Blog

Jason Better

P.S. Hey, why not give this puppy a test run ? If you like this post and would like to help your friends then click that little blue Facebook Share Button. It’s quick, easy, and painless. Thank you.

33 Comments

Jason on December 21st, 2009

Cool,

I see that some friends
have shared this post already.
Very cool.

Thank you.

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