By adding a like button to your web site, you allow Facebook users to share your content on their Facebook Wall.
Like buttons outside of Facebook work the same as they do within Facebook. When a user clicks the like button, the link to the “liked” page appears on their wall. The idea, of course, is to encourage Facebook users to share more outside content with the Facebook Community.
It works for you, as it gives you the opportunity to get more viral hits from the Facebook community.
Goto Facebook’s Social Plug in’s page and select “Like Button”: http://developers.facebook.com/docs/reference/plugins/like
Enter in the URL of the page you want the button to appear on: I used http://www.newward.com/articles/ to put a Like button on this blog.
You can customize the appearance settings, I made the button narrower at 300 px.
You can also change the word “Like” to “Recommend”
Click on get code
I used the iFrame Code and plugged it into the sidebar of the blog (see upper right)
You can have your web developer add the button to static web pages, or any where on your web site.
And Boom! Instant Like Button 🙂
Give it a try. Let me know how you make out…. any place else you’d put a “Like” button?
Hello there,
As you probably do have wordpress.com readers they will be happy to here that there is a Facebook ‘like button they can use on their blogs. They can generate it at http://getsociallive.com. Hillel Stloer has created bookmarks and a toolbar is coming as well.
Best wishes,
TT
Arggghh! Don’t you just hate it when you forget to proofread before clicking submit? Well ‘here’ ought to have been ‘hear …. DUH 🙁
Don’t worry timethief, typos happen lol. The Facebook LIke button is a cool tool. It increases interactivity.
Hi timethief,
I probably shouldn’t say it, but I’m glad others make typos too. I don’t mind fixing them either but preferably before publishing 🙂
Hey, you aren’t Robinson Crusoe and it was much more important that you get the good information out to us ASAP because we appreciate your help and advice.
I have to say that Facebook like is a MUST for all website owners. If you want to share your content with the world, make it easy for others to do so by adding a Like button!
wow.. thank you very much for the help.. we are creating an online game and this really help us add some spice to out site.. some likes from our friends.. thank you..
i tried the iframe.. i don’t actually know how to use the other code.. that with java sdk