Increase Sociability

Using WordPress for my blogs back-end and structure there are a vast array of plugins that are freely available to change aspects of my blog, add new features or improve on current features. As soon as I installed this blog there were a selection of plugins that I installed straight away.

There is always discussion about how much traffic services like Digg and StumbleUpon can bring. Why not greet the visitors from these services with a nice welcome message. Personalising your blog could be one way of getting visitors to return and it can’t harm your readership by doing so.

The Increase Sociability plugin is very simple to install:

1. Upload the plugin to the WordPress plugins folder
2. Install the plugin from the Plugins tab in the WordPress Dashboard
3. Configure the Plugin from the Settings Menu

There are a variety of customisation options included with the plugin.

1. Your message can be displayed before, after or before and after each post.
2. You can customise the message text for visitors who arrive at your site from Digg.
3. You can customise the message text for visitors who arrive at your site via StumbleUpon.
4. You can even setup a message for visitors who appear from a customisable website of your choice.
5. While your at it, you can also choose to display a link back to the plugin author in your footer, although it is entirely up to you wether you wish to or not.

It has taken me just a couple of minutes to install the plugin and customise it to my liking. I am aware that none of my posts are currently showing up in either Digg or StumbleUpon but I am now prepared for when visitors begin to arrive from those resources.

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