Chapter 3. Sharing Content

Now that you have your blog loaded chock-full of juicy content, it's time to help your readers share it. Just one amazing post, the right reader, and the tools to re-tweet, post to Facebook, or share on StumbleUpon, can turn your blog into an overnight sensation.

In this chapter, we'll cover:

  • How to let Twitter users share your blog posts
  • How to let Facebook users share your blog posts
  • Tracking downloadable content
  • Using Google to host your blog's RSS feeds
  • Creating and sending e-mail newsletters

TweetMeme

By Alex King (http://alexking.org/)

  • Why it's awesome: Allows Twitter users to quickly share your blog post, and it tracks how often they do it
  • Why it was picked: Super simple to install; no Twitter account is needed
  • Manual Install ...

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