Getting new readers through social sharing

- One of the most effective ways…of driving new readers to your content…is through social media sharing.…More and more, people are relying on social media networks…like LinkedIn and Facebook and Twitter and Pinterest, etc.…to find content to read.…And many content curation services, like Flipboard,…use social media shares as a barometer for what's hot,…and what should be shared with the masses.…To drive new readers to your site…and keep old readers coming back,…it's important to make it as easy as possible…for them to share your content on social media.…

This can be done by adding simple sharing buttons…to each of your posts through a plugin.…Here's the thing though.…Because social media sharing is so important,…and there are so many networks available,…there is no one size fits all solution…for how to add social media sharing buttons…to your site.…If you go to the wordpress.org plugin directory,…you'll find thousands of social sharing plugins,…and we even have a course outlining some of them…here in the library…