I personally believe that the blog button is just as important as the blog header.
If you are only creating a blog for friends and family to read, you might not need a blog button. However, if you are hoping to capture a larger audience then having a blog button is a good idea.
From personal experience, a really catchy title along with a colorful blog button always makes me want to click on it.
I always get lured in.
There I sit reading the latest post from my favorite blogger and suddenly I notice a new button. Oh, wow, look at that! Catchy title! I wonder what...CLICK! There I sit reading the latest post from...my new favorite blogger!
One click is all it takes for you to gain a new reader. See how quick that was?
Readers become followers.
Hundreds of followers become thousands of followers.
Thousands of followers lands you a spot on CBS NEWS!
Okay, maybe not quite like that! But if an audience is what you desire, then having a great blog button sitting out there waiting to be clicked is a good idea (but don't forget, it all starts with a great blog title and header. gotta have those before a button, of course!)
And perhaps one of those people who clicked on your button will grab the code and add your button to their page. What a great way to increase traffic to your blog!
When I made my button, all I did was crop the title from the header and resize. However, if we are using the blog header we created HERE, it is a little more difficult to crop out the title without creating an odd button shape.
Instead, all I did was choose a section to crop in the header and add the title. Just like this...
Here is the button
See how I did that?
Once you crop the section out, you will need to resize it. I suggest resizing it to about 150 x 150 pixels or larger. NOT too big though!
Using Photoshop, go up to "Image" and click on "Image Size". Change the width to 150 pixels and the height should change automatically. If you do not have a perfect square, once you change the width to 150 pixels, it is not going to change the height to a perfect 150 x 150. Don't fret, just go with what it changes to.
Don't have a fancy blog header to pull from? In Photoshop, you can easily create a button from scratch by going up to File and selecting New just as we did when we created the header. Change the Width and Height to 150 pixels. From there you will have your button. Add color and text as you like.
Now that you have your button, you need the code to place it on your blog.
Visit HERE on the blog 3 Kids and Us for step by step instructions on how to install your button. You can choose a horizontal or vertical format.
Let's see those blog buttons! The first 5 to send the link to their blog, so I can grab your button, will get a spot on my blog for at least the next 3 months. (Independent bloggers please! Come on no cheating!)
Using Photoshop, go up to "Image" and click on "Image Size". Change the width to 150 pixels and the height should change automatically. If you do not have a perfect square, once you change the width to 150 pixels, it is not going to change the height to a perfect 150 x 150. Don't fret, just go with what it changes to.
Don't have a fancy blog header to pull from? In Photoshop, you can easily create a button from scratch by going up to File and selecting New just as we did when we created the header. Change the Width and Height to 150 pixels. From there you will have your button. Add color and text as you like.
Now that you have your button, you need the code to place it on your blog.
Visit HERE on the blog 3 Kids and Us for step by step instructions on how to install your button. You can choose a horizontal or vertical format.
Let's see those blog buttons! The first 5 to send the link to their blog, so I can grab your button, will get a spot on my blog for at least the next 3 months. (Independent bloggers please! Come on no cheating!)
