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Don’t you just love those little social indicators displaying how many times a page has been shared? You know, the ones on most every blog post you visit nowadays. If you don’t know what I’m talking about, scroll down to the end of this article and look at the indicator for Facebook likes.
You can even test it out by clicking the “like” button and refreshing the page. It should increment the count by one.
Pretty sneaky way to get you to like my page eh?
If you are a WordPress user, plugins such as Sharethis, Sharebar or Shareaholic make it easy to see the number of times the page has been shared, but what if you don’t use a social plugin? Or maybe you are just curious to see how many times a large site like Amazon has been shared on Facebook.
It’s pretty simple. Check out the video.
Just copy and paste the URL below to your address bar and replace [YOUR-URL-HERE] with the URL of any page you would like to check the count on. Be sure to include “http://” without the quotes of course.
If you are checking a page that uses the Facebook Comments Box or similar plugins, you will also receive a count of the number of comments on the page. Pretty cool huh?
Don’t worry all you Twitterers, Pinners and Google Plusers. There is a way to check the URL share count on other social platforms as well.
In the same fashion as above, copy the URL’s below, paste them into your browser bar and add your desired URL.
For Twitter:
For Google Plus:
For Pinterest:
For Linkedin:
Give these a try and have some fun with them. What are the highest share counts on your websites?
Leave your comments below.
About Justin YoungJustin is a blogger who enjoys social media and search engine marketing, video marketing and website/graphics design. He is an internet addict, and a jack of all trades. Justin's main blog is www.majormoneytips.com where he offers free money making tips for internet marketers, bloggers and online business owners.
Noticed you on the Dream Team nice blog and Very Info Juicy Videos… Cheers – Steve
Thank you Steve. Glad you enjoyed it.
Thanks Justin. Very good info for us who are “Social Media Challenged”. I, for one, need all the help I can get. Good job on vid AND voice – very easy to follow along. We all learn in different ways and you got’em well covered!
Thank you for the feedback Alicen.
Excellent info Justin, well laid out and nice and easy to follow (sorry – that was an awful pun).
Cheers
Derek
Too funny Derek
Thanks for the comment.
Nice video Justin, great tip…
Keith
Thanks Keith. Appreciate the comment.
Great tip, Justin!! Keep ‘em coming!
Susan
Thank you Susan. I’ll do my best
Very nice tip Justin thanks for sharing it.
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Thanks Wanda.
Major Money Tips is so full of practical information it does not make sense to even try to take-in all this in one visit. I bookmarked the page and I will come back again and again because I know Justin will continue to add great content for his visitors.
Thank you for your comment Stanley. I appreciate the kind words.
Nice tips, Justin; shortcuts are always great.
Thank you Ana. I appreciate the comment.
Hey Justin, another great post from you! I am glad I found your website… it makes a little bit of order on my mind with all the information overload there is out there… Thanks for sharing your tips and your ideas! Looking forward to meeting you personally!
Thank you for the comment Flavian.