{"id":5128,"date":"2012-04-30T07:00:45","date_gmt":"2012-04-30T11:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.shareaholic.com\/?p=5128"},"modified":"2014-05-09T12:52:10","modified_gmt":"2014-05-09T16:52:10","slug":"how-to-create-sharing-links","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shareaholic.com\/blog\/how-to-create-sharing-links\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Create Sharing Links in 8 Easy Steps"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"shareaholic-logo\"<\/a>Like sharing social media news? Easily\u00a0share\u00a0to more than 250 social networks with\u00a0Shareaholic\u00a0for your browser<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Make it easy for your readers to share your content by creating your own easy “Tweet this” or “Share this on Facebook” links within your content. \u00a0Sharing links\u00a0enable publishers and marketers to have more control over what gets shared. \u00a0The Shareaholic API is so easy to use and allows you to link your content to over 250 social networks!<\/p>\n

This process should take about 10\u00a0minutes\u00a0to setup and will be well worth the investment!<\/p>\n

In today’s post I’ll break each part of the sharing links into 7 pieces. \u00a0At the end of the post, I’ll show what the code looks like when glued together in one piece. \u00a0Please let me know if you have any questions in the comments section!<\/strong><\/p>\n

1. Setup Your Free Shareaholic Account<\/h3>\n

Go to Shareaholic.com<\/a> and get a free account. \u00a0The first part of the code is below regardless of what you’re sharing or where you’re sharing it:<\/p>\n

<a href=”https:\/\/www.shareaholic.com\/api\/share\/?v=1&apitype=1<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

2. Get your Shareaholic API<\/h3>\n

After you get your free account, you’ll need to register your new application by filling out the fields below.<\/p>\n

\"Shareaholic<\/a><\/p>\n

Once you fill out this form, Shareaholic will generate an API code for you which needs to be used in part 2 of the code as seen below in red. Copy this code and store it in a safe place. \u00a0Then paste it into the code after “&apikey=” as seen below in red.<\/p>\n

\"ShareaholicAPI\"<\/a><\/p>\n

&apikey=YOUR API KEY HERE<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

3. Choose Which Social Network You Want to Share With<\/h3>\n

The next part of the code requires you to put in which social network you’d like to share your content with. \u00a0Below is a condensed list of popular social networks but like I said earlier, there are more than 250 social networks you can create sharing links for using Shareaholic! \u00a0The complete list of social network service code ID’s can be found at\u00a0shareaholic.com\/api#destination_codes<\/a>. In this example we will create a link that allows people to click and share on Facebook.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"ShareaholicAPI_ServiceKey\"<\/a><\/p>\n

&service=5<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

4. Add your Message<\/h3>\n

In step four, you will add the message that will go into the status update or “tweet” section of the message. \u00a0You could use the title of the article you’re sharing, a compelling call to action (ex: “Download our Free Guide to get XYZ Results in 5 days!”) or even a surprising statistic that makes people want to click to read more.<\/p>\n

The beginning of your message must start with “&title=” and an “%20” must be between each word as seen below.<\/p>\n

&title=How%20to%20Create%20Sharing%20Links!%<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

5. Add your Link<\/h3>\n

Next, add the link of the article\/webpage you are sharing as seen below.<\/p>\n

&link=https:\/\/www.shareaholic.com\/blog\/2012\/04\/how-to-create-sharing-links\/<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

6. Choose a URL Shortener<\/h3>\n

In step 6, choose the URL\u00a0shortener\u00a0you’d like to use. \u00a0In this case we’ll use Google’s shortener.<\/p>\n

&shortener=google<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

7. Tell your Readers to Share with their Social Network<\/h3>\n

The last step is to tell your readers what to do with the link. \u00a0In this case we are asking our readers to “Post this article to Facebook!”<\/p>\n

&source=Shareaholic” target=”_blank”><\/span><\/strong>Post this Article to Facebook!<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

8. Combine steps 1-7!<\/h3>\n

Here’s what the code looks like in the 7 parts and what it looks like all together.<\/p>\n

\"ShareaholicSharingCode\"<\/a><\/p>\n

The final product will look like this in link form:\u00a0Post this Article to Facebook!<\/a><\/p>\n

Have fun creating your own sharing links for Facebook, Twitter and beyond! \u00a0Any questions? Let us know in the comments!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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