Want a great (and free) way to get more traffic to your web site? Then give people an easy way to share your sites and also encourage them to bookmark your sites.

There are many ‘Refer-a-Friend’ and bookmarking scripts. I’m sharing the ones that I use. I no longer remember where I got these so I am unable to credit their sources. If someone recognizes where they came from please let me know.

When you add this code to your sites you will add two links. One says, “Email This Site to Friends or Groups” (or whatever text you change it to). Seeing this will encourage people to share your site. The other tells people how to bookmark your site (instructions vary for Internet Explorer and Firefox).

The reason I like the bookmarking code I’m sharing here is because it includes instructions to readers using Internet Explorer or Firefox browsers. This means that visitors who use either of these browsers will be prompted to bookmark your site. These links are calls to action that will encourage people to share your site and help bring visitors back.

I have put the ‘Bookmark this Site’ and ‘Refer-a-Friend ‘ code into a table (you likely won’t see the table). Because of this you may find the best place to put this code is in the Ads in ‘Above Results.’

If you decide to put your code in Ads, as I do, be aware that the code will not show on your Home page. In order to have it show on the Home page you need to go to your Home page and add the code to the Content section. Make sure you add it by clicking on the < > button and pasting it in the window that opens.

Lastly, some people have had problems with this mod. I think it is because I put them together. If you have problems with this then try doing each separately. You can read instructions for adding the ‘Bookmark this Site’ here and instructions for ‘Refer-a-Friend’ here.

Rochelle