Relocate Social Media Button Higher on Page - Please!!

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   janderson99posted 10 years ago

   As the image shows, with the new longer ads, the social media buttons have been relocated to the absolute rock bottom position on the page - in the right column below the comments. Social media referrals are very important for short term and long term traffic, especially Pinterest, Facebook and Twitter. Please move them higher on the page. Most similar site have them at the top. I simply don't understand why HP has done this. Please shift them higher in the column. These buttons are extremely important for authors wanting to get traffic and build their reputation and authority. Moving them higher would boost traffic for hubbers and HP. Why does HP suddenly regard these buttons as an after thought that no one will ever see at the very bottom of the page? I don't understand this. Please reconsider - Thanks!
   
   

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      CatherineGiordanoposted 10 years agoin reply to this

      I hadn't thought about it before, but it makes sense.
      
      I could also see them right below the end of a hub so a person could share when done reading. It might be a reminder.

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      Anamika Sposted 10 years agoin reply to this

      Agree! It should be below the Heading or below the Author profile for better visibility.

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      Phyllis Doyleposted 10 years agoin reply to this

      I sincerely do not intend to be sarcastic here, but would like to ask a simple question:
      
      Have we become so lazy due to technological advances that we cannot take one second, or a few, to scroll down to the social sharing buttons? 
      
      I have no problem with where they have been placed - mainly because when I submit a comment on a hub, I am already at the bottom of the page and the share buttons are right there, easy for me to click on.

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         Jayne Lancerposted 10 years agoin reply to this

         Obviously not all visitors choose to share, but I think even fewer care to submit a comment.

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            Phyllis Doyleposted 10 years agoin reply to this

            That is true.

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         MariaMontgomeryposted 10 years agoin reply to this

         I was just reading the Hub of the Day. I "liked" it, and left a comment. I never saw a share button. Also, I wanted to pin it to my board but, when looking at the social media buttons at the top of the page, I saw no Pinterest button. What gives?

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            sallybeaposted 10 years agoin reply to this

            They are located right at the bottom of the page at the moment.

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               MariaMontgomeryposted 10 years agoin reply to this

               Thanks, sallybea. Found it.  I see now that the ones at the top are for contacting / following the writer on other sites.

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      Matthew Meyerposted 10 years agoin reply to this

      We are planning to change the location of the social sharing buttons this quarter as part of on-going Hub redesign.

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         Glimmer Twin Fanposted 10 years agoin reply to this

         That's good to hear Matthew!  I know I always look for those share buttons on other sites at either the top of the article or above the comments.  Thanks!

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         MariaMontgomeryposted 10 years agoin reply to this

         Thank you, HP. It will be nice to have them located consistently with other sites, so we and our readers don't have to hunt them.

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         janderson99posted 10 years agoin reply to this

         What wonderful news! Thanks and Cheers!

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      peachpurpleposted 10 years agoin reply to this

      i agree, please relocate the share buttons at the top of the hub

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         Writer Foxposted 10 years agoin reply to this

         +1  HubPages will experience a decrease in traffic because of this decision.  I can't imagine why this was done!!!!!!!!!!

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   Gia Moroeposted 10 years ago

   I agree. They should be higher up in order to make it effective, or you're right - people might not see them.

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   CMHypnoposted 10 years ago

   I thought they'd been removed all together as it took ages to find them.  Trouble is if a hub has lots of comments I don't think readers are going to keep scrolling all the way to the bottom

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   EZ Swim Fitnessposted 10 years ago

   On a wide screen I find them off to the side. On my mobile phone, my Android, The Samsung 3, I cannot find the social promotion icons at all.

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      sallybeaposted 10 years agoin reply to this

      I prefer them the way they were, half way down the page.  They are hardly noticed down at the bottom of the page.

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   rebekahELLEposted 10 years ago

   I also thought they were gone when I wanted to tweet a hub the other day.  Were tests done to figure out the best placement?  I would think that having them above the fold would make it easier for users to find.

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   Sue Adamsposted 10 years ago

   Obviously the endless layout experiments don't seem to be working. Every day, as I look at my account, something has changed for the worst. Scores down, copied content notices, income down etc. And now this: where have the share buttons gone?
   
   The social buttons were fine where they were originally, scrolling down with the page. So when readers reach an interesting part of a hub, they are instantly reminded to share. As it is now, the share buttons cannot be found at all on tablets. Do you really expect people to read through 600 comments before finding the share buttons?
   
   Stop wasting our time and money unnecessarily messing around with layout.
   
   Enough is enough already!
   Please devote more time and resources on what is really important: Getting rid of crap hubs and help us better deal with stolen content.

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      Jayne Lancerposted 10 years agoin reply to this

      +1

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   Stacie Lposted 10 years ago

   I agree with the location of the social media buttons being too low to see.
   They need to be moved higher....

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   Jayne Lancerposted 10 years ago

   It looks as though there has been an improvement: the share buttons are now appearing on my hubs at the second from last capsule. I think this is the point at which a visitor might decide whether or not to share.

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      Phyllis Doyleposted 10 years agoin reply to this

      I have noticed that the share buttons are placed differently on hubs. Some hub have the buttons always visible while scrolling down, while others have the buttons at the bottom. HP is testing as to the best position, I guess.

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   Sue Adamsposted 10 years ago

   The social buttons are now placed halfway down the hub and nicely staying visible beside the text to the very end. Thank you, please keep them there.

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      sallybeaposted 10 years agoin reply to this

      You're lucky, mine are still down at the bottom of the page.

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    theglenposted 10 years ago

    I like it on the top... not mixed with ads

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