Why Social Sharing Buttons Might Not Be Needed on Your Blog

At the end of last year, I ran a little experiment on what would happen if you removed social sharing options from your blog.

My curiosity stemmed from a couple of things: a really interesting blog post I read from Sam Solomon, and the fact that my blogging goals had changed drastically.

Instead of talking about social media, marketing, and all the usual business stuff, I moved to a more personal styleand one that was driven by conversations through email using the Postmatic service.

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