New Updated Twitter Card Meta Tags to your Blog | twitter card for blogger

There is no secret to the fact that having beautiful pictures on your blog posts is the key to social media engagement.  Adding beautiful images to your posts is a must if you want to have successful results, and have your followers and visitors sharing your post all over their social media.

What is a Twitter Card

A Twitter Card consists of meta information, which is attached to the original web article or blog post, and it tells Twitter to display extra information in the tweet.

So, when Twitter sees a tweet with a URL, it checks that URL for this special information. If it’s there, it attaches a card that virtually screams, “Read me!” to the viewer.

Why You Should Use Twitter Cards

Here are a few reasons why you should use  Twitter Cards:

• Higher Engagement Rates – by adding video and audio content for your Tweets, you’re likely to get more clicks and shares. According to Twitter, promoted Tweets with Twitter Cards have 43% higher engagement rates than Tweets with just links.
• Proper Attribution – when someone Tweets a link from your site, even if they don’t include your Twitter username, your name will automatically be included in the Twitter Card. You’ll get the credit you deserve, as well as the opportunity to gain new retweets and followers.
• Higher Rankings in the Twitter Hashtag Search Tool – Tweets with Twitter Cards get higher rankings in the hashtag search tool on Twitter compared to plain-text tweets.
• Increases Traffic to Your Website – not only do Twitter Cards give you more visibility on Twitter, but they also increase referral traffic to your site.
• Detailed Statistics – you’ll also get detailed statistics on what Twitter Card gives you the most clicks and shares. You can see what type of Cards work better for you.

Demo 

That’s it! 

You’ve now added Twitter Cards in your blog, which will be displayed when one of your posts or homepage is shared on Twitter.