Get Interactive!

I think Sam's site is coming along nicely. One of the key elements that Sam and I discussed was website interaction. A website can be beautiful, but if you don't add any interactive components, visitors will not feel a connection to the site and will be unlikely to return.

For our interactive component, we decided to add a social element. People go to a bar for two reasons. The most obvious reason is to drink alcohol, but the biggest reason is to socialize. If somebody just wants a drink, they can buy alcohol anywhere and drink at home.

To add our social element, I created a Facebook Page and Google+ Page for Cheers. I had recommended these sites to Sam in our initial discussion. We tied these two sites to a social widget from Tint that is supplied in the Wix.com App Market. 

This widget doesn't update as quickly as I'd like, but you have to pay for faster updates, and I've let you all know how cheap Sam is. The widget displays posts from Facebook and Google+, and users can click on a post to repost it to Facebook or Twitter.

I've also added links to both pages in the site footer, so they're easily accessible.

Here's a direct link to the social widget on the site.