If you want your readers to bookmark and share your content, the easiest way to do so is to add a simple, social media icon and button that lets your readers do just that. But which kind of button to chose? A simple one, or something more attention-grabbing? And to make it easier for you to figure out what buttons/icons to use, we’ve gathered the biggest collection of social media icons the web has ever seen. We’ve gathered countless icon sets, some with dozens of icons, other with hundreds of icons per collection. In total, over 5,000 free social media icons. Enjoy!

The number of blogs launched every day is staggering, and the number of blogs that die out shortly after is most likely just as high (read our The Graveyard of dead design blogs for a sample). There are countless lists out there on what to do when your new blog is up and running, from submitting to search engines, to setting up social media accounts, to optimizing you site — lots of things to do. And that’s on top of actually writing useful content. But many fall into a trap of pushing it a bit too far, and we’ve gathered a few tips on what not to do when you launch that new blog of yours.

The amount of blogs today numbers in the hundreds of millions, and standing out in such a massive crowd is hard. Getting readers is even harder. Which is why many blogs plaster themselves with pointless features that dwarfs their content and makes them look outright childish. Read on for a few tips on adding a bit of professionalism to your blog, and less clutter and pointless features.