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11 Free Social Media Icon Sets for Websites or Blogs

By Eren Mckay  
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Web 2.0 is the power to connect with other people: to interact, to build friendships. There are so many potential connections that you can make in the world and social media facilitates these relationships. (By the way, you can read more about the advantages of social networking in this post.)
When you create a website or a blog you want to make it easy for people to find you in in Cyberspace.


Make It Easy for Your Readers to Find You

That’s where social media icons come in. If you make these icons clickable, the readers of your blog can easily find you on social networking sites and this will give you more chances of them interacting with you. I strongly recommend placing these icons at the top of your site near a picture of you like I did on my blog.
Of course you want those icons to blend in with the theme of your blog or website. My blog is a bit more feminine so I chose the hearts icons to match it ;-) .

Combine Your Social Media Icons with the Rest of the Design

A great example of this is a blog that I ran across a few months ago: Nicholas Cardot’s SiteSketch101. Nick writes about how to blog with power and influence. When I got there, I was really impressed with the design. He uses all the right colors to catch the eye and the elements blend in really well. His blog is a great example of what you should do when designing your blog or website.

Choose Your Style

Each person has their unique personality and way of doing things. That’s why I compiled a list of all kinds of different icons so that you can look over them and see which one fits your particular style.


By clicking on each image, the set
will open up in a new window:


1. ♦ ORIGAMI STYLE WEB 2.0 BUTTONS ♦


Origami Icons


2. • SIMPLE CIRCULAR SOCIAL MEDIA BUTTONS •


Circular Icons


3. ๑ SOCIALIZE CIRCLE ICONS SET ๑


Socialize Circle Icons


4. ☁ CLOUDS SOCIAL MEDIA BUTTONS ☁


Cloud Icons


5. ✓ POLAROID SOCIAL ICONS SET ✓


Polaroid Icons


6. ♠ DESIGNER SOCIAL ICONS SET ♠


Web 2.0 Designer Icons


7. * WEB 2.0 SHINY ICONS SET *


Web 2.0 Shiny Icons


8. ♥ HEARTS SOCIAL MEDIA BUTTONS ♥


Heart Icons


9. ✍ HAND DRAWN COLORFUL ICONS ✍


Hand Drawn Colorful Icons


10. ☛ HAND DRAWN BLACK AND WHITE ICONS ☚


Sketch Black and White Icons


11. ✍ HAND DRAWN PEN STYLE ICONS ✍


Hand Drawn Pen Icons



I hope one of the icon sets listed above will be what you were looking for your website or blog. If would like to stay in contact with me and updated on more great resources for your blog just fill in the form below and sign up for our newsletter :-D .

All the best ♥,

Eren Mckay



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21 Comments on "11 Free Social Media Icon Sets for Websites or Blogs"

  1. Lisa Marie Mary  

    Very nice, Eren – thanks so much! I hadn’t seen the origami ones before – very cute!
    .-= Lisa Marie Mary´s last blog ..Sponge Bob And Article Marketing? =-.

  2. Marty  

    Thank you for putting all these in ONE place! I LOVE icons!:)

  3. lorilynn  

    hey you, thanks so much for this tip. definitely going to look into it and btw i love your new header. it is much better!!! love you dear girl!!!!! hope you are well!!! muah!!!!!
    .-= lorilynn´s last blog ..MOUNTAINS TO CLIMB =-.

  4. Karla Bond  

    Awesome list of buttons. I like a few of them.
    .-= Karla Bond´s last blog ..Aquahydrate- The Super Charged Water =-.

  5. Debbie Lattuga  

    I love these icons. Do you know where I can get the little pop up icons? They look like they’re sitting in a little hole.
    .-= Debbie Lattuga´s last blog ..Personal Growth | It All Started With Tomatoes =-.

  6. Kellly McCausey  

    Great list – I’m fairly addicted to these things :)
    .-= Kellly McCausey´s last blog ..So Happy Just Being Me =-.

  7. Young And Fabulous  

    What a cute collection of social icons! I use the heart ones but yours seem to have a different “glow” in them and are much more appealing. Are they from the smashing magazine too? Maybe due to the size, I use smaller ones.
    .-= Young And Fabulous´s last blog ..Get Featured As My Hot Mom Of The Week =-.

  8. Eren Mckay  

    Hi Lisa – Thanks. I’m glad you liked them ;-) .

    Hey Marty – I also love those things and it’s so great that these artists just give them away like that. Very cool.

    Hi Lori – Glad you liked them. Try to put them on your blog. It’ll make it easier for people to find you. I’m happy you liked the header too :-D

    Hey Karla – The best way to choose is picking the set that ties in better with your blog. Glad you found some that you liked.

    Hi Debbie – I think I know the set that you’re talking about. I did a search and still couldn’t find it. When I do, I’ll definitely tell you about it. Here’s another set with soda cans that you might like →
    http://icontexto.blogspot.com/2009/02/drink-web-20.html

    Hey Kelly – I’m addicted too – hee hee :-)

    Hi Cherrie – I think mine are glowing because they’re larger. Mine are 48 pixels and yours are 32 pixels. If you try uploading a larger icon I’m sure yours will glow too ;-)

    Thank you all for the tweets. Really appreciate it ♥
    Blessings,
    Eren
    .-= Eren Mckay´s last blog ..Sweet Poem for Mother’s Day =-.

  9. Regina Baker  

    Super awesome! Thanks for sharing ;-)
    .-= Regina Baker´s last blog ..Presell to Your Target Market =-.

  10. Debra Marrs  

    For Debbie (and others) – try http://www.sexybookmarks.net/ for the social media icons that pop up out of a slot.
    .-= Debra Marrs´s last blog ..STOP Procrastinating Tip #2 – Eat A Frog Every Morning! =-.

  11. Eren Mckay  

    @Regina - Glad you enjoyed it :-)

    @Debra - Those are very cool too. Thanks for sharing ♥

    Blessings ღ❀ღ,
    Eren
    .-= Eren Mckay´s last blog ..Christian Poem for Mother’s Day =-.

  12. Theda K. Rogers  

    Hi Eren,

    These really are cute! I’m going to have to beautify my blog with some of them soon. And thanks for “like”ing my fan page! I’m making an effort to stay involved in social media. There’s always something new to learn, isn’t there?
    Theda K. Rogers recently posted..Starting a business blogMy Profile

  13. sally  

    Great stuff! This is EXACTLY what I was looking for. :) Thanks.
    sally recently posted..In the Sprit of Clarity- Day One of the 21 Day Challenge!My Profile

  14. Eren@ cool baby shower themes  

    Hi Theda,
    I’m glad you like them. They really are cute! And yes it’s true that there’s always something new for us to learn in Social Media.

    Hi Sally,
    Your welcome:-) Hope you come by more.

    Blessings,
    Eren
    Eren@ cool baby shower themes recently posted..Personalise ladybug invitationsMy Profile

  15. DiTesco  

    Just in time. Was looking for some icons to use on a new project I am involved in and those “shiny” icons look nice and professional. Might just fit in nicely with my theme. Thanks!

  16. Eren Mckay  

    Hi Ditesco,
    So glad that they`re going to be useful to you. There are thousands of options out there, but these were my favorite ones. They`re just very col looking.
    Thanks for stopping by.
    All the best,
    Eren
    Eren Mckay recently posted..Learning Values During Family Time – Watching Mike da MustangMy Profile

  17. Meg  

    You know, the hand drawn pen style is not really my type, but you know what… I love it! It strikes me as so adorable!

  18. Eren Mckay  

    So glad you liked it Meg! I used to use the heart one on this sidebar but recently I created my own icon to match my new design.
    All the best,
    Eren

  19. Ching Ya  

    Wow, interesting to see you had included some social media posts while sharing your fascinating baby shower ideas. :) I sure have been away long enough to notice this! I’ll give this a tweet/stumble right away.
    Ching Ya recently posted..7 Free iFrame Applications to Create Welcome Tab (Custom Tabs) for Your Facebook PageMy Profile

  20. Sara  

    I love your blog. It is so encouraging. I love the article on Prayer Journaling. I have started this a couple weeks ago and have been looking for outline. I was searching for prayer journal on the web and there you were. I love your pink social icons. where did you get them. I want to redo my website and add something like them. I want do blog but I am not having luck with setting it up. I just cant find my look and building a customized one is blowing my mind. Things just arent working. I have got to step back and admire yours for inspiration. Thanks for sharing.

  21. Clay Franklin  

    Nice collection of Creative Commons licensed social media icons. My favorites are the shiny and hand drawn. I look for social media icons all the time for various projects.

    Nice job on designing your own icons, they are beautiful.
    Clay Franklin recently posted..iZigg Mobile Media 90210 – National Expansion – Sell Text MarketingMy Profile

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