Get a Skype Button

Skype buttons can be used on your website, blog or even in your email signature to let other people contact you easily.

Getting a Skype button is very easy to do. Just pick a basic Skype button and grab the code for your website, blog or email sig. If someone wants to Skype you, they just click the button.

If you’ve got a bit more time on your hands, use the wizard to customise the colours, functions and styles of your Skype button. You just enter your Skype name in the box, choose whether the button should show your Skype status (eg ‘Skype Me!’ or ‘I’m awaaaay’), pick the size and shape of your button. Then you can cut and paste a bit of HTML code to include in your blog, email sig or whatever.

Do make sure that your email program will convert any html in the signature or otherwise your recipient will just see a bunch of pointy brackets, meaningless letters and inverted commas.