For a long while, web site owners have had many social network buttons to add to their sites in hopes of encouraging more engagement from their visitors.

Facebook has the “Like” button and more recently the “Send” button. LinkedIn has the “Share” button. TweetMeme buttons with tweet counts have been all over the place for a while. So, why has it taken Twitter so long to get the hint and make something similar for their own users?

Well, the wait is over. You can now easily add your own “Follow [Username] on Twitter” button, complete with your follower count (optional), onto your web site within minutes.

Unlike how people have implemented links to follow them on Twitter to this point – where you have to send people away from your web site to your profile page on Twitter, the new Follow button allows the visitor to follow while staying on your web site.

Get the code for your very own “Follow On Twitter” button.