Add This - Shares vs Clicks

Question

Using AddThis can someone please explain what the differences is if someone shares but does not click what does that mean?

EX: I have 10 Shares and 7 clicks. What does that mean?

Also what does it mean when something has "Viral Lift"

Thanks for any info provided.

Answer 1

Viral lift is the percentage increase in traffic due to shares and clicks Essentially, viral lift shows you how viral your content is – if your shares are getting a lot of clicks, your viral lift percentage will be high.

More at the link.

As for the click/share discrepancy, have you enabled address bar sharing? That would be at least one way you could generate more shares than actual clicks.