Website Building Channel
Online Social Bookmarking
Utilize online
social bookmarking as a
means to network with web
users who have similar
interests. This is a great
way to meet new people and
to increase traffic on your
own site. Social bookmarking
is the process by which
users bookmark sites that
they find relevant or of
particular interest and then
make their bookmarks public.
There are several sites that
host public bookmarking and
their users utilize the
sites not only as places to
share information, but as a
means to build virtual
communities with members who
have shared interests.
Sites like www.delicious.com
, www.furl.net and
www.digg.com allow users to
register and build a
profile. As you add
bookmarks to your profile
you also categorize them. If
other users are looking for
content or information
within a specific category
then they may have better
luck using your bookmarks
than they would using a
search engine. This biggest
benefit is that you've
actually read the
information and know what it
is about. Therefore you have
the ability to categorize it
well. The search engines
just look for keywords and
try to guess the content,
but they are often wrong.
Using a bookmarking site is
a great way for users to
narrow their online
information searches.
You can also utilize social
bookmarking sites to benefit
your own website. Whether
you are providing
information and need
increased traffic in order
to generate advertising
dollars or are a merchant
trying to sell something,
don? t be afraid to bookmark
and promote your own site.
If you are in a competitive
industry then you may never
get to the front page of a
search engine. With the
social bookmarking sites
however, you can categorize
your site in a way that will
lead your ideal customer
demographic right to your
site.
If you find the process of
social bookmarking time
consuming you can make use
of sites like onlywire.com.
At onlywire, you can
simultaneously bookmark your
site at fifteen bookmarking
sites for the keywords or
?tags? of your choice. This
is a great way to automate a
process that can provide
valuable back links and
traffic to your site.
Take advantage of the
community aspect of these
sites and build
relationships with other
users. As you develop a
sense of community around a
shared interest, you will
find that others may be
willing to bookmark your
site as well. A group of
people working together to
promote each other's
websites is a pretty
powerful tool and can be
very effective in increasing
the revenue that you are
drawing from your site. This
step is also very important
because your websites?
social bookmark's definitely
count towards the way they
rank in the search engines.
Every web entrepreneur knows
that inbound links are the
key to driving traffic and
ultimately your success or
failure. Online social
bookmarking sites are an
easy, affordable, and
practical way to begin link
building. Watch your stat
counter start jumping after
you get involved in online
social bookmarking.
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