Online Business Website Building Tips and Resources
 

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.