Social bookmarking is something that I do on a regular basis to promote my sites, drive traffic, and get the post indexed in Google. When I first started blogging, I had no inclination of what social bookmarking could do for a site. After I write a post, I submit the post to Digg and StumbleUpon. There are other social bookmarking sites to submit to but these are the main two that I use right after a post.
There are other social bookmarking sites that I use but it’s through Socialbot. Socialbot is a program from Incansoft that allows you to submit your blog or post to multiple social bookmarking sites. Socialbot is very inexpensive at a whopping $29.95 for a lifetime license. Big Mike, the creator of Socialbot does run specials from time to time and if you visit the Warrior Forum, you might find a discount.
What are the benefits of social bookmarking?
Traffic
First and most importantly, it drives traffic to your site. Traffic is the most important aspect when you are trying to make money online and building an online presence. If you don’t have traffic to your site, you aren’t going to make any money. Social bookmarking traffic is usually targeted which means that these users are probably looking for information in your niche. If other social bookmarkers find your bookmark helpful, they might bookmark your article and drive even more traffic to your site. The sky is the limit!
Backlinks
Having backlinks to your site will give you more authority and help you rank higher with search engines. Backlinks are like roads leading back to your site, the more you have the better. The backlinks you create for your site should be relevant to your niche to increase popularity. I will get more in depth in a later post about backlinks.
Authority
The more authority you have, the higher you will rank in search engines. When you site becomes popular, it will show up more in search engines. Authority also keeps your visitors coming back to your site for more information.
Conclusion
Social bookmarking should be a part of every Internet Marketers arsenal. It’s a great free way to drive traffic, build backlinks, and build authority. Without traffic, backlinks, and authority, it’s like taking a bath in a swamp, it just won’t be very good.
