Social BookMarking ~ Helpful or Harmful?

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I have written a lot of articles that go to the top or near the top of Google and stay there.

A few days ago I wrote two articles and they quickly went to page 2 of Google before millions of other results.

In the past, I have rarely bookmarked something...but this time I decided to give the articles an extra push and used Onlywire and bookmarked the two articles on about 10 sites.

Today I looked and the articles are gone from the top 2 pages. Further looking found them when I used more of the title but they are no longer on Google for my top keywords.

I have not had an article disappear from Google like that before and wonder if it was because I used Onlywire (automated) or because social bookmarkeing links can be more harmful than helpful.

Appreciate your thoughts...
#bookmarking #harmful #helpful #social
  • Profile picture of the author TheRichJerksNet
    Bookmarking does not hurt you at all.. It actually helps more than most realize but only if it is done properly .. Running around bookmarking all your own stuff over and over could hurt you.

    There are many reasons why google drops things and many times they come back just as fast as they dropped. I can assure you this had nothing to do with you bookmarking 2 articles on 10 sites.

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    • Profile picture of the author halfpoint
      It's very common for articles to shoot up high to the rankings initially and then drop off. After a while they will find their rightful place..

      Bookmarking among other backlinking will help you get them back up to the top.
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  • Profile picture of the author LilBlackDress
    I hope so I have never seen one of my articles drop off like that and was thinking since I used Digg and there was only 1 Digg and used Onlywire (which is automated) maybe that created a problem.
    ie..maybe just being the only one to bookmark it and not have other bookmarks on Digg etc.
    The strange thing is, one of the bookmarks I used to bookmark the articles is at the top of Google but the articles are not.
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  • Profile picture of the author Randy Bheites
    Bookmarking is a big thumbs up, but you have to do it prudently and organically. If you spam the bookmark services, you'll just get your site banned from them.

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  • Profile picture of the author LilBlackDress
    Well I only submitted two quality articles to 8-10 bookmark sites. I don't bookmark often, have found my articles usually go high in Google anyway.
    These were special though so I wanted to give them an extra boost.

    I was thinking that maybe Google did not like to see just one link to each specific bookmarking site.
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    • Profile picture of the author TheRichJerksNet
      Originally Posted by LilBlackDress View Post

      Well I only submitted two quality articles to 8-10 bookmark sites. I don't bookmark often, have found my articles usually go high in Google anyway.
      These were special though so I wanted to give them an extra boost.

      I was thinking that maybe Google did not like to see just one link to each specific bookmarking site.
      It makes a huge difference if other accounts are bookmarking the article/site/blog also. It also makes a big difference in you being apart of the community by participating in the social bookmarking site.

      I do not think you dropping was from bookmarking...

      James
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  • Profile picture of the author ildarius
    What happens to my onlywire submissions is that the web-site goes on top then drops off and then comes back up. Hopefully this is what happened to you
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  • Profile picture of the author Clyde Dennis
    Very helpful when done correctly.
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  • Profile picture of the author Bob Monie
    This is what I call "Google Lust"..... I see this all the time with all forms of new indexed content. blog posts, article submissions, social media, etc, etc.

    Usually happens with authority sites. I call it "Google Lust" because Google appears to lust for their content, thinks its in love with the content, sleeps with the content for a few nights, realizes the content only had the looks (authority, onpage ranking factors) but no personality (offpage ranking factors, backlinks), then Google dumps it.

    Bookmarking is great for ranking new content because it gives the content personality. Good looks are always great in the beginning but good personality is great for ever. Get them both together and youv got yourself a keeper.

    Dont know if im talking about women or rankings now, haha
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    • Profile picture of the author TheRichJerksNet
      Originally Posted by Bob Monie View Post

      This is what I call "Google Lust"..... I see this all the time with all forms of new indexed content. blog posts, article submissions, social media, etc, etc.

      Usually happens with authority sites. I call it "Google Lust" because Google appears to lust for their content, thinks its in love with the content, sleeps with the content for a few nights, realizes the content only had the looks (authority, onpage ranking factors) but no personality (offpage ranking factors, backlinks), then Google dumps it.

      Bookmarking is great for ranking new content because it gives the content personality. Good looks are always great in the beginning but good personality is great for ever. Get them both together and youv got yourself a keeper.

      Dont know if im talking about women or rankings now, haha
      Bob,
      You working too hard dude ...

      James
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  • Profile picture of the author LilBlackDress
    Haha very cute Bob
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  • Profile picture of the author pinoy bands
    bookmarking is helpful when you do it in an ethical way..
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