Can someone explain Social Bookmarking to me?

14 replies
  • SEO
  • |
So I am currently in the middle of trying to boost my website rank from 4 to 1, and am using a sort of three pronged strategy. Using a tiered link building system to build backlinks to web 2.0 pages and articles on article sites. But not sure what to do for my third thing.

I hear a lot of talk about social bookmarking, and I have looked into it, but I just don't get it. It seems way overly complicated for something that is essentially pointless.

Could someone please explain it to me? And how I can use it in my backlinking strategy?

Thanks
#bookmarking #explain #social
  • Profile picture of the author fhamed
    Social bookmarking is a best way to drive traffic to your website & socialized your contents. Users bookmark your website when they found it is worth spreading to the world. SMO (Social Media Optimization) is an advance marketing strategy..

    Use Addthis.com to use social buttons..
    Signature
    App Development Company http://www.xandios.com - Constellix Dns http://www.constellix.com
    {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[6823247].message }}
    • Profile picture of the author BenWesty
      Originally Posted by fhamed View Post

      Social bookmarking is a best way to drive traffic to your website & socialized your contents. Users bookmark your website when they found it is worth spreading to the world. SMO (Social Media Optimization) is an advance marketing strategy..

      Use Addthis.com to use social buttons..
      That sounds good, but sadly my website and niche aren't the type of thing people are going to want to "bookmark". Anyone who needs to use it will only use it once every few years, they will glance at the site for a few seconds, take the information they needed (Its a directory so phone number or email addresses) and then move on and never think about the site again.

      Is there any way Social Bookmarking can actually help my site?
      {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[6823254].message }}
  • Profile picture of the author Nelapsi
    This can also provide backlinks which helps you with SERP
    {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[6823553].message }}
  • Profile picture of the author joshpat2
    like a google +1 if you like the site you bookmark it then other on that site will see the bookmark and visit the site ...plus also creates you a backlink some bookmark sites have high PR
    {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[6824390].message }}
  • Profile picture of the author CyborgX
    Below is the step by step procedure for doing social book marking:-
    1. Search out for Social book marking sites
    2. Registration or sign up with a username and password
    3. Email confirmation
    4. Add a new story
    5. Add the tag or link
    6. Add the title
    7. Add subtitle
    8. Select the appropriate category
    9. Add content or description
    10. Have a look of the preview
    11. Post
    {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[7527474].message }}
  • Social bookmarks are basically "votes" from users across the web for a site they think is worthy of interest. Tiered backlink building strategies such as link pyramids and link wheels work extremely well for seo. Check out my sig for more information.
    {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[7527497].message }}
  • Profile picture of the author Backlinko
    Originally Posted by BenWesty View Post


    It seems way overly complicated for something that is essentially pointless.
    You've hit the nail on the head there Ben. Don't waste your time.
    Signature
    Find Awesome Keywords...Without ANY Tools
    {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[7527514].message }}
  • Profile picture of the author RyanLB
    Others have done a good job of explaining but I'll throw my thoughts into the ring:

    1 - Social Bookmarking is essentially a URL sharing service. Think Digg, Reddit, etc. People share links that they think are interesting, funny, informative, etc. etc. Also, sites like Reddit allow people to discuss the links. Essentially when a link it submitted, a discussion thread is created which provides another social aspect.

    2 - True social bookmarking on large websites can drive a large amount of traffic to your site if you are able to get "upvotes" (can be called diggs, or whatever the name of the specific site is). I've submitted blog posts in relevant subreddits (Reddit has user-created sections for specific interests and niches) that have received 20,000+ hits over the course of the day. I wasn't selling anything and was trying to grow a site's readership.

    3 - Google knows SEOs automates hundreds of low quality bookmarking websites. Instead of just blasting your site with 1000 bookmarks, it might be in your best interests to find a service, or take the time to make it happen for yourself, to target a handful of bookmarking sites, and see if you can't push your sites up the rankings with upvotes and create conversation. I think 5 good bookmarks with social discussions going on would be a lot more helpful than 450 low quality bookmarking sites that are automated.
    Signature

    I'm a Freelance Copywriter that helps Agencies, Startups and Businesses Educate Their Audience and Grow Sales
    Skype Me: r.boze
    {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[7527907].message }}
  • Profile picture of the author ProSence
    Social bookmarking is a type of site where you submit your site's

    title
    description

    it is fastest way to do link building, but you don't have to do too many in one day.
    Signature

    three great FREE tools - www.sitebeak.com, www.GAtective.com and www.impersonal.me

    {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[7528652].message }}
  • Profile picture of the author MobiDev
    Social bookmarking sites are graded highly by search engines such as Google and therefore if your site is bookmarked it increases its ranking. One of the disadvantages of these sites is that there is no standard for the structure of the tags. Another disadvantage is that some users may post the same web page several times on a bookmarking internet site, which of course is spamming.
    {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[7530272].message }}
  • Profile picture of the author MaGo
    Social Bookmarking are NR1 SEO
    {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[7533849].message }}

Trending Topics