How To (Properly) Use Social Bookmarking For Traffic

Social Media
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As the moderator of a social bookmarking site I constantly see people using it incorrectly. They just spam their links, then complain that social bookmarking doesn’t work. Well, I say they’re doing it wrong.

If you spam your link to 150 different social bookmarking sites, what incentive are you giving anyone to actually visit your site? Or to care about what you have to say?

The only way you’re going to see real quality traffic is by actually getting involved in the communities. This doesn’t mean you need to actively contribute to 150 different sites. Pick out a few of the smaller ones and actually JOIN the sites. Vote. Comment. Contribute. That’s the key. You will start to see better backlinks AND better quality traffic.

I suggest you check out this article: How to Set Up a Domino Effect of Traffic. It’s a great intro into understanding how to get social bookmarking to work for you.

Good luck!

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Y-E-S!

I wish uses of social bookmarking sites would need to read this and agree to it every time they wanted to post something. :smiley:

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I didn’t realize there was an actual community on some of these sites. It’s not like Digg or Reddit are similar to facebook or anything. They are just sites to put cool links.

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i’m use social bookmark too, your article really helpful

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The reputation you built on a social bookmarking site is very much important you, and most of your visitors trust your reputation on that site. Now once start spamming than you will surely loose your reputation and traffic as well.

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I do well with Social Bookmarking. I actually build links slowly and try to participate as much as I can. I find less is more.

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Very nice tips indeed. Less is more.

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Nice post. I like this site solinkable. Infact I was so busy with that, that I forgot that I was on this forum!

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I didn’t realize there was an actual community on some of these sites. It’s not like Digg or Reddit are similar to facebook or anything. They are just sites to put cool links.

Reddit certainly has a community, or at least chunks of community. I don’t do much with Facebook but my experience is pretty closed: I see pages of a few people I know, that’s it.

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thanks Jessemn for sharing tips when it comes to social bookmarking… I am not a fan of it but I am one of those who want to do the RIGHT way… and what you’ve said is ideal :cool:

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Do not spam the book marking site, use right keywords while book marking, Select apt title to your book marking content. It would be the great tips.

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As I said before, it’s not the bookmarks as much as what you do after the bookmarks.

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I read your blog is a very fine article. Thanks for sharing your nice tips.

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I saw your blog. Its very helpful. Thanks for sharing this helpful information.

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Nice post …
i think used social bookmarking is a good ways to increase traffic and PR for website …
but, you must choice do follow social bookmarking cause very useful for that …

Thanks for share this

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Hi thanks @jessemn for the information even in my site people just spam don’t submit news.story in good way.
Regards,Anup Kanwar