How To Use Social Bookmarking Sites
How To Use Social Bookmarking Sites
Social bookmarking is a way for Internet users to rank and store websites blogs articles videos and other types of website content. It is also a way for people who make money from websites blogs and affiliate marketing programs to increase their visibility and earnings.
Social bookmarking sites are particularly popular among people with affiliate marketing programs because such sites are a free and effective way to get backlinks and drive traffic to websites and blogs.
If you have been thinking about promoting your websites blogs or affiliate marketing programs through social bookmarking sites this guide will help you get started.
How to Use Social Bookmarking Sites
First off you need to find a social bookmarking site and register as a user. If you participate in affiliate marketing programs your best bet is to choose one of the more popular sites such as Digg Del.icio.us Reddit or StumbleUpon. These social bookmarking sites have the most traffic and allow you to submit and bookmark websites and blogs.
The next step is to get used to the site. To make the most of social bookmarking you need to make sure that there are other users besides yourself who will be interested in your website content. Different social bookmarking sites have different types of users. Finding a site that works with your niche rather than against it is a must.
Finally pay special attention to the blogs websites and articles that are bookmarked the most and ranked the highest. This will give you an idea of what people like to see. Knowing your audience is essential particularly if you are promoting affiliate marketing programs or nichespecific blogs.
How Not to Use Social Bookmarking Sites
Nobody likes a spammer. Social bookmarking users are no exception. If you want to promote your affiliate marketing programs it is best to do it in a roundabout way. Sales copy will only make it so far up the ranking.
The blogs and websites that do best in the social bookmarking arena are those that offer entertainment worthy news or some sort of draw. In other words don’t submit content with a title like “Check out These Affiliate Marketing Programs”.
When submitting content to social bookmarking sites it is essential that you stick to submitting quality content. Once you get traffic flowing into your websites and blogs the sales will follow naturally especially if you focus on conversion optimization on your site or blog.
A few other things you will want to keep in mind when promoting affiliate marketing programs and blogs through social bookmarking:
- Timing is everything. Articles that get at least 25 votes within the first 15 minutes will rise through the social bookmarking ranks faster than articles that get 25 votes in two days’ time.
- Opening several accounts on one social bookmarking site so that you can vote for yourself should be avoided. This will only damage your reputation if you are promoting your own blogs and affiliate marketing programs.
- Get your friends to help. This is the easiest and best way to promote your blogs and affiliate marketing programs through social bookmarking.
When done properly social bookmarking can be an efficient and costeffective PR tool to get traffic to your website and promote your small business.
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About the writer:nbsp;nbsp;Asmat Zehra
Internet Marketing Consultant
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