Social bookmarking was an extremely effective means of getting highly targeted traffic to a website when it was first introduced back in 2006. Since then there has been a steady decline in the weight that social bookmarking actually brings to the table. However, it is still a useful if not necessary tool to getting high rankings.
The problem with social bookmarking is that many of the popular social bookmarking sites are going to nofollow status because of the abuse that spammers put on their site. Sites like Delicious and StumbleUpon no longer offer dofollow links back to websites, however, there is still a big use for this type of backlinking to your website.
Should I Use Automated Social Bookmarking Software Or Go Manual?
There is a lot of controversy over social bookmarking. On one hand, there are some really great automated social bookmarking software packages out there. SB Bomber is one of the most popular desktop programs but there are others that are web based like OnlyWire. And then there is the manual option of submitting all of your bookmarks by hand. Whatever you pick, you will see your ranks go up.
What Are The Advantages Of Using Social Bookmarking Software?
There are several advantages to using automated social bookmarking software. The first advantage is pretty obvious, you don't have to do it manually. But the other advantage is that most of these software packages, such as Magic Submitter, constantly update the software with the newest and most authoritative bookmarking websites. What used to take hours to do yourself now only takes a few minutes.
How Can I Use Social Bookmarking To Get Better Rankings?
Using social bookmarking to get better rankings is not that difficult, but it takes a few principals to be viable. The first thing that you need to do is bookmark your blog posts and pages. You also need to build links to those pages on Microblogging sites and Web 2.0 properties. Then you need to bookmark those backlinks on social bookmarking sites. This is where the automation comes into play. It makes things so much easier, but manual bookmarks are also an option.
