Does Social Bookmarking Improve Rankings?

Does social bookmarking improve rankings is another one of those questions asked time and time again & I answer them by asking….  “Are you looking for simple back links or a traffic source?”  Improved traffic should in turn improve sales!

So, what is it that you’re asking? Are you looking to improve PR(Page Rank) or position in the SERPs (Search Engine Results Page) through social bookmarking?

1st Let’s Cover What Social Bookmarking Is

Very simply put, it’s the ability to bookmark sites, pages or posts to an open and public site such as Digg, StumbleUpon and Del.icio.us .  These sites let you tag sites and saving them with certain keywords that allow you to find them easily.

Social bookmarking is also a great way to share sites that you like with other people that share your same interests.  It’s not to be confused with bookmarking the same page and saving it on your computer.

So….  Does Social Bookmarking Improve Rankings?

The answer is Yes, social bookmarking does improve rankings both in the SERPs and PR, but what are you really shooting for?

Social bookmarking is a great way and one tool that I personally use to get both back links and traffic.  Like I mentioned above, when you’re social bookmarking you want to have a clear idea of what you’re shooting for. That goes for all of you back linking tactics now that I mention it…  Do I want a quick back link or do I want steady traffic coming from site like StumbleUpon and Del.icio.us.

They do help with back links, but probably aren’t the best back linking technique to gather PR with.  They are however a great way and FREE way to get your posts/pages and sites out there quickly.  I personally don’t use Social Bookmarking sites when I’m doing searches, but A LOT of your traffic does!

“Birds of a Feather Flock Together…”

The people that use social bookmarking sites use them quite a bit for reviewing just about everything, but most importantly for you, about a product or service they want to buy…  Your Product or Service!

Once a site is bookmarked, it gives other users a chance to check out your site and bookmark it as well. It’s a very easy way for people to get a quick & real review from like minded folks.

The Big “G” sees this as vote of confidence as does the site social bookmarking site, moving your site up the ladder slowly but surely.  Yes my friend, this is a good thing…  As I always say, “More Traffic=More Sales!“

Who Are The Big Players in The Social Bookmarking World?

There are a lot and I mean a lot of different social bookmarking sites out there ,but here’s a list of the Big Guys:

• StumbleUpon
• Del.icio.us
• Digg
• Reddit
• Face Book*
  

Like I said, there are a lot more than these guys, but you want to at least start with these sites.  Simply set up an account and start bookmarking, but be cautious!  They do not like to see you bookmarking the same site over and over again in one day.  Spread out you bookmarking, put in on a schedule if you have quite a bit of book marking to do or get yourself good bookmarking software like Bookmarking Demon.

That’s It For Now

Does Social Bookmarking Improve Rankings? Yes, but even more so it’s a great way to improve traffic to your site.  Google™ is the king of traffic, but having diverse streams of traffic is the key to greater success!