Benefits of Using Social Bookmarking Sites

Written on February 15, 2010 – 10:13 am | by rajays |

This post is about the many benefits of social bookmarking sites. I have been using social bookmarking sites for years now and have used them successfully to grow many aspects of both my offline and online businesses, create lasting relationships with people I have never personally met, connect and update my friends and family with text, videos and pics, find and connect with people whom have similar interests with me and also get my online work done more quickly and effectively.

Social Bookmarking sites are here to stay. It is not just a fad because these sites give several genuine benefits to its users. The benefits you get from such sites are long-term and for most users, it really changes the way they surf, search, market, conduct business operations, network and socialize online.

Here are some clear benefits that I have gotten from social bookmarking sites:

Discover sites. Yes, you will find sites that are different from sites you find on the search engines. When you do a search on social bookmarking sites, you will get results that differ than those on the search engines like Google and Yahoo because the search results on social bookmarking sites are powered and recommended by people like you and me. People bookmark and recommend sites that they like. Sites that they personally create or use. These will definitely differ than those on the search engines. Wouldn’t you like to get a site recommendation from other people that like those websites and have given a review on it?

Easy Bookmark and Share. We have to remember that social bookmarking sites are primarily and online bookmarking service. You can bookmark any site just like you would bookmark a site on your browser. Your online bookmarks are conveniently put online for you to access anytime and anywhere from any computer. You do not have to be on your computer to access your bookmarks. You can be in a different continent sitting in a cyber cafe and still have access to all your bookmarks. Now that is in itself a great service. An added benefit of this service is that you can share your bookmarks with others. Let say you bookmarked a funny YouTube video and you think your friends online might enjoy viewing it. Simply share the bookmark with them and they can too view the the YouTube video.

Online bookmarking sites like Tagfoot.com also provides services like wishlist, commenting, photo and video sharing and commenting and many other cutting-edge community services that allows you to share almost anything you do online with your friends and family.

Connect with Like Minded People. It is easy to see what people are bookmarking and sharing online. If you find someone that bookmarks the same thing or sites in the same topics you like, you can friend them online, follow their activities on the site and also connect with them. I have found a few people that have similar interests as mine and on a few occasions, we have even joined ventured on a few projects together. Correen and I became friends on Squidoo and Tagfoot and we share the same passion for food. We started FoodloversWeb.com together after several discussions and planning online at our favorite social site - TagFoot. Knowing people who have the same interest as you is always good as you can always bounce off ideas with them, learn from them and even partner with them.

Expose and Promote Your Businesses and Websites. Social bookmarking sites are a great way to promote your online and offline businesses. By bookmarking your businesses and sites online, you are creating an exposure for them. Your friends and followers will get familiar with your websites and might visit and use/buy your services/products. Your business bookmark will also be visible to people who search for your assigned tags and service on the bookmarking site. Search engines like Google also indexes your bookmarks and these bookmarks will also show up on the Google search results. Additionally, many bookmarking sites provide “do-follow” links which gives a solid backlink to your sites which search engine loves.

Connect with Friends and Family. Many bookmarking sites provide additional services that allow you to keep in touch with friends and family. You can upload photos and videos and share them with your loved ones. You can create an online journal and update people with what you are doing. They can leave a comment on any of your online bookmarks and postings - creating an instant platform for communication.

Generate a Passive Income. There are several social bookmarking sites that help their members generate an income by participating on their sites. There are a few revenue schemes available on several social bookmarking sites where members can share in the revenue with the site owners.

Social Bookmarking Sites have Different Benefits for Different People. Above are some of the features I use and like about social bookmarking sites. What I like and what works for me may not be the same as what you like and use. There are many features provided by social bookmarking sites that I don’t use while you may be using and loving those features. Social bookmarking sites work - they might work differently for each person - you get what you want and what you put into it.

I use several bookmarking sites and enjoy different benefits and success from each one. If I were to pick a favorite, I would say that TagFoot.com is definitely my favorite because it is not just a social bookmarking site - it is a thriving community of fun and intelligent people where I benefit from all of the above mentioned activities and more - such as site surfing through their Jump bar, read interesting bookmarks from my online friends, generate income via Adsense, Amazon and Chitika just to name a few additional benefits.

To conclude, I would like to encourage you to join and experiment with a social bookmarking site. There are hundreds of sites but just pick a few you feel comfortable with and share your passion and interest there. Get involved in the community and you will start to see your own benefits from them.

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2 Responses to “Benefits of Using Social Bookmarking Sites”
By essays on Mar 15, 2010 | Reply

Great post! Thanks for sharing!
By social bookmarking service on Mar 17, 2010 | Reply

Very useful information. It’s wonderful when people who know share their knowledge with those of use who don’t!.

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