Whatissocialbookmarkinganditsbenefits?
Whenyou'rebrowsingasiteandyoulikeit,youbookmarkit.Right?
Thatlinkgetssavedintothebookmarkfolderofyourbrowser,whichisonlyaccessible byyou.Thatbookmarkedsiteisprivate.
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SocialbookmarkisexactlylikethatONLYinsteadofyourbrowser,you're bookmarkingasiteonline.Andit'snotprivatebutratherpublic,accessibleby everyone.
Thatissocialbookmarking.
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Therearemanywebsites/platformsthatletyoubookmarkyourfavoritesitesandlet othersfindthem.
Someofthetopandpopularsocialbookmarkingsitesare:
1.Pinterest
2.Mix(Earlier:StumbleUpon)
3.Digg
4.Reddit
5.Scoop.it
6.Dribble
7.Slashdot
Traditionalsocialmediaplatforms,too,attimes,arerecognizedassocial bookmarkingsites.LikeTwitter,LinkedInandevenFacebook.Notthattheyhelpyou bookmarkyourfavoritepages;theyjustmakeyoursharedcontentdiscoverabletoa lotofpeople.
Noweachofthesesocialbookmarkingsitescomewiththeirownuniqueinterface andfeatures.However,themajorityofthemprovideenoughoptions(including
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tagging)toproperlycategorizeyourcontent/linkintherightgroups.Thishelpsother peoplediscoverthatcontentbygoingintherightcategories.
SocialbookmarkingisaprevalentpracticeintheSEOcommunity.Althoughitisnow highlyineffective.Asidefromthetopnames(PinterestandReddit),veryfewpeople reallyvisitthetraditionalsocialbookmarkingsites
SEOsregularlybookmarktheirsitesandcontentontheseplatformssotoget backlinks.That'sitsbiggestbenefit.Organiccontentdiscoverabilityisatitsall-time low.
So,inshort,socialbookmarkingisnothingbutavanishingpractice,leftwithnotmany benefits.
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Whatissocialbookmarkinganditsbenefits?