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Social Bookmark Strategies for Rookies

Social bookmark sites like Delicious and StumbleUpon are a great way to discover and store great websites. Unlike an everyday BM stored only on your own personal computers browser, a social BM is shared with the BMcommunity, allowing others to see everything you BM, and the other way around. Below are a few do's and don'ts of SBM.

1. Use SBM over private bookmarks. You may be within the habit of BM things in your browser, so this is a new habit. Many the social bookmark sites have plugins you are able to install inside your browser, rendering it easy and convenient to BM everything publicly.

2. Use a good title. Remember, a SBM isn't only to suit your needs, others will discover all your bookmarks and go to the same sites. Make sure your description is accurate, and do not use abbreviations or jargon, inform you and precise. - Delicious

3. Use a good description. As above, make it clear and understandable for others.

4. Make good use of tags. Tags enable you to, and others, understand what the website is all about. Something such as "cool site" is meaningless. Be very accurate and include details in your tags.

5. Don't bookmark multiple page in a domain. This is a temptation folks have when bookmarking their particular sites as a way for you to get no-cost traffic. There is nothing wrong with this, you can definitely you allow a bookmark for every blog post in your site it'll be monotonous for some individuals and they're going to stop checking your bookmarks. - Delicious

6. If it is of no use to others, don't bookmark it. Sometimes you come across websites that are meaningful to you, but of little value to other people. Bookmark these privately so the quality of one's social bookmarks stays high.

If you follow these rules and bookmark consistently it is possible to both give, and get lots of value from social bookmark creating. - Delicious