Is Social Bookmarking A Form Of SEO?

Writing by Nick Stamoulis Tweet

Social bookmarking has become a part of an every day routine for many online marketers (social bookmarking websites such as: Digg, Stumble Upon, etc.) But search marketers submit content to social bookmarking sites for different reasons. Some online marketers, I’ve noticed, emphasize the search engine optimization benefits of social bookmarking. Others, on the other hand, emphasize the social connectivity aspect of the practice. Which is right? To be sure, social bookmarking has SEO benefit – and it also has the benefit of social connection and networking. But which is more important?

I think, personally, they are both important. It is very important to your business that you meet new people with like interests and that you help them while they help you. That’s one aspect of social bookmarking. But it’s also important to build inbound links to your website and social bookmarking can do that for you. But you should realize that not all social bookmarking websites provide dofollow links. Some of the best ones, in fact.

When it comes to social bookmarking, you have to decide what values are important to you. Know what those values are and how they can benefit your business.