Social media bookmarking and networking go hand in hand. Social bookmarking enables users to search, share and organize web pages of interest including yours! It’s a tool that enables you to inspire backlinks and devoted followers.

The first step is to register with the social bookmarking website of your choice. This permits you to store your bookmarks, create tags and decide what is made public or private. Some sites will even conduct periodic tests to make sure the links bookmarked are still active.

Once you’ve started using social bookmarking it’s important to alert everyone, or “ping” your site or blog. This permits search engines to be notified of updates, which is an important step in the success of any website or weblog. Traffic is the key.

Sending a “ping” or notification to any of the major directories finds its major use in the area of blogs. When it comes to web sites…

Effective immediately, Last time we discussed the business building benefits of using social media. However, in order to make the most of this valuable tool, you have to choose the right sites and as you may have learned, there are many more to choose from than one would initially imagine. It all depends on the primary focus of your site, and how many categories you wish to use.

To assist you in choosing the appropriate social media site for your needs, let’s explore some of the more frequently used sites, giving you a brief description of their primary focus.

* Twitter.com is a free micro-blogging and social networking service, which you can download free from the internet. By using Tweets people can send and read each other’s current updates. The maximum number of characters per tweet or post is 140, and is displayed on each person’s profile page. Tweets are then…