Step #1 – Understand social bookmarking

Social bookmarking is a method of storing, organizing, and searching web pages. It’s social because your vote helps to determine the popularity of the web pages – your vote and the votes of others. So not only are you able to help determine how a website ranks, you can also use this tool to help you find information that’s relevant and useful.

This is a great tool for internet marketers because if they get enough positive votes from the public, their value and exposure increases.

Step #2 – Understand the power of classified ads

Classified ads are a whole different ball game. They’re essentially a way for internet marketers to drive traffic to their site using websites devoted to ads. Craigslist is an example of a free classified advertising site. These sites are useful for internet marketers because they’re typically a very expensive way to drive targeted traffic to your website.

Step #3 – Combine them for ultimate recognition

Whatever social bookmarking tool(s) you use, you’ll probably have to register and get an account. Once you have an account, submitting your classified ads is as simple as visiting the page where it’s listed and bookmarking it.

For example, if you’re using Digg, you’ll simply click “Submit it.” Digg will take you to a new page where you can change or optimize the title and description. Digg also allows you to choose a thumbnail to go along with your description and asks you to put your submission in a category. Choose wisely so you receive the most traffic and votes.

The advantage of submitting classified ads to social bookmarking sites is that while most social bookmarking sites identify the person who submitted the web page, because the site doesn’t belong to you it means your self-promotion won’t be as obvious. Still, take some caution in promoting your own website exclusively because some sites will ban you.

Social bookmarking sites are fabulous because as the popularity of your page increases so too does your search engine exposure. And classified ads are a proven method of driving traffic to your website and increasing incoming links. Combining these two powerful strategies is good business sense!

#1 Submit your articles.

In order to submit to Digg, you must have an account. It’s free and you simply go to Digg.com and sign up for one. They require very little information. To make life easy, install the toolbar on your browser. Then you can submit to Digg with the click of a button. Digg does identify who submits a webpage or article so you can’t submit your own content anonymously but that’s okay. However there is one caveat and that is, you cannot submit all of your articles and pages because Digg will kick you out. However, submitting the new content on your site or the content that you think is particularly compelling or popular is a great way to drive traffic to your site. People will begin voting on your site, Digging it, and your popularity and exposure will increase.

#2 Amplify the results

The more Digg votes your pages receive, the higher they move in up the results and the higher up they are, the more people see them. This in turn drives traffic to your site and you know the rest. Consider asking friends, family and associates to Digg your pages. It’ll help you get where you want to be faster and you can return the favor to them.

#3 When you submit a page of your own to Digg, make sure to optimize the title and description. Digg also allows you to choose a thumbnail to go along with your description and asks you to put your submission in a category. Choose wisely so you receive the most traffic and votes.

#4 Install a Digg widget or plug-in on your website. Whether you blog or have a website, there are numerous Digg and social bookmarking plug-ins and widgets you can install to motivate visitors to vote for your website. Some gadgets even publish the number of Digg votes your web page has received. This is a great feature because it gives people the chance to both express their opinion on your site and to join the group. If someone sees your article has been voted for 25 times, they’re more likely to vote for it also. This of course gives you a boost in the results.

#5 You can also use Digg to bookmark classified ads and special promotional pages. This helps attract attention to your promotion.

#6 Digg is a community and just like other social websites, it pays to make friends. Get to know other people on Digg, make friends and then when you have a page to submit, ask them to vote on it.

Digg is a great way to promote your website, connect with a new audience and to enhance the awareness and reach of your business. It’s free to join and can be a valuable way to boost your business.