What is Social Bookmarking?

Social Bookmarking:  What is it?

Social bookmarking is a marketing method of bookmarking, or saving interesting websites, articles, videos, anything that you want to take note of.  And, you save them to a public Internet bookmarking site.

By saving your bookmarks to a public Internet bookmarking site, and tagging them with keywords, and maybe a description, you are organizing them so that not only you can find them, but that others can find them.

How does Social Bookmarking help you?

When you organize your bookmarks in such a way that others can find them (tagging with keywords and descriptions), you are providing links that they can click on and that brings traffic to those sites.  Because some of your bookmarks will be your own personal content....you've got traffic!

Make sure you do not set your bookmarks to private at any of your bookmarking sites you use, unless they are truly private. Some sites are public by default and others will require that you check off a box in order to set the bookmark to "public".

What does Social Bookmarking have to do with Search Engine Optimization?

Your bookmarks are essentially "votes" for the bookmarked content.  The bookmarked links point to the content and let the search engines know that the content exists, and is noted by others...like a vote for its popularity.

The more bookmarks that your content receives, the more popular it is deemed by the search engines.  That doesn't mean that you can just go around and bookmark your own content everywhere you go.  You'll have to use good bookmarking practices in order to not be perceived by the search engines as a spammer.  

Bookmarking content in an unnatural way can actually hurt your search engine rankings.  You'll want to learn how to bookmark content in a natural manner and not in any pattern.  For more information on how to use good bookmarking practices, take advantage of a short bookmarking coaching session on how to bookmark correctly for your Internet Marketing goals.

It's also important to understand a little bit about Do Follow and No Follow.  When bookmarking sites are listed as being "Do Follow", it means that your bookmarked links can be followed, or traced back to their original home.  This gives your links more visibility; more weight, and is considered to be a backlink to your content. 

Try to choose Do Follow bookmarking sites in most cases.  Even though Delicious is not considered Do Follow, it is hugely popular and that counts for something.  In order to discover what sites use Do Follow links, consider downloading an SEO addon for FireFox called SearchStatus that lets you see which links are No Follow (then you know which links are Do Follow).

How to use Social Bookmarking sites?

Most bookmarking sites include a bookmarking toolbar that you can download to make bookmarking to their site a simple procedure.  In this video, I demonstrate how easy it is to add a bookmark to a very popular bookmarking site: Delicious.  It also happens to be my favorite, for ease of use.

This search engine optimization tutorial highlights how simple it is to bookmark content to increase your search engine rankings and bring traffic to your links.  Remember, social bookmarking makes your links more visible and accessible to others, therefore creating "votes" for popularity and bringing attention and traffic.

As an Internet Network Marketing coach with Coaching Cognition, Becky presents Internet Marketing techniques in a non-technical manner to the technically-challenged. Having proper support is the key to learning a new skill.  With an Internet Marketing guide to support you, your Internet Marketing success is a sure thing.

Video Training on How to Create Content....Lots of it!

 There’s a simple formula for getting leads for your Internet Marketing business:

Lots of Content = Traffic = Leads

If you have a lot of content out there, you will obviously get more leads than someone who has few pieces of content.

All Internet Network Marketers have one thing in common:

Their content provides a massive amount of value. In fact, nothing goes out that does not provide value. Why would it if it didn’t serve our target market?

One of the things that keep people from creating content is “not knowing what to write about, or what to create”.

They think they have NOTHING to share!

This one thought holds many people back from creating content that brings traffic and leads.

With that in mind, Ann Sieg and Mike Klingler have created a video to share with you, free, that solves the problem of not knowing what to write about, and doing nothing.

http://GetResults.attractionmarketingmanifesto.com/contentfactory/

In the video Mike Klingler shares the formula that has been proven to make sure you never worry about what to write about again.

Both Ann and Mike use this formula to create an unlimited amount of content, and have built multi-million dollar businesses by covering the Internet with value-driven content.

This free Social Marketing training video provides at least 3 proven examples of how to create content (articles, emails, videos, or a blog) that creates leads on any subject; in any industry.

Everything you read on Internet Network Marketing training talks about traffic, but you have to have the content to get the traffic.

The process shown is quite simple. You’ll appreciate that!

The video: http://GetResults.attractionmarketingmanifesto.com/contentfactory/

On another subject; Renegade Professional will be re-opening Monday, June 22.

It’s been closed since April, but when it re-opens, it will stay open for good. Feel free to contact me with any questions concerning the re-opening of Renegade Professional.

Blogging for Beginners in Internet Network Marketing

Would you like to generate more leads for your industry? If your industry if one of the following listed here, then I have a video for you that will show you how to generate more qualified leads and prospects.

-Health & Wellness

-Travel

-Legal

-Communications

-Consulting and other services

In today’s Internet Network Marketing world, having your own blog has become very important for Internet success.

It’s especially important for home-based business owners because blogs empower people to share their message with large groups of people; along with sharing ideas, forming friendships, and providing education and news.

Reports show that blogs are becoming more influential than TV news stations and newspapers. It’s a bonus that they can also house other marketing formats like video, podcasts, surveys, etc.

If you’ve been blogging successfully for awhile, this video may not be earth-shattering news for you. But, if you’ve just started blogging, I know you’ll benefit from this Social Marketing training.

http://GetResults.marketersmanifesto.com/beginnersblogging/

You’ll learn:

· 6 reasons that blogs are a necessity for attracting business (beyond getting leads and sales)

· 3 Search Engine Optimization strategies you can use to rank at the top of the search engines

The video is free, plus a lot more free training if you enter your name and email; including a Twitter training!

http://GetResults.marketersmanifesto.com/beginnersblogging/

As always, please feel free to contact me with your questions about learning and leveraging Attraction Marketing.

The New FaceBook: What to Know

Last week, FaceBook actually went ahead and did what they've been threatening to do all along: change the structure.  We were warned.  For awhile, FaceBook users had a chance to try out the new FaceBook and switch back to the old FaceBook and use whatever look they preferred.  I was one who preferred the old look.

Now the changes are permenant, despite the FaceBook groups forming against it ,or whatever we might want.  There's been some housekeeping.  Yes, I admit the look is cleaner and more professional. It was quite sloppy before, especially if you were prone to use a lot of applications.  It was like a decorating party gone wild.  You could tell a lot about a person by how they put together their profile page.

Now, we are all being forced to have a nice, organized profile page.  I do agree the changes are good; just hard to get used to at first.  Change is always hard for some of us.!

Just to go over the main restructure:  the white margins have been removed from the sides to create a web page look.  This change creates a more open appearance instead of everything being crammed down the middle of the page.  For some, it was a never-ending page.

There are now tabs created at the top that contain different aspects of the profile: the Wall, Info, Photos, Boxes (applications).  You'll have to click on the tabs to view certain information.  Before, it was all there if you scrolled down far enough; again, more organized.

You can now post a short bio about yourself under your photo on the left.  You can also message your friend much easier now that the "send a message" button is right underneath the photo on the left.

The Wall is front and center as you begin to view the profile.  It contains a mixture of the original Wall entries mixed with the mini-feed.  It's an interesting mixture.  Your home page is more user-friendly and organized into sections.  Before, I wasn't sure where to find certain functions.

I guess the main change I object to the most is that you'll have to open the Info tab to see business information about your friend and  check out their links and personal information.  Since I use FaceBook for networking, and for my Internet Network Marketing business, I would have preferred that information to be more accessible.  Now, you'll have to enter under the Info tab.  It's just another step to take.

Change is hard, but is usually for the good.  Even though I've already posted a few  comments about my concern over the changes, I am already embracing the new look.  For me, most things take time to sink in.  Be sure to leave me your views as well.  We all have a different and unique view.  Just remember, "new FaceBook is now the only FaceBook". Join me here for more Social Marketing training.

Add Video to Your Internet Network Marketing Plan..But How?

Video is a little scary to most.....probably because we think we have to look and come across like movie stars in order to produce a successful video that will appeal to our prospects. My opinion is that most people will identify with someone like themselves; genuine and down-to-earth, not glossy, slick, perfect sales people.

If you view successful videos on You Tube, you will see that the videos that generate the most views, and possibly prospects, are produced by rather ordinary folks like you and me. We tend to trust people we can identify with. Their videos are not staged; the lighting or sound may not be great; the background may not be perfect; but the people are real and genuine.

We use Internet video in Internet Network Marketing because Internet video produces results. It helps us get the word out in a very natural manner: word of mouth. You can see and hear instead of just viewing the written word. What you see is what you get. Internet video can be very effective.

In branding yourself on the Internet, consider using Internet video to let your prospects see and hear what you offer. Renegade University, and my fellow Renegades, often use Internet video to let prospects know what we offer.

Read here, Internet Marketing Video Power on Hub Pages, to find out why Internet Video Power is an excellent addition to your Social Marketing training. and how you and I will do it together through the step-by-step video training offered byRenegade Professional.

Internet Marketing Video Power on Hub Pages.