Comments on: Social bookmarking tools are a waste http://sheffieldcompany.com/2008/03/01/social-bookmarking-tools-are-a-waste/ Tue, 08 Jun 2010 00:58:14 -0500 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Jennifer A. Jones http://sheffieldcompany.com/2008/03/01/social-bookmarking-tools-are-a-waste/comment-page-1/#comment-21 Jennifer A. Jones Wed, 09 Jul 2008 18:01:17 +0000 http://sheffieldinstitute.wordpress.com/?p=136#comment-21 While I agree you don't need to really place all the social bookmarking icons on every single post (something I fell for when they first became all the rage), social bookmarking sites are a great way to promote your content. Whenever I post a new blog entry, I make sure to submit it to Digg.com, Stumble Upon, Delicious, etc. According to my traffic stats, these sites do indeed drive new traffic back to my blog AND enable me to build a connection with the "friends" and "followers" I have on the sites as they are immediately alerted to my submissions as well. It takes work to use them, but they can be very valuable. Jennifer A. Jones VP, PR & Social Media Strategy for Fletcher Martin Author: SpeakMediaBlog.com While I agree you don’t need to really place all the social bookmarking icons on every single post (something I fell for when they first became all the rage), social bookmarking sites are a great way to promote your content.

Whenever I post a new blog entry, I make sure to submit it to Digg.com, Stumble Upon, Delicious, etc. According to my traffic stats, these sites do indeed drive new traffic back to my blog AND enable me to build a connection with the “friends” and “followers” I have on the sites as they are immediately alerted to my submissions as well.

It takes work to use them, but they can be very valuable.

Jennifer A. Jones
VP, PR & Social Media Strategy for Fletcher Martin
Author: SpeakMediaBlog.com

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