This worksheet accompanies Chapter 26 of "Webify Your Business" (2009) by Patrick Schwerdtfeger. This worksheet is about the many social bookmarking platforms and how you can use them to get broader exposure for your online content, particularly for your blog posts.

1. Social Bookmarking
© 2009, Patrick Schwerdtfeger
Top Social Bookmarking Platforms
□ Blue Dot □ Ma.gnolia
□ BookmarkSync □ Mister-Wong
□ Del.icio.us □ My Web
□ CiteULike □ Mixx
□ Connotea □ Newsvine
□ DIGG □ Propeller.com
□ Diigo □ Reddit
□ Furl □ Simpy
□ GiveALink.org □ SiteBar
□ Google Bookmarks □ StumbleUpon
□ Linkwad □ Technorati
□ The 5 most popular bookmarking platforms are highlighted in bold font above.
□ Create an account with the major platforms and explore their functionality.
Social Media “Optimization”
□ Make it easy for readers of your content to endorse it and share it with others.
□ Produce valuable content that’s worthy of being endorsed and shared.
□ Link Bait – Creating a huge resource (usually a list) others will appreciate.
□ Add This (bookmarking portal): http://www.addthis.com
□ Share This (sharing utility): http://www.sharethis.com
Notes
Social Media “Marketing”
□ Actively bookmarking your own content and requesting others do the same.
□ Submitting your content to blog carnivals and other community platforms.
□ Building a presence on social networks and participating in the community.
Notes
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