The internet is HUGE. And when I say HUGE, I mean it.

According to Wikipedia, there are currently over 100 million websites on the net ( More are getting added as you read this post ). :P

While the figure of 100 million is good to read, one must remember that a good amount of those 100 million consist of sites that have little or nothing for the end reader. Most of these are spam, created with the sole reason of boosting search engine rankings for other sites. And there are many brilliant sites that are not known to all. Why ? Because their owners do not really have the time for promotion, and word of mouth is the general way that people come to know about these sites. And here is where social bookmarking sites come in.

As the name suggests, social bookmarking allows people to share their favourite stories with other users. They can even tag their stories, and that makes it even easier for somebody looking for a particular story to find it out. Digg, Reddit, Propeller ( Formerly Netscape) and Stumbleupon are some of the more famous social bookmarking sites on the net today. These sites have hundreds of registered users, and having your story appear there is a surefire way of putting some load on your servers. Some of these sites generally serve a niche. Digg, for example, is extremely popular with the tech crowd. So are Slashdot and Newswire. If you are on Wordpress, you can use plugins like Gregarious and Sociable to facilitate easy bookmarking for your users.

So why should you do social bookmarking submission ? One reason, as stated above is to improve traffic. It also improves visibility. If you have a look at the SEOMoz tool, you will find that listings on del.icio.us contribute to improving your page strength. And social bookmarking must be done well. Do it with an intention to spam, and you will find your listing removed in no time, for admins take a very serious note of spam of this sort.

Go on- see the power of social bookmarking today.