Why Del.icio.us and Digg Matter to SEO

If you have never heard of del.icio.us or digg.com, it's time for you visit these sites! Why? Because search engines LOVE them! Del.icio.us is a social bookmarking website, which means that you can create a free account and then import all your bookmarks from your favorite browser and take them with you where ever you go. Example: You go out of town on a conference, and you're using a public computer to show a colleague a great site, when you suddenly remember that the site is saved in your favorites on your desktop at home. If you've imported your favorites into del.icio.us - no problem! Just log into del.icio.us, and there're your favorites!

So, why do search engines LOVE social bookmarking sites? Because they're searchable! Not only can you post your favorites, but you can share them with the rest of the community if you so choose and add tags to your postings. And of course, you can search other people's postings for good recommendations. You and your friends are essentially voting for the websites that you bookmark on these sites. Another reason that search engines love these sites is that they are updated all the time. Search engines want to provide their searchers with the most up-to-date information, so sites that regularly have new content get more attention.

Google and other search engines see posts on social bookmarking sites as ranking votes. Google says, "Hey, fifteen people on digg.com think that www.tuscaloosaonlinemarketing.com is a cool site that shares valuable, relevant information. When other people search for the keywords that this site has been tagged with, I think I'll move tuscaloosaonlinemarketing on up the rankings." And, as you're undoubtedly aware, higher rankings = more traffic = more customers for you!

Del.icio.us and Digg are just two of many, many different sites that provide similar services. To see more of these tools, just click the addthis.com share button below...