How to make blog posts more del.icio.us and stumbled-upon : 10 Tips

Social media sites,such as del.icio.us can be a great source for driving traffic to your blog if you make the most of it.

This article from Vandelay Design blog on 10 Tips for Making Your Blog Posts More del.icio.us for information on how you can tap into this resource. […]

These tips aren’t specific that to particular social bookmarking service either! You can easily make use of these pointers to get yourself Dugg, Stumbled, Reddit’d, Netscape’d, or whatever other traffic generator you enjoy using.

1 – Use Powerful Headlines/Titles

If you look at the items that make it to the front page, you’ll see a predictable trend that almost all of the items have very effective titles.

2 – Be Original

Think about what makes you decide to bookmark a page. Be original, provide readers with something they haven’t seen before, and make them want to bookmark it before they forget where to find it.

3 – Use Lists
Why do lists work? For one thing they’re easy to scan and readers can quickly gauge the content without reading word-for-word. Numbered lists, such as this one, also tend to work well.

4 – Encourage Bookmarking

If you actively encourage your readers your bookmark your posts they are more likely to do it.
5 – Encourage Others to Join Your Network

Building a network is one way of sharing links with other users. It certainly doesn’t guarantee that you’ll get more of your pages bookmarked, but it makes it easier for others to see your bookmarks. del.icio.us provides a great tool to make this easy.

6 – Write About Hot Topics

… Visit the page regularly to see what is hot and learn how you can benefit from knowing other users’ bookmarking habits.

7 – Get Your Posts Popular with Some Other Social Media Site

This may not be easy, but many of the pages that are popular on del.icio.us are also popular on other social media sites. … Using other social sites as a gateway is a proven tactic.

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