To social media marketers, Delicious offers the opportunity to get DoFollow links just by using the social bookmarking service. Here is how delicious links can be DoFollow links, and consequently drive traffic to your website:

1. Delicious stores website links from bookmarks. 2. The more users bookmark the same link, the more Delicious considers this link to be popular, relevant and good quality. 3. Delicious gives out DoFollow properties to link pages of quality sites. 4. DoFollow HTML code tells search engines like Google to consider the link as a valid backlink from Delicious to the linked website. 5. Backlinks are counted and results in a rise in search engine rankings. 6. The highest ranked sites go to the first page of search engine results, for immediate traffic.

How to Bookmark in Delicious

To get Delicious links is to actively participate in the bookmarking service through sharing, tagging and managing bookmarks. Here are some steps on how to do this:

1. Be the first to bookmark your link.

The first one to bookmark a site can control the anchor text keyword associated with the link. Make the anchor text and the tags as appropriate and descriptive as possible.

2. Get others to bookmark your site.

Leverage your friends and contacts to bookmark your site. Marketing teams can bookmark your site under different accounts. How to win more friends? Use Delicious' Network feature to meet other users.

3. Get your site's "Everyone's Bookmarks for" page

When your link has many people tagging or bookmarking it, Delicious puts up an "Everyone's Bookmarks for" page for this link. When you or other users click to view this page, the page is displayed with your website's link prominently on top. This link is a DoFollow link -- the payload of your bookmarking efforts!

Remember that your site should offer original and quality content to compel users to like and tag it.

Share More to Get More Traffic

Here are some ideas on how to market your bookmarks successfully in and outside the Delicious' system:

1. Network within Delicious.

Delicious has a "Network" feature that connects you to other users. You can build your network and establish relationships with people in the same network. If you build a reputation for being an active bookmarker with quality bookmarks, other users may add you to their network.

2. Use the Delicious bookmark toolbar.

Download and install the Delicious toolbar to your personal browser. As you surf the web, the toolbar can be used from your browser whenever you see a site worth bookmarking, tagging or sharing.

3. Display your bookmarks in your blog.

Delicious widgets in blogging softwares will automatically display your bookmarks on the sidebar of your blog.

4. Integrate with email.

If you have an email marketing campaign, place your Delicious links in the email messages that you regularly send out to your recipients.

5. Announce your bookmarks to other social media sites.

Use third-party tools like TwitterFeed or Tweecious to automatically share your bookmarks with Twitter, Facebook and other social media sites.

Site traffic can come directly from Delicious links that result from users liking your bookmarks. You can also generate more traffic when you share your bookmarks outside of the Delicious system. In and outside Delicious, bookmarking is another form of link-building, widening your site's exposure online.