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Social bookmarking is the business tool of current times. It’s the buzz word in all internet circles. A few years ago blogging was the thing to be done, today it’s bookmarking. This thing is here to stay, and catching on like wild fire. Today it’s the sacred duty of every freelance writer, to integrate this tool into their marketing strategy. This tool has been around for almost 5 years now, and it’s only getting better with time.Decoding Social BookmarkingSocial bookmarking involves saving and categorizing your personal collection of bookmarks. You can also share this collection with others on your network. You can take the bookmarks saved by others. You can add these to your collection of bookmarks. You can subscribe to others’ lists. There are endless ways in which you can benefit and help others benefit as well.If you’re a freelance writer, and are just starting out, then social bookmarking is just right for you. It’ll generate ample traffic for you. Most of these sites are indexed by Google and other search engines several times a day. Your visibility on these sites becomes very important now. Besides driving traffic to your site, you can also use these sites for freelance writing opportunities. Blog posting or forum posting are important creative outlets. These posts can be listed on your social bookmarking sites.Some websites pay bloggers up to $100 per month for daily posts. The same websites increase the payment to $150 per month, if the post can be linked to some social bookmarking sites. That’s the potential that we’re talking about. For writers, it’s a great opportunity as an average post takes about fifteen minutes of your time, they can be written in bulk and the posting can be pre-scheduled. That’s the power of technology for you. You can do one week’s posts in an hour or so, and make about $30 an hour for your efforts. Social Bookmarking SoftwareThere’s some software available in the market that helps you in creating your own social bookmarking service. It can be in any niche or any market of your choice. You can try these out at your convenience.Complete reliance on search engines for your business promotion isn’t that effective any more. People understand that search engines have their own agendas. They list sites according to their own preference. In fact, some very good sites never make it to the first ten sites of a search engine, just because their web masters aren’t tech savvy. In situations like these, bookmarking comes across as a beacon of hope. So if you want to be a successful marketer in this new age, start participating in social bookmarking. Come and join the party. It’s more fun than you think it is.