Virtual Assistance: Part 1 – Social Bookmarking, Blog commenting and Forum posting Presented by Iswarya Murali 28 th July, 2009

Social Bookmarking

What is social bookmarking? Saving links to web pages that they want to remember or share Some popular social bookmarking sites: Digg, StumbleUplon, Del.icio.us, Propeller, Reddit, etc.

Saving links to web pages that they want to remember or share

Some popular social bookmarking sites: Digg, StumbleUplon, Del.icio.us, Propeller, Reddit, etc.

Why is it done? Increase in the number of incoming links to the site  leads to SEO Like-minded individuals  target niche customers Increase in the reach and scope of the client’s product or service. Increase in incoming traffic to the client’s website.

Increase in the number of incoming links to the site  leads to SEO

Like-minded individuals  target niche customers

Increase in the reach and scope of the client’s product or service.

Increase in incoming traffic to the client’s website.

What is the expected service from the Virtual Assistant? If the client does not mention them, find out a list of top social bookmarking sites. Also might be required to find a list of social bookmarking sites that are most relevant to the client’s domain/industry Create an account and register in these sites Post links for pages from the client’s site.

If the client does not mention them, find out a list of top social bookmarking sites.

Also might be required to find a list of social bookmarking sites that are most relevant to the client’s domain/industry

Create an account and register in these sites

Post links for pages from the client’s site.

Rates and Timelines Depends mainly on client requirements $4-$8 per link that is bookmarked 30+ links in one hour. SocialPoster, SocialMarker, OnlyWire are tools that help in easy submissions.

Depends mainly on client requirements

$4-$8 per link that is bookmarked

30+ links in one hour.

SocialPoster, SocialMarker, OnlyWire are tools that help in easy submissions.

Forum posting and Blog commenting

What is it? Pretty much what the name suggests!

Pretty much what the name suggests!

Why is it done? Increasing incoming links to your site, especially from higher page ranked sites -> leads to SEO Popularize your site on these forums

Increasing incoming links to your site, especially from higher page ranked sites -> leads to SEO

Popularize your site on these forums

What is expected of the Virtual Assistant? Research on sites, blogs and forums related to the client’s products/services Submit relevant comments to these blogs, with a backlink to the client’s site Submit questions/answers on various forums related to the client’s area of work, with a backlink. Backlinks are typically in the signature of the comment/post.

Research on sites, blogs and forums related to the client’s products/services

Submit relevant comments to these blogs, with a backlink to the client’s site

Submit questions/answers on various forums related to the client’s area of work, with a backlink.

Backlinks are typically in the signature of the comment/post.

Rates and Timelines Depends mainly on client requirements $8 per hour $5-$8 per relevant comment/forum post

Depends mainly on client requirements

$8 per hour

$5-$8 per relevant comment/forum post

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