Social bookmarking popularity has stormed onto the Internet driving waves of eager people to join and to share all of the Internet discoveries with communities that could have millions of potential content consumers curious about that you have to share. Learn the social bookmarking basics in a few easy-to-follow steps.

If you already belong to a social bookmarking community such as; StumbleUpon, Digg, Reddit or Slashdot, then you are already miles ahead of the things that this article is designed to cover. Although, if you never joined an online social bookmarking network or have joined, but then afterwards had no idea, why, then this is your luck day.

Use your favorite search engine and type in this search phrase “Social Bookmarking Networks”, and then visit several and look around, so to get an idea about the place, people and topics that are popular. If the network is free to join and the place meets your approval, then join.

After you first join, take time and setup your personal profile page anyway that you want, but remember that your profile page is an extension of your personality. If you are a professional in your field and want to build a network for other professional, then you personal profile page should reflect your professionalism, too.

Since most all social bookmarking networks are build on the simple premise of discovery and sharing your discoveries with the community, it is advised to start locating interesting websites, photos (avoid pornography), videos, music and articles, and start posting (bookmarking) your finds to the community website. This demonstrates your ability to be active and contribute to the network in a positive way.

Making friends on social bookmarking is a very easy thing to do. Just click on another member's screen name or photo, and then read over their profile page and interests, and then if you have something in common invite them to be your friend. You can also make friends easily by simply seeing what other members liked your discoveries and ask those people to be your friend.

The more friends that you make, then the more successful your network can ultimately become and that is the name of the game. Plus, social bookmarking websites are an excellent place to discover new subjects that you might find interesting enough to write about that is if you are a writer.