You may be asking why do I want to set up a Del.icio.us account ?
Well Del.icio.us is what is known as a bookmarking site and as well as storing your own bookmarks there ( much like you might add to your favorites in internet explorer) that you will be able to access from any computer, it is also a very highly regarded site in the eyes of Google and bookmarking your own business sites can help with getting them indexed and ranked.
Now doing this by itself will not boost your rankings that much but it is certainly one of the first bookmarking sites you should be using.
STEP 1: Create an Account at http://del.icio.us/
Click Register
STEP 2: Enter Details
Type the details requested in the following text boxes:
username
full name
password
re-type password
Click Register
STEP 3: Install Buttons
Click Install Buttons Now
Click Run
After starting the installer, close any Internet Explorer windows.
Your browser will automatically open again when the installation is complete
Follow instructions provided by del.icio.us
Buttons for Internet Explorer Setup Wizard
STEP 4: Using Buttons
Tag
Click Tag when you find something on a Web page you want to save
This is similar to Windows Internet Explorer’s “Add to Favorites”
Type your own description or title in Description box
Type notes or comments to add to the page before saving it
Add Tags before saving
Choose words that are meaningful to you
Separate tags with a space
Click Save
del.icio.us
Click del.icio.us to see your saved pages
This is similar to Windows Internet Explorer’s “Favorites”
STEP 5: Highlight Text
Highlight text from a Web page you want to save
Click Tag icon on toolbar
Type tags (one-word descriptors) in the Tags text box
Click Save
STEP 6: Save a Page
Click down arrow next to del.icio.us icon
Click Bookmark this on del.icio.us
STEP 7: Viewing Posts on del.icio.us
Click del.icio.us
You can view the list of hot items currently on del.icio.us
Click the link of a post that interests you
Click Popular or Click Recent
Click on a link below Tags to find a keyword that interests you
STEP 8: Networking
Add Someone to Your Network Option 1
Click Your Network
Type the username of the person you want to add to your network into the text box
Click Add
Add Someone to Your Network Option 2
Click on Username of person who posted
Click Add [username] to your network
Delete Someone from Your Network
Click the “x” to the right of the username you want to delete
The shading around the “x” will be a light grey until you put the mouse pointer over it
Click Yes
STEP 9: Save a Link for Someone in Your Network
Click Tag
Click the Username of the person in your network to whom you want to send the link
STEP 10: View Links Others in Your Network Saved for You
Click Links for You
STEP 11: Change Settings
Click Settings
Account Settings
Click on the account setting you want to change
Bookmarks
Click Import/Upload
to transfer a copy of bookmarks stored in Windows Internet Explorer’s “Favorites” to del.icio.us or
to upload bookmarks exported from del.icio.us or a different service—must be in a standard bookmarks format
Click Export/Backup
to save a list of all your bookmarks as an HTML page to import into your browser
Click Private Saving
to hide your individual bookmarks from other users
Click RSS Feed License
to determine how, if at all, you want to share your bookmarks
Click Facebook Integration
If you have a Facebook account, you can publish information about your bookmarks to your Facebook profile.
Blogging
Click Network Badges
Copy and paste the code provided at the bottom of the page to your hypertext to display details about your del.icio.us network on your website
Click Link Rolls
Copy and paste the code provided into to display your latest del.icio.us bookmarks on your website
Click Tag Rolls
Copy and paste the code provided at the bottom of the page to display your del.icio.us tags on your website
Click Daily Blog Posting
to post entries to your blog every day of your latest del.icio.us links
