When doing my review I began my research began with Edwin
Brian, the creator of BookmarkingDemon software. For
me I like to research the writer/creator first simply because if there were
problems with the software you would find derogatory comments on Mr.
Brian. I did not find any. None.
Nada. What I found was that Edwin
recognized social bookmarking was definitely needed and started working to
create software in 2004. He worked,
bought tools, and thankfully spent thousands of dollars to create and update the
BookmarkingDemon software as needed. Edwin Brian started his company (Edwinsoft) in
2006 and rolled out the first version of BookmarkingDemon software. I
found it somewhat amusing to read some of his comments web promotion on the BookmarkingDemon.com website, but if I
were in his shoes I would hate the twists and turns technology has taken and
the updates he had to make for the software to be compatible with each of those
changes. If you go through the whole
website you will find there have been about 27 upgrades to make the software
easier for his customers within about 7-8 years. That is what I call dedication. He has provided the most up to date software as
part of his dedication to his customers without a cost and remember…the updates
are free.
I think it would be safe to recognize there are thousands
of new companies and/or individuals creating and launching websites every
day. With launching each of those
websites hopefully each creator has the knowledge that to be successful they
must have web promotion. Website promotion is “the continuing process used by
webmasters to increase exposure of a website to bring more visitors.” Without it those backlinks (links from one
webpage to another website) and the software to create traffic to their website
would mean you would be spending days promoting your website. In fact you would be spending all of your time
creating those links to where you would not have time for anything else. Have you tried writing a blog or article and
manually created the links? You have to
write the article, submit it in blogger.com to get the address for the link and
then go to the individual sites. That
takes so much time. You first have to
create an account with your email address for the website to send an activation
link. Then once that is done then you
have to determine their terminology and steps this website uses to create a
link. Some are simple and easy to get
done but others are not so much. None of
the websites I used created the tags (synonyms) for you. They may not have some or they have some but
not necessarily ones you need. Many
sites do not accept the tags you created probably because it was not programed in
as part of their website. Edwin
recognized this and knew it was very important and used tags in the software to
bring traffic back to website the software is promoting. Doing the links manually to save money and
doing hundreds of these takes so much time and we have found they need to be updated
frequently. Even if you think you want
to do your links manually, there is a high probability in getting banned from
social networking sites due to your IP address appearing over and over. I found there is what I call the IP police
looking for IP addresses that keep appearing in large amounts and will ban you
from using social bookmarking directories.
With this software you don’t have to worry about ever happening to
you. Just plug in your information and
let BookmarkingDemon software do its thing.
BookmarkingDemon software do its thing.
Have you ever searched for an item or document using
different terminologies with the search to be sure you’re getting the best price
or information, only to find it took you to the same website? Tags as a part of the software will create
more traffic which could conceivably rank your website higher with Google,
Yahoo, Bing, etc. This is very important
since the majority of people doing searches do not go past the first few pages the
searches engines (a program that searches for and identifies items in a
database that correspond to keywords or characters specified by the user)
populate for a particular website on the web. If it doesn’t make it by then I personally questioned
the information promoted but with this research I found many of the other pages
are more links back to some listed on the first pages. As you can see this research has taught me
many things.
One of the best things I have found with BookmarkingDemon software is
it recognizes we are not tech savvy or geeks as some are called. I printed out the smaller version of Quick
Start Guide (33 pages) thinking I would have a hard time working through the
setup without it. Many of BookmarkingDemon users
probably started as newbies like me, but either of the Quick Start Guides makes
it is so easy that even the newbie like me couldn’t screw it up. This guide walks you through each step, has
screen shots and even describes the icon for the next step if needed. Added to that are training videos I used to
at: http://bookmarkingdemon.com/trainingvideos.htm just
to be sure. I guess I had more faith in
Edwin than I did in myself so I went there with the guide to be sure plus I don’t
like having to go to support for help if there are great training materials to
access. For me when I research the
materials myself, I retain that information better than just having someone
giving me all the answers I wanted. I
have used accounting software in the past that were not dedicated in making
sure their customers had as smooth of a transition getting the software
installed and working properly as BookmarkingDemon has done.
I was definitely impressed.
The operating system requirements for this software is to
be used with Windows XP, Vista, 7, and 8 only.
Since I have multiple devices, I had never taken the time to update one
of my computers from Windows 7 since I personally feel Windows XP, and 7 are
the best operating systems Windows has and Windows 10 comes in pretty close to
them. The license is for one
instance. What they are saying is that
you can download the software on more than one device with that license, but
can only use it on one device at a time.
What more could you ask for unless you were trying to scam BMD and purchase
one license for multiple people to use at the same time. If you SPAM, you can expect to be banned from
directories. This is legitimate software
to be used in a professional manner. It
is also expected for each user to have anti-virus software on your computer
since some sites are poorly secured and could possibly be infected with
Trojans. This software does not protect
your devices. Plain and simple. The
directories are scanned for viruses on a regular basis and will remove any
sites that are found to have viruses, but it is highly recommended to have good
anti-virus software protecting your computer.
BookmarkingDemon
cannot be held responsible for anything that happens to your computer when
creating accounts or submission of content to any of the sites. Be proactive, protect your device, and keep
it updated as is recommended by the security software.
When beginning to use the software for the first time you
should read, understand the license agreement and disclaimer, then click “Agree
let me use program”. If for any reason
you do not agree you cannot proceed with setting up your account to use the
software.
Once you have agreed and are ready to begin, you have the
option of creating a shortcut on your desktop. Many find this to be an
asset. If choose the shortcut and find
it convenient just click yes and proceed to the next step. As with any software you have a key code to
be entered before being able to use it. This
step took me by surprise. Most key codes
are like Windows and even my Malware software has 16 digits, but BookmarkingDemon has
64 digits!! Lol. I suggest you save the key code in a safe
place just in case it is needed in the future. Once you enter the key code and get the
warning that your license has not been activated; click yes to activate the
software. This takes you to the Setup
Wizard if this is your first time using the software. It walks you through each step and commends
that you choose auto run when starting up the software. Also it is recommended you choose yes for the
“ping-er” to auto run when starting. Once this is completed you have finished setup
and are ready to start your new task.
Before creating a new task, it is important to know the “submitter”
must be up and running to submit the task.
If you chose not to select auto run the submitter when setting up your
profile you will need to click icon looks like the play button for videos “► “
each time you start a task otherwise the software will not be able to submit
the it. Many websites when registering
an account will have a CAPTCHA section for you to prove you are not a
robot. Just enter the information like
you have done many times and click OK.
This action for hundreds of sites you are going to send this link to
takes time. So Edwin has a Visual Aid
built in so we have 100% hands free submission. Should you choose to use Visual Aid there
are real live human beings who are entering the phrase for you for a fee of
somewhere between $1.39 to $7.00 per 1000 images they provide. Should you decide to use this service you
would register with option(s) you chose by clicking on the link provided for
each. Once this is done you provide your
id and password; to post money on the account you click “buy credits” to use
this service. At any time you can click
“Check Balance” to see what has been used if any and your balance Another option is choosing to “Skip sites
that require CAPTCHA input” or enter manually which can take time out of your
day. Doing them manually, you will hear
a doorbell ring letting you know there is input required. Before starting a task I think you should
decide if you want to use this service and if so, buy your credit so not to
delay any submissions.
Now, from the projects tab you will choose “new” and then
“bookmark task”. This will then send you
to “adding sites” where you add the sites you want your article to link
to. Again you have the option of
selecting the individual sites by clicking “+” or choosing “select all” on the
top right side of the screen. By
clicking “select all” saves you time and the chance of getting more traffic to
your website. Personally I would prefer
this option simply because it will create the chance of more traffic and/or
sales. I would never turn away traffic no
matter where it came from. Still, if
your website requires a category, you will need to specify one. Type in the category you want and click “set
category” and choose the websites you want to send your information to. For instance, if you have an anti-viral
software you want to promote, I would type “software, malware, anti-virus”
separated just this way. This screen
shot shows how the website is ranked and looking at the bottom of the screen
you will see the word “reputation” and if you choose your websites manually you
will see the ratings from very poor to excellent. Each is color coded so you will see this
exactly know how the website’s reputation stands. Once all the websites are chosen you will
click on “add” on the bottom right side of the screen. However again, I would choose the easiest way
to complete this step and let the BookmarkingDemon software send your article to all the
websites by clicking “select all”.
There are so many options to choose in getting things set
up, but they are each explained very clearly but now we are ready to create an
Account Profile. On the account profile
page you will set up your email address.
This is mandatory to be able to use the software. If you have ever manually created links to a
webpage you understand why this is required.
When registering on the sites you wanted to post the link you were
required to provide your email address for the email to be sent to you with the
activation link inside. Until the
account is activated you cannot submit the tasks. The same applies here. Without the email address, BMD would not be
able to download the emails and automatically verify them for you. With that in mind it is recommended you setup
a separate email address just for this software. Some article directories do not accept free
email addresses hosted by Gmail, Hotmail, Yahoo, etc. There are instructions in the User Guide how
to set each of those up individually. It
is not recommended to check to leave a copy of the message on the server unless
you want to be emendated with hundreds of emails. Later after you have submitted the task you
will be able to see how the account is functioning without getting copies of
those emails. However it is imperative
you click “test settings” to make sure the email profile has been set up
correctly. If there is an issue you will
get a message to correct the selected information. Once it is correct, click “ok”. With some
websites they allow for avatars to be uploaded.
No it doesn’t upload a character from the movie Avatar, but it will
choose an avatar from the pictures stored here.
You can upload pictures or make use of the random data if you like. One of the fields will ask you to put your
email in again and just put it in again and click to save.
Believe it or not we are getting close to finishing everything
up. It may seem like there is so much to
know and do, but once you have completed the first task you will find it much
easier and faster with the next one. Next
we need to add the URL you want to bookmark.
I am talking about Google.com, Bing.com, Ask.com, etc. You would click on “+” to add the URL, but if
you choose to delete one click the minus “-“and choose the one you want to
delete. On the Add Web Pages you will
choose to paste the URLs there, but then you can paste any of them to the
camouflage sites if you do not want the bookmarking activities to be seen. You can also edit any of the details of the
bookmarks by dragging or widening the details and make your changes. To change the title of your article click on
the title field and make your changes. Finally
in the description field is where you post your required article content. Should you find you made typographical errors
or you simply want to edit the article, click on the title and the rewriter will
open and expand to make changes. Now that
you have your content into the system you can use the tab key to get the
synonym chooser to open up. If you are
not familiar with the tab key or just choose not to use it; you can click on
the icon that looks like a page with a squiggly line in the middle. That too will open the tags for you to choose
the synonyms that will best describe your article. Remember, the more tags you choose the more
traffic it will generate. From there you create a name for your article to
better identify it in the future.
Finally, you will decide whether you want to submit your task (article)
the minute you save it. You can choose
to submit at a later date to which it is recommended to try to submit the task
up to 3 times and to wait 1 minute before submitting it. This is giving a10 minute submission and may
give your article a higher ranking. Again,
before submitting the article be sure the submitter was started otherwise BMD
will not be able to submit it. Click
Save and BookmarkingDemon will take over from here and
submit your article.
will take over from here and
submit your article.
While this software is truly amazing,
BookmarkingDemon.com cannot guarantee you success, but when used properly it
will bring the traffic to your website and the rest of your success is up to you. I have found this software to be very
valuable to anyone wanting to do a web promotion and generate traffic back to
your website. The only thing I found for
this review to be better would be for it to be usable with Windows 10, but
until that time I am content using Windows 7.
Once I am proficient using BMD, I will consider upgrading to Ultimate
Demon
.
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with http://typeathome.com. Their website gives you a means to making
extra money on the side or possibly making a career change typing articles. Check
it out and remember it is a business opportunity to make money typing as an
independent contractor. It can be fun
and again, go on over and check out both websites. I think you will like what you see.
