How to use Digg effectively

Although I have been a member of Digg for a long time, I have not been using it. I decided to research how to use the site and its features effectively and I found a recent blog post that fits the bill nicely called: Build traffic with Digg that I’d like to share with my readers. I also found two others that are topical and you will find them below under references.

What follows is only an brief summary please refer to the post linked to above for more detailed information.

How it works
Digg dot com is social bookmarking community where a great number of bloggers meet to read posts and “digg” their articles to get more visitors to their blogs. The website and it maintains credibility by using a “voting” process . The better the article submitted is the more diggs it gets and, the best of all appear on the front pages. If you’re not member of Digg yet you can register now.

If you have a post that you think could hit the front page on Digg, you can notify other blogger friends and ask for their support in advance. Once you submit the post for listing, you can use shout-outs to encourage others to digg your article within the first 15 - 20 minutes of listing. Also note that by posting the Digg button on your wordpress.com posts you make it easier for others to digg your article.

The right stuff
The important things to consider when assessing whether or not you should submit a post to Digg include:

• submit only original well written content
• include exceptionally good images
• well written technical, tutorials and how to posts tend to fare better than others

A word to the wise

In 2006 randfish wrote Top 100 Digg Users Control 56% of Digg’s HomePage Content
“At Digg, a very select group of users is dominating the popular homepage content. Far from being a mass of opinion, Digg is instead showing, primarily, the content opinions of just a few, select folks.

There’s certainly nothing wrong with this - it’s not a secret or a problem and it isn’t hurting Digg’s popularity, reputation or importance. But, it is something that many folks who use the site don’t realize and many marketers or folks attempting to use it to promote their content should be aware of. Like the college frathouse, it pays to know the right people at Digg.”

References:
How to get dugg more diggs more traffic
Bloggers Ultimate Links Lists Social Hits Information Thread
Digg This

Related posts found on this blog:
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Blog Catalog: A New Social Network
How to use Stumbleupon effectively

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