7 sure-fire ways to get traffic to your blog using Digg
So, you just made a blog and now you are looking for people to read it. Problem is — you’re fat, uneducated, poor and friendless. Who’s gonna’ read your blog?
Well, if you know how to use Digg correctly, one of your wee little blog posts just might end up on 10,000 computer screens all across America one day. With a little luck of course.
The first thing you need to know about Digg is that it was not designed for people to market their own websites with. Digg was designed to be a social news network which allows people to share or Digg pages they have an interest in on the web. The ideal Digg user is someone who uses Digg because it allows them a better web surfing experience.
Digg works like a voting system. Someone finds an article, blog post or picture they enjoy, so they submit it to Digg. At the submission screen they are asked for a title, URL (address), category (Digg has 8 main ones) and description. Sounds like a lot of fields to complete but many times the fields are filled in automatically if the Digger is using a Digg toolbar or browser add-on like this one.
After a content item is submitted to Digg, it gets passed off to other users. If those users Digg it, the item becomes more progressively exposed to other Digg users; then, if the Digg count reaches a certain threshold, the content item is featured on Digg’s frontpage. If you ever do make it to Digg’s G-L-O-R-I-O-U-S homepage, you really should throw yourself a party — as it is quite an accomplishment.
Below are a few tips to help you get there:
- Don’t submit only your own blog posts. You must diversify what you submit to Digg because, otherwise, the system will flag you as a spamer and your submissions won’t get anywhere. Digging 20 content items that are not yours for every item you submit that is yours, is a good ratio.
- Think hard about what you want the title and description to be. The title is the only thing that will grab the attention of Digg users that the system passes your submission off to. Try to create a curiosity by using creative titles. Use ordered lists (like ’10 fun ways to walk your dog’) and countdowns (like the top 10 funnies cop videos) because people like to read lists. The description should not only give a summary, but tell users what you think about the content item.
- Be an active Digg user. Never let your account be idle for more than a week. Set Digg as homepage in your browser, do whatever it takes to let the Digg system know that you are a dedicated and reputable user.
- Build relationships with other Digg users. If you have a friend on Digg, you can Digg his submissions and he can do the same for you. Digg once had a feature called ‘shout’ with which you could send content items you like to your friends on Digg. The shout button soon got taken advantage of by networks of Internet marketers and it was removed in May of 2009 in favor of sharing options like Facebook and Twitter. There is also no way that you can contact other Digg members through the Digg website. To get around that, you need to get in touch with Digg users IRL (in real life) or on Facebook and Twitter.
- Actually submit blog posts that are funny, useful or informative. This is probably a given but you should now that it is highly unlikely that you will make it to Digg’s frontpage if you write like a third grader.
- Consider carefully what category and sub-category you submit your blog post to. You should be as accurate as possible, anything else could cost you diggs.
- Don’t give up or lose momentum. If you follow these guidelines you will succeed in getting your blog post featured on the frontpage of Digg — it is not a question of if but a question of when. When you finally make it there, you will feel like you’re on top of the world!
The Digg front page feed is aggregated to hundreds of thousands of Internet locations. Make sure that your web host can handle the sudden burst of traffic as Digg has a reputation of crashing servers.
Well, that’s pretty much it … oh yes, and I almost forgot to mention:
Digg this page and the Digg fairy will visit you tonight, guarenteeing that your next five digg submissions will make it to the frontpage. You will also fall in love and get married.
If you do NOT Digg this page, angry demonic leprechauns will pop out of the walls tonight and strangle you in your sleep.
Tags: digg, social networking, traffic
Wow, thanks, that helps me a lot! I am submitting this page now.Setting “digg” as my homepage is a good catch. I will try it!
Thanks for sharing this info. I was really looking for effective ways to increase my digg traffic significantly.
Great job! No doubt these ways surely drive traffic,however put it sharing (Digg) button to blog or website is a another way to getting traffic from Digg. Thanks!