How To Digg And Be Digged

By Author: Mel Joelle
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Digg has been around since November of 2004 but I never took advantage of its traffic generating potential until now. It's a great social news site which makes it better in my opinion than just the usual social sites. Less than a month of being a digger; so far, I have made 4 stories to the front page and have gained over 200+ quality digger friends, and have over 1200 page views.

Seeing how short my experience with Digg is, I can see how many would be skeptical taking my advice but I feel that I've come a long way in a short time by using the following rules

Most importantly you have to understand the game. You want to be digged but you have to return the favor. Stay on top of your shouts from other diggers and Digg their stories. If the article is about a topic that I don't agree with I then I make the decision of either digging but making a comment on my point of view or if it's something I'm really uncomfortable digging, then I leave it as is. I don't like to bury my friends. A great technique I've learned is to Digg stories that still don't have many diggs yet, this is a great opportunity for your friend ...
... to see that you're one of the only friends that have digged them and they will remember that. If you want to go above and beyond, share that story for them and I'm positive when you need diggs, they'll be there for you. I believe these are the very diggers that have catapulted me to the front page.

So many diggers ask you to Digg and share I like to share my mutual friend's stories unexpectedly. This is a nice surprise to them and before you know it, they are doing the same for you. But I make sure that the story interests me, I refuse to Digg everything, as this must be a personal experience. Another thing is leaving comments on stories. Your friends want you to Digg their stories but they want to see feedback. This also makes you visible to other diggers and they will come on to your page and see your stories, possibly Digg them, and add you as a friend.

The stories themselves have to be interesting. Set alerts for breaking news and be the first to submit your story. Once you have built a following you can submit personal blogs and articles that link to a website you want to promote. Now you can begin to use Digg as a major traffic tool. This will increase page views and familiarize tons of new users with a site they have never seen before. This is a huge plus for you and your clients.

Everything I mentioned above came to me solely from being an actual digger and making observations on the performance of my submitted items. Not all results will be equal, no doubt they will vary. I spend about 2 hours a day on Digg, sometimes a bit longer so there has to be dedication to the site if you want to become a well known digger. Good luck, and hope to Digg you soon.
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