Comments on: Why you should always use Digg

By: mycutepetpics

mycutepetpics — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 20:24:05 +0000

Awesome and very informative article. I was not fully aware that Digg can have anything positive to do with our PR. I did realize that it is a great place to make new friends and read great articles. But now i know it is much more valuable. Like you said it helped your Pr and I believe that to be 100% true now after checking my SEO numbers after one post did well before I removed it, I jumped up 2 extra points in my SEO Grade. Thank you so much for the informative post and if you don’t mind I am going to go looking for you on Digg now and add you as a friend. Have a wonderful day and God Bless.

Josy & Darrin

By: Todd Andrews

Todd Andrews — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 14:21:17 +0000

Because of the huge move to get content on Digg, it can be really effective to get articles posted on what social site is moving upwards. Its hard for other sites to build to Digg’s popularity, but so many people forget about level two social sites, that posting on them can be lucrative for links back.

By: jonson roth

jonson roth — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 03:23:47 +0000

Actually, since the Digg algorithm changed, you get almost no traffic unless you hit the HP. It doesn’t even matter if you make it to the top of one category’s page.

By: Suzanne Franco

Suzanne Franco — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 06:46:46 +0000

I have not been able to log into my Digg account for the past couple of days … I was wondering if I’ve been banned for Digging my own blog posts … anyone ever heard of that? Can you be banned for that? I read all over the net to Digg my posts … I guess I’ll have to break down and email customer care to see what the problem is.

Great article … Thanks! *SmiLes* Suzanne

By: nithin

nithin — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 06:20:15 +0000

Hi, I am not a big fan of social bookmarking but I love stumbleupon. I dont like digg coz digg just provide instantaneous traffic which also increases the bounce rate.

Some say that certian niches works for digg but my niche does not work at all.

By: Emma Selley

Emma Selley — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 15:14:46 +0000

In response to Cush and Celia – you can find all the info you need to integrate Digg into your site here: http://digg.com/tools/integrate – but if you’re looking for a quick Digg button try this adding this piece of code to your blog:

Missy, no problem In response to your other questions:

1. I usually keep the title of the post the same so that it’s keyword relevant – although re-wording the title using the same keywords is probably just as beneficial. As long as it has some relevance to your post. In the description I generally just summarize the post in a couple of sentances.

2. Blogging is something I do in my spare time so I usually only write a couple of posts a week. If I did happen to write a couple in the same day I’d shout one to my friends on that day, then maybe shout the other the next day? I often get shouts from my friends but they also tend to be no more than one a day.

I look forward to reading your article if you write something on here

Oh, and you can Digg this post, but for some reason the button on this page doesn’t work correctly (I’ll let Kevin know so he can fix it).

The link to Digg this post is here: http://digg.com/design/Why_you_should_always_use_Digg

By: Missy from Groovy Vegetarian

Missy from Groovy Vegetarian — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 14:58:52 +0000

Has this post been Dugg? Where is the Digg button, let’s Digg this baby up.

By: Missy from Groovy Vegetarian

Missy from Groovy Vegetarian — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 14:55:50 +0000

Two more questions for you Emma:(by the way thanxs for the replies above)

1.) Do you always use different titles on Digg, than the blog post title, because of dup content?

2.) How many digg shouts do you tend to send out daily to friends?

I ask because as a busy blogger, i write for pay on 2 blogs, plus i have a small network of sites and blogs. So i am quite busy and always have something to do. And Social Media Marketing can be SO time consuming at times. I hardly ever get to all Digg shouts and Stumbles from friends, as at times, they can be too many.

How do you handle it all? Which do you belong to?

P.S. Your 1st article along with the replies, has been really helpful. Thanxs again. Maybe i will write something for Blogging Tips. Hmmm, i just might.

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By: rob

rob — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 13:58:43 +0000

thanks for the sharp post on Digg. i like your ideas and will keep Digg’ing, even as frustrating as it sometimes is.

good job

By: cush

cush — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 13:44:37 +0000

Ok I might be a bit dumb here. How do you digg your posts? How do you add a digg widget to your blog?????

Thanks

By: Emma Selley

Emma Selley — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 08:23:58 +0000

Missy – I forgot to answer your other question. I tend to shout my Diggs to all my friends sometimes leaving a note asking them to get in touch with me if they don’t like my shouts. That way if my friends don’t like my shouts I’ll leave them out in future shouts.

By: Emma Selley

Emma Selley — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 08:21:09 +0000

Missy – that is a very good question. What I tend to do is always Digg my own posts, and this is for a number of reasons.

Generally, I feel that no one will Digg your post if it hasn’t already been submitted to Digg – all people really want to do is click Digg and be done with it.

Another reason is is because I can create a good title and description for what I’m Digging. I feel that is just as important as creating links for link directories. If someone were to Digg a post of mine that I hadn’t already Dugg I wouldn’t want them to create the title and description as it could be bad/unrelated/not-what-I’m-Looking-For etc. And I feel not only would that be bad for SEO purposes – but it’d also be bad because that title and description is a reflection on my site.

Mrs S – I’m sure there are a few good categories you could post your Walt Disney World News to. There is the “World News” category, and “Travel and Places” category. With the book reviews one you could use the “Arts and Culture” category. They may not be really specific to what you want, but you’re more likely to get visitors from these categories than any other, and if you don’t try, you won’t know

By: Mrs S | Blue Archipelago

Mrs S | Blue Archipelago — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 07:09:42 +0000

Sure Digg is great if you write a blog that fits their categories – but I write one about Walt Disney World news and planning and another where I write book reviews – I can’t see how my articles could ever end up on Digg.

Am I wrong?

By: Christian

Christian — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 06:10:26 +0000

Thanks for the great article. I agree – Digg is very powerful. Digg helps with visitor traffic coming from the Digg website AS WELL AS helping your posts to easily get listed in search engines. It sometimes only takes minutes before a Digg topic is listed in the search engines – which is a huge advantage for the posts associated.