Comments on: Is Social News Traffic Worthwhile?

By: Josh Auriemma

Josh Auriemma — Sun, 31 May 2009 16:07:00 +0000

Definitely agree with this entire article. As a power digger, I can relatively easily put my blog on the front page, but it literally provides me almost no benefit since I have to write viral content specifically for the front page (and that isn't what my blog is about). As a result, I don't really convert many visitors from social media sites.

I think that if you're a site dealing specifically with viral content though, you'll do REAL well by getting dugg/reddit'ed. Take passiveaggressivenotes and cakewrecks for instance. I think that I was the first to put them on the Digg front page, and I would bet a lot of money that ever since then, their traffic has increased substantially. Why? Because their content is the kind of stuff that can go viral on a semi-regular basis.

I still devote Wednesdays to a social media push on my blog primarily in the hopes of linkbacks.

By: Indian art

Indian art — Sun, 31 May 2009 15:28:14 +0000

Yes, you can feel good if you witness jump in your traffic because of bookmarking sites but in the long run, you cant really make a substantial loyal readers base on this basis. quality of content and regular updates are the key apart from SEO skills.

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By: Zulfikar

Zulfikar — Sun, 31 May 2009 08:57:00 +0000

Social news site do very little in terms of long term traffic stratergy. I do use Stumbleupon and Digg but hardly rely on them being the source of my traffic.

Twitter on the other hand seem to be a best bet to getting sticky traffic who would come back time and time again when you post something interesting.

I am considering removing the social news buttons on my blogs and just retain the small "Share this" button as a total withdrawal isnt the best way forward.

By: Walter Paul Bebirian

Walter Paul Bebirian — Sun, 31 May 2009 08:35:03 +0000

There is no way to tell how in the long run any one thing will effect another – perhaps you had some short term visitors who did not stay around very long for now – but perhaps in the future a second or third time encountering your site and what you have to say may then see them become a permanent viewer of your writings -

By: Seth @ Blogging Agen

Seth @ Blogging Agen — Sat, 30 May 2009 13:05:50 +0000

I have found that social media or bookmarking sites do little towards building long term traffic and readers. It feels good to think that thousands of people have "stumbled upon" your blog, it does little towards long term development. It can occasionally build some brand recognition and can be used as a collaboration tool.

By: Fatin Pauzi

Fatin Pauzi — Sat, 30 May 2009 01:39:11 +0000

It think twitter is enough for me because twitter did give some value of relationship with followers.

By: Janette@Color Contac

Janette@Color Contac — Fri, 29 May 2009 18:17:30 +0000

I think that social traffic is worth it, because that way you can get visitors who are interested in your blog.

By: Stuart Foster

Stuart Foster — Fri, 29 May 2009 10:24:45 +0000

Yes. But only for temporary gains to brag about. It's unlikely that you will actually get new customers. But it is fun to use in a case study

By: Blogger Make Money

Blogger Make Money — Fri, 29 May 2009 08:26:31 +0000

Social bookmarking is good for SEO I think….

By: 5 Ways To Make Money

5 Ways To Make Money — Fri, 29 May 2009 05:02:12 +0000

I've been using social news and social bookmarking sites to get some traffic to my blog because whilst your blog is still relatively new/small, your going to need to do pretty much anything that works to get your blog out there and known to people.

By: Play Games Win Prize

Play Games Win Prize — Fri, 29 May 2009 02:07:14 +0000

The "share this" widget was just added to pinky arcade lately and already there are people stumbling or digging the games

-Mike