Comments on: How Do I Get My Website into Digg http://www.wolf-howl.com/social-networks/how-do-i-get-my-website-into-digg/ Michael Gray rants on SEO the internet and media Sun, 25 Oct 2009 18:58:50 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Matt Jones http://www.wolf-howl.com/social-networks/how-do-i-get-my-website-into-digg/comment-page-1/#comment-56387 Matt Jones Tue, 05 Jun 2007 21:41:49 +0000 http://www.wolf-howl.com/social-networks/how-do-i-get-my-website-into-digg/#comment-56387 Great tips, also commenting on other Dugg posts and buiding a reputation in the Digg community can help. I am yet to make the front page but by doing this the average number of Diggs for my posts rose from 2/3 from 9/10. Great tips, also commenting on other Dugg posts and buiding a reputation in the Digg community can help. I am yet to make the front page but by doing this the average number of Diggs for my posts rose from 2/3 from 9/10.

]]> By: corey http://www.wolf-howl.com/social-networks/how-do-i-get-my-website-into-digg/comment-page-1/#comment-54702 corey Sun, 18 Mar 2007 17:24:55 +0000 http://www.wolf-howl.com/social-networks/how-do-i-get-my-website-into-digg/#comment-54702 this is cool this is cool

]]> By: NitinK http://www.wolf-howl.com/social-networks/how-do-i-get-my-website-into-digg/comment-page-1/#comment-11149 NitinK Fri, 22 Sep 2006 16:19:41 +0000 http://www.wolf-howl.com/social-networks/how-do-i-get-my-website-into-digg/#comment-11149 Dugg! Very comprehensive - I pretty much agree with all of it. The problem I see with Digg is that unless you can get a bunch of diggs very quickly after you submit a story (the army of clickers/clickbots/ bunch of friends standing by on IM), the story may not stay on the Upcoming stories page long enough for many people to see it/vote on it. I submitted one of my blog posts to digg (yes, I'm not too proud), and happened to be watching the Spy: Watch in Real-time page, and within <i>10 seconds</i> of submitting, saw the "[Ok, this is lame]" comment in the Who or Why column, and the article immediately disappeared off the Upcoming Stories page. So, ok, maybe the post was lame, or not - but my point is that it was essentially canned by <b>one</b> user with high authority and most users never got to see it; and I don't see how this one user could possibly have read more than the title in a few seconds. How is that democratic? I've had other posts get some diggs, so I'm not a totally disgruntled user :-) - just pointing out what I saw. Perhaps I misinterpreted what actually happened? Dugg! Very comprehensive – I pretty much agree
with all of it.

The problem I see with Digg is that unless you
can get a bunch of diggs very quickly after you
submit a story (the army of clickers/clickbots/
bunch of friends standing by on IM), the story
may not stay on the Upcoming stories page
long enough for many people to see it/vote on it.

I submitted one of my blog posts to digg (yes,
I’m not too proud), and happened to be watching
the Spy: Watch in Real-time page, and within
10 seconds of submitting, saw the
“[Ok, this is lame]” comment in the Who or Why
column, and the article immediately disappeared
off the Upcoming Stories page.

So, ok, maybe the post was lame, or not – but
my point is that it was essentially canned by
one user with high authority and most
users never got to see it; and I don’t see how
this one user could possibly have read more than
the title in a few seconds. How is that
democratic?

I’ve had other posts get some diggs, so I’m not
a totally disgruntled user :-) – just pointing
out what I saw. Perhaps I misinterpreted what
actually happened?

]]> By: Andy H http://www.wolf-howl.com/social-networks/how-do-i-get-my-website-into-digg/comment-page-1/#comment-11104 Andy H Fri, 22 Sep 2006 06:57:03 +0000 http://www.wolf-howl.com/social-networks/how-do-i-get-my-website-into-digg/#comment-11104 I find your attempts to game social bookmarking sites offensive, and will in no way support it. I find your attempts to game social bookmarking sites offensive, and will in no way support it.

]]> By: Graydon http://www.wolf-howl.com/social-networks/how-do-i-get-my-website-into-digg/comment-page-1/#comment-11093 Graydon Fri, 22 Sep 2006 03:07:08 +0000 http://www.wolf-howl.com/social-networks/how-do-i-get-my-website-into-digg/#comment-11093 In case you needed an example of something that solves a "problem" and is entertaining... http://www.deepastronomy.com/how-to-destroy-earth-with-a-coffee-can.html This one made it to the front page and according to his comment at ProBlogger got about 30k+ visits. He picked up most of the other elements mentioned except starting the ball himself. Of course knowing all of the above and actually doing it... succesfully... two different things. In case you needed an example of something that solves a “problem” and is entertaining…

http://www.deepastronomy.com/how-to-destroy-earth-with-a-coffee-can.html

This one made it to the front page and according to his comment at ProBlogger got about 30k+ visits.

He picked up most of the other elements mentioned except starting the ball himself.

Of course knowing all of the above and actually doing it… succesfully… two different things.

]]> By: Hawaii SEO http://www.wolf-howl.com/social-networks/how-do-i-get-my-website-into-digg/comment-page-1/#comment-11078 Hawaii SEO Thu, 21 Sep 2006 22:02:56 +0000 http://www.wolf-howl.com/social-networks/how-do-i-get-my-website-into-digg/#comment-11078 Dugg! Dugg!

]]> By: UndefinedGuy http://www.wolf-howl.com/social-networks/how-do-i-get-my-website-into-digg/comment-page-1/#comment-11023 UndefinedGuy Thu, 21 Sep 2006 14:44:30 +0000 http://www.wolf-howl.com/social-networks/how-do-i-get-my-website-into-digg/#comment-11023 Great remark about infotainment. Can I add some more ideas about content? - find sneaky/appealing details about most commented topics (politics, sports, vips) - make fun of the latest trends - how-to about any well known problem using very simple solutions Great remark about infotainment. Can I add some more ideas about content?
- find sneaky/appealing details about most commented topics (politics, sports, vips)
- make fun of the latest trends
- how-to about any well known problem using very simple solutions

]]> By: Ken Savage http://www.wolf-howl.com/social-networks/how-do-i-get-my-website-into-digg/comment-page-1/#comment-11020 Ken Savage Thu, 21 Sep 2006 13:57:06 +0000 http://www.wolf-howl.com/social-networks/how-do-i-get-my-website-into-digg/#comment-11020 Dugg Dugg

]]> By: Jestep http://www.wolf-howl.com/social-networks/how-do-i-get-my-website-into-digg/comment-page-1/#comment-11014 Jestep Thu, 21 Sep 2006 12:46:08 +0000 http://www.wolf-howl.com/social-networks/how-do-i-get-my-website-into-digg/#comment-11014 I have dugg about three of my own stories, and one made it to the front page. The funny thing that I found, was that the one digg that I thought way sure to take off only got three diggs total, while the one that I considered more ordinary was huge. In the end, you don't really get to decide which of your diggs are popular. Having friends help digg your stuff is almost as importance as the quality of the content you are digging itself. I have dugg about three of my own stories, and one made it to the front page. The funny thing that I found, was that the one digg that I thought way sure to take off only got three diggs total, while the one that I considered more ordinary was huge.

In the end, you don’t really get to decide which of your diggs are popular. Having friends help digg your stuff is almost as importance as the quality of the content you are digging itself.

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