Comments on: Why You’re Not Getting on the Digg Homepage

By: BlackVV

BlackVV — Sun, 15 Oct 2006 05:36:28 +0000

Digg sends a lot of traffic to my blog – even if some articles don’t get Dugg. I find this interesting and the traffic measure means more to me than someone clicking. In saying that, some of my new articles are fairing quite well.

By: allen074

allen074 — Wed, 20 Sep 2006 17:09:15 +0000

http://www.centernetworks.com/web-apps-summit-coverage

I have the digg api on the page – so if you digg me, I would appreciate it. It is good content too, have a read LOL.

– Allen

By: Greg Knaddison

Greg Knaddison — Wed, 20 Sep 2006 13:31:36 +0000

5. Consult Captain Obvious for Advice about Content: Captain Obvious recommends that the actual content be useful and relevant as well. A cool title with a bunch of turds in a list won't fly. Duh.

That's bollocks. And, uh, Brian and Andy, could you digg the story about the Top 3 Turds in a list?

By: Raj Dash

Raj Dash — Wed, 20 Sep 2006 12:24:38 +0000

And when you do get Dugg, have a thick skin for the hired monkeys who will insult your article in every which way.

By: Andy Hagans

Andy Hagans — Wed, 20 Sep 2006 12:00:43 +0000

> Getting a group to digg your stuff is just basic defense against all the other people doing it. I know that’s escalation, but that’s how it is.

Exactly.

Idealists don’t like it.

Who’s here to win?

By: Andy Hagans

Andy Hagans — Wed, 20 Sep 2006 12:00:12 +0000

Brian, Done

By: Brian Clark

Brian Clark — Wed, 20 Sep 2006 09:37:55 +0000

Andy, will you go bookmark my latest post at Copyblogger on Delicious? I want to keep it up on the popular page all day.

How was that?

By: hanksname

hanksname — Wed, 20 Sep 2006 09:02:22 +0000

… so if you don’t game the system you will never get anywhere on it. I don’t think its life expectancy is high because people give up after watching cabals of friends promote useless stories that are on the front page of every news service being dugg the most.

Getting a group to digg your stuff is just basic defense against all the other people doing it. I know that’s escalation, but that’s how it is.

By: Chris Garrett

Chris Garrett — Wed, 20 Sep 2006 08:14:12 +0000

Those first diggs are the most important, the first 100 the hardest. If you have a network big enough and you believe in the content then why not? Is it gaming the system? I don’t think so, most people won’t get to see your digg entry unless it has been given some visibility.