Comments on: How To Engineer Your Way To The Front Page Of Digg http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2008/07/01/how-to-engineer-your-way-to-the-front-page-of-digg/ News, opinion, and fresh thinking for web developers and designers. The official podcast of sitepoint.com. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 05:24:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Salient http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2008/07/01/how-to-engineer-your-way-to-the-front-page-of-digg/#comment-755001 Salient Thu, 03 Jul 2008 03:59:42 +0000 http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/?p=2591#comment-755001 Joe not to get into a debate or anything, but say you have spent the last six months researching something, have then spent two months writing the best article ever on your topic, how do you get people to promote it? I think the article writer has provided us with one answer. And no have never used digg, have no idea how to get those digg sumbol thingies working, and should take time to check it all out. Joe not to get into a debate or anything, but say you have spent the last six months researching something, have then spent two months writing the best article ever on your topic, how do you get people to promote it? I think the article writer has provided us with one answer.

And no have never used digg, have no idea how to get those digg sumbol thingies working, and should take time to check it all out.

]]> By: Joe@800Blog http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2008/07/01/how-to-engineer-your-way-to-the-front-page-of-digg/#comment-754761 Joe@800Blog Wed, 02 Jul 2008 18:38:44 +0000 http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/?p=2591#comment-754761 This are very great ideas, who won't love to get to the front page of digg? Of course you can cheat you way and succeed in getting that sudden burst of traffic, but then the question is: What then? My own opinion is first, create something useful, attractive and worth to talk about. Something whichever it is that will make at least 80% of your visitors to come back. Then do all you can to get to digg front page. By then atleast there will be a 80% rate that you will retain some of those visitors when that happens. Hey this are just my thoughts! This are very great ideas, who won’t love to get to the front page of digg?

Of course you can cheat you way and succeed in getting that sudden burst of traffic, but then the question is: What then?

My own opinion is first, create something useful, attractive and worth to talk about. Something whichever it is that will make at least 80% of your visitors to come back.

Then do all you can to get to digg front page. By then atleast there will be a 80% rate that you will retain some of those visitors when that happens.

Hey this are just my thoughts!

]]> By: ShayneTilley http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2008/07/01/how-to-engineer-your-way-to-the-front-page-of-digg/#comment-754427 ShayneTilley Wed, 02 Jul 2008 04:33:28 +0000 http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/?p=2591#comment-754427 serg08 - thanks for sharing your opinion -- I made a small edit to your comment to remove the profanity. Feel free to share your thoughts but try to keep the language clean. Thanks. serg08 - thanks for sharing your opinion — I made a small edit to your comment to remove the profanity. Feel free to share your thoughts but try to keep the language clean. Thanks.

]]> By: serg08 http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2008/07/01/how-to-engineer-your-way-to-the-front-page-of-digg/#comment-754423 serg08 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 04:23:01 +0000 http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/?p=2591#comment-754423 Tyssen, you probably have no idea how the social sites work. A few years ago, web masters and web owners were struggling with creating "sticky" content so that users like you and me get back often. Today, the new generation sites, such as digg, wagg.it, propeller and many others, are driven BY users. So, when you say the "digg community" doesn't like when you submit your own content, I honestly don't know what you are talking about. You can't submit your front page - unless your front pages tells something special, but you can easily "bookmark" one of your blog's post so that to get additional traffic and share with others your point of view. Just don't bookmark and submit ********. Tyssen, you probably have no idea how the social sites work. A few years ago, web masters and web owners were struggling with creating “sticky” content so that users like you and me get back often. Today, the new generation sites, such as digg, wagg.it, propeller and many others, are driven BY users. So, when you say the “digg community” doesn’t like when you submit your own content, I honestly don’t know what you are talking about. You can’t submit your front page - unless your front pages tells something special, but you can easily “bookmark” one of your blog’s post so that to get additional traffic and share with others your point of view. Just don’t bookmark and submit ********.

]]> By: Mike Borozdin http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2008/07/01/how-to-engineer-your-way-to-the-front-page-of-digg/#comment-754263 Mike Borozdin Tue, 01 Jul 2008 23:11:50 +0000 http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/?p=2591#comment-754263 Tyssen, I do submit my own content on the social bookmarking sites. I've never had a problem with that, although I usually submit to Dzone.com and DotNetKicks.com, not Digg. Tyssen,

I do submit my own content on the social bookmarking sites. I’ve never had a problem with that, although I usually submit to Dzone.com and DotNetKicks.com, not Digg.

]]> By: ShayneTilley http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2008/07/01/how-to-engineer-your-way-to-the-front-page-of-digg/#comment-754262 ShayneTilley Tue, 01 Jul 2008 23:10:18 +0000 http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/?p=2591#comment-754262 serg08 its not advice, well certainly not from me. When I got the email marketing piece asking for a digg from someone I hardly knew, it was the inspiration to write the post. I just wondered why people cant concentrate on delivering an awesome product or content. If you find yourself needing to 'engineer outcomes' to get results then take a good look at why. That's why I love working at SitePoint as a Marketer. I stand by the quality and value of our products and content 100% which makes my job so much easier. serg08 its not advice, well certainly not from me. When I got the email marketing piece asking for a digg from someone I hardly knew, it was the inspiration to write the post. I just wondered why people cant concentrate on delivering an awesome product or content. If you find yourself needing to ‘engineer outcomes’ to get results then take a good look at why. That’s why I love working at SitePoint as a Marketer. I stand by the quality and value of our products and content 100% which makes my job so much easier.

]]> By: Tyssen http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2008/07/01/how-to-engineer-your-way-to-the-front-page-of-digg/#comment-754227 Tyssen Tue, 01 Jul 2008 22:01:29 +0000 http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/?p=2591#comment-754227 I'm not a regular Digg user but I've read from those who are that the Digg community don't like it when you submit your own content. I’m not a regular Digg user but I’ve read from those who are that the Digg community don’t like it when you submit your own content.

]]> By: serg08 http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2008/07/01/how-to-engineer-your-way-to-the-front-page-of-digg/#comment-754223 serg08 Tue, 01 Jul 2008 21:53:09 +0000 http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/?p=2591#comment-754223 I am very surprised that such a reputable site as Sitepoint is giving advice on how to cheat the Digg.... I have no comments. Really. Besides the fact that people don't have any idea of who will be "digging" their stories and instead of getting benefits they can easily get banned. Are you guys serious or this advice was a joke? I am very surprised that such a reputable site as Sitepoint is giving advice on how to cheat the Digg…. I have no comments. Really. Besides the fact that people don’t have any idea of who will be “digging” their stories and instead of getting benefits they can easily get banned. Are you guys serious or this advice was a joke?

]]> By: armchaircritic http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2008/07/01/how-to-engineer-your-way-to-the-front-page-of-digg/#comment-754085 armchaircritic Tue, 01 Jul 2008 17:44:30 +0000 http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/?p=2591#comment-754085 I think that with any system there are always ways to circumvent the serendipitous chance of landing the goal, in this case the front page traffic heavy front page of digg. I don't see any problem with these techniques actually apart from the paid one. That's going a little too far, and I think maybe more than a few people diggers included would agree. It's just about knowing marketing and how to utilise any means to a goal. I think that with any system there are always ways to circumvent the serendipitous chance of landing the goal, in this case the front page traffic heavy front page of digg.

I don’t see any problem with these techniques actually apart from the paid one. That’s going a little too far, and I think maybe more than a few people diggers included would agree.

It’s just about knowing marketing and how to utilise any means to a goal.

]]> By: Logan http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2008/07/01/how-to-engineer-your-way-to-the-front-page-of-digg/#comment-753969 Logan Tue, 01 Jul 2008 14:28:09 +0000 http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/?p=2591#comment-753969 You can always make digg frontpage by any content involving scientology, wiretapping, ron paul, obama, bush bashing, 911 conspiracies, etc. You can always make digg frontpage by any content involving scientology, wiretapping, ron paul, obama, bush bashing, 911 conspiracies, etc.

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