How To Use Digg

Saturday, November 28th, 2009 at 2:29 pm

Digg.com is a social bookmarking tool. It enables users to vote on valuable and quality content they find on the web and share it with other users. Of course this is also a powerful tool for online marketers because it gives you the power to reach more people and drive traffic. Here’s how to use Digg to your advantage.

#1 Submit your articles.

In order to submit to Digg, you must have an account. It’s free and you simply go to Digg.com and sign up for one. They require very little information. To make life easy, install the toolbar on your browser. Then you can submit to Digg with the click of a button. Digg does identify who submits a webpage or article so you can’t submit your own content anonymously but that’s okay. However there is one caveat and that is, you cannot submit all of your articles and pages because Digg will kick you out. However, submitting the new content on your site or the content that you think is particularly compelling or popular is a great way to drive traffic to your site. People will begin voting on your site, Digging it, and your popularity and exposure will increase.

#2 Amplify the results

The more Digg votes your pages receive, the higher they move in up the results and the higher up they are, the more people see them. This in turn drives traffic to your site and you know the rest. Consider asking friends, family and associates to Digg your pages. It’ll help you get where you want to be faster and you can return the favor to them.

#3 When you submit a page of your own to Digg, make sure to optimize the title and description. Digg also allows you to choose a thumbnail to go along with your description and asks you to put your submission in a category. Choose wisely so you receive the most traffic and votes.

#4 Install a Digg widget or plug-in on your website. Whether you blog or have a website, there are numerous Digg and social bookmarking plug-ins and widgets you can install to motivate visitors to vote for your website. Some gadgets even publish the number of Digg votes your web page has received. This is a great feature because it gives people the chance to both express their opinion on your site and to join the group. If someone sees your article has been voted for 25 times, they’re more likely to vote for it also. This of course gives you a boost in the results.

#5 You can also use Digg to bookmark classified ads and special promotional pages. This helps attract attention to your promotion.

#6 Digg is a community and just like other social websites, it pays to make friends. Get to know other people on Digg, make friends and then when you have a page to submit, ask them to vote on it.

Digg is a great way to promote your website, connect with a new audience and to enhance the awareness and reach of your business. It’s free to join and can be a valuable way to boost your business.

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