Post Promoting (Digg, etc.) - How does it work? | Bloggers Lair | Yakezie Forums

Hey guys,

I'm trying to promote my posts and I'm not really well versed in Digg and the other sites that promote posts. Can someone point me to an explanation of how Digg and other similar sites work? Thanks, I'd really appreciate it.

Well, in a nutshell you submit your article to these sites and your followers are alerted.  In addition, people browsing the digg for interesting stuff may also see it.  If they like what they see then they vote you up, and the more up votes you get the higher up on the pages your article will appear.  The higher up it appears, the more people see it and the more it could get upvoted.  It's kind of a vicious cycle.  I hope this answers your question, let me know if there is anything else I might be able to explain.

I love reddit because it is such an active community, but you never know what will do well and what won't, lol!

Post edited 7:41 am – November 25, 2010 by Kevin McKee

Thanks guys.

So there is Digg, Reddit, and StumbleUpon? Are there any more I should be trying? Does everyone agree Reddit is the best?

Reddit has been the best for me, but your mileage may vary depending on content.  More technical content may not do as well on Reddit (which is more of an artsy young group of people) versus Tip'd or PFBuzz which are solely Business/FInance.  There is PFBuzz, Tip'd, BuzzUp, and a few others.  I'll let you know if I think of any, but you basically know the really important ones.

I found out yesterday that one can add their feeds to Digg, so this is what I did.  I suppose that this is a handsoff approach. Hopefully, it will work. I don't know about the other sites.

Dana – I am with you. Whenever someone else has nominated my articles, I have benefited best. Social media avenues are sophisticated enough to know/trace IPs and reward accordingly.