The Key Digg Factor
“How do I increase the chances of getting a blog post to the front page of Digg?”
Let me begin with a disclaimer: I am in no way guarantying you success on Digg - but from my experience this is the KEY DIGG FACTOR. The person who submits your post to Digg is the key Digg factor in how well it does.
There are two kinds of diggers in the blogosphere: Power Diggers and small time Diggers. The power Diggers have an arsenal of friends that will Digg their article for the sake of staying on good terms. So what happens when a Power Digger submits a story? It gets seen by their friends on Digg and voted up quickly. However the value of a friend Digg is less than Zambian curency in the digg market. Small Time Diggers have little to know friends but are of great value. If a smalltime Digger submits your article and a power Digger Diggs it followed by his arsonal you have non friends digging. Your article is now salebrity status being Dugg b/c of the content not the friendship. 30 of these organic Diggs could be as valuable as 300 friend Diggs. This is where you realize that it’s not about how many people you can get to Digg a story from your network that matters but whether you’ve actually written something that appeals to Diggers out side your network.
Israel Swanson
Director of Community Development
