Friends Don’t Let Friends Digg or Stumble

Ever wondered about using the social media platforms like Digg or Stumbleupon to promote your own content? It is, for most people a black or white issue. Some say “Its fine to do” others say “no way”. One solution to this is in fact very Social in its nature.

Get your friends involved, especially if they are bloggers themselves. Wait until you write a really good post, yes I know all your posts are really nice, but lets be honest here, as writers we, like everyone else have good days and not so good days. So wait until you have something you know adds value, then ask a group of your friends to submit it to digg, stumbleupon,reddit etc. in return you will do the same for them the next time they need some extra promotion.

Getting your posts into the mix at these sites is guaranteed to increase the amount of traffic your site gets, and the great thing about it is that once you start appearing on these sites the traffic will continue to come to you from them.

So be social and ask a friend if they can digg it.

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#1 by clickktdotcom on March 2, 2009 - 2:03 am

I agree with you. Thanks for share.

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#2 by Creative Writing Ide on March 2, 2009 - 3:09 am

I agree with you though I feel like your title is a bit of a misnomer. The idea is that it's good, just it needs to be rationed. Please don't spam the services but doing it on occasion can help a lot.

#3 by pedestal on March 2, 2009 - 3:59 am

Agreed. Many people seem to think the traffic is just a one-time pop, but as long as you've got additional good content on your site, the visitors should keep on returning.

#4 by Rahul Jadhav on March 2, 2009 - 6:38 am

There is no harm if we digg or stumble our friends post once. It isnt a crime

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#5 by Lighting Glossary on March 3, 2009 - 1:38 am

This very strategy has gotten me tons of traffic!

#6 by CareerGears-Educatio on March 3, 2009 - 11:32 pm

Its Totally Fine If Me Or My Friends Digg Or Stumble Any Post,

SomeTimes When they Like It They Do Themselves And Sometimes i ask Them to Do So,

I agree With You

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#7 by Healthcare Managemen on March 4, 2009 - 12:58 am

sure it will be great for traffic generation and to get enough exposure, great idea like it thx for useful thought.

#8 by Kawasaki motorcycles on March 4, 2009 - 11:32 pm

Very true… bt its fine if me or my Friends digg or stumble any post..

Thnx 4 sharing

#9 by Cancer Hospital FL on March 5, 2009 - 11:59 pm

Good information sharing. I'll try to use this strategy.