DISQUS

Dennis · 1 year ago

wow great article , what you are great man .. I like your articles

Garry Conn · 1 year ago

Thanks for the comment. Ted wrote this one... I just did the lead in so my readers would better understand. :)

offendedblogger · 1 year ago

Thanks so much for your honesty about Digg! As a blogger, I typically use Stumble if I have a choice on a blog between that or Digg. Mostly because it has brought me some nice traffic here and there from other Stumblers.

Apparently they are a bit more blogger friendly, maybe?

Chelle B. ~ The Offended Blogger

Ted · 1 year ago

Why are you offended ?

offendedblogger · 1 year ago

I'm not offended. Well, not over this article. The Offended Blogger just happens to be the name of my humor blog. :)

Ted · 1 year ago

I was kidding. I actually love your blog, stumbled upon it a few times. Would you like to me be my friend?

offendedblogger · 1 year ago

Sure I'll be your friend!

But only if you will Stumble and Digg me.

Oh, and you have to let me borrow your car whenever I ask! :p

Ted · 1 year ago

If you fill it up every time...

Garry Conn · 1 year ago

In my experience I too enjoy Stumble more.. really though that is only because I am more established there and have in many ways made that place my home rather than Digg. I really want to start building up my Mixx profile though... Mixx has a ton of potential and the people seem real nice.

Ted · 1 year ago

Like me.

Lawrence Ip · 1 year ago

Yup I hate scum too... With a passion in fact! I also am sickened by the fact that I keep getting bombarded by well meaning individuals who inadvertently have been conned into believing that they can make a decent living online by following a specific "success formula" that they have been sold on, in spite of the psycho babble, yup it's the same old same old. I am fast becoming desensitized to all of this... Hence the following... My God! Haven't we worked it out yet? The four best selling topics all revolve around the dream of financial freedom... The promise.. The "How To". This is what they are for the Internet Marketing Niche : Affiliate Marketing, Traffic Generation, Content Creation and List Building. They're all about "How to" succeed online. No secret there. What is not mentioned is the fact that if you are using a blog to promote your business (which ideally you would have your very own product to sell... Oh... what the heck.. Let's sell some others too..), that there is a lot of work that goes into getting it right. In other words, providing the right sort of content that engages our target audience enough for them to trust in our recommendations and therefore subscribe to our newsletter.. become a paid member of a membership site... purchase a product or shout our praise.. or all of the above. In all.. (and quite simply) it is work... But above and beyond that it is about building "solid relationships" and providing products and services that do the job. Oh! and did I mention enjoying ourselves along the way. Just like in the "offline world". Funny that.

Ted · 1 year ago

I fancy the "enjoying along the way" idea. That is what my next project is all about. We stopped having fun while following the internet dream.

Daman Conners · 1 year ago

Come on with the semi-apologetic tone. We all know the game and we all know what we all must say to not piss off the powers that be ( Digg, Reddit etc). The fact of the matter is you can buy your way to the top quite easily, and get lots of traffic. You can employ a 'linkbaiter' anytime and get into their network.
As I see it there are 4 main groups on Digg. The most public but not nearly the most successful is what some affectionately call the MU crew. That's S as well as other buddy from Pronet. I'm sure you know who I speak of. If you pay them $200 a month you too can get all of the votes you need to get to the top of Digg.
That's the fact and that's why sites like Digg then go into decline. It's what is paid to be on top that gets to the first page.
Me I am in this life to have fun and laugh. Laughter is everything to me, especially the entire social media field. Full of laughs you have to admit.