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When you go to Digg News you will see two tabs, Popular Stories and Upcoming stories. The upcoming stories consist of all Digg posts from each and every member based upon the most recent post.  Popular Stories are those that have received a significant number of Digg Users voting or Digging as well that particular story 

 

Popular Posts receive the most amount of click thru’s. If you write a headline and description that grabs attention you are more than likely to attract a positive Digg Vote from other users. This method has been described as LINK BAIT.

 Getting Free traffic and links to your Blog
The Art of Link Baiting 

Blogging today is as much more a part of community, social book marking and web 2.0 than ever before. The smart Blogger writes in such a way to attract visitors. They provide good content, then utilize social book marking elements such as Digg to invoke visitors and traffic.

Link Baiting is a term in which the headline or title and content of your article attracts enough attention to get free links to your post. It is written in a way to get other Bloggers to track back, link back, comment and Social Book mark your post. 

A Track Back is a free link. A Social Bookmark from another user is a free Link. A comment ( non spam) to your Blog is free content. A Plus added Digg to your post will attract more attention, more visitors. These are all the benefits of writing Link Bait posts.

Link Baiting is considered White Hat SEO. Many of the Top SEO are offering link baiting campaigns as part of their normal SEO Services. They don’t come cheap.  A Link Baiting Post is a viral traffic generator. 

How to Link Bait:
1) Write a good Blog post
2) Write a quality Title that will attract attention.
3) Submit your Post to Digg.com
4) Notify Digg Friends of your new post
5) Submit your post to other Social book mark spots ( Onlywire.com is excellent)

6) Participate in Comments to your Blog. Keep the conversation going.

Types of Link Baiting Content and Headlines:

1) Humor

2) Controversy

3) Authority

 

Part 1 “What is Digg? 

Part 2 “How do you Digg, step by step instructions.”