Whenever I log on to the net I usually visit my own blog and then after either replying to comments I visit sources to get the latest on the things that may be suited to my blog and write about them. But how can we get visitors that actually come and READ what we write? How can we get a few more comments on our posts, get a lower alexa ranking and ultimately, how can we get more clicks on our Google Adsense ads??

Ladies and Gentlemen, I present to you “Social Bookmarking“.

What Is Social Book Marking?

On a social bookmarking system or network, users store lists of Internet resources that they find useful. These lists can be accessible to the public by users of a specific network or website. Other users with similar interests can view the links by topic, category, tags, or even randomly.

Other than web page bookmarks, services specialized to a specific subject or format — feeds, books, videos, shopping items, map locations, wineries, etc. — can be found.

There are many ways to gain traffic but I find that traffic from “Social Bookmarking” websites definitely helps to put your blog/website on the map. You can write a killer article and submit it to a social bookmarking site such as Digg and get thousands of visitors coming to your blog within a couple of hours if your post hits the front page. The best thing is there are many social bookmarking websites besides digg so chances are, if you article was not successful on one of them, you may find it flourish in another such as Reddit,Del.icio.us or Stumble Upon.

Getting that Article on the Front Page

Now this is the hard bit and to be honest I can not give you advice on how to make your killer article receive maximum attention from the digg crowd seeing as I have never had an article on the front page of digg. But things to look out for whilst submitting your article is the title. Without an interesting title, no one will even bother checking the submitted post! Another main thing is, are you targetting the right crowd because fellow “diggers” love pictures, technology and video, if your about to post about some business thing or promotion of your own product, chances are you will get nowhere- trust me, because I have tried

Now, for the true evil ones out there, you can literally BUY your way to the front page and that PR8 linkback. There are plenty of websites available on the net, a simple “buy diggs” google search returns the results you want but be warned, bullshit articles wont get you nowhere, in fact I predict the story will get buried within a few minutes or at the very worst; look like this

Now there is this theory that traffic from digg usually means no clicks in ads, in fact this is strengthened by a comment below (which has 80+ diggs it self!)

But I will tell you from my own experience and surveys taken out, that if people see relevant ads (those without ad blockers), you will get clicks. I have had a few articles get 10-20 diggs and that usually means I get a lot more visitors, on most occasions double than the usual daily amount of visitors and 300%+ increase in Google Adsense revenue (from $5 a day to $15-20) which for me is good money for a new blog and definitely a start for anyone.

If you really want to try your luck with social bookmarking I suggest you read Mr.Dean Hunt’s 3 part article about how to really generate that buzz about your blog. This guy is a genius on buzz/viral marketing and with his 3 handy posts, you should hit that front page in no time!

Buzz Marketing 101, Buzz Marketing 202, Buzz Marketing 303

I end this post with a quote from Deans Buzz Marketing 303 post;

Viral marketing is a FREE technique, nobody said it is the goose that lays golden eggs. In my opinion it is the most powerful FREE technique on the net. WillItBlend.com created a hugely popular and profitable company with their viral stunt. So to answer the question of how much money you can make from viral marketing just ask the owners of WillItBlend.com.

Now lets go make the front page – $10 to whoever makes it there first

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