Chances are I’m never going to get onto the front page of Digg, and even if I did my web host would probably kill over. However, just because I can’t hit it big doesn’t mean that Digg doesn’t help my blog out. In fact I can link almost all of my marginal success with this website to my activity on Digg. Here are some of the ways that Digg can help out even the smallest weblogs:

Get Indexed

Putting a story on Digg is an easy way for your website to get indexed by Google. If your just starting out chances are Google doesn’t crawl your page very often. However, Google crawls Digg constantly. Every time my site gets submitted to Digg it gets indexed within a day. In addition to getting indexed quickly the link also helps your keyword rankings. Combine this with some clever SEO and you’ll see traffic from Google in no time.

You Still Get Traffic

Believe it or not you don’t have to get onto the front page to get traffic from Digg. I get daily traffic from stories that were submitted over a year ago and never got over 30 Diggs. The trick as always is to use keywords wisely. Someone will search for the keyword on Digg, and they will run into your article.

Invaluable Experience

Just because you aren’t hitting it big now doesn’t mean that you won’t in the future. With each attempt you make you’ll learn a little bit more about how to market your website. People don’t become SEO/Marketing guru’s overnight. You need experience, and active participation on Digg is a great way to learn.

It’s Fun

Who said you have to get massive amounts of traffic to enjoy blogging or Digg? Getting a story to the front page of Digg is an adventure in and of it’s self. Enjoy it!

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