Every blogger dreams of reaching Digg Homepage. But if you don't have a picture of Kevin Rose naked, what can you do ?

Here are a few suggestions from the Dark Side :

1. Blog about Digg

Digg users feel concerned about Digg. So blog about Digg, talk about Digg, reveal something new about Digg, launch rumors about Digg, say anything but make it refer to Digg.

What else ?

2. Get friend with Kevin Rose's friends

Kevin is already too much whipsawed. So you have to cling to his friends. Explore the friends list of the Guru and make sure to get close to every one of them.

You will get the King's attention.

3. Have a title and description that are worth clicking

Most Digg users don't read all the stories, they just click and click as quick as they can, in order to satisfy their own social network so that they could submit their own news and be dugg in reward.

So put write an effective title and description set and pray only few dudes will read your creepy article.

Be semantic if necessary.

4. Upload an attractive picture

Most diggers are male. So pretend to be the most gorgeous girl ever seen on earth and wait.

if you look like an easy bitch, you will get people going to your profile and digg your news.

5. Corrupt a top user

It doesn't cost so much and is quite worthy. Forget about morale. Netscape did, so why can't you ?

6. Don't submit your own posts

You would get buried. But make them be submitted by someone influent. Someone with a network.

Don't forget to be grateful, you will soon have another nugget to offer.

7. Spam quick and loud

Hack a mailing list somewhere and send your Digg link to thousands of people, promising a reward (like an iPhone for example). You will get a few diggs from the most naive ones.

If it's quick enough, you will pass to the upcoming section, and a good part of the job is done.

8. Hijack a chinese gold farm

You know.. these strange businesses in China that farm Gold for Wolrd of Warcraft in order to resell it to US gamers.. Well, they can digg your news, can't they ?

9. Make a top 10 list goddamn it !

It's proven that top 10 list ALWAYS reach Digg Home Page.

So it is said in some many blogs. It's got to be true.

10. Beg for mercy

Say it's 10 years that you are trying and ask people to be understanding. Everyone deserves this pride once in his life.

Yes, it's not 10 years Digg exists. But most Digg users don't know it was launched in 2004, for they just can't imagine a world without it.


Of course, all this list of tips is about things you shouldn't do. Because you don't want your server being crashed by your blog reaching Digg Home Page.


Literature, sources and inspiration :

http://copybrighter.com/blog/how-to-make-the-digg-home-page

http://calacanis.com/2006/12/13/how-to-get-on-the-netscape-homepage-every-single-day/

http://www.topclickmedia.co.uk/top-click-media-staff-blog/how-to-get-on-the-digg-home-page-pt2

http://popfail.com/technology/recommended-flaw-31-of-digg-homepage-submitted-by-10-users/

http://www.thenewbusinessblog.com/miscellaneous/is-digg-broken-beyond-repair/

http://www.pronetadvertising.com/articles/using-digg-and-netscape-to-get-traffic.html

http://www.netbusinessblog.com/how-to-get-digg-frontpaged/

http://www.eggrage.co.uk/how-to-get-3000-diggs-in-24-hours/

http://onemansblog.com/2007/09/20/white-hat-digging-3-myths-tips-and-tricks-for-understanding-and-submitting-to-diggcom/

http://www.seopedia.org/tips-tricks/social-media/the-digg-algorithm-unofficial-faq/