I know.. corny. But maybe I got a smirk out of you. And, that’s worth it.

So, you might be new to Digg or an experienced social bookmarker. I don’t know, so I’ll do my best to give you a quick summary of how it works, and then I’ll get on to some more lucrative tips. =)

Digg – It’s a social bookmarking site. If you’re not sure what that is. Google it =)

Digg works on the basic principle that users will ‘vote up’ or Digg content that they love. In doing so, some stories flat out become ‘viral’ (again just google it) These viral stories can generate literally millions of page views, and leave you holding the can of cash. Some very ‘fun stuff’.

But, how can you get to the front page of Digg?

Digg, like everything else is a popularity contest. And, not necessarily about the stories, but the users themselves. If you look at the top stories on Digg you will notice that in 90% of the cases, this isn’t their only story that’s made it huge. Wondering why?

Again, the popularity contest. Ya, sure, there’s an element of “that’s an interesting title” or “that’s controversial” or “sounds like there could be someone naked in this story” but, that in itself, isn’t enough to generate a million views.

So, how do you become the most popular user on Digg? Here are some easy tips:

  • Submit 2-3 new, controversial/sexy/interesting stories, pictures, or videos – every day
  • Digg everything you see, every day, until your hand cramps up
  • Incessantly comment the heaviest, most active users, and say “great story” in other words

Note: Only add ‘heavy’ users/commenters/voters as friends.. The rest are dead weight, and will bring you down- leave them as ‘fans’

After only a couple weeks of this sort of high activity, you will notice more and more fans, and your stories gaining more and more clout. If you have sticktoittiveness, you will very likely have a front page story in no time. And, along with that front page story, you will have gained a priceless marketing tool that you can exploit at ANY time. (evil grin)

I know what you’re thinking – That’s a butt-load of work! And, it is.

BUT, do you want to surf around the web all day looking for get rich quick schemes, or do you want to make some money?

Okay, so you’ve now won the popularity contest, and you’re thinkin’, “cool beans, but how do I profit from this?”

  • You submit one informational piece of copy every other day (gingerly related to your business) along with your other 2-3 digg submissions
  • You place adsense on your sites, and your submissions (I’d love to explain entirely how to do this, but you’ll have to comment with your questions, as I’m assuming many of you are familiar with this)

Submitting this informational copy will get you leads, web traffic, conversions, and links to your site. Be careful though, if you submit more than this, you might just get your account banned from Digg.

As for adsense, there are a lot of profits to be made this way. Simply set up a real generic wordpress site, with a generic domain like ‘interestingjunk.com’, and before you submit a story, add the content of the story to this site and surround it with some intriguing ads.

Digg users can be clicky, and the hundreds of thousands viewers aren’t a bad little cash source with simply impressions either.

& Finally some…

Tips for the lazy:

  • Hire someone to do this for you (its well worth it, im also lazy)
  • Get some social bookmarking tools to do your submissions for you (more on this to come)
  • Take a nap, b/c you’re never going to make any real money

Props to you for for readin’ this far. That’s impressive. Stay tuned to the next update , where I’ll review some tools to really make a killing in social bookmarking..

-It’s a crazy ride we’re on! ‘Til the wheels come off