Not that I would advocate the practice of trying to get affiliate links on to Digg… I would also not admit to having got 2 different affiliate links to the front page of Digg before…. But if I were to do it, I would probably want use a formula such as this:
Sign up as an affiliate for a company that sells some hot product. We will call this product X. The product should also be a popular product that polarizes the readers of Digg. Meaning they either love it or hate it, but have strong opinions either way, and love to comment about it. Now find the product or brand that is the opposite of product X, which we will call this product Y. Note: you don’t need to be an affiliate for product Y, you only need it for your Digg title. This product should also be tech related, as you are going to post it in the “Tech Deals” section.
Now wait for a big sale, or some hot offer that you can promote for product X. Write your post that links to your “Hot Deals” site or landing page that you have built around the offer and that contains your affiliate links. Don’t ever use an affiliate link in the Digg URL, only link to your landing page or site. Most importantly is your catchy title that is going to send the Digg users into a tizzy. Something like “Product X is desperate to compete with Product Y, they are offering 40% off”. Sit back, and watch the fireworks between supporters of both products, while the Digg count clicks up. Meanwhile you are driving tens of thousands of clicks to your affiliate landing page. Customers are getting a great deal. Everyone is happy.
Note: this is not about gaming the Digg system to get votes in any way. It’s just about promoting the right products and knowing how to write good titles for your intended audience. That’s a skill that any affiliate marketer should have.
Haha I’ll watch Digg tomorrow and see if I notice any landing pages.
I have had great success with this in the Past but anymore it has become a tough cookie to crack. with the digg nazi users.
I’d never admit to simultaneously having two front page stories on Digg that were straight affiliate links. There’s nothing quite like 120,000 affiliate clicks in 24 hours, not that I would know.
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