Some More Traffic Building Hints

Once you got a site running, content in place, figured out the interaction model, you're linked up on adsense and affiliate programs... you need visitors to your site. In other articles you may learn about the backound of getting more search engine traffic (SEO optimization). This is about where you can add your site so you get that higher pagerank.

1.Digg.com

Getting an article referred on Digg.com is really quite easy. If you've never done any digging, just take the following steps:
1) register your new Digg account here. As an alternative you may also login with your Facebook account. On the page you can choose that option, then choose a username. A few clicks and you're signed up.
2) So anytime you want to add your content click on the "submit new" button once logged in or go here. Please do read the guidelines and voila, it says: Yes, you can submit your own content to Digg.
3) Enter the URL where you want people to find your article (the whole link, not website's homepage) and indicate what kind of content it is (today I could choose between "News Article", "Video" and "Image") and click the continue-button. Easy right?
...The next few seconds Digg does some checks. They for instance want to check if the story is already on Digg. If they think it is, you're asked to consider Digging the other article(s) instead of adding yours. If you click "my story has no duplicates" you get the screen where you may comment on the article...
4) Next you need to think of 60 characters as a title for your article, and you have 350 for the description. I like the way Digg does the work for you by suggesting a proper title and description. But as always its better to tweak it.
Don't take things for granted but think what you can do to optimize the outcome. If there are pictures in the article you may select one as thumbnail and next choose a topic from the list.
5) Now take a look at the preview, fill in the Captcha and click the "Submit Story" button.

When submitting your content keep in mind that most of the time, the Internet is fair. If your content is splendid, it is rewarding to have others read and comment. On the other hand, if you content isn't great, please take some more time. There's quite some rubbish out there already.

As the Digg.com site is being searched and indexed all the time, it won't take long before your site is linked on Digg. Your rewards: your site gets a backlink which is a bonus for your pagerank and your site will be indexed by Google, Microsoft and maybe some other search engines.
 

2. Stumbleupon.com

The pagerank idea is, the more links you have from other sites, the higher your PR will be. Now Stumbleupon is another great way to let other users (both real people and the search engine spiders) know you're alive. In the long run, you may also expect more traffic because people can "follow" you. As for the difference with Digg I quote another user "Unlike Digg or services similar to Digg, you either have to be Super Digg Users or have already established website to land on front page right? SU does not judge people by how famous they are but they judge you by what you shared with others and to be honest I LOVE THAT about SU."

The steps :
1) Sign up here. Stumbleupon (SU) does ask some more questions, but those are to determine what content may be of best interest.
2) You'll notice that, once you've logged in, SU has a list of webpages "Recommended for you". Now wouldn't it be great if your page was listed? Maybe I'll delve into it another time. For now it's just the link and SEO we're after. So you click the tab "Favourites" and add your page by clicking the "Add a site" button.
3) Next you add the page in the "URL" field and do a review of your content. Please notice this is something different from a description. Next click "Add a site" below the text you've just entered.
4) Now before you start recommending your article, select language and add a topic. They also want you to mark the article as a safe-for-work or not (adult content). Where Digg does some work to prepare a description, Stumbleupon suggests a category. Click the "Submit" button when you're done.

3.Reddit.com

First thing is, make sure you type in www.reddit.com or your browser may not find the website at all.
Next, it's basically the same: get an account, log in and submit a reference to your article.
Some say it's best if you add your link when it's less busy, so it may get attention longer. If that's your purpose, you know what to do... If you're simply going after the link, than just submit anytime you feel like it.
You must choose a category (reddit) related to your content, and best think about it a bit, before you click submit.
Once you've sorted that out, write a comment on the article and press "Save". Next, your article is linked as the first in the category you've figured out. Always remember: people will look at your link and the description. If they are interested they will take a look. If they like your site they may return or even submit to your newsletter. Keep it in mind when writing content. Don't be angry if this doesn't pay off immediately. It may take time before your efforts (and patience) are rewarded.