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How many Diggs does it take to hit the homepage?

Social media A-lister Digg.com is a wondrous diversion for those times when you have 15 minutes to kill. It’s better still for media owners that happen to be on the receiving end of Digg love.

Digg can deliver a serious traffic spike, should one of your stories make it to the homepage. I’ve watched in awe as Digg directed more than 1,500 visitors in a minute to an entertainment blog that I run. It’s like turning on a tap.

One of the questions I’m frequently asked is ‘how many Diggs do I need to get my story onto the front page?'. The answer, it turns out, is about 100, but there’s way more to it than that.

Let’s look at the fundamentals for success, and then some facts and figures relating to Digg.