Comments on: “If you’re using Digg to turn a buck, you’re pathetic”

By: Search Engine Optimization Blog » Are Digg the best linkbaiters of all-time?

Mon, 25 Jun 2007 03:44:58 +0000

[...] for every pathetic SEO who profits from Digg (I won’t link to the original source of this video as he doesn’t like linkbait!) the [...]

By: Chris

Chris — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 08:41:45 +0000

I see why I have never heard of this guy before… haha!

I am sure that Kevin would have a different view on Digg being “around” in two years.

Great video…

By: Daniel Travolto

Daniel Travolto — Thu, 31 May 2007 15:27:56 +0000

This guy is stupid and how hope he doesn’t have any clients or websites :-)

By: David Eaves

David Eaves — Wed, 30 May 2007 15:36:39 +0000

I keep coming back and watching this, cracks me up everytime!

By: affiliate networks

affiliate networks — Tue, 29 May 2007 04:44:15 +0000

This video is great, thank you for sharing it. It reminds me of “I’ll take my ball and go home”.
-Pete

By: smoMashup

smoMashup — Sun, 20 May 2007 22:14:03 +0000

Someone call 911; we need a waaaah-mbulance for this guy!

By: Lyndoman

Lyndoman — Wed, 16 May 2007 23:04:03 +0000

Tom, if you go to Digg you can find out.

But really what it is is another blog post and not every blog post is worth Digging.

As to Linkbait, I hope everything I write will get linked to. But this post is not crafted in a way to illicit tons of links, just a bit of fun really.

Tom I would love to know your interpretation of what linkbait actually is as I don’t think we apply the same meaning. Look forward to your thoughts on the matter.

By: Tom_Distilled

Tom_Distilled — Wed, 16 May 2007 22:40:40 +0000

Did this get dugg by any chance?………………………………………….

This is JUST ANOTHER CASE OF LINKBAIT/DIGGBAIT

By: Lyndoman

Lyndoman — Wed, 16 May 2007 21:44:34 +0000

Well the whole premise of his arguement is wrong. “Digg was not made for SEO’s to abuse so SEO’s should not abuse it?”

It’s irrelevant what Digg was made for.

A marketer uses the tools that are available. Directories come along, we use that, Web Rings come along we use that, email comes along etc.

So when Social Media puts it’s hippy dippy head above the parapet expecting everyone is going to use it as it intends, it’s going to get its’ head blown off.

Lets call it what it is. It’s business, and like Robs says, if the prevailing market conditions mean that to achieve our goal we have to do specific things. Then we do it.

It’s not complicated.

By: robwatts

robwatts — Wed, 16 May 2007 20:20:14 +0000

Ha! Lyndon you just couldn’t resist now could you!

I chuckled at this too – linkbait with a lesson in ‘don’t go on video without a pre approve subtext’ thrown in for good measure.

Which part of marketing is about using prevailing market conditions doesn’t he get? Or perhaps this is just some huge exercise in Irony.

By: David Eaves

David Eaves — Wed, 16 May 2007 16:32:49 +0000

He probably sucks at it like me and doesn’t want anyone else to be to be making cash off it.

By: David Eaves

David Eaves — Wed, 16 May 2007 16:19:02 +0000

He’s for real alright, I can just tell, funny as!