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Catchy Linkbait Is Worthless Without Really Good Content
Getting your linkbait post, widget or other content featured on the front page of Digg is one thing—a good thing, as this can drive a spike in traffic. Getting a whole bunch of links to that contant, however, is entirely another matter. After all, the purpose of linkbait should be to attract links, not just short-term traffic. However, it seems that a lot of people measure success soley based on whether of not content becomes popular and the total number of Diggs it ends up with.
