I can dig it, no pun intended. You want me to vote for your story on Digg, StumbleUpon, Sphinn, PlugIM, BumpZee, StrrdUp, Mixx, or my save on del.icio.us, Facebook, etc….
I know I said my vote isn’t for sale. But, paradox that I am, my love don’t come for free either, baby. The currency ain’t legal tender, is all. It’s respect for my time.
Just so we’re clear then, here’s my voting policy, otherwise known as the three hoops you must be willing to jump through.
1- Feel free to send me anything, once you’ve friended me. I’ll look at as many things as I have time for in the time I have alloted that day. But don’t expect or ask for an automatic vote from me.
I love you. But no, I don’t roll like that, and I don’t expect auto-voting from you either. That whole thing with me having my own mind is kinda precious to me, as is believing that any front page ranking I can garner is deserved and earned. Most of the time, I’m probably going to vote for you anyway, because we have some kind of overlapping taste or you wouldn’t be on my friends list to begin with.
2- Feel free to be ignored if you don’t pay attention to how I like things sent to me. You’re the one asking for a favor, bub.
For example, I don’t read email, the support staff does, so that’s pretty much hopeless. It’s just not my preferred mode of communication.
I prefer you send it to my Open for Web Business Facebook group if it’s not a site of yours or the homepage of your site. If it is, put the link in the spot for URLs when you comment. About once a week I share or save in popular sites and I start there. If it doesn’t fit in either, send me a private message in Facebook or where ever we’ve connected online.
3- I’m not a top user. Don’t expect miracles. Sometimes the truly influential people will see your link because of me and that’s where the magic really happens. Other than that, I’m really just another voter.
Dig? Then Dugg. You know, maybe. If I like your story.
