Most bloggers would love their content to hit the front page of Digg. Unfortunately, most of those bloggers are never able to experience the huge spike of traffic and the feelings of accomplishment this brings.

In this post, I want to argue that success with Digg is an odds game. You can never guarantee it, but you can give yourself the best possible odds. I’ll be describing how to do this, right down to what kind of post you should create, and how to get it moving up the ranks on Digg.

Most of the content on the front page of Digg at any given time is news. If you can’t break news, you can’t benefit from that. Unless you’re writing for a particularly well-resourced or popular blog, you may never be able to do this. Play smart by focusing your efforts on the 10% or 20% of content that hits the front page on the back of human creativity and hard work.