I just wanted to share a bit of the secret to my success here on Digital Journal. I have found that it is all in the networking.
Commenting- If you want people to notice you, you have to comment. Commenting on articles that interest you and starting thoughtful discussions is a great way to intrigue people and get them interested in your writing. Along the way you can even make friends. Making friends is another way of networking, and there is nothing wrong with that. I have made friends with many people on here, some I have come to deeply care about, and some who are just fun to be around. Either way, we have a good working relationship even when we disagree.
Voting- voting up other peoples articles who you find interesting or newsworthy is the backbone of this website. That being said your voting say quite a bit about you. Along with voting is subscribing to subjects or writers. Currently I am subscribed to three writers who I have found that I upvote often.
Inviting others to DJ- I have found inviting others to this website is a great way of networking. Two people I invited are PatGG ( my mother) and my husband Tom. My mother mostly just reads and upvotes my stories. She has very little time in her day to play around on the Internet so she basically reads and upvotes me, I have seen her vote up others from time to time. Tom initially was going to get on to do the same, upvote and read my stories. Support me as I attempted to start a new career as a freelancer. Well, he ended up contributing. By inviting two people to DJ I have added to the hits, the upvotes, and thus the money from advertising. This is an aspect of networking because my mother has talked to people about the website, as has Tom. While some of the guests don't upvote, they do read.
To make it on DJ you HAVE to network. Eventually if you quit commenting or voting your votes will go down. I have noticed this when I haven't had time to be social. This is a social networking website in a way.
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