Here’s a quick rundown of the 10 blogs that can make a small website an overnight success. These sites might not be a surprise to most of you, but I also include their contact info and emails to make it easier to submit your stories to them.
Oh, and just in case… according to Wikipedia… the Slashdot effect… “occurs when a popular website links to a smaller site, causing a massive increase in traffic. This overloads the smaller site, causing it to slow down or even temporarily close. The name stems from the huge influx of web traffic that results from the technology news site Slashdot linking to websites.”
- Tech Crunch
- http://www.techcrunch.com/submit-profile/
- They want exclusives.
- tips@techcrunch.com
- Mashable
- http://mashable.com/submit/
- You can send the email, but they also have a good form to fill out. Probably best to fill out the form.
- They want exclusives. Read this post before submitting your site: http://mashable.com/2008/04/10/get-your-startup-on-mashable/
- news@mashable.com
- Slashdot
- http://slashdot.org/submission
- You submit your story at the web page. You’ll have to link to the pdf on the site, there’s no uploads. Make sure you are signed in with account.
- GigaOM
- Scobleizer.com
- ReadWriteWeb
- Venture Beat
- All Things Digital
- Business Insider
- Silicon Valley Watcher
Bonus Site
- Growing Startups
- http://www.growingstartups.com
- Well, of course, I have to mention Growing Startups. It won’t slashdot your site though – yet.
- http://www.growingstartups.com/contact/
Thanks for sharing. These are certainly great sites to get coverage!
This is certainly a great list of websites to get coverage on. Would love to see an article on HOW to get on these sites… hint.. hint..