At its peak, a front page story on Digg will send dozens of visitors per second to your website. Is it 
ready for the traffic?
Having a link on the front page of Digg.com presents websites with one of the fastest influxes of traffic possible. Similar waves of traffic might come from Slashdot.org or a national media website like HowardStern.com. When the story first hits, you will receive hundreds of uniques per minute, all grabbing the same page. How can you prepare your website to stand up to the crushing wall of visitors? Follow below for a few easy steps that you can take either before or after being ‘Dugg’ to make sure that your site stays online and responds quickly to each page request. Can Your Site Survive a Digg?