Comments on: 2,957 Reasons to Use StumbleUpon http://www.ethicalim.com/traffic-generation/2957-reasons-to-use-stumbleupon/ Making Money through Ethical Internet Marketing. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 02:50:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jeff http://www.ethicalim.com/traffic-generation/2957-reasons-to-use-stumbleupon/#comment-5040 Jeff Thu, 10 Apr 2008 19:14:33 +0000 http://www.ethicalim.com/traffic-generation/2957-reasons-to-use-stumbleupon/#comment-5040 I just started getting stumbles lately. I only have about 15 fans so far but still get about 5 visits to my site each day from stumblers. If I can get a couple hundred fans I would get some real traffic from it some day. Make sure you stumble some other peoples sites too or you will get in trouble down the road just stumbling your own. Jeff I just started getting stumbles lately. I only have about 15 fans so far but still get about 5 visits to my site each day from stumblers. If I can get a couple hundred fans I would get some real traffic from it some day. Make sure you stumble some other peoples sites too or you will get in trouble down the road just stumbling your own. Jeff

]]> By: seocontest2008 http://www.ethicalim.com/traffic-generation/2957-reasons-to-use-stumbleupon/#comment-3653 seocontest2008 Sun, 24 Feb 2008 23:08:23 +0000 http://www.ethicalim.com/traffic-generation/2957-reasons-to-use-stumbleupon/#comment-3653 I personally think, that it is all to do with exposure - using SU Josh's saw an increase in visitors - some will stay majority will not! Of those that will stay - you might get regular readers. Myself included! Those that stay will refer this blog to their friends via "word of mouth" - which is a better medium than SU! Of all the marketing mediums surveyed, word of mouth is the most powerful ! Its a win -win situation! I personally think, that it is all to do with exposure – using SU Josh’s saw an increase in visitors – some will stay majority will not! Of those that will stay – you might get regular readers. Myself included!

Those that stay will refer this blog to their friends via “word of mouth” – which is a better medium than SU!

Of all the marketing mediums surveyed, word of mouth is the most powerful !

Its a win -win situation!

]]> By: olivier http://www.ethicalim.com/traffic-generation/2957-reasons-to-use-stumbleupon/#comment-1536 olivier Sun, 04 Nov 2007 11:50:43 +0000 http://www.ethicalim.com/traffic-generation/2957-reasons-to-use-stumbleupon/#comment-1536 I agree, SU is fine to get spikes, but unfortunatelly they rarely come back. I know since I stumble a lot, then bookmark the interesting sites and rarely look back. Anyway. it is a great promotional asset I guess. I agree, SU is fine to get spikes, but unfortunatelly they rarely come back. I know since I stumble a lot, then bookmark the interesting sites and rarely look back. Anyway. it is a great promotional asset I guess.

]]> By: Josh Spaulding http://www.ethicalim.com/traffic-generation/2957-reasons-to-use-stumbleupon/#comment-1531 Josh Spaulding Sat, 03 Nov 2007 15:15:40 +0000 http://www.ethicalim.com/traffic-generation/2957-reasons-to-use-stumbleupon/#comment-1531 I'd imagine when, like anything else, when there are many more likes than dislikes it wouldn't hurt too bad. Of course were always better off with no thumbs down, but if you have 50 thumbs up and 4 thumbs down, I just can't see it being too negative. I may be wrong though, just using commons sense, which doesn't always mean anything in this industry :) I’d imagine when, like anything else, when there are many more likes than dislikes it wouldn’t hurt too bad. Of course were always better off with no thumbs down, but if you have 50 thumbs up and 4 thumbs down, I just can’t see it being too negative. I may be wrong though, just using commons sense, which doesn’t always mean anything in this industry :)

]]> By: Maurice (TheCaymanHost) http://www.ethicalim.com/traffic-generation/2957-reasons-to-use-stumbleupon/#comment-1530 Maurice (TheCaymanHost) Sat, 03 Nov 2007 15:12:04 +0000 http://www.ethicalim.com/traffic-generation/2957-reasons-to-use-stumbleupon/#comment-1530 @Caroline Sorry, late to the party again! I realize that thumbs down will have a negative impact on a page's exposure to the network. I was trying to cheer Josh up after his first experience of negative feedback ;-) I really wouldn't worry too much about that on one specific post on your blog, unless it was likely to have a knock on effect for the domain as a whole. However, I'll admit that I don't know if it would or not. I'm guessing that the long term effect isn't likely to be too damaging from a few isolated thumbs downs though. @Caroline

Sorry, late to the party again! I realize that thumbs down will have a negative impact on a page’s exposure to the network.

I was trying to cheer Josh up after his first experience of negative feedback ;-) I really wouldn’t worry too much about that on one specific post on your blog, unless it was likely to have a knock on effect for the domain as a whole. However, I’ll admit that I don’t know if it would or not.

I’m guessing that the long term effect isn’t likely to be too damaging from a few isolated thumbs downs though.

]]> By: Steve http://www.ethicalim.com/traffic-generation/2957-reasons-to-use-stumbleupon/#comment-1528 Steve Sat, 03 Nov 2007 13:28:14 +0000 http://www.ethicalim.com/traffic-generation/2957-reasons-to-use-stumbleupon/#comment-1528 Nice post, I have been having some success with Stumble in the past few weeks but to get the right targeted traffic I agree initial category is hugely important. We live and learn :o) Nice post, I have been having some success with Stumble in the past few weeks but to get the right targeted traffic I agree initial category is hugely important. We live and learn :o )

]]> By: CHESSNOID http://www.ethicalim.com/traffic-generation/2957-reasons-to-use-stumbleupon/#comment-1513 CHESSNOID Fri, 02 Nov 2007 02:20:45 +0000 http://www.ethicalim.com/traffic-generation/2957-reasons-to-use-stumbleupon/#comment-1513 Hey Josh, I am glad it is working for you. I agree with the initial category being important to maximize hits for the stumble. I think you are correct in focusing on the positives and ignoring the negatives. Keep it up and you get a thumbs up from me. Cheers! Hey Josh,
I am glad it is working for you. I agree with the initial category being important to maximize hits for the stumble.
I think you are correct in focusing on the positives and ignoring the negatives. Keep it up and you get a thumbs up from me.
Cheers!

]]> By: YC http://www.ethicalim.com/traffic-generation/2957-reasons-to-use-stumbleupon/#comment-1512 YC Fri, 02 Nov 2007 02:08:19 +0000 http://www.ethicalim.com/traffic-generation/2957-reasons-to-use-stumbleupon/#comment-1512 Thumbs down are the same as negative blog comments - if they're constructive, great but if you get funny comments like "What's the point?" or what I got the other day "... why don't you show your name? hiding again.." (on my blog when my name is all over the place lol), then have a laugh and forget about them. In general, most stumblers wouldn't thumbs down so you usually get a more positive response. Heh! I've got consistent traffic from SU and came across lots of good content I wouldn't have found out myself. I honestly think it has contributed a lot to the semi-quick growth of my blog traffic-wise, experiencing the same benefits that you had, Josh, so I'm a strong believer in it. :) Btw Josh, if you write about SU, for sure it'll get a good reaction. I sorta tried it twice and both times the posts were picked up by more people than I expected. Even after more than a month, I'm still getting good referrals from it. Thumbs down are the same as negative blog comments – if they’re constructive, great but if you get funny comments like “What’s the point?” or what I got the other day “… why don’t you show your name? hiding again..” (on my blog when my name is all over the place lol), then have a laugh and forget about them. In general, most stumblers wouldn’t thumbs down so you usually get a more positive response. Heh! I’ve got consistent traffic from SU and came across lots of good content I wouldn’t have found out myself. I honestly think it has contributed a lot to the semi-quick growth of my blog traffic-wise, experiencing the same benefits that you had, Josh, so I’m a strong believer in it. :)

Btw Josh, if you write about SU, for sure it’ll get a good reaction. I sorta tried it twice and both times the posts were picked up by more people than I expected. Even after more than a month, I’m still getting good referrals from it.

]]> By: Josh Spaulding http://www.ethicalim.com/traffic-generation/2957-reasons-to-use-stumbleupon/#comment-1479 Josh Spaulding Tue, 30 Oct 2007 19:34:54 +0000 http://www.ethicalim.com/traffic-generation/2957-reasons-to-use-stumbleupon/#comment-1479 I gotcha, those are my thoughts as well. I thought maybe you knew something I didn't :) *edit* that sounded bad. I'm just referring to this situation, not stumbleupon in general. You may very well know more than I about SU as a whole. Thanks I gotcha, those are my thoughts as well. I thought maybe you knew something I didn’t :) *edit* that sounded bad. I’m just referring to this situation, not stumbleupon in general. You may very well know more than I about SU as a whole.
Thanks

]]> By: Caroline Middlebrook http://www.ethicalim.com/traffic-generation/2957-reasons-to-use-stumbleupon/#comment-1478 Caroline Middlebrook Tue, 30 Oct 2007 19:29:24 +0000 http://www.ethicalim.com/traffic-generation/2957-reasons-to-use-stumbleupon/#comment-1478 @Josh, Oops yes I meant thumbs down! I don't know how the audience score works as they hid that before I got into SU. I think that if you have far more thumbs up than thumbs down then you'll obviously still get traffic as you did, but I suspect that each thumbs down lowers the potential a bit. By how much, we don't really know. @Josh, Oops yes I meant thumbs down! I don’t know how the audience score works as they hid that before I got into SU. I think that if you have far more thumbs up than thumbs down then you’ll obviously still get traffic as you did, but I suspect that each thumbs down lowers the potential a bit. By how much, we don’t really know.

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