Comments on: Some Things You Must Know About StumbleUpon

By: Make Extra Cash

Make Extra Cash — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 05:03:01 +0000

I may have to try stumbleupon. I have been using link referral. Only been geetting 3-4 visitors a day using them. Don’t know if it is worth the time it takes to complete all the steps they want you to complete. It can be painstaking trying to visit so many sites in return for a small amount of visitors. I may just sign up for this site.

By: Ashley Ladd

Ashley Ladd — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 16:57:50 +0000

I'm new to Stumble Upon so will go and do some stumbling now as you recommend. I'm glad you found your site. Ashley Ladds last blog post..Another writer trait (I forgot during the Thirteener Thursday)

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By: Bill

Bill — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 12:27:16 +0000

Anna – I enjoy the comments section. I enjoy the feedback that the comments section provides. In some cases it tells me how well or how poorly I wrote the article, whether it was on message and more importantly I always like to hear what other people have to add to the topic.

The collective genius that is available in the blogosphere could probably solve any issue laid before us if we could only harness it.

Thanks again.

By: Anna Hackman

Anna Hackman — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 04:55:43 +0000

Oh, I forgot to tell you. It is so nice when the author converses with his or her commenters. I don’t see this practice enough. I practice it. Kudos, Bill.

By: Anna Hackman

Anna Hackman — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 04:53:54 +0000

Bill, thanks for the tag idea. I totally forgot. Also, thanks for the broader idea of my stories as well and perhaps tagging more in subcategories. I agree–great conversation.

By: Julie

Julie — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 03:28:41 +0000

Thanks for the feedback Bill & Anna. I haven’t been around long enough to see some bloggers as a vicious lot, but I wouldn’t be surprised!

By: Bill

Bill — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 19:25:44 +0000

Anna – glad you came back…I was wondering if you were able to find the stats from that poor explanation that I gave. I am glad you did. My stats agree with yours…my stumble visitors are visiting more than just the page they come in on and they tend to stay on site.

I think your friend was very clever to do that. The “organic” market is very small compared to the “alcohol” market so better (imho) to put it in front of as many as possible as many of them might like what they see when they hit your site, green or not. They might not have been “green” when they came in but maybe they will be “green’ when they leave thanks to your blog.

I understand your concern but I still think that starting out, the best thing you can do is get as many eyeballs on your product as you possibly can. This would apply to your cross appeal question as well….you can stumble it in the main category but add tags that would help others find it. You can add a bunch of tags if you choose down below the discovery box and I have had my best results when I have 3-5 tags along with the original category.

As for advertising….I haven’t considered it but at this point I would have to say no. I am not saying no for any kind of ethical reason, just not for me yet.

Great conversation.

By: Anna Hackman

Anna Hackman — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 17:03:18 +0000

Bill-thank you for telling me about how to figure out my stumbling numbers on google. Actually what I saw is they stay longer and exit % is less than regular new readers.

Julie-I stumble my own work sometimes when I think I wrote something good. I also will ask my friends to stumble something that I think people will really like. I wrote an article about an organic vodka not just from the perspective that it was organic but also the business, the taste, and the morals of the company. It is a fasinating story with alot of cross appeal. My friend was very smart and he stumbled it under beverage rather than enviromental. I had over 2000 stumbles on the article. I guess he figured more people would want to read it about the taste than the fact it was organic. Bill, perhaps you can answer this. Was that a smart strategy for the long haul since I am an green site or do you think it did not matter?

Bill, I have some questions. If you have an article that may have cross appeal, should you stumble in a different area? Would you consider advertising with stumbleupon?