Comments on: The StumbleUpon effect http://www.markforrester.co.za/2007/10/23/the-stumbleupon-effect/ Co-founder of WooThemes, Proud Capetonian, Husband and Father to be. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:15:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Mark http://www.markforrester.co.za/2007/10/23/the-stumbleupon-effect/comment-page-1/#comment-110617 Mark Wed, 31 Oct 2007 08:41:25 +0000 http://www.markforrester.co.za/the-stumbleupon-effect.htm#comment-110617 Hey Nic, Stumble can be used to find great web content according to what you are interested in, that you have complete control over in your profile. Getting Stumble traffic to your site is something you don't have much control over though. It depends solely on other Stumble users finding your site and liking your content enough to submit it. Obviously SA Rocks content is mostly localised content and might not appeal as much to teenage yanks (which I find are a good chunk of Stumbleupon users), but as the Stumbleupon userbase grows I'm sure you will get more hits. My traffic did take a good long while to grow. I suppose the only advice i can really give you is to use the tool, Stumble other blogs, make sure your profile is up to date and comment on other people's Stumbleupon blogs. Entice them to visit your site. I hope that helps. Have patience my son. Hey Nic, Stumble can be used to find great web content according to what you are interested in, that you have complete control over in your profile.

Getting Stumble traffic to your site is something you don’t have much control over though. It depends solely on other Stumble users finding your site and liking your content enough to submit it.

Obviously SA Rocks content is mostly localised content and might not appeal as much to teenage yanks (which I find are a good chunk of Stumbleupon users), but as the Stumbleupon userbase grows I’m sure you will get more hits. My traffic did take a good long while to grow.

I suppose the only advice i can really give you is to use the tool, Stumble other blogs, make sure your profile is up to date and comment on other people’s Stumbleupon blogs. Entice them to visit your site.

I hope that helps. Have patience my son.

]]> By: Nic http://www.markforrester.co.za/2007/10/23/the-stumbleupon-effect/comment-page-1/#comment-110432 Nic Tue, 30 Oct 2007 12:53:30 +0000 http://www.markforrester.co.za/the-stumbleupon-effect.htm#comment-110432 Mark, I must be honest, I joined stumble but I am sure I am not making use of it effectively, I haven't really noticed a massive increase in Stumble hits, in fact, I have almost no hits from stumble. Two options: 1. My content is crap and not being stumbled 2. I am not utilising the tool correctly. Any hints for a stumble-begginer? Mark, I must be honest, I joined stumble but I am sure I am not making use of it effectively, I haven’t really noticed a massive increase in Stumble hits, in fact, I have almost no hits from stumble.

Two options: 1. My content is crap and not being stumbled
2. I am not utilising the tool correctly. Any hints for a stumble-begginer?

]]> By: Mark http://www.markforrester.co.za/2007/10/23/the-stumbleupon-effect/comment-page-1/#comment-110425 Mark Tue, 30 Oct 2007 12:31:23 +0000 http://www.markforrester.co.za/the-stumbleupon-effect.htm#comment-110425 Justin: As long as it's not a span site, any form of traffic is great! Hopefully the Stumbleupon traffic grows even more next month! Brock: Hopefully my next traffic source will be Digg, but it would be nice to be Digged, or Stumbledupon because of a post that required some effort to write, not a regurgitated email joke I found :) Glad you like my theme. Justin: As long as it’s not a span site, any form of traffic is great! Hopefully the Stumbleupon traffic grows even more next month!

Brock: Hopefully my next traffic source will be Digg, but it would be nice to be Digged, or Stumbledupon because of a post that required some effort to write, not a regurgitated email joke I found :)

Glad you like my theme.

]]> By: Brock Noland http://www.markforrester.co.za/2007/10/23/the-stumbleupon-effect/comment-page-1/#comment-108857 Brock Noland Sat, 27 Oct 2007 04:55:54 +0000 http://www.markforrester.co.za/the-stumbleupon-effect.htm#comment-108857 PS, I love your theme! Its awesome! PS, I love your theme! Its awesome!

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