How to Use The Stumbleupon Toolbar to Increase Website Traffic.

Many people use the stumbleupon toolbar to find interesting websites to visit. You can also use it to help you get people visiting your websites or blogs. Stumbleupon is a great promotional tool and can be used either for Firefox or Internet Explorer to help increase your website's traffic.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

1. Register at stumbleupon's website and download the toolbar. This is all self-guided from their web site and will get you stumbling in no time. This is a great online community with the ability to share with others, what everyone enjoys with the ability to vote websites as positive with a thumbs up or negative with a thumbs down. Your stumbling habits along with others' review of websites dictate what the site will show you. Categories of interest are inputted by you when you set up your profile and can be changed at anytime. You can build a network of friends and learn about their stumbling habits, likes and dislikes as well.
   
2. Vote on your own website pages and blog entries. By voting with a thumbs up on web sites that you want people to visit and adding a category and a review, you can help other people with similar interests find your website. If that person enjoys it as well, they will give a thumbs up which will, in turn increase the traffic substantially.
3. Visit other sites by stumbling around within the tool bar and reviewing websites to increase your reputation in the community and have more people visit sites that you have recommended, thus increasing web site traffic on your favorite sites.

Tips & Warnings

• Make sure you insert relevant categories and tags (a keyword describing the web site) into each review so that people who are interested in that keyword or topic will have an opportunity to see your recommendation. This will also increase the likelihood of a positive review by those who stumble upon your URL.
• Don't use this tool merely to spam people. This is a valuable tool with a community feel based on reputation. Make sure you participate as well as recommend your own sites to get the most value from the tool and to build a good community relationship which will ultimately benefit you.