How to Promote on StumbleUpon
StumbleUpon is a social bookmarking and sharing website similar to Digg and Delicious. However, StumbleUpon can send continuous steady and targeted traffic regardless of the size of the site or blog. Unlike other bookmarking sites, StumbleUpon allows users to "Stumble Upon" sites based on interest. Promoting on StumbleUpon requires utilizing the features available and the use of good Web design techniques and having quality and sufficient content to keep stumblers coming back.
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Instructions
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Visit StumbleUpon and subscribe for free membership. Confirm your membership to complete the registration process
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Drag the "Drag Me" Stumble button shown on the homepage to your toolbar. This button will allow you to "stumble" the content you want to promote.
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Type in the URL of the blog or website you want to promote and click on "Stumble" button. Fill in the necessary details on the form provided.
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Use an interesting website template or design for any site or blog you want to promote during the design phase. Stumblers have a huge collection of websites to choose from and if what you are promoting is unattractive, they will not hesitate to stumble away.
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Add original content to your site or blog to keep stumblers coming back. Since most stumblers are frequent visitors, they will need fresh content every time, otherwise they will eventually stop visiting the site.
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Add a "Stumble It" button at the end of your posts or content. This allows visitors to easily promote your site on StumbleUpon without necessarily visiting the StumbleUpon website.
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Purchase StumbleUpon views on the StumbleUpon website to jump-start your site or blog and get quick exposure.
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Avoid lots of ads on your site or blog. Stumblers have many sites to choose from and will skip sites that contain too many distracting ads at the expense of content.
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Tips & Warnings
Stumble your site or blog every time you are stumbling on other sites. Avoid stumbling on your site too often and neglecting other similar sites otherwise you will get limited traffic from new stumblers. Make a point of updating your site design and content and adding interesting content. Best practices for promoting any site or blog will determine if stumblers linger and keep coming back or they will quickly move away and not return after the initial stumbling experience.
