Get Visitors to StumbleUpon Your Website

The term "stumble" might seem daunting to some. It brings up thoughts of falling and embarrassing one self. But the Stumble social network is far from a mechanism for falling down or embarrassment. The Stumble social marketing tool allow user to bookmark and share the unique treasures they find while roaming the internet. It also allow for rating and social interaction. The tool is very easy to use and drives targeted traffic on a consistent basis. That is really the greatest benefit of social marketing networks like Stumble. A consistently steady flow of qualified traffic and users are being directed to your content and your site with little or no effort of your own.


Of all the Web 2.0 driven websites that have opened up the internet for marketers, StumbleUpon is quickly gaining a reputation as one of the best, free marketing opportunities on the internet.

StumbleUpon was founded by three Canadians: Garrett Camp, Geoff Smith, and Justin LaFrance. With almost two million users, the marketing potential on StumbleUpon is excellent. Its basic premise is that people join and, when they find a website that interests them (they "stumble upon" it), they bookmark and rate it for others to see.

What makes StumbleUpon unique is that content (i.e. websites) are categorized according to topic. Instead of using automated software, the site allows humans to determine what's important, or not. Most search engines use complex algorithms to determine importance.

So how exactly does StumbleUpon work? Users install a toolbar on their browser that lets them stumble upon random websites, giving them a positive or negative rating. The more positive ratings a site gets, the more traffic is driven to it.

The more friends you have on StumbleUpon, the more successful you will be. You will stake your reputation on your ability to supply expertise without overly promoting yourself. This is what makes Web 2.0 marketing, with its inherently social structure, so hard to penetrate with marketing messages.

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