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Stumbleupon: Traffic Generator Or Social Networking Site?

by Allan Cockerill on February 28, 2008

© 2007 - 2011 Allan Cockerill All Rights Reserved

Stumbleupon Logo></span>Stumbleupon’s influence is continuing to grow, with more people using it to gain traffic for their websites.</p> <p>It is easy to upset some members of the site though, especially if they regard you as a spammer.</p> <p>I have seen this happen to a couple of people.</p> <p>Some even dislike people telling others how to use the site.</p> <p>The mistake that many people make is that they treat the site as just another traffic generator, when in fact it is a social networking site in its own right.</p> <p>Don’t get me wrong, I enjoy the traffic that it sends my way too.</p> <p>Social networking means relating to others, not just using different platforms to generate traffic to your site.</p> <p>I have benefited from quite a number of people stumbling my pages, and I greatly appreciate it.</p> <p>The jury is still out as to whether that traffic sticks or not though.</p> <p>That is why I would prefer to relate to people on SU, and let the traffic take care of itself.</p> <p>As <a href=Kaila Colbin said recently on ProBlogger “…people and traffic are two different things…”

In short, treat people like human beings, and not stats, and the traffic will take care of itself if you are giving people what they want.

The Web 2.0 revolution seems to become a hybrid at times with marketers forgetting the distinction between people and traffic.

For a really well written and concise post about Stumbleupon, visit Shari Voigt. Shari talks about thumbing and reviewing sites on SU, and lots more as well!

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If you are a member of Facebook, feel free to add me as a friend by clicking my profile badge to the right.

I’d like to cross network if you like, and have my friends from one platform add me on others that they are members of as well!

If you are a member of Digg, Stumbleupon, Faves or Twitter, feel free to add me there as well, and send me a message when you have done so.

My username on these sites is Ozegold. Once you add me and send me a message, I will add you in return.

Remember though, if you just expect me to routinely bookmark your site, then it’s best not to bother.

If you want to develop an online friendship though, and network with similar minded people, then go right ahead!

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