SOCIAL MEDIA
Other stumblers will check out
your profile if you ‘like’ similar
content to their preference. So
provide a link back to your blog
or website to get more referral
traffic.
Connect Other Social
Profiles
If someone likes your content
page then there is a good chance
they will visit your blog or look
you up in other social sites like
Twitter and Facebook. Make
sure you cross link your profiles
to make this easy for fellow
stumblers.
Don’t Just Vote for Yourself
This is a standard rule in any
social media site nowadays.
If you only post or like your
content then why should anyone
return you the favour? So vote
and stumble others content.
This also allows StumbleUpon
to recognise your likes and it will
try to present content based on
your likes.
Produce Content that
Demands Attention Above
the Fold
If your content is not scroll
worthy or attention grabbing
then you are going to lose the
StumbleUpon traffic as soon as
you get them. Try including an
engaging image above the fold.
Here are 28 free image sources
that can help.
Incorporate Awesome
Headings
Visual Contenting
Like most social media platforms,
your title or heading is what gets
displayed first and if that is not
engaging you are not going to
get further attention from the
viewer. You can use CoSchedule
Headline Analyzer tool.
Follow Other Stumblers
To build a network of stumblers
you have to follow first. Find
content you like and follow the
user who submitted that content.
Add Appropriate Category
for Your Stumbles
If your categories are not
selected properly then either
you will not get any traffic or
the traffic you get will not match
your industry. If you can’t find a
category for your niche then find
the next best match.
StumbleUpon
Controversies
There are some concerns
regarding StumbleUpon and
for a complete picture they
are included below. Don’t be
alarmed or get put-off – one size
does not fit all.
Categories in StumbleUpon
are too broad. For example,