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10 Must-read Articles to Become an Expert Stumbler

December 2, 2007

I stumbled upon StumbleUpon recently and I'm eager to learn more about how it works. If you read my testimonial on the surge in traffic from StumbleUpon then you may have the same questions I have. So I searched and learn things that are totally new. Here are what I read and would like to share the 10 articles that any new StumbleUpon member should read to become expert stumbler.

10 must-read articles

1. Getting Started with StumbleUpon by StumbleUpon

You can learn how to stumble from this article . This perhaps is the simplest and most essential guide to StumbleUpon you can find on the Internet. If you haven't read it (like me) you should start now.

2. 5 essential StumbleUpon power points by Blah Blah Tech

This article tell about 5 important characteristics of StumbleUpon. Included are:

  • Community
  • Reviews
  • Trust and Reputation
  • Votes
  • Spam

I pay particular attention in the "Spammers beware!" section because that is the first thing blogger should learn.

3. 17 POWER Tips For StumbleUpon Beginners by Niche2

Whatever that 17 tips are, I found it really helpful and I will definitely comeback to read it. The post also include links to dozens of other articles which are helpful.

4. How to Become a Top StumbleUpon User (or Why You Really Shouldn’t Bother) by DoshDosh

I must agree with DoshDosh in that StumbleUpon should not be abused as a traffic generation tool. Especially appreciate him for pointing out that "the law of diminishing returns" apply here.

5. Top Ten Blog Posts that Guarantee Stumbles by DWWebSolutions

What type of blog posts to write for stumblers? You can learn it from this article. This is something a bit humorous, but it does provide serious help in getting a picture of what to write.

6. A Guide to StumbleUpon: Understanding and Beating The System by Lost Arts Of Blogging

As the name describe, in this article you will find:

  • Getting Started with Stumble
  • That sounds all great and all, but what can Stumble do for me and my blog ?
  • Well, how much traffic are we talking about?
  • Leveraging the Stumbleupon traffic

7.The Ultimate Guide To Leveraging StumbleUpon by Daily Moolah

You can learn how to leverage StumbleUpon from this article. Here are the topics covered by the article:

  • Black Hat Strategies
  • Power Stumbler Profile
  • Using WordPress
  • Mistakes
  • Friendship

8. A Comprehensive Guide to StumbleUpon: How to Build Massive Traffic to Your Website by DoshDosh

This article shows what DoshDosh learned when using StumbleUpon. He teaches how to drive traffic to your website, as well as some strategies you can adopt to retain StumbleUpon visitors while monetizing your website.

9. StumbleUpon Networking: How to Easily Share Content and Build Relationships by DoshDosh

This article gives the various ways of using StumbleUpon to share content directly with others, while studying the numerous benefits that arise when one disseminates web pages and shares opinions in this manner.

10. Five Ways to Grow Your StumbleUpon Network: An Ode to Altruistic Stumbling by DoshDosh

This article shows you five main ways you can use to expand your StumbleUpon network of friends. A list of strategies DoshDosh used himself and share with us.

Additional articles

There are many more articles about StumbleUpon and worth reading. However these felt off the top 10. Here they are:

Conclusion

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All feedbacks are welcomed. Especially if you come from using Stumble! button, if you don't have time please just say "Stumbled!", thanks.

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