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I have been using the social media site Stumble Upon for a little while now.  I have not managed to get a lot of traffic from other people Stumble my page but there are a lot of members on that website.  Some days if someone “Stumbles” you page you could see anywhere between ten and a hundred hits but most times the traffic is not of high quality.

For short term traffic gains Stumble Upon is good, for long term traffic gains I would have to say that it is not good.  It is a tool to help you socialize and gain readers but you have to socialize within the website to gain any readers at all.  I have not liked the whole system very much but I have had a few hits from someone liking one of my posts enough to give it a thumbs up in the Stumble Upon tool bar.

I am still going to do some more socializing within the website.  I just wanted to post about a brief overview of the website so you know that a more in depth review will be on its way over the next month or so.  Each social media website has to be given a fair chance before you can draw any conclusions from it.  For example I have been using Entrecard on all three of my other blogs and I am still learning how to get quality traffic out of it.

My initial perception of Stumble Upon is that it is good for short term gains but not for long term quality traffic.  As always you have to socialize with the right people in your niche to get the quality and quantity of traffic you are looking for.  Being social seems to be a key factor in how well a blog will do.  What do you think?  Is Stumble Upon good or bad?

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