Using StumbleUpon to boost your traffic.

Posted on April 21, 2016 by

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About a month ago, at the suggestion of another blogger,  I added a Stumble Upon sharing button to this blog.  This blogger said they got a huge upsurge in traffic just from sharing on StumbleUpon.  I didn’t believe it though.  I never thought of SU as being one of the “big” social media sites, but apparently it’s a bigger player than you think.

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My  “trending pages” from StumbleUpon.

 

WordPress used to make the SU sharing icon available, but discontinued it for some stupid reason last year.  But it’s possible to make your own custom sharing button, which is what I did.   You can do this by saving the SU icon to your media file and resizing it, and then go to Sharing –> Custom Sharing and following the instructions there.  Now I “stumble” all my posts, as well as sharing to Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr, Google +, and LinkedIn.   And I have to say, my blogger friend was right.  I’m actually getting the most activity from StumbleUpon.  It’s actually trumping Facebook and Twitter for views.   Don’t believe me?  Here are my “referrer” stats from today:

 

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About luckyotter

Recovering from BPD and C-PTSD due to narcissistic abuse from childhood. Married to a sociopath for 20 years. Proud INFJ, Enneagram type 4w5. Animal lover, music lover, cat mom, unapologetic geek, fan of the absurd, progressive Catholic, mom to 2, mental illness stigma activist, anti-Trumper. #RESISTANCE
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16 Responses to Using StumbleUpon to boost your traffic.

  1. eightyape says:
    April 21, 2016 at 8:07 am

    CAREFUL, POSSIBLE TRIGGERS IN LINKS, SUSPECT SOPHISTICATED UNEMPATHIC AUTISTIC VICTIM BLAMING INSIGHTLESS PERSPECTIVES FROM SO CALLED PROFESSIONALS.
    VERY INTERESTED ON YOUR PERSPECTIVE,,,,YOU HAVE A “DISEASE” THE SAME AS DIABETES ACCORDING TO ONE M.D.
    AND THE OTHER ONE SEEMS TO THINK PSYCHOPATHS ARE JUST TAKING DOIUBLE BINDED ATTITUDES BECAUSE THEY CARE.
    ITS BOLLOCKS FORM WHERE IM LOOKING BUT ITS AMERICAN SO I CAN COPE WITH THAT, AMERICAN MEDECINE IS FULL OF SNAKE OIL SALES,
    WOULD APPRECIATE THE ANGRY OTTERS PERSPECTIVE IF SHE CAN COPE WITH IT.
    IM PISSED OFF. I KNOW THAT MUCH.
    http://www.bpddemystified.com/resources/for-loved-ones/

    THE GUYS A PROFESSIONAL PASSIVE AGGRESSIVE TROLL PROVIDING ADVICE TO ABUUSERS AS FAR AS I CAN SEE.
    https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/matter-personality/201401/responding-borderline-provocations-part-iii
    PREMPTING BEHAVIOURS AND TRYING TO CONTROL,….

    SORRY FOR POSTING THIS GUY AND IF YOUR FRESH TO THIS SUBJECT I WOULD CONSIDER THIS GUYS ADVICE AS IM FRAMED IT,

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  2. Barb Knowles says:
    April 21, 2016 at 9:17 am

    I use social media a lot, except Pinterest which I just haven’t been able to get into. A little sensory overload for me. And I’ve never used StumbleUpon. Thanks for this post; I will definitely check it out.

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  3. Rachel A. Hanson says:
    April 21, 2016 at 5:05 pm

    I also struggle with Pinterest as a “business” thing – but I will be checking out StumbleUpon. Thank you so much for sharing this!!

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  4. Bradley says:
    April 21, 2016 at 9:01 pm

    Thank you for the Stumbleupon tip. I’m going to check it out now

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  5. rubycommenting says:
    April 22, 2016 at 5:01 pm

    I’m not a blogger(someday I’d like to be:)), but, I think it’s cool that you can track where your hits are coming from.

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  6. rubycommenting says:
    April 22, 2016 at 11:13 pm

    Thanks for the encouragement! I don’t think I could be near as productive or knowledgeable as you though. Or as sweet and eloquently spoken. You’ve got it going on girl!

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  7. Mysticalwriter says:
    April 26, 2016 at 6:49 am

    Reblogged this on Mysticalwriter.

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