I was dismayed to check my stats this morning and find my views had suddenly dropped by more than half. Other bloggers have been saying the same thing has been happening to them since August 1. So it isn’t just that people have suddenly decided I have a terrible blog.
One of my first thoughts was that it’s the Trump regime’s net neutrality repeal going into effect, making it more difficult for people to access “small time” or controversial blogs. But apparently that isn’t the reason either.
I was just informed by another blogger that StumbleUpon has changed to something called Mix, and that the SU views probably have to do with the sudden dropoffs in viewers.
That’s surprising to me since I never thought SU had that much impact on blog visibility. I mean, it’s not Facebook or Twitter! But somehow, I must have been getting at least half my views through SU. I knew it had some impact, but I thought it was only a little bit.
I set up a new account at Mix but I had to do it through my Twitter account (it only gave me three choices: Facebook, Twitter or Google). I have no clue how to share my posts here to Mix, and there don’t seem to be any instructions on doing so. I don’t really understand how the site works or what its purpose is. I’m very disappointed and upset about all this.
Someone correct me if I’m wrong, but I’m guessing (and hoping) that now that I set up a Mix account, since all my posts are automatically shared to Twitter, then Mix somehow picks them up on their site too. Is that how it works?
Lucky Otters Haven 
MIX is a bit like Flipboard, and (in my opinion) nowhere near as good as Stumbleupon was for spreading blog posts…
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Does it work through my social media account? By that I mean this: I set up a Mix account and asked it to go through my Twitter account (it only gave 3 choices;; Twitter, FB and Google). Do my posts here (which all automatically get shared on Twitter) now also get picked up by Mix?
I have no idea if that’s what it does but that’s what I’m guessing. Do you know?
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No, I’m afraid I’m as lost as you are – it’s not even possible to add it to WP Publicize or as a share button under posts – I think it’s a giant step backwards (and over a cliff) 😱
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😦
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I have no clue how SU works. I assumed it was more or less random, but it might be profile and/or history based suggestions. I hope the new account helps your views.
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Well, it hasn’t since I haven’t figured out how to use it and am about to give up.
I’ll try to find other ways to share/promote my posts.
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Reblogged this on cabbagesandkings524 and commented:
LuckyOtter – Questions about StumbleUpon and what’s going on.
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Are you having this problem too?
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Not that I’ve noticed, but I don’t do much multi-platform with my blogs.
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The following article gives a step-by-step guide to adding a Mix share button: https://fictionisfood.com/2018/08/24/stumble-upon-replaced-by-mix-com-time-to-add-the-new-share-button-to-your-wordpress-blog/
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