You most likely already have your social marketing habits developed - but if you're like most online entrepreneurs, you either haven't seen the sort of success you want... or you're a "hit-and-miss" social networker, bombarding your Facebook friends and Twitter buddies with a sudden blitz of micro-posts before disappearing again off into the ether. What you need is a way to make social networking work for you, rather than distract you. And if this sounds like you, StumbleUpon.com just may be your answer!
Even if you are completely new to social marketing, StumbleUpon is well worth engaging with now - it can be your biggest and most effective time saver and popularity builder.
What is it?
StumbleUpon is a social bookmarking site that provides you with relevant and fast web surfing results. It allows you to narrow sites you want to surf through by topic and interest, and it hands them to you, ready cooked, on a platter. Its a great way to find relevant content for your social media sites. (Oh..and its free.)
How Does It Work?
Learning to use StumbleUpon is so easy it's not necessary to go into a detailed tutorial. It takes seconds to set up a basic profile and download/install the toolbar. (The process will probably be very familiar to you, since it's much the same as any other social network; and if not, don't worry - it basically walks you through the process, step by step.)
What are the advantages of using StumbleUpon?
- You can easily share links you've discovered instantly on other social networking sites
- Save hours of time researching subjects, or surfing to find RELEVANT links to share on Twitter, Facebook on other social sites.
- Refine your results every time by letting the site's internal search engine know your likes and dislikes
- Veto sites that are a waste of time, without having to spend more than a few seconds glancing at them (and no longer be shown other similar sites)
StumbleUpon also holds the number 2 position right behind Facebook, garnering a full 25% of all social media traffic generation. In fact, Facebook (which has made a strong recovery recently to forge even further ahead in its first place positioning) has taken to copying StumbleUpon. No longer will you be clicking the "become a fan" button - it's been replaced by a "like" button identical to StumbleUpon's. Go take a look and investigate a little. Its a pretty cool tool. Stumble On!
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