Comments on: The StumbleUpon Law of Diminishing Returns http://www.invesp.com/blog/social-media/the-stumbleupon-law-of-diminishing-returns.html Conversion Rate Optimization Blog Mon, 30 Jan 2012 16:07:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Augie http://www.invesp.com/blog/social-media/the-stumbleupon-law-of-diminishing-returns.html#comment-3897 Augie Fri, 12 Dec 2008 02:00:15 +0000 http://www.invesp.com/blog/?p=880#comment-3897 I totally had my account disabled the first month I used StumbleUpon. I stumbled every page I wrote. My thought was... "hey, I'm a new site, no one is going to find me, so I need to submit my pages so people will even know of my existence." That's where I was wrong. Last time I checked, I couldn't submit any more pages from my own site. I think there is a cool-off period, but I'm not concerned. I just won't stumble my own stuff anymore. I also have the newbie problem. No one appears to know about these social network things. Maybe Digg and Twitter (because mainstream media has promoted them) but besides that, most people I run into are clueless. Honestly, so was I until I started to care about web traffic. I totally had my account disabled the first month I used StumbleUpon. I stumbled every page I wrote. My thought was… “hey, I’m a new site, no one is going to find me, so I need to submit my pages so people will even know of my existence.”

That’s where I was wrong. Last time I checked, I couldn’t submit any more pages from my own site.

I think there is a cool-off period, but I’m not concerned. I just won’t stumble my own stuff anymore.

I also have the newbie problem. No one appears to know about these social network things. Maybe Digg and Twitter (because mainstream media has promoted them) but besides that, most people I run into are clueless. Honestly, so was I until I started to care about web traffic.

]]> By: Sheryl Loch http://www.invesp.com/blog/social-media/the-stumbleupon-law-of-diminishing-returns.html#comment-3853 Sheryl Loch Mon, 01 Dec 2008 09:44:35 +0000 http://www.invesp.com/blog/?p=880#comment-3853 I do not Stumble my own pages. I never had a clue that it would be better to have a strong user discover your page. I also did not know that friends on Stumble Upon are important. I normally have my friends on Friendfeed & can see what they Stumbled there, then decide if I want to bookmark also. Maybe I will need to rethink how I am using StumbleUpon. Thank you for the tips! I do not Stumble my own pages.
I never had a clue that it would be better to have a strong user discover your page. I also did not know that friends on Stumble Upon are important. I normally have my friends on Friendfeed & can see what they Stumbled there, then decide if I want to bookmark also.
Maybe I will need to rethink how I am using StumbleUpon.
Thank you for the tips!

]]> By: guitar teacher http://www.invesp.com/blog/social-media/the-stumbleupon-law-of-diminishing-returns.html#comment-3814 guitar teacher Tue, 25 Nov 2008 01:21:03 +0000 http://www.invesp.com/blog/?p=880#comment-3814 One of my problems is that it seems my readers are social networking noobs. We post good material, but they're on the site to read guitar posts and then go play. When I talk about stumble/digg/etc, most say they have no clue what I'm saying. On the flip side, when I've posted about what to do, I get the "i don't have time to create an account and do that" lol. So, i'm between a rock and a hard place! One of my problems is that it seems my readers are social networking noobs. We post good material, but they’re on the site to read guitar posts and then go play. When I talk about stumble/digg/etc, most say they have no clue what I’m saying.

On the flip side, when I’ve posted about what to do, I get the “i don’t have time to create an account and do that” lol.

So, i’m between a rock and a hard place!

]]> By: Cheap HDMI Cables http://www.invesp.com/blog/social-media/the-stumbleupon-law-of-diminishing-returns.html#comment-3801 Cheap HDMI Cables Thu, 20 Nov 2008 10:02:50 +0000 http://www.invesp.com/blog/?p=880#comment-3801 Oh man , this is incredibly informative. I usually don't find that good articles over stumble upon issues. Thanks for sharing:) Oh man , this is incredibly informative. I usually don’t find that good articles over stumble upon issues. Thanks for sharing:)

]]> By: Internet Strategist http://www.invesp.com/blog/social-media/the-stumbleupon-law-of-diminishing-returns.html#comment-3800 Internet Strategist Thu, 20 Nov 2008 08:16:20 +0000 http://www.invesp.com/blog/?p=880#comment-3800 The StumbleUpon system has some major issues related to their Captcha function. I haven't been able to get an account opened for anyone for months. (I assist new users with getting started online.) I've requested assistance with no response at all. There are also reports of existing users being unable to use the service because Captcha insists that they are entering it incorrectly even when they're sure they aren't. (That is the same issue I see when trying to open accounts.) The StumbleUpon system has some major issues related to their Captcha function. I haven’t been able to get an account opened for anyone for months. (I assist new users with getting started online.) I’ve requested assistance with no response at all.

There are also reports of existing users being unable to use the service because Captcha insists that they are entering it incorrectly even when they’re sure they aren’t. (That is the same issue I see when trying to open accounts.)

]]> By: Ryan Healy http://www.invesp.com/blog/social-media/the-stumbleupon-law-of-diminishing-returns.html#comment-3795 Ryan Healy Wed, 19 Nov 2008 16:01:35 +0000 http://www.invesp.com/blog/?p=880#comment-3795 I haven't focused much on developing my StumbleUpon profile, but perhaps I will. Thanks for the tips. I haven’t focused much on developing my StumbleUpon profile, but perhaps I will. Thanks for the tips.

]]> By: Robert Stanley http://www.invesp.com/blog/social-media/the-stumbleupon-law-of-diminishing-returns.html#comment-3793 Robert Stanley Wed, 19 Nov 2008 13:56:01 +0000 http://www.invesp.com/blog/?p=880#comment-3793 This is excellent information. I must say that I have made those mistakes.I have discovered that you must give in order to receive. On other words, don't stumble yourself, stumble others and don't expect to be stumbled but write articles / posts that are stumbled on their own. This is excellent information. I must say that I have made those mistakes.I have discovered that you must give in order to receive. On other words, don’t stumble yourself, stumble others and don’t expect to be stumbled but write articles / posts that are stumbled on their own.

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