Stumbleupon in SEO

Discussion in 'Search Engine Optimization' started by USPB, Sep 28, 2007.

  1. #1
    how does a stumble help you in SEO?


    thanks
     
    USPB, Sep 28, 2007 IP
  2. cookiemon007

    cookiemon007 Banned

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    stumbleupon is a social bookmarking site... It drives traffic to your site....
     
    cookiemon007, Sep 28, 2007 IP
  3. rcj662

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    I do not think it helps in google. They are not direct links. You do have more links to your site but i do not think they help page rank.
     
    rcj662, Sep 28, 2007 IP
  4. mdvaldosta

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    Doesn't really help much in regards to better rankings, though your (and others) stumbles are linked to from pages there. The main benefit is alittle bump in Stumble referral traffic and some of those may blog or link to your site from forums if interesting enough.
     
    mdvaldosta, Sep 28, 2007 IP
  5. faithxp

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    stumbleupon only helps you to get traffic... but not to drive any conversion.
     
    faithxp, Sep 28, 2007 IP
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    Trapped Well-Known Member

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    #6
    I remember ages ago when I would see like LOADS of bots join on IRC channels and flood them, thats the same thing what stumbleupon reminds me to, a flood of visitors for a short period of time and than...poof it vanishes.
     
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  7. sharkyx

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    I believe stumbleupon has no follow on the links, so no SEO value. Just traffic, pretty bad one too.
     
    sharkyx, Sep 29, 2007 IP
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    I do not think Stumble helps directly. Still indirect it can. If people like your site they will bookmark or might even post a link in there blog.
     
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    #9
    digging can also help, I need diggs sooner or later.
     
    Agent_Dweeb, Sep 29, 2007 IP
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    boyponga Banned

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    Stumbleupon helps me add traffic to my site.
     
    boyponga, Sep 29, 2007 IP
  11. Laceygirl

    Laceygirl Notable Member

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    I have gotten listed in the engines on the reviews that were made on my sites. It helps a little and creates links but not a rare basis.
     
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    #12
    Stumbleupon will make your site popular if you have contents. But when it comes to SEO it only help your site get indexed frequently and it sends traffic to your site.
     
    Hersheys, Sep 29, 2007 IP
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    uttoransen Prominent Member

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    #13
    no, it dosenot helps to get your site indexed, actually stumble upon links are nofollow, so they don't help SEO cause!
     
    uttoransen, Sep 29, 2007 IP
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    #14
    StumbleUpon has no SEO effect whatsoever, untargeted traffic only
     
    bfree74, Sep 29, 2007 IP
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    Actually, while the effect is negligible, it does help in a couple small ways.
    Google users with the StumbleUpon toolbar installed will see the SU logo next to your site, with a link to reviews page. This can make you stand out in the SERPs if you have quality reviews.
    The review page itself will appear in the SERPs for your category, and could lead visitors to your site as a secondary presence.
    Also, while it is well known that SU links are nofollow, they do appear in my Webmasters Tools links, so I wonder about that.
    The traffic itself is like air.
     
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  16. trichnosis

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    stumble is using nofollow on their links because of that, their links will not help your seo
     
    trichnosis, Sep 30, 2007 IP
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    as for my experience, this social bookmarking drives a lot of traffic to my site compared from any other bookmarking.
     
    freshEO, Oct 1, 2007 IP
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    If your site is really good , it can provide good traffic.
    The links are sure nofollow.
     
    seoperson, Oct 1, 2007 IP
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    #19
    Based on my experience, sites will get very minimal (or maybe even none at all!) SEO benefits from SU. You'll only get some traffic and of course, site exposure. The traffic that you get aren't that good since they're not converting... the people don't buy your products, they just look at your site for a few seconds and they hit the "Stumble!" button again...

    Maybe it's just my colleagues and I, but I think that the benefits that you can reap from StumbleUpon really depends on your site's niche.

    Some few words on SU and SEO: Don't keep your hopes high, SU can't fulfill your SEO needs!
     
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    #20
    Yes it does not help your site be indexed, but it is better for traffic even if it is set to nofollow. It is better for Google because link juices are bad for them. SEO is not just about SE indexing.
     
    boyponga, Oct 1, 2007 IP