How important is a link from stumbleupon?

Discussion in 'Link Development' started by asterix22, Aug 18, 2007.

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  1. #1
    Interested to know how important a link (or links) from stumbleupon is in terms of

    a) general traffic
    b) seo.

    thanks

    Paul
     
    asterix22, Aug 18, 2007 IP
  2. mightyb

    mightyb Banned

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    These links have nofollow attributes. So in terms of SEO they are quite useless. Traffic is good though.
     
    mightyb, Aug 18, 2007 IP
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    edwarddowd Guest

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    Yea it only effects traffic numbers, but this traffic can lead to other oppurtunities.
     
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    Traffic can be great. There's no direct SEO effect but you can get picked up by other sites, which leads to a secondary SEO improvement.
     
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    My impression is that its value is primarily one of exposure. That is, you don't gain direct SEO benefits but as renec states, others may pick to write about you. It may also be an opportunity to pick up some new readership, subscribers, etc.

    Regards,

    Robert
     
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    trichnosis Prominent Member

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    stumble will help your traffic.

    it will not help your seo because link on stumble have nofollow
     
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    Does anyone else want to repeat what myself and trichnosis just said preferably in the same words?
     
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    Hahaha.

    Unfortunately StumbleUpon applies the rel="nofollow" attribute to external links. As a result you'll get some nice traffic which may result in viral expansion, but you will not get any benefits in terms of SEO.


    There we go.

    I would encourage other people also to rephrase this as I don't feel it has received the attention it should.
     
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    go85 Active Member

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    StumbleUpon's SEO Just Stinks
    Because of their "no follow" links
    But they can make your site go spastic
    With an excessive amount of traffic
     
    go85, Aug 19, 2007 IP