StumbleUpon is a social networking and bookmarking website that increases traffic to your website, blog, product pages, eBay store, or anything with a URL. It is free, easy, and you don't have to be social if you don't want to. But, if you aren't using it, you are missing one of the easiest, most inexpensive ways to drive traffic to your website.

If you aren't familiar with the site, just go to StumbleUpon.com, and download the toolbar. This takes about 30 seconds. All of your internet windows will close and then you will get an internet window with the toolbar at the top. You will see the SU icon, and a blue thumbs up, and a blue thumbs down. You will now see this toolbar on every URL that you visit.

The first time a page (yours or anyone else's) is stumbled, click the thumbs up icon on the SU toolbar. A box will pop up with the link in it and you will enter info about the site, in your own words. Choose the best category for the target market you are trying to reach, such as family, fashion, children, education, and travel - whatever fits best. The idea is to get your pages in front of an audience that will be interested in what you have to say. After you enter everything, click "SUBMIT THIS SITE." You will get another box that says "RATING SUBMITTED." That is the important part - make sure you get the confirmation box.

Once you have the toolbar installed and understand the concept of stumbling, stumble a few of your own pages, or stumble sites you like or visit frequently. Do not stumble too many of your own pages in a short period of time. If particular websites are too large a percentage of the total sites submitted, your IP address will be blocked and you won't be able to stumble those sites any longer. Be sure to stumble other sites that you like such as news sites, your groups and forums, your favorite shopping sites, or your favorite blogs. Other stumblers will see what you like and may visit those sites also.

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