{Traffic is what all Internet Marketers {are after|want|need}|{All|Every} Internet marketers {want|are after}
traffic}. {Though to be more precise, we {are after|want|need|require} targeted traffic, not just any old
traffic|To be more precise, marketers {are after|want|need|require} highly targeted traffic|If we are more
{precise|exact} about this, marketers {are after|want|need|require} highly targeted traffic}. {Targeted traffic
means they are interested in what we have to offer and are therefore more likely to buy, signup or otherwise
participate in our website|Targeted traffic is more interested in what we are offering, which means they are
more likely to buy or sign up|{Usually|Typically} targeted traffic {already has an interest|is already
interested} in our web site content and {therefore|so} more likely to buy}.
{Many marketers {spend|invest} thousands of dollars and hundreds of hours {building|getting|generating}
{traffic|visitors} to their websites|Many marketers {spend|invest} a lot of time and money
{building|getting|generating} {traffic|visitors} to their {sites|web sites}}. {In some cases|Often|Frequently|It
can be the case that}, the {cost|expense} of {traffic generation|generating the traffic|getting the
traffic|obtaining the traffic|acquiring the traffic} {far exceeds|is in excess of|is much more than|is more
than|exceeds} the {meagre|tiny|minimal|miniscule|minute|small} income {made from the site itself|the site
actually makes|the site makes|the site earns|the site brings in}.
{{Aside from|As well as} the {usual|common|standard|normal|typical} traffic generation methods, there are
{other|further|additional|alternative} Web 2.0 {methods|techniques|strategies} you can use to
{boost|increase|improve|enhance} your {traffic|visitors|visits}|There are
{other|further|additional|alternative} Web 2.0 {methods|techniques|strategies} you can use to
{boost|increase|improve|enhance} your {traffic|visitors|visits}}.
{{One site in particular stands out with its|There is a particular site that has the|One site in particular has
the} ability to|There is one site that can|One site is able to|One site in particular can|One site in particular is
able to} {generate|provide|produce|make} {vast|enormous|immense|considerable|substantial|large} amounts
of {traffic|visitors} {very quickly|rapidly|quickly}.
This site is Stumbleupon.com. {It is a site that has a great {following|audience} and {offers|provides}
something for people who {are bored at work or at home|don't know what else to do with themselves}|It has
a {substantial|large} {following|audience} of people who are {have nothing else to do|bored at work|bored
at home|fed up of surfing|can't think of what else to do}}. {The basic premise is that you find a site you
think is {interesting|appealing|of interest|important|useful} (you Stumbled Upon it) and {submit|send} it to
Stumbleupon|Basically, you {stumble upon|discover|find} a site that you think is {appealing|of
interest|interesting} and submit it to Stumbleupon}.
{Visitors to Stumbleupon can look through the sites other people have found|Visitors {can|get to} {look
{at|through}|see|view|examine} {sites|web sites|web pages} that other people have
{discovered|found|stumbled upon|submitted}}. {They can vote to say they like a site, which gets it more
views, or say they don't like it, which gets them less views|If they say the like the site, it will get more
views|Their vote on whether they like the site or not helps to determine how {often {it|a website|a webpage|a
web page|a web site} is {viewed|seen}|many views {it|a website|a webpage|a web page|a web site}
gets|many times {it|a website|a webpage|a web page|a web site} is displayed|where {it|a website|a webpage|a
web page|a web site} is ranked}|Votes from visitors determine how {often {it|a website|a webpage|a web
page|a web site} is {viewed|seen}|many views {it|a website|a webpage|a web page|a web site} gets|many
times {it|a website|a webpage|a web page|a web site} is displayed|where it is ranked}}.
{In many ways, Stumbleupon {is very appealing|appeals a lot|is appealing|appeals} to that voyeuristic,
reality TV {mindset|mentality}|Stumbleupon {is very appealing|appeals a lot|is appealing|appeals} to that
{voyeuristic|reality TV|curtain twitching} {mindset|mentality}|Stumbleupon {is very appealing|appeals a
lot|is appealing|appeals} to people who want to see what other people are up to|Stumbleupon appeals greatly
to people who are {bored|looking for something to do|can't think of what to look at}}. {People can see what
other people are doing and vote - something which is becoming ingrained into out culture|People can see
what other people are up to and cast {their|a} vote of approval on it|People can vote on the sites other people
are looking on, which is becoming a part of our culture}.
{In order for your site to do well on Stumbleupon it must be the kind of site that people will want to pass on
and recommend|To do well with Stumbleupon your site must be the kind people will want to pass on|Your
site needs to be {one that|the type|the kind} people want to pass on, if you want it to {perform|do} well}.
{Sales letters don't tend to do very well, but controversial or contrarian articles do|Typically, a sales letter
{will not|won't} do well|Sales letters don't {usually|typically|often} do very well, but anything
{contrarian|controversial} or {cute|funny|entertaining} {does|will do}}. {Anything that is cute, funny or
entertaining will do well|{Anything|Material} that is cute, funny and entertaining will
{often|usually|frequently} do well|If you produce something that is funny or cute it will
{often|usually|frequently} {{perform|do} well|{generate|get} a lot of interest}}.
{This {can|could|may} be an article, a video, or anything of a similar ilk|It {can|could|may} be an article,
video, website or anything similar|It {can|could|may} be an article or website or video}. {It must be
something that has social appeal to your niche|Whatever {it is|you create|you decide upon} must {be
appealing|have social appeal|be of interest|be interesting} to your {niche|target market|market|potential
buyers}}. {You may have to think about how you can {spin|angle} your content in order to give it wide
ranging appeal|You may have to tag your subject on to some popular news or other event to {make it
appealing|give it wide ranged appeal|make it more interesting} to your {target market|potential
buyers}|Combining a major event or news subject with your subject can {make it more appealing|give it
more interest} to your {target market|potential buyers|market}}. {It can be done though, and will get you
traffic|However, you can do it and {get|receive} traffic|Doing this will get you traffic|With a bit of
{planning|thought}, this can be done}.
{You can Stumbleupon your site yourself, but it is better to get someone else to do the original Stumbleupon
for you|It is better for you if someone else does the {initial|first} Stumbleupon|If someone else does the
{initial|first} Stumbleupon it is better|It works better is someone else {performs|does|submits} the
{initial|first} Stumbleupon}. {This {could|can|may} be a friend, family or an outsourcer|A friend, family
member or outsourcer {could|can} do this}. {They {will|are going to} need|You will have to {provide|give
them|let them have|provide them}} {a set of|some} space separated tags {plus|as well as} a description and
to {know|be told} which category {you want it placed in|to place it in|to place it in for you}.
{Once it has been Stumbleuponed, you need to get other people to say they like it through the Stumbleupon
website|After the {initial|first|original} Stumble, it needs other people to {also Stumble it to say they like
it|also Stumbleupon it|to say they like it|to vote for it at Stumbleupon}|Other people need to say they like
after {the first|the initial|it has been initially Stumbled}}. {This will help to kickstart the viral effect|This
kickstarts the viral effect|This helps get more views and starts a viral effect|This starts a viral effect as it gets
{looked at more and more|more and more views}}. {If you {can|are able to}, put a link to Stumbleupon on
your website to make it {easy|simple|straightforward|effortless} for your visitors to say they like
it|{Put|Use|Place} a Stumbleupon button on your website {and|to|in order to} make it
{easy|simple|straightforward|effortless} for visitors to {say they like it|vote|approve it|vote for it}}.
{A {well written|decent} article with wide social appeal can get thousands of visitors in a single day from
Stumbleupon|Stumbleupon can send you thousands of visitors in a day with an article with {wide
ranging|mass} appeal|You can get thousands of visitors in a day from an article with {wide|mass} appeal}.
{It is a very powerful site that you, as a marketer, must be using|As a marketer, you {should|must|need to}
use this powerful site|This is a powerful site you {should|must|need to} be {using|taking advantage
of|incorporating into your business strategy|using as part of your ranking strategy}}. {With the traffic
potential from this site, you are missing out on valuable backlinks and massive amounts of traffic if you are
not using it|You are missing out on both backlinks and traffic if you are not using this site|By not using this
site, you are missing out on both backlinks and traffic|If you don't use this site, you are missing out on
potentially valuable backlinks and traffic}.
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