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I haven’t seen much visitors lately, from StumbleUpon.
So I had an idea to create this StumbleUpon Experiment.
What Is SU Experiment About?
I would like to see if every reader from SU thumbs up this post, would I gain more traffic from SU?
How long will readers stay on my blog. Are they going to be interested in other parts of the blog ? Is the traffic I am getting from SU really just random visitors or targeted visitors.
How Long Will This Experiment Last?
I think one day or less is enough for me to check on statistics, and by tomorrow I could give answers.
Your taks stumblers is to stumble this post only with thumbs up, and visit me tomorrow for results. All comments that you post, I will follow them back so don’t forget to leave url to your blog/website if you have one.
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RESULTS ARE IN:
Pageviews:16.349
Unique Users:11.050
THESE ARE THE RESULTS FOR 24 HOUR PERIOD:
First, I want to thank all the readers and stumblers for thumbs up and down as well. Experiment was well worth it.
This shows that, if you have a good article and stumblers seem to like it you could receive 15.000 page views just on that one article and even more.
Some of you wrote that I ran this experiment to make money out of the all the traffic, well I turned off adsense except that there ware some 3c outstanding and I don’t know how that happened.
This was pure fun for many readers and me as well. I might attempt to do another experiment maybe in 2008. Experiment was also created so I can donate donate $150 to StumbleU for more advertising.
Thank you everybody, and if you need any other information please let me know.
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Horaayy..there are 110 comment(s) for me so far ;)
I’ll have to keep an eye on this one! Thumbs up.
this is a neat experiment. its like linkbacks but with stumbles. I like the idea. but it should have more to it. at least you are not trying to bribe us with an ipod like some other blogs i have stumbled. so TU
Cool idea, I gave it a thumb.
Thumbs Up
Thank you very much, Josh I replied to your comment on your blog!! Awesome blog you got there.
got my thumbs up…..
i’ll be back tomorrow to check out the stats,
–Steve
I clicked your stumble icon but don’t get to comment anywhere (or is that a way of telling me I need to install the stumble toolbar?)
Oops, I c u r in my directory, yet in order to be on top, you need to install the html code sent to you in email.
Cool idea. Good luck.
Damnbitches
Pretty interesting. Good luck on this. Might help me boost my traffic. Hope you read Spanish, but please leave a comment anyhow.
@Linky: Don’t get it linky which html code?
Good plan. I’ll play along. Can’t wait to see how it works out. I can’t seem to get any stumble traffic on my blog. At least not the spikes everyone talks about. Good Luck!
StumbleUpon traffic isn’t “natural”. Users are blindly directed to your site and as a result, they have to be immediately interested in what you’re saying.
As a result, your content will significantly effect the traffic. I suspect that a real post with a catchy title, clear punchy content with images and points aligned in an F pattern, then you’ll have more success with residual traffic and linkouts.
Thumbs Up
I like the idea! Its funny I found your site with stumble on.
Eric
Thebrokenhandle.com
It might not work… Still, good luck!
Interesting. Have a thumbs up, on me.
Did the thumbsup just to see. I hope I am not wasting my time.
http://www.grassladder.com
interesting but i’d like to see more of YOU here, to give the experiment some substance.
Dude you move fast! I’ll see you tomorrow.
lol that plan totally backfired.
Interesting experiment–I’ve wondered myself.
Interesting experiment. Gave a thumbs up.
Let us know how you do..
I think the stumble traffic works in cycles, as I have not seen any lately either. It seems one day, there is nothing, and the next day, it is non-stop stumblers….I wonder, too, how it works….. hmmm
Bryon
http://www.daimonlures.com
Cool idea, I’m interested to see how it turns out, and I guess I would be somewhat targeted traffic since this is in a category I specifically marked on my stumble upon prefs
hmm… Sounds awesome, but I’m not really getting the whole point. Thumbs up anyway xD
I’m interested to see the results of this experiment. Be sure to check out my site for great advice for young entrepreneurs!
Ill help
how does i comment?
definitely interested in seeing what happens with this, thumbs up.
hey dude, check out what the stumblers are saying. They hate you.
I’ll be interested to see if your SU visitors stumble around to other posts on your blog. Got my thumbs up!
http://www.hbbrat.com
Gave it a thumbs down. We have enough link (stumble) whoring as it is. No need to give more proof that you can cheat the system and get people to look at an otherwise worthless site/blog.
If you want stumbles, get legitimate content that people care about. Getting people to stumble-whore your site will just get more people upset with you.
Sony seems to believe that any publicity is good publicity, even if it is people who hate them. Don’t be like Sony.
You have a thumbs up from me too!
thumbs down, stumblers aren’t tools.
This isn’t an experiment. You know exactly what will happen.
Awesome Experiment! Can’t wait for the results
The Data
Conclusion: People resent being instructed to give positive ratings.
This is truly interesting, I definitely would love to know the outcome of your experiment here. Great info you have in your blog, started reading, couldn’t quite stop.
Great idea! Certainly worth a thumbs up as I have wondered the same thing myself. I suppose it would be too much to ask to send them all to my blog on a certain day?
OOPS - corrected my blog address.
Great idea! Certainly worth a thumbs up as I have wondered the same thing myself. I suppose it would be too much to ask to send them all to my blog on a certain day?
Hmmm… I have also wondered if stumble really works… I’ve been using it for 3 years or so and i love it, but only recently have i begun using it to publicize various posts on my blog… I have taken to reviewing specific posts and categorizing and tagging them specifically… I’ve landed some traffic and a pretty good percent converts and browses about… please let me know how this turns out!!
Good Luck!
Jason
Hasn’t been updated in a while, but here’s my blog. Please thumb it up. That would be great.
I thumbed up yours. And I definitely bookmarked it.
thumbs up
We shall see interesting concept
hmmm this is interesting. its 9:08p.m. here in cali..y does it say 1a.m. on ur last post? btw, what time does it end? and has it ended yet? be back tomorrow..if i can. btw, idk what my blog is..i’m fairly new @ it..i just stumbled on ur page. oh yeah, good luck.
Awesome Idea..I gave a thumb!
Gave you a thumbs up..pretty interesting idea!
good luck
Justin
Good luck on this…interesting idea!
http://www.geocities.com/justin_vanhalanger/index1.htm
I’ve only had one “hit” SU article, so I am interested in your results.
Yeah, good experiment, it’s needed!
I started an ad-campaign on SU myself, once, and of about 300 views, 8 or 9 people voted…
I practically always give some rating… Oh well
thumbs down for “Your taks stumblers”
What is this about?
good experiment, i’m interested to see the results since i’ve been wondering the same thing myself.
Here’s my site
Hey dude, get back to us on whether or not this works! what a great idea! best of luck on the numbers!
good luck
good idea!
I was stumbled and my traffic spiked, but then went waaaaaay down!
It’s not really a blog so much as a website I use to keep my family and friends in the loop of my life. The AC is at http://www.icor1348.com; I have another site at http://www.thefunrev.com. Good idea to see how SU works or not for site traffic. I gave your site a thumbs up - nice layout!
Interesting idea, but inappropriate use of SU. Thumbs down.
Interesting idea. I never thought of Stumble Upon as a traffic generator, but hey, it’s always nice to see what’s happening on your site and see where people are coming in from.
cool. I guess I’ll check back tomorrow then!
An upward thumb for you, sir!
stumbleupon
Good luck with the experiment! Be interesting to see the results.
I’m all for pseudoscientific experiments with human subjects, thumbs up!! Seriously, though, nifty idea — I’ll contribute a thumbs up for that. Good luck
cool, let me know the results please. TU
This is a great experiment. Can’t wait to hear the results.
How can anyone resist!
Not a bad idea.
Good luck.
You get traffic by having a good site, not by begging for thumbs up. BIG thumbs down from me.
I’ll bite
Neat SU bait, man. I like it.
Thumbs up!
I think i got here in time to thumbs up, and I’ll be back to check the results, because I am interested to see how the numbers add up!
Thumbs up - Who u kidding, don’t under-estimate the stumblers….more traffic to follow
Gave you a thumbs up!Tell me how it went
thumbs up
do i give a f_cK? nope… DOWN!
Good luck with your experiment.
have you considered a blog experiment where everyone from SU gives a thumbs down for shameless self-promotion? could be a fun counter-experiment. try it out.
Bring it…
Cool experiment… I hope I didnt just mess it up cuz it’s actrually tomorrow lol .. Just got home from work.. I need to update my blog…UGH! not enough time in a day to stumble,blog & work ….
I’ve got your answer. First of all, stumble traffic sucks, period. Second, I stumbled your blog, and while I’m commenting, I doubt I’ll return.
People who stumble, like myself, are like ADD ridden hamsters on crack. F*** clicking an ad, or reading another post, I want to see some pictures of a kid petting a sea lion or some shit.
And not only that, but your comments are no-follow. As a webmaster, why the hell should I waste my time? (You tell me).
Nice blog though. Almost as nice as the twenty gazillion other interesting blogs on the net that I don’t have time for.
You want traffic? Stumble traffic is good for hits. Natural traffic is good for revenue.
Peace,
Scott
Cool idea. I’ll come back tomorrow to see the results. ¡TU!
This is quite curious, I wouldnt mind seeing the results.
I have seen other things about SU helping traffic more than things like Digg, but not really any figures or backing to the ideas.
Hahah, good memetic!
good luck.
hi
if you want traffic in outer space or simply a link to your site you can upload a file to http://www.beinspace.com
give it a name and insert a link to your page.
and it will help spread life in outer space.
so go in http://www.beinspace.com
Interesting experiment, curious to see how it does.
Seems successful so far.
I’ll bet you are getting stumblers? All I know is the time on your blog and comments are .. what .. 4 hours old? and SU brought me here.
You have no idea how much this would suck if I read this page and the meme was like 6 years old.
Really great idea!
Looking forward to seeing the results!
just stumbled upon this blog
OK, I’ll give you a thumb up.
Also gave you a thumbs up. Let us know how it works out!
@bontb
1. My email is filled with comments on this post, so this looks like a big success!
2. Html code was sent to you in email when you subscribed to http://www.linkylove.net/addyourlink/
It counts your visitors so you can compare yourself with the rest of us (as all counters count different). Would have been great to see what spike you got today!
If you don’t have the code, please resubmit to the directory and if you use yahoo email, please check your bulk folder afterwards as well.
Example of the code is on left top of my side, if you change my name with yours, it could work as well.
, I guess your name is bontb so u=bontb
Thumbs up! Great idea. Looks like you’re getting some pretty good results so far. I’ll check back to see how it goes.
seems my html code didnt get through:
TAG OPEN A href=”http://www.linkylove.net/addyourlink/” target=_blankTAG CLOSE TAG OPEN IMG src=”http://www.linkylove.net/addyourlink/button.php?u=LinkyLove” border=0TAG CLOSE IMG TAG CLOSE A
I think is working your experiment because you have a lot of comments about it. And of course you have my Thumb Up!.
thumbs up, i want to see the results
I definitely left the wrong link!
http://polymetric-heart.com/giveninsanity
How is it going so far anyway?
I stumbled on this at about 11:42 AM on the 6th.
thumbs up, nice experiment
very cool experiment, im interested to see the totals.
SU-ROOLS!!!!!!!!!!
Very interesting experiment. It sure opened my eyes. Thanks!
so, umm wasnt this a 1 day experiment? where r the results?
Viridiana I updated this post, please check the image and updated content.
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That´s really cool. I´ll give it a try on my blog.