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JimC · 08-10-2007, 05:15 PM

So I have noticed my hits are going something like this:

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The 2000 spot was when my article about America got stumbled, the 1500 was the same but it was falling, 800 etc... then 100 it was back to normal but slightly higher, then I got 1800 for stumbling my recent article on writers block, then it went back to normal but higher again...

I got the most ad clicks BETWEEN the 2 stumble bursts... so from my experience, StumbleUpon gives you temporary traffic, usually people who just skip the page (still counts as a visitor), but once in a while someone will stop to read what they stumbled, and if they return- then you get a reader and a high chance that they will click the ad.

So Stumble will give you a chance at returning visitors (like 1/100, which click your ads. Not many Stumblers will stumble to your site just to click your ad.

My point? Stumble is good for traffic- use it... but try to find READERS from other sources.

1 Unique visitor who accidently finds your site is not as valuable as 1 Unique visitor that purposely visits your site.

08-10-2007, 05:15 PM	#49 (permalink)
JimC Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Eugene, Oregon Posts: 198	So I have noticed my hits are going something like this: 50 80 2000 1500 800 100 100 1800 150 150 The 2000 spot was when my article about America got stumbled, the 1500 was the same but it was falling, 800 etc... then 100 it was back to normal but slightly higher, then I got 1800 for stumbling my recent article on writers block, then it went back to normal but higher again... I got the most ad clicks BETWEEN the 2 stumble bursts... so from my experience, StumbleUpon gives you temporary traffic, usually people who just skip the page (still counts as a visitor), but once in a while someone will stop to read what they stumbled, and if they return- then you get a reader and a high chance that they will click the ad. So Stumble will give you a chance at returning visitors (like 1/100, which click your ads. Not many Stumblers will stumble to your site just to click your ad. My point? Stumble is good for traffic- use it... but try to find READERS from other sources. 1 Unique visitor who accidently finds your site is not as valuable as 1 Unique visitor that purposely visits your site. Last edited by JimC; 08-10-2007 at 05:18 PM.