There are a few old standards regarding social networking sites, and StumbleUpon is certainly one of them since they've been active for so long. This is perhaps the ultimate social proof and sharing sites since the model it operates on involves people recommending interesting news and stories. Those of us who are involved in business on the net can get involved with this site to create traffic to our own sites. There are right and wrong ways to do this at this site, and that is what we intend to discuss, today.

You probably have heard of tagging, and that is something that will be your best friend at StumbleUpon. The world revolves around appropriate tags, and that is something you should not forget. We know you do not want to lose your credibility there, and that's possible if your tagging isn't right and your post ends-up somewhere in left field. Naturally the links you put in your content need to be right because that is an important part of the way it all works. If you learn how to share and people trust what you put out there, then that will go a long way in your marketing efforts.

Whenever possible make the effort to exceed expectations, and one thing you can is make your RSS feed buttons highly visible around your content. The more of a presence you build there, then people will or could begin reading your RSS feeds. In all the things you do at StumbleUpon, your only goal really is to essentially network and expand the reach of your own personal business web. The only way you can reach out and share solid information is if you can give them the kind of content they're really looking for.

In order to find your particular target audience, you will always need to publish in the correct topical category. Just the way tags are important, the category you choose also plays a role in helping your links reach out to your prospects. Your topic, tags and category must all be in proper agreement. Clearly, getting targeted traffic from StumbleUpon is not at all difficult if you know what you're doing. The worst part is always the beginning no matter where you are, and so just work at it bit by bit and results will happen. One good rule of thumb is to give first, then take, and that applies with all social marketing.