http://www.stuffbysarah.net/2007/08/20/the-effects-of-stumbleupon/ PHP, WordPress and Business Ramblings Mon, 19 Jul 2010 13:44:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://www.stuffbysarah.net/2007/08/20/the-effects-of-stumbleupon/#comment-15505 Sarah Tue, 11 Sep 2007 11:53:51 +0000 http://www.stuffbysarah.net/2007/08/20/the-effects-of-stumbleupon/#comment-15505 Thanks Dansko. I think if it's the right subject then StumbleUpon can hit quite hard. My server coped perfectly fine which I was glad about and I'm sure my host was too! I only happened to notice the rise in traffic through MyBlogLog stats. The subject matter was on PHP and I think it was stumbled by an active stumbler. As Sara mentioned, the more trust and respect that stumbler has the more people will come because of them. My WordPress section also got stumbled on the same day but didn't receive half as many visitors through. Thanks Dansko. I think if it's the right subject then StumbleUpon can hit quite hard. My server coped perfectly fine which I was glad about and I'm sure my host was too! I only happened to notice the rise in traffic through MyBlogLog stats. The subject matter was on PHP and I think it was stumbled by an active stumbler. As Sara mentioned, the more trust and respect that stumbler has the more people will come because of them. My WordPress section also got stumbled on the same day but didn't receive half as many visitors through.

]]> http://www.stuffbysarah.net/2007/08/20/the-effects-of-stumbleupon/#comment-15504 Dansko Tue, 11 Sep 2007 04:07:17 +0000 http://www.stuffbysarah.net/2007/08/20/the-effects-of-stumbleupon/#comment-15504 Nice boost in traffic. I didn't know that Stumbleupon can send such traffic. I thought Digg only have to send huge traffic causing servers to crash :pnIt seems Stumbleupon is much more popular in nontech people. Nice boost in traffic. I didn't know that Stumbleupon can send such traffic. I thought Digg only have to send huge traffic causing servers to crash :pnIt seems Stumbleupon is much more popular in nontech people.

]]> http://www.stuffbysarah.net/2007/08/20/the-effects-of-stumbleupon/#comment-15497 Sarah Tue, 21 Aug 2007 20:06:24 +0000 http://www.stuffbysarah.net/2007/08/20/the-effects-of-stumbleupon/#comment-15497 Thanks for the replies guys :) Sara thanks for the info, I didn't think about credibility and how that could affect it, also thanks for the stumble which I noticed ;)nnAdnan and Deron, as I mentioned before, the feedburner stats aren't showing much different but then again I don't find them very accurate anyhow. I'm guessing it was just a major influx of traffic and perhaps a few new regulars but we'll see as the week/month continues :) My erratic posting doesn't help ;) Thanks for the replies guys Sara thanks for the info, I didn't think about credibility and how that could affect it, also thanks for the stumble which I noticed nnAdnan and Deron, as I mentioned before, the feedburner stats aren't showing much different but then again I don't find them very accurate anyhow. I'm guessing it was just a major influx of traffic and perhaps a few new regulars but we'll see as the week/month continues My erratic posting doesn't help

]]> http://www.stuffbysarah.net/2007/08/20/the-effects-of-stumbleupon/#comment-15496 Deron Sizemore Tue, 21 Aug 2007 15:26:26 +0000 http://www.stuffbysarah.net/2007/08/20/the-effects-of-stumbleupon/#comment-15496 Congrats on the big burst of traffic. I've had a couple articles stumbled, but have yet to see any results like that! Are you seeing any staying power from the traffic StumbleUpon is sending you? Spike in RSS readers, etc?nnI wrote a post about why "social networking traffic sucks" if you want to check it out. Congrats on the big burst of traffic. I've had a couple articles stumbled, but have yet to see any results like that! Are you seeing any staying power from the traffic StumbleUpon is sending you? Spike in RSS readers, etc?nnI wrote a post about why "social networking traffic sucks" if you want to check it out.

]]> http://www.stuffbysarah.net/2007/08/20/the-effects-of-stumbleupon/#comment-15501 Adnan Tue, 21 Aug 2007 11:36:09 +0000 http://www.stuffbysarah.net/2007/08/20/the-effects-of-stumbleupon/#comment-15501 Congrats Sarah. Yeah Stumbleupon is a fun bit of traffic - because most of the time you can't see it coming - unlike Digg. On top of that, most of the Stumbleupon readers are already optimized to your niche, so you've got a higher chance of getting more subscribers. Would be nice to see if you've picked up more subs. Congrats Sarah. Yeah Stumbleupon is a fun bit of traffic – because most of the time you can't see it coming – unlike Digg. On top of that, most of the Stumbleupon readers are already optimized to your niche, so you've got a higher chance of getting more subscribers. Would be nice to see if you've picked up more subs.

]]> http://www.stuffbysarah.net/2007/08/20/the-effects-of-stumbleupon/#comment-15500 sara Tue, 21 Aug 2007 08:49:23 +0000 http://www.stuffbysarah.net/2007/08/20/the-effects-of-stumbleupon/#comment-15500 Something that has a big effect on how fast and how often it goes into rotation is the person who stumbled it. If they are a long-time member of the service and a regular rater/stumbler, that is better that someone who is brand new. Something that has a big effect on how fast and how often it goes into rotation is the person who stumbled it. If they are a long-time member of the service and a regular rater/stumbler, that is better that someone who is brand new.

]]> http://www.stuffbysarah.net/2007/08/20/the-effects-of-stumbleupon/#comment-15499 Sarah Mon, 20 Aug 2007 20:12:54 +0000 http://www.stuffbysarah.net/2007/08/20/the-effects-of-stumbleupon/#comment-15499 Definitely a lot of traffic. I just checked AWStats (had to wait for it to update) and that reads at 700 extra visitors compared to average, and 1300+ page views made by visitors referred from Stumbleupon, so on average almost 2 pages were viewed per visitor. Knowing at least 50-75% of these people will have come and gone, then that page view average can be considered higher at around 4-5 pages viewed per visit.nnI'd like to think it gained some extra feed subscribers however my feedburner stats go up and down like a yo-yo so I doubt I'd notice unless it suddenly soared! I would imagine that you really need a good 'hook' to get more stumblers to take notice and not just 'pass through'. Definitely a lot of traffic. I just checked AWStats (had to wait for it to update) and that reads at 700 extra visitors compared to average, and 1300+ page views made by visitors referred from Stumbleupon, so on average almost 2 pages were viewed per visitor. Knowing at least 50-75% of these people will have come and gone, then that page view average can be considered higher at around 4-5 pages viewed per visit.nnI'd like to think it gained some extra feed subscribers however my feedburner stats go up and down like a yo-yo so I doubt I'd notice unless it suddenly soared! I would imagine that you really need a good 'hook' to get more stumblers to take notice and not just 'pass through'.

]]> http://www.stuffbysarah.net/2007/08/20/the-effects-of-stumbleupon/#comment-15498 thatedeguy Mon, 20 Aug 2007 19:02:50 +0000 http://www.stuffbysarah.net/2007/08/20/the-effects-of-stumbleupon/#comment-15498 I've never had a reaction like that from stumble, but I wouldn't mind if I did. ;) I'm curious though, did you see a significant increase in subscribers(return readers) from the stumble or just a lot of traffic? My experience has been that most stumblers don't necessarily turn into readers. I've never had a reaction like that from stumble, but I wouldn't mind if I did. I'm curious though, did you see a significant increase in subscribers(return readers) from the stumble or just a lot of traffic? My experience has been that most stumblers don't necessarily turn into readers.

]]> http://www.stuffbysarah.net/2007/08/20/the-effects-of-stumbleupon/#comment-15503 Sarah Mon, 20 Aug 2007 11:37:27 +0000 http://www.stuffbysarah.net/2007/08/20/the-effects-of-stumbleupon/#comment-15503 Well I ran a check through all 4 pages that had been stumbled and a few others had marked it as a favourite too, plus a couple of del.icio.us adds too so it's the best stumble I've had so far. Another of our sites had a major stumble, not as many visits as yesterday though, but that continued with a handful each day too. However looking through the stats it seems that a few stumblers had a look around so not all just came and went :) Well I ran a check through all 4 pages that had been stumbled and a few others had marked it as a favourite too, plus a couple of del.icio.us adds too so it's the best stumble I've had so far. Another of our sites had a major stumble, not as many visits as yesterday though, but that continued with a handful each day too. However looking through the stats it seems that a few stumblers had a look around so not all just came and went

]]> http://www.stuffbysarah.net/2007/08/20/the-effects-of-stumbleupon/#comment-15502 BeachBum Mon, 20 Aug 2007 11:19:28 +0000 http://www.stuffbysarah.net/2007/08/20/the-effects-of-stumbleupon/#comment-15502 I posted my StumbleUpon results over the weekend. I was able to reproduce the results with a second much older and larger site. Seems like we get 100 visits right off the bat. There may be a way to increase that number, but I am still figuring that one out. As for the quality of visitors. I would say they were like people who flip through TV channels. Not much action.nnBeachBum I posted my StumbleUpon results over the weekend. I was able to reproduce the results with a second much older and larger site. Seems like we get 100 visits right off the bat. There may be a way to increase that number, but I am still figuring that one out. As for the quality of visitors. I would say they were like people who flip through TV channels. Not much action.nnBeachBum

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