membersI have been Stumbling the past couple weeks and have been learning the ins and the outs of how everything works. I have a lot of articles lined up, and I will probably be doing some live desktop screen capture tutorials for those who are having a hard time understanding some of these topics. However, one of the biggest issues I have been trying to figure out is how to get more people active in what I stumble. While I am sure there is no sure fire way to get it done passively, I wanted to share some of the things that I do, to remain active to the friends I have, and the friends I want to have.

What’s New Page – I check the “what’s new page” frequently all day long. For those of you whose life does not revolve around a computer, and the internet, like mine does. I would recommend, checking this all the time while you are on. When you notice a new article that you have not seen before, be sure to check it out, and thumb it up if you like it. As long as an article doesn’t piss me off, or state inaccurate information I will thumb it. The site deserves credit and so does the person that finds it.

It is important to keep an eye out on these articles because it helps the Stumbler build up authority. The more thumbs up, and reviews an article receives, the more authority within the StumbleUpon system that member gets. The more authority you have the more traffic StumbleUpon will send to the articles you review and thumb. (At least this is what I have been told, and it seems to hold true from the traffic volumes I have witnessed)

Favorites Page – I frequently (About 5 times a day per person) like to visit my top StumbleUpon friends, and Stumblers who I want as friends, to check their favorites, and thumb up the articles I like. I try to be active in their posts so that they will be active, and return the favor in mine. I get to read a lot of great articles, most of them are really good and I learn a lot about others interests as well as mine. As thanks, I thumb it up

Discovered Page – While I view my Stumble buddies and Stumblers I want as friends, profile page, I also check their discovered page. This is probably the best way to win someone over, because many of the pages they have discovered have not been reviewed yet, and since StumbleUpon adds to the Stumblers authority when they get thumbs up on the articles they find, you make your friends and future friends happy by adding to their authority.

You have to give first, and then receive. Don’t be stingy on giving praise to others. The good old rule of “do to others as you want them to do for you” especially applies here. I notice that some people do this naturally, while others don’t. Those of you who are in my fans list, I have my eye on you. The more you are active in my posts, the more I will notice you. Eventually, I will even move you to a mutual friend, and work with you directly.

If you are new to my RSS and my blog, we are currently on a discussion of StumbleUpon. I have put together an in depth series of how to use stumbleupon and all its features and advantages. You can follow the first part of the series from the below links.

StumbleUpon Series Part 1 – A Commitment To Mastering StumbleUpon

StumbleUpon Series Part 2 – My True Intentions Are Not To Spam Or Game The System

StumbleUpon Series Part 3 – Where Does All That Traffic Come From?

StumbleUpon Series Part 4 – A Different Perspective On Your Friends And Fans

StumbleUpon Series Part 5 – Making The Right Friends In The Right Places

StumbleUpon Series Part 6 – Fans, Fans And More Fans

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