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    34 StumbleUpon Posts That Aren’t Crap

    By dana | October 4, 2007

    As you all know, I have a pretty bad StumbleUpon addiction. So naturally, I’m always interested in reading what others are saying about my buddy SU.

    It’s no big secret that one of the best ways to grab a nice surge of SU traffic is to write a post about StumbleUpon or Stumblers. I can’t really denounce anyone for doing so (pot, kettle; kettle, pot), but I have started to get a little frustrated when wading through the vast ocean of Stumbly posts to find anything that has some value or gives some original SU insight, theories, tips or funnies.

    It can literally take days to go through all the posts tagged StumbleUpon or search in any other manner. And forget stumbling “sites about StumbleUpon,” trust me you don’t want to go there :)

    So for my fellow stumble junkies and even more so for all of you who have commented or contacted me about getting started with StumbleUpon, I thought I’d throw you a bone with the following 33 posts about StumbleUpon that are, in my opinion, not crap.

    Intro to Stumbling

    Basic Stumbling

    Advanced Stumbling

    Blogging for the Stumbler or Tips for Wooing the Stumbler

    StumbleUpon and Traffic

    Snickerworthy Stumble Posts

    Note: I feel sure that there are a good number of other non-crappy posts out there. This list is just a compilation of those that I’ve found particularly interesting or useful and/or I think would be especially helpful for new Stumblers.

    So if you had an SU post that isn’t on the list, it is most likely missing because:

    1. I somehow missed it.
    2. I felt it was already adequately covered by others in the list.
    3. I got tired after gathering together the first 34.
    4. I thought it was crap.
    5. I have a personal vendetta against you and thus refuse to link to you.

    Which is it? I’ll let you decide for yourself.

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    • 46 Responses to “34 StumbleUpon Posts That Aren’t Crap”

    1. Matt Keegan Says:
      October 4th, 2007 at 1:23 pm

      Thank you for the crap-free link, Dana! :shock:

      This is a good list and, together, will help the serious (addicted?) stumbler succeed with our favorite social media site.

      I hope you are able to get outside once in awhile. By the way it is autumn, just in case your obsession has kept you from noticing.
      :mrgreen:

    2. Lyndon Antcliff Says:
      October 4th, 2007 at 1:48 pm

      Good list and well ordered. Although I’m thinking what could be even better with these types of lists is the date of the post.

    3. dana Says:
      October 4th, 2007 at 2:00 pm

      @Matt Oh, is that what it is? I was thinking it was unseasonably mild for July in Kansas :wink:

      @Lyndon You know, I hadn’t thought about that specifically, but I think you’re right. I specifically excluded some posts that discussed now obsolete SU stuff like the Audience numbers that I’ve read so much about, but the date would make that much easier.

    4. Deb Says:
      October 4th, 2007 at 2:35 pm

      lol@ all the bots on your mutual friends list in stumble.

    5. Joe Justin Says:
      October 4th, 2007 at 2:43 pm

      Dana,
      Nice post! I really liked the list and I too have become a little addicted to stumble, although I haven’t stumbled much in the last few days. I have been really busy with a new project. Any way nice post. I really like all your sites.

    6. dana Says:
      October 4th, 2007 at 2:56 pm

      @Deb Huh?

      @Joe Thanks. I think taking a few days off every once in awhile is probably a really good thing!

    7. WarriorBlog Says:
      October 4th, 2007 at 3:45 pm

      I will check out those post Dana. I been saying that I will need to learn more about SU for a week now :oops:

      I will Stumble you IF I find those post helpful :wink:

      I wonder that Deb is saying :lol:

    8. Steven Snell Says:
      October 4th, 2007 at 3:59 pm

      Thanks for all the great links. I actually just came here through your SU profile.

    9. dana Says:
      October 4th, 2007 at 4:02 pm

      @Steven Glad to hear it! I’m honored to have you here. I really enjoy your blog!

    10. Edward Mills Says:
      October 4th, 2007 at 4:18 pm

      Great list Dana! Thanks for putting it together. It’s most definitely worth a Stumble. And a Digg for that matter!

      And I appreciate that you included my post in your Snickerworthy section. Makes me feel all warm and fuzzy! :grin:

    11. dana Says:
      October 4th, 2007 at 4:21 pm

      @Edward Thanks! I actually stumbled upon your blog through SU. You’ve got some great stuff over there :)

    12. Geoff Says:
      October 4th, 2007 at 4:25 pm

      Thanks, Dana.

      I’m glad you thought my post about SU being a goldmine for writers was not crap. I try my best to keep posts crap free.

      Funny thing is, I really started digging into SU to try to get more traffic for my blog. I’m glad I found a better use for it than that.

      Thanks again,
      Geoff
      Tapping Creativity

    13. dana Says:
      October 4th, 2007 at 4:29 pm

      @Geoff We all try don’t we Geoff?! :wink: I think a lot of people start stumbling with one purpose in mind and then realize all of the other benefits!

    14. Maki Says:
      October 4th, 2007 at 4:57 pm

      You forgot two articles of mine!

      How to Become a Top StumbleUpon User (or Why You Really Shouldn’t Bother)

      StumbleUpon Optimization: Leveraging Photo Stumbles for More Web Traffic

      Enjoy the traffic, Dana.. and thanks for compiling all of them in one place. :)

    15. dana Says:
      October 4th, 2007 at 5:11 pm

      Hey Maki! Nope, I didn’t forget…I thought they were crap…Just kidding! :razz: I was trying to cut down on including more than 2 links to any one blog mainly because I figured that if SU junkies could see which blogs were good references for SU stuff, they would explore…that said, I’m leaving your links in your comment up there. I know you’ve done a tremendous amount of work on your SU posts, as you do with all your awesome tutorials! So if anyone is reading this and doesn’t read DoshDosh everyday…go subscribe now :smile:

    16. YC Says:
      October 4th, 2007 at 5:24 pm

      Wow! I didn’t think of this! :) Great list, Dana - and thanks for compiling it. I have more posts that could be up there tho’ - but everyone can just visit my site. ;)

    17. dana Says:
      October 4th, 2007 at 5:26 pm

      @YC See reason #3 for missing posts :wink: You do have some great stuff on SU!

    18. Etienne Teo Says:
      October 4th, 2007 at 5:43 pm

      i guess you forgotten my as well..
      25 ways to massive traffic on stumbleupon
      i even had the secrets of the untold been exposed..
      14 page free report

      this is a great list…

    19. Yvonne Russell Says:
      October 5th, 2007 at 4:54 am

      Thanks Dana. I’m recommending this post at this weekend’s Writers Cafe.

    20. Dev Says:
      October 5th, 2007 at 7:24 am

      Hi Dana,

      Check out my post on the Ultimate Guide to Leveraging Stumbleupon and let me know what you think! — Dev from Daily Moolah (the links in my name’

    21. Meg Says:
      October 5th, 2007 at 8:53 am

      Thanks for including my beginners guide, Dana :smile:

    22. Kango Traveler Says:
      October 5th, 2007 at 11:20 am

      I had forgotten about stumblers, but now I somehow feel the need to go back and spend my hours stumbling and learning how to stumble.

    23. Brown Baron Says:
      October 5th, 2007 at 11:47 am

      So can we officially call this, “crapless Friday”? :lol:

      A list post is good. A list post about SU is a traffic magnet. Nicely done :grin:

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      October 5th, 2007 at 12:38 pm

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      October 5th, 2007 at 2:06 pm

      “pot, kettle; kettle, pot” Nice. I laughed a bit at that.

      Thumbs up from me on my stumble toolbar. Great post. There is a huge amount of ’stumble upon’ related posts with zero valuable info.

      Another thing I despise is all the stumbled pages for stupid proxies. Egads.

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    27. Brian Says:
      October 6th, 2007 at 7:50 pm

      Thanks for the concise list and the mention of 2 of my posts, Dana!

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      October 7th, 2007 at 3:45 am

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    29. Jay Thompson Says:
      October 7th, 2007 at 9:11 am

      Thanks so much for taking the time to post this list. As a new (bumbling) Stumbler :shock: I found it most helpful.

    30. Raymond Says:
      October 7th, 2007 at 10:44 pm

      Hey,

      Thanks for all the links. I’ll check it out! :smile:

    31. cardiogirl Says:
      October 8th, 2007 at 3:07 am

      My favorite line of the post: I can’t really denounce anyone for doing so (pot, kettle; kettle, pot)…”

      What an awesome compilation Dana! Good job!

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    33. Christine O'Kelly Says:
      October 15th, 2007 at 3:10 pm

      Dana - You really are a Stumble Queen… this is awesome! I have a feeling I’ll be spending several days going through everything on this post and down every rabbit hole I find on the other side of these links - thanks!!

      Christine

    34. Maher Saleh Says:
      October 26th, 2007 at 6:20 am

      Thanks man great posts

    35. SLF Says:
      October 27th, 2007 at 12:49 pm

      Thank you for putting it all together!
      I was looking for more information on how to Stumble right way and now I feel I came to right place.

    36. David Says:
      October 28th, 2007 at 10:03 am

      Thanks. I am trying to be a better stumbler. I broke down today and stumbled some of my own stuff.I couldn’t help it. Ever since I started writing about Halloween it has been like a ghost town around here.
      You are on my good idea list so I do remember to come by here and read more every so often. I thought it might be good to shout once.

      A phan(tom)

    37. Vivienne Quek Says:
      October 28th, 2007 at 11:02 pm

      I already bookmark this page so that I can go through your recommended list slowly… :smile:

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    39. Eric Svenningson Says:
      February 4th, 2008 at 9:33 pm

      True. Very nice list. I can reach my full stumbling potential fer sure :cool:

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      February 16th, 2008 at 4:56 am

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      April 4th, 2008 at 1:58 am

      This is a really great list to go through and learn about SU - some of the titles themselves look amusing and certainly there must be some great information here.

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      April 5th, 2008 at 6:00 pm

      Thanks for all the neat links. I actually got here through your SU profile. =)

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