A high number of users on this site frequently ask "why is social networking traffic so important to a website and how can it improve sales and/or ad dollars?". Well in this article I will go over different social networks and the traffic they tend to attract.
"StumbleUpon uses collaborative filtering (an automated process combining human opinions with machine learning of personal preference) to create virtual communities of like-minded websurfers."
Now as a webmaster, whenever I publish content to one of my sites I always make sure that I use my StumbleUpon toolbar to "stumble" the content I have just produced. Why is this important? Submitting your content to StumbleUpon is increasing your viral traffic.
"Viral marketing and viral advertising refer to marketing techniques that use pre-existing social networks to produce increases in brand awareness, through self-replicating viral processes."
This StumbleUpon process takes no more then 10 seconds and could land you 10-10,000 hits to your webpage. All it takes is a few members to "like" your page and the viral process starts to roll. Also, since the service is like a "social bookmarking" site, you build valuable backlinks.
List of the top social networking sites you should know about
If you have any more URLs to add, feel free to post them and I will add the URL to the list. Thanks!
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