Interesting thread over at webpronews regarding this. There’s really no credibility to it but found it quite amusing. So what happens to all of those “Official” Google blogs? BS

First of all, StumbleUpon does bring traffic.  Is it targeted traffic?  No.  The debate will always linger about the quality and usefulness of SU traffic.  If you are new to internet marketing or just need an extra traffic boost, try it!  Hell, it’s free!  For those of you unfamiliar with SU, I’m, not going to give you detailed instructions on how to use the service.  However, if you need some help, leave a comment and I will respond.

I have found that there are some underlying factors that will affect the usefulness of SU traffic:

Your site’s subject matter
An arcade or funny video site will definitely outperform a Wheelchair Sales site any day as far as conversions are concerned. The comparison is extreme, but use your head when submitting your pages. Otherwise, you are wasting your time.

Keywords, Tags
In order to receive a decent amount of traffic, you will need to research your keywords and titles, otherwise, no one will see your page. Whether you use relevant terms or not is up to you. I use the word “porn” for one of my sites even though it has nothing to do with the subject. But, hey, it works.

Reviews, Reviews, Reviews
If your site has no reviews, it does no good! Make sure that if you are exchanging Stumbles with someone, that they review and tag your page. When you Stumble your own site, do the same.

Your Friends, Your Profile
If you have established PageRank on your StumbleUpon page and are considered to be a PowerStumbler, you will receive traffic to your pages. My suggestion, team up with a PowerStumbler and make more SU friends. Also, ask people to Stumble and review your profile as well as your web pages. Here is a good utility: My Stumble Friends

Deep Links
If your index page is the only page that is Stumbled, your audience will loose interest. Always Stumble deep links within your site. It will help with backlinks also.

This is the short list folks. I am experimenting with timing of Stumbles and cross-bookmarking as well. Here is another useful resource for you: SU Exchange

I’ve spoke of this before in other forums and even wrote a guide on Ebay about this.  But, it is a topic that really bothers me. 

We all know the importance of having a trusted page in your arsenal.  I won’t get into the debate (yet) of whether or not PageRank is important.  Forums, Ebay:  You can always find someone selling a domain name that has PageRank; or so it may seem.  Visual PR is completely different than actual.  If you think about purchasing a domain with PR, please be sure to check whether the page is “fake” or not.  Basically, the owner of the domain will redirect the domain to a page with PageRank.  On the next update, the page will show a visual PR matching that of the site of the redirect.  Pretty sneaky and pretty pathetic.  So, some unexpecting buyer will pay top dollar for a domain that has no worth.  Please, check for fake PR before purchasing a domain or even purchasing a link on a page with PR.  Just type in “fake pr checker” into your browser and you will find a good selection.  I will probably be adding one here soon.

I’m going to give you, the user, experiences, tips, and ideas to help you earn money online.  I cannot guarantee that all methods will be successful for you, but the combination of what I provide can help you piece ideas together to find what DOES work!  Enjoy. I welcome any questions, comments, and suggestions.