Social Media Marketing

I’ve never tried Technorati’s Where’s the Fire (WTF) service until yesterday because I’ve never thought of it as a social website that can drive traffic towards Dosh Dosh.

There doesn’t seem to be many articles about using WTF as a promotional tool and so I decided to come up with a little experiment to examine WTF’s ability to generate exposure for an individual blog.

Will it be an effective way to get more visitors and potential readers? Maybe. It all really depends on how many users actively use WTF or Technorati’s search engine to find information they need.

I’ve been experimenting with StumbleUpon for the past few months and have had several pleasant experiences. It’s simply an incredible viral means to drive a large amount of sustained traffic to any website over a period of time.

I wrote this mini guide on StumbleUpon because I thought StumbleUpon had enormous potential in maximizing brand exposure while fitting nicely with a long term site building strategy.

Included are some personal observations on using StumbleUpon to drive traffic to your website, as well as some strategies you can adopt to retain StumbleUpon visitors while monetizing your website.