Comments on: How to be V.A.S.T. on StumbleUpon http://www.seo-scoop.com/2008/05/21/how-to-be-vast-on-stumbleupon/ SEO insiders share all on SEO news, tips and theories. Wed, 17 Mar 2010 21:32:30 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: May 25 Cre8asite Forums Weekly Roundup - Cre8tive Flow http://www.seo-scoop.com/2008/05/21/how-to-be-vast-on-stumbleupon/#comment-5627 May 25 Cre8asite Forums Weekly Roundup - Cre8tive Flow Sun, 25 May 2008 18:36:23 +0000 http://www.seo-scoop.com/?p=1340#comment-5627 [...] How to be V.A.S.T. on StumbleUpon Elizabeth Able guest wrote for SEO Scoop. Building a Social Media profile can be a lot like working a room at a face-to-face networking opportunity. You have to show up, be seen, and be up for a little interaction: the eye contact, the firm handshake, a little humor, low on marketing-speak but high on availability, wearing your identity up front and personal where people can see. [...] [...] How to be V.A.S.T. on StumbleUpon Elizabeth Able guest wrote for SEO Scoop. Building a Social Media profile can be a lot like working a room at a face-to-face networking opportunity. You have to show up, be seen, and be up for a little interaction: the eye contact, the firm handshake, a little humor, low on marketing-speak but high on availability, wearing your identity up front and personal where people can see. [...]

]]> By: Elizabeth Able http://www.seo-scoop.com/2008/05/21/how-to-be-vast-on-stumbleupon/#comment-5625 Elizabeth Able Sat, 24 May 2008 05:10:29 +0000 http://www.seo-scoop.com/?p=1340#comment-5625 Hi Barry! Yes, I made it up. I noticed that I kept saying the same things about visibility, availability, trust, etc, and cast around for a mnemonic that would express those ideas as a group. Hi Barry!

Yes, I made it up. I noticed that I kept saying the same things about visibility, availability, trust, etc, and cast around for a mnemonic that would express those ideas as a group.

]]> By: Barry Welford http://www.seo-scoop.com/2008/05/21/how-to-be-vast-on-stumbleupon/#comment-5624 Barry Welford Fri, 23 May 2008 23:12:24 +0000 http://www.seo-scoop.com/?p=1340#comment-5624 Great post, Elizabeth. Love that acronym - VAST. I'd never seen that before. Are you its creator? Great post, Elizabeth. Love that acronym – VAST. I’d never seen that before. Are you its creator?

]]> By: Rockstar Sid http://www.seo-scoop.com/2008/05/21/how-to-be-vast-on-stumbleupon/#comment-5623 Rockstar Sid Fri, 23 May 2008 19:06:46 +0000 http://www.seo-scoop.com/?p=1340#comment-5623 Perfect white hat method! But we need to have patience in doing this :-) Perfect white hat method! But we need to have patience in doing this :-)

]]> By: Matt Sawyer http://www.seo-scoop.com/2008/05/21/how-to-be-vast-on-stumbleupon/#comment-5621 Matt Sawyer Fri, 23 May 2008 08:49:54 +0000 http://www.seo-scoop.com/?p=1340#comment-5621 That's a pretty good roundup there. I don't thing SU really gets as much attention as places like Digg as it doesn't send as traffic running into the hundreds of thousands for a popular story. However, SU is far more accessable, a wider range of topcs tend to stand a good chance of doing well, and tends to send more traffic for stories that don't do as well. I wrote a bit more on this here - http://www.clicks.ws/blog/2007/11/08/successful-linkbaiting-who-needs-digg/ That’s a pretty good roundup there. I don’t thing SU really gets as much attention as places like Digg as it doesn’t send as traffic running into the hundreds of thousands for a popular story.

However, SU is far more accessable, a wider range of topcs tend to stand a good chance of doing well, and tends to send more traffic for stories that don’t do as well.

I wrote a bit more on this here – http://www.clicks.ws/blog/2007/11/08/successful-linkbaiting-who-needs-digg/

]]> By: Mark Hansen http://www.seo-scoop.com/2008/05/21/how-to-be-vast-on-stumbleupon/#comment-5619 Mark Hansen Thu, 22 May 2008 22:28:33 +0000 http://www.seo-scoop.com/?p=1340#comment-5619 Loved this post. So clear. I took a step back from it, from SU, and applied it to all of social networking. http://sohoman.blogspot.com/2008/05/social-networking-part-ii-how-to-be-v-s.html Thanks to both of you for the insights! Loved this post. So clear. I took a step back from it, from SU, and applied it to all of social networking. http://sohoman.blogspot.com/2008/05/social-networking-part-ii-how-to-be-v-s.html Thanks to both of you for the insights!

]]> By: Elizabeth Able http://www.seo-scoop.com/2008/05/21/how-to-be-vast-on-stumbleupon/#comment-5618 Elizabeth Able Thu, 22 May 2008 18:35:03 +0000 http://www.seo-scoop.com/?p=1340#comment-5618 @Yura - You are absolutely right. Since this is a post about social media, specifically SU, my SU profile should be in my bio. Donna was kind enough to add it. @Jennifer - You, too, are absolutely right. I'd left my contact parameters on the default: a check on "Let friends find me by email" and no check on "Anyone can send me a message." Since then, SU has become a major part of how I get to newly posted brain food, so it makes sense to go a step beyond the default contact settings. They're updated now. Thanks for the heads-up! @Yura – You are absolutely right. Since this is a post about social media, specifically SU, my SU profile should be in my bio. Donna was kind enough to add it.

@Jennifer – You, too, are absolutely right. I’d left my contact parameters on the default: a check on “Let friends find me by email” and no check on “Anyone can send me a message.” Since then, SU has become a major part of how I get to newly posted brain food, so it makes sense to go a step beyond the default contact settings. They’re updated now.

Thanks for the heads-up!

]]> By: Jennifer http://www.seo-scoop.com/2008/05/21/how-to-be-vast-on-stumbleupon/#comment-5617 Jennifer Thu, 22 May 2008 17:06:04 +0000 http://www.seo-scoop.com/?p=1340#comment-5617 Hi Elizabeth, I love your post! Thanks for the info. I love StumbleUpon and I like learning about it. You have given a lot of great information for being successful. I just wanted to let you know that I went on to Stumble to send you a message about liking your post and noticed that your message capability was disabled. Or maybe it's only turned on for certain people...not sure...just wanted you to know. Thanks, Jennifer Hi Elizabeth,

I love your post! Thanks for the info. I love StumbleUpon and I like learning about it. You have given a lot of great information for being successful.

I just wanted to let you know that I went on to Stumble to send you a message about liking your post and noticed that your message capability was disabled. Or maybe it’s only turned on for certain people…not sure…just wanted you to know.

Thanks,
Jennifer

]]> By: Dennis Edell http://www.seo-scoop.com/2008/05/21/how-to-be-vast-on-stumbleupon/#comment-5616 Dennis Edell Thu, 22 May 2008 16:50:21 +0000 http://www.seo-scoop.com/?p=1340#comment-5616 As someone new to SU, this is all very helpful. (I'm slow, sue me lol.) I love articles like this because most can be considered "obvious" and yet it's the things mot overlooked :-) As someone new to SU, this is all very helpful. (I’m slow, sue me lol.)

I love articles like this because most can be considered “obvious” and yet it’s the things mot overlooked :-)

]]> By: Yura http://www.seo-scoop.com/2008/05/21/how-to-be-vast-on-stumbleupon/#comment-5615 Yura Thu, 22 May 2008 03:16:16 +0000 http://www.seo-scoop.com/?p=1340#comment-5615 Correct me, if I'm wrong, but wouldn't it all mean to include a link to your SU profile, Elizabeth? Correct me, if I’m wrong, but wouldn’t it all mean to include a link to your SU profile, Elizabeth?

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