Stumbling your own content
A while ago I wrote about why I sometimes give articles I like the thumbs-down on StumbleUpon and I then stumbled it. I was stunned to look at my stats and see that there was a jump from 50 visitors per day to over 1200! I’ve read several bloggers’ comments on how StumbleUpon can send a vast amount of traffic your way, but I wasn’t prepared for this.
But is it “ethical” to stumble your own material? Here’s my take on it:
StumbleUpon, Digg, and all these other sites are democratic in nature. That is, the community elevate or bury articles based on what they think of them. So, if I submit a pile of poo, people are perfect at liberty to bury it by voting it down again. On the other hand, if I write something absolutely brilliant, then why not submit it to the community and see if others think the same thing?
What do you think? Would you Stumble your own content? Do you do it already? If it’s not acceptable, why not?
