For most bloggers, conventional wisdom says that Stumbleupon traffic is good to spike your numbers, but not so good at holding attention. Usually, I agree.

Typically, my Stumbleupon traffic has a bounce rate of 70% or higher, which means that most people glanced at my blog and clicked onto something else with ten seconds.

In analyzing my recent traffic from my top five referring sources via Google Analytics, I found that Stumbleupon came in first for number of pages …

If you’ve ever won a contest, you know how good it feels to be a winner. Hosting a contest invites participation and gives people something to talk about: you! This post first appeared here in April 2007 with the first three steps only. Today, I’m adding in five more. What would you add?

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Original Post Begins Here . . .

Update:  Thanks to Andrew Peters, an MTN ezine reader, uber cool blogger and virtual PR expert based in Singapore, for his …

On January 23, 2007, I wrote about where to download David Meerman Scott’s 2007 PR Playbook. In May, I found out David mentioned this blog, now at a new URL, in his book, “The New Rules of Marketing & PR.”

I love this book.

When I was called in at the last minute to teach a college class on marketing execution for non-profits, I tossed out the 593 page heavy-duty [and dated] marketing manual and replaced it with David’s take on the …

Finding myself stuck here rather than on the road over the weekend due to an overly productive snowstorm, I hit the gym in search of double workout: cardio/social. On the elliptical, a neighbor and I started talking about the job market. As we racked up miles, our conversation soon wandered off to a topic I’d never considered before: wedding publicity.

Jim told me about a couple whose wedding dance video – with over 8 million views from the top poster …

Now, here’s an idea I found in ineptuser’s Boost PR blog post via a Google Alert.  If you want to get in on the Viral Tag Train game, instructions follow, copied directly from the post. The idea is to build viral steam by exchanging links. When your blog shows up somewhere, you add the blog to your viral list. Remember to change the host tag to your own blog before publishing your post.

And, in compliance with number four, here’s a personal invitation to get on board.

When David Meerman …

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Reality Show PR: Marketing with Case Studies

Take your prospects behind the scenes with client case studies: all ready and made for marketing 

 by Barbara Rozgonyi, founder of CoryWest Media and Public Relations Expert When clients want to know what you do, invite them into a behind-the-scenes reality show. Giving them a play-by-play of how your business impacts lives gives them a better appreciation of how to work with you. …

One of things I love about blogging is serendipity. You never know where your posts will wind up.

Today I noticed a steady stream of referrals from www.fuel4arts.com. Visiting the site, I joined and did a search to find my recap of Marketing Sherpa’s Viral Marketing 2007 report made the top five editor’s choice list.  Thanks so much for that honor from down under. 

And, welcome fuel4arts members! Feel free to browse around Wired PR Works and comment on this post if you …

In the inner Internet circles, The System Seminar [affiliate link] has a reputation for providing pure content, a professional environment and bleeding edge techniques.

All that’s true, but the approachability and friendliness of every one I met, including the speakers, surprised me. Ego was absent – the only time people talked about how well they were doing was to encourage and motivate me personally.

It worked. I spent most of last week applying ideas, testing tactics and making new connections.

Here’s a link …

Wrestling with promotional words is fresh in mind. A few minutes ago, I submitted my site to the Open Directory Project. It’s been on my to-do list for longer than I care to admit.  

Today I had to fill out the form three times. Each variation bleached out subjective references so that, in the end, the listing is bland, but somehow starkly powerful.  That’s what you get when you ban descriptive, decorative words that blur communication and turn off readers.

Direct mail marketers would disagree and I would …