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Commit Participate
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Be Prepared

• First 2 months could consume all of your free
  time.
• Read and learn what is popular in the different
  communities.
• Look for tools you can use within the sites and
  on the web.
• Subscribe to news feeds from sites that are
  popular in the community.

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Your Profile

• Make sure its not similar to any top users
  profile.
• Be anonymous and likeable.
• Choose a unique name.
• Choose a memorable avatar.
• Get a Gmail account and an IM that goes with your
  user name.
• Use the same identity on all of the sites.

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Adding Friends

• Start with top users.
• See who the top users have as mutuals and who is
  sharing stories with them. Add them.
• Add anyone with an IM account and introduce
  yourself briefly.
• Add friends who are super supportive.
• Avoid friends that will be high maintenance.

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Voting

• Be one of the first ones to vote.
• If you think the post will get popular, leave a
  comment.
• If someone sends you a story to vote for, give
  them a quick reply letting them know you got it.
• Vote every chance you get.
• Stumble while you vote.

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Submitting

• Learn how to write titles and descriptions for
  your submissions.
• Dont submit duplicate stories.
• Dont submit more than 2-3 stories a day.
• Dont submit stories from your site YET.
• Submit from a variety of sources to all the sites
  you have a profile in.
• Begin by sharing your stories with users that
  have sent you stories, but avoid top users.
• Dont take anything personally.

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Networking

• Profiles should list all the sites you are a
  member of.
• Encourage people to contact you.
• Share stories that are interesting.
• Ask other users if they are on other sites and
  add them.

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What NOT to do!

• Dont use multiple accounts on the same IP.
• Dont ask users you dont really know to submit
  for you.
• Dont become an annoyance to users.

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Results
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Stumbleupon Traffic
Received over 300 inbound links
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1 Reddit and 1 Digg FP
Brand new blog received over 600 inbound links
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