StumbleUpon is a unique social networking site which specializes in the identification of quality sites which may be of interest to it's users. It currently has more than 4 million users and the reason why it has a growing number of users is because of it's unique features which gives users the chance to give a certain website either a thumbs up or a thumbs down. It also allows users to find individuals who may have liked a certain website which they also happen to like. This idea is a hit because you get to meet people who more or less have the same interest as you.

It is actually easy to get web traffic through stumbleupon. Once you understand the mechanism, you'll be in a roll and you'll be driving traffic to your website in no time. The first thing that you need to do is install the SU tool bar in your browser. This can be found the moment you register for an account. Installing this tool bar is very important because this is where you sign in and sign out, stumble a site, give a thumbs up or thumbs down, and basically all features can be found in the tool bar itself in one click.

Once you have registered and added the tool bar, do not forget to upload a photo on your profile. Uploading a photo, especially an eye-catching one, will not only attract other users of SU to your profile, but will also give them a feeling that you are a real person and not just a dummy account built to bookmark a particular site.

The next thing that you need to do is to join groups, to meet people who have similar interests. Once you are in a group, make friends with other group members and try to add them as your friend. The more friends you add to your network, the better. More friends means more people viewing your interests and a bigger possibility for them to visit your web page, which means web traffic for your site.

Do not be afraid to explore the tool bar that you have installed. With the many options offered in the tool bar, you will certainly find it to be useful in exploring your interests. The tool bar was of course made to make everything convenient for the user.

The one thing that you must not forget is of course to stumble your own website. Click on the "I like it" button in the tool bar and a box will pop-up to let you fill up the title, add a little review, and select a category and tags. When selecting your tags, make it specific, but do not forget to add a broader range of tags so that you get more chances in the search engines.

Social bookmarking is definitely one great tool that Internet marketers must learn to capitalize on and the only way to do it is to learn how to maximize the features of every site that offers these services. With stumbleupon, an Internet marketer not only gets to enjoy playing with the features, but also enjoys the traffic they receive from it.