12/01/2009

Happy Holidays

With the holiday Season upon us, there is a special spirit in the air. A spirit that brings a peace and joy to our hearts and leaves a lasting appreciation for the blessings received. From all of us at Stumblehere.com, we wish you a wonderful holiday season!   

Looking back at this year, we see the progress that has occurred here at Stumblehere.com. We are pleased to say that the site has become a more popular, safer, and efficient way of marketing. We try our best to improve the site in any way we can and make the stumblehere experience the best for you, our members. Although we realize that there is always room for improvement. We hope that you would inform us of any changes you would like to see implemented. Use http://stumblehere.com/contact.php to contact us and give us your feedback.

Subscription Packages

One of the things we are most pleased with is our subscription packages. With an increased number of partner sites, safety for our users, and productivity, our packages have become a marketing power house! Imagine posting one classified ad, only to have that ad shot out to more than one hundred other partner sites! The amount of promotion this offers is stupendous! The best part is that it is totally affordable. Breeze through our Packages and Prices page and see if it isn’t a force to be reckoned with. http://stumblehere.com/pricing.php.

General Info

As we have mentioned previously, Stumblehere.com is becoming a safer and more user friendly site. The presence of spammers and scammers has sorely dived. Thanks to some of our filtering techniques and our dedicated members we have helped achieve this success. Please continue to flag individual ads and bring any scams or spamming to our attention! We appreciate your efforts!

Future
We are very excited to bring this company into this new decade of 2010!
We have plans for how you can get your ads ranked in the search engines and even more traffic.
Please give us as much feedback as possible. http://stumblehere.com/contact.php

10/1/2009

Stumblehere is upgrading!

We are excited to release the next phase of free classified ads. On Monday October 5th we will be allowing subscriptions. Now you can choose from Free to Platinum status. This upgrade will take a few days, please be patient with us through this process. Please use: http://stumblehere.com/contact.php to report any bugs including anything that will help our site and community grow.   

Some New features will include:

August 2009 Newsletter

Stumblehere is back!

We wanted to thank all of those that stuck by us as we delt with unfortunate circumstances. For those that did not hear we have had a tumultuous year. But we are excited to release the new look of our site. Right now we need your help... We need to know any and all bugs you find on the site. Whenever you see something that seems broken or causing errors or something that just doesn't look right please use the contact us form located at: http://stumblehere.com/contact.php   

What happened?

Back in February the collocation facility we leased server space from was raided by the FBI. All 10 of our servers were removed and still remain with the FBI. The owner of the collocation center that was hosting our servers is being investigated for some crime.

In speaking with the special agent assigned to the case we learned many things. I understand that they are there to catch the bad guys. But sometimes their wave of attrition can really hurt the little guys. Hurt the small businesses. The FBI received information that all the servers in the facility were owned and operated by their target. It wasn'st until after they raided the facility with guns drawn that they learned that the facility had over 100 clients. I asked the special agent why they did not check out the intel and he asked me the following question... "If you were with the FBI about to raid a building and you received intel that all the units were owned by the owner of the building, what would you do?"

I replied,"I would check public records to make sure that the information is accurate."

I guess that reply struck a nerve because shortly thereafter he hung up on me.

I tried calling back but he let me go to voicemail.

Unfortunately the several hundred legitimate companies, like ourselves, have been left out in the cold while the FBI drags its feet in returning our servers to us. They are looking for some forensic evidence against the collocation facility. Unfortunately they do not have the manpower to go through each and every box in a timely manner. We have been promised that they will return them to us, but one special agent hinted it could be many months.

The good news is that neither us, nor any of the other clients are under any type of investigation, only the collocation facility. We are not waiting for the FBI. We have built a whole new look to our site and we will be releasing all new features over the coming months.

UPDATE: The FBI was able to get us images of our drives.

Again thanks to all those that stood by us and please use the contact us form located at: http://stumblehere.com/contact.php to report anything that will help our site and community grow.

Stumblehere Team

01/23/2009

Happy New Year
Stumblehere.com wishes you and your loved ones a Happy New Year! We appreciate all the growth this past year.
The feedback from all our users has been awesome! Thanks again for all the feedback everyone has given.  

Please continue to give us feedback and help our community grow.
We need to hear the changes you want implemented. Use http://stumblehere.com/feedback.php to contact us.

Update...
Our Ad Syndication is still growing like crazy. We continue to add new partners and try to bring as much traffic as possible to your ads.
We are overhauling the look and feel of stumblehere and need your input on what you want to see.
We are continually checking our website for unwanted material and
filtering out unnecessary posts from scammers and spammers to make your stumblehere experience worthwhile.
We are constantly writing new code to fight against scammers and spammers and have noticed a major decrease in their activity.
Please continue to flag individual ads and bring any scams or spamming to our attention! We appreciate your efforts!

Affiliate Program...
We are suprised by the quantity of requests for us to launch an affiliate program.
We are currently gathering ideas from our users on how they want this to work.
If you want to be involved please send you ideas to http://stumblehere.com/contact.php

Future
We are very excited about 2009 and beyond.
We have plans for how you can get your ads ranked in the search engines and even more traffic.
Please give us as much feedback as possible. http://stumblehere.com/contact.php

stumblehere.com team

11/19/2008

Update…
It is time for another stumblehere.com update.
Our Ad Syndication is growing like crazy. We have new partners added weekly, so you can get the most exposure to your ad.
Traffic is starting to really take off and clients are seeing a ton of success through our ad syndication. 

Feedback
Thanks again for all the feedback everyone has given.  
Please continue to give us feedback and help our community grow.
We need to hear the changes you want implemented.
Use http://stumblehere.com/feedback.php to contact us.

New ways to Post
As you are well aware, there are many benefits to posting on stumblehere.com
We are in the process of removing all 3rd party Ads and allowing 2 new ways to upgrade your ad.

First we will allow more featured ads on the righthand side of our ad results page.
Secondly we will allow ads on the homepage of each city and on the entire usa homepage.

What is the NEW 'Move to Top' Ad Promotion?
In addition to the other options to promote your ad, you now have the ability to “Move your ad to the Top” of the particular section that your ad was posted in. How does this work? When you post an ad on Stumblehere, you merely check one of the following three options: Move to Top 5 times, Move to Top 10 times or Move to Top 15 times. When you choose one of these three options, Stumblehere will automatically move your particular ad to the top of the section where you posted your ad every five days and as often as you respectively chose (5, 10 or 15 times). This will save you so much time and energy and allows you to keep your ad fresh without having to re-post your ad – which also allows you to focus on other more important things to do. The small fee for this is $2.00 for moving the ad 5 times, $3.50 for moving the ad 10 times and $5.00 for moving the ad 15 times.

Why try betterpost for vehicle ads?
Remember if you are looking to sell your vehicle try betterpost at 90% off.

**We are offering 90% off through the end of September 2008 for anyone who wants to test betterpost™ and our syndication.
To start click on Post Ad then choose you state and city,
Then select - for sale and then select - cars and trucks.
Once on that page simply choose option 3.
After posting your ad simply enter 'betterpost' all lowercase in the promo box.

***Soon we will open betterpost™ to other sections but currently it is only available in the cars and trucks section***
As with any of our services, please provide any feedback on the process.

Anti-spam / Anti-scam
We value all of our visitors at stumblehere.com and take pride in keeping our website free of scammers and spammers.  We strive to provide an easy-to-use and welcoming environment.  To make this happen, we are continually checking our website for unwanted material and filtering out unnecessary posts from scammers and spammers to make your stumblehere experience worthwhile. We are constantly writing new code to fight against scammers and spammers and have noticed a major decrease in their activity.
Please continue to flag individual ads and bring any scams or spamming to our attention! We appreciate your efforts!

Now through December 31st, 2008 SAVE 40% on ANY Ad Promotion!
40% off directions.
Start by chosing your state and classified type.
After posting your ad and choosing your upgrade options simply enter 'holiday' all lowercase in the promo box.

There are many ways to promote your ad
The "LOOK HERE!" advertising option is still offered at just $1.99.  Through our extensive research, we have found that this feature will bring more attention to your ad and help it sell or advertise more quickly.  We have found that people will view these ads more frequently than a standard ad because it draws their attention to the bold, green, all-capital letters, “LOOK HERE!” 
The next advertising ad option is a Featured Ad, priced at just $4.99.  This option is also beneficial because your ad will not only appear in the regular posting section of Stumblehere, it will also appear in the ‘top section’ for several days.  This will increase your advertising traffic and sell your item or service in a shorter amount of time. Also, search engines visit this section frequently so your ads get indexed quicker. Again, when customers see your ad posted in the ‘Featured Ad’ section, they are more likely to be interested.

The third advertising option is the Featured Plus Ad, which is just $6.99.  For only $2 more than the Featured Ad option, your ad will be placed in the ‘top section’ posting, the regular posting, and your ad will be syndicated and posted on over 100 of our partner sites.  This advertising option will produce the most traffic to your ad.

Become a Beta Tester
We appreciate all of our current beta testers! We are now looking for a few additional testers. Do you want to get involved at Stumblehere?  If so, we offer a beta testing feature to our visitors.  As we introduce new features on our website, we allow our users to bug test them and offer us with feedback.  We greatly appreciate those who participate with this as it helps us to improve our website and make it as bug-free as possible! 

Future
We are very excited about 2009 and beyond. We have plans for how you can get your ads ranked in the search engines and even more traffic.
Please give us as much feedback as possible.

stumblehere.com team

09/25/2008

Well, Stumblehere.com now provides a fantastic online service that enables you to create professional-looking classified ads.
How much is your time worth?
How long would it take to post 100+ classified ads?

We save you time and money. Enter your listings once and watch them spread automatically to some of the highest trafficked search sites on the Internet.  We will automatically syndicate and post your ad to over 100 separate top classified ad directories, online marketplaces, search engines and RSS Feeds. This will save you hours upon hours of personal time. Once submitted to us, your ad will show live on the other sites within 24 – 48 hours. Another amazing feature is that your ad will not include any of the outside advertisements that are often seen in classified ad postings. And remember new partners are being added frequently.

Server maintenance
Just an FYI, we have out grown our current servers and are adding 2 additional servers starting on Saturday 10.4.08 and may experience some downtime.

New Posting Benefits
As you are well aware, there are many benefits to posting on stumblehere.com
You always have an option to post your ads for Free. With the huge success of our Featured and Featured Plus ads, we are now introducing betterpost™.

What is the betterpost™ Premium Ad Feature?
The betterpost™ Premium Ad Feature saves you time and money! We help you create an attractive ad. For a small fee of $7.99, once you place your ad in our customized templates, we will automatically syndicate and post your ad to over 100 separate top classified ad directories, online marketplaces, search engines and RSS Feeds. Yes – we post your ad for you so you do not have to make multiple postings yourself! This will save you hours upon hours of personal time. Once submitted to us, your ad will show live on the other sites within 24 – 48 hours. Another amazing feature is that your ad will not include any of the outside advertisements that are often seen in classified ad postings.

**We are offering 85% off through the end of September 2008 for anyone who wants to test betterpost™ and our syndication.
To start click on Post Ad then choose you state and city,
Then select - for sale and then select - cars and trucks.
Once on that page simply choose option 3.
After posting your ad simply enter EIGHTYFIVE all uppercase in the promo box.

***Soon we will open betterpost™ to other sections but currently it is only available in the cars and trucks section***
As with any of our services, please provide any feedback on the process.

Anti-spam / Anti-scam
We value all of our visitors at stumblehere.com and take pride in keeping our website free of scammers and spammers.  We strive to provide an easy-to-use and welcoming environment.  To make this happen, we are continually checking our website for unwanted material and filtering out unnecessary posts from scammers and spammers to make your stumblehere experience worthwhile. We are constantly writing new code to fight against scammers and spammers and have noticed a major decrease in their activity.
Please continue to flag individual ads and bring any scams or spamming to our attention! We appreciate your efforts!

Promote your ad!
We still offer other ways to promote your ad.
The "LOOK HERE!" advertising option is still offered at just $1.99.  Through our extensive research, we have found that this feature will bring more attention to your ad and help it sell or advertise more quickly.  We have found that people will view these ads more frequently than a standard ad because it draws their attention to the bold, green, all-capital letters, “LOOK HERE!” 
The next advertising ad option is a Featured Ad, priced at just $4.99.  This option is also beneficial because your ad will not only appear in the regular posting section of Stumblehere, it will also appear in the ‘top section’ for several days.  This will increase your advertising traffic and sell your item or service in a shorter amount of time. Also, search engines visit this section frequently so your ads get indexed quicker. Again, when customers see your ad posted in the ‘Featured Ad’ section, they are more likely to be interested.

The third advertising option is the Featured Plus Ad, which is just $6.99.  For only $2 more than the Featured Ad option, your ad will be placed in the ‘top section’ posting, the regular posting, and your ad will be syndicated and posted on over 100 of our partner sites.  This advertising option will produce the most traffic to your ad.

Become a Beta Tester
We appreciate all of our current beta testers! We are now looking for a few additional testers. Do you want to get involved at Stumblehere?  If so, we offer a beta testing feature to our visitors.  As we introduce new features on our website, we allow our users to bug test them and offer us with feedback.  We greatly appreciate those who participate with this as it helps us to improve our website and make it as bug-free as possible! 

Feedback
Thanks again for all the feedback everyone has given.  
Please continue to give us feedback and help our community grow.
Use http://stumblehere.com/feedback.php to contact us.

stumblehere.com team

07/14/2008

We wanted to keep you updated with all the exciting changes going on at stumblehere.com free classified ads.
Again, our traffic has grown tremendously this last month and items and services are being sold quicker on stumblehere.com

Anti-spam / Anti-scam

We value all of our visitors at stumblehere.com and take pride in keeping our website free of scammers and spammers.  We strive to provide an easy-to-use and welcoming environment.  To make this happen, we are continually checking our website for unwanted material and filtering out unnecessary posts from scammers and spammers to make your stumblehere experience worthwhile.
We are constantly writing new code to fight against scammers and spammers and have noticed a major decrease in their activity.
Please continue to flag individual ads and bring any scams or spamming to our attention! We appreciate your efforts!

New Posting Benefits

As you are well aware, there are many benefits to posting on stumblehere.com
First, there is no fee to post an ad.  However, with the added feature located at the bottom of the ad page, ‘Let Stumblehere Promote Your Ad,’ you are able to pay a small fee to bring much more traffic to your ad. 

The "LOOK HERE!" advertising option is offered at just $1.99.  Through our extensive research, this feature will bring more attention to your ad and help it sell or advertise more quickly.  We have found that people will view these ads more frequently than a standard ad because it draws their attention to the bold, green, all-capital letters, “LOOK HERE!” 

The next advertising ad option is a Featured Ad, priced at $4.99.  This option is also beneficial because your ad will not only appear in the regular posting section of Stumblehere, it will also appear in the ‘top section’ for several days.  This will increase your advertising traffic and sell your item or service in a shorter amount of time. Also, search engines visit this section frequently so your ads get indexed quicker. Again, when customers see your ad posted in the ‘Featured Ad’ section, they are more likely to be interested.

The third advertising option is the Featured Plus Ad, which is $6.99.  For only $2 more than the Featured Ad option, your ad will be placed in the ‘top section’ posting, the regular posting, and your ad will be placed on our partner sites.  This advertising option will produce the most traffic to your ad.

Become a Beta Tester

Do you want to get involved at Stumblehere?  If so, we offer a beta testing feature to our visitors. 
As we introduce new features on our website, we allow our users to bug test them and offer us with feedback. 
We greatly appreciate those who participate with this as it helps us to improve our website and make it as bug-free as possible! 

Feedback

Thanks again for all the feedback everyone has given.  
Please continue to give us feedback and help our community grow.
Use http://stumblehere.com/feedback.php to contact us.

Stumblehere.com

05/05/2008

April 2008 was another amazing month at stumblehere.com We have had many members of our community invite their friends to our site. Telling friends is an easy way to get additional entries in our monthly contest. http://stumblehere.com/contest_status.php

A few months ago we added games and rants:

Our new addition this month is Promoting Ads, to learn more go to stumblehere.com. You can promote existing ads by logging into your account and view your existing posts at “my posts”, then click the “promote” link after the ad title to see the new features to help promote your new or existing ads.

Congratulations to our March prize winners.

• l. seabolt - NC
• p. ragon - OH
• m. zambrano - NH
• m. tighe - AZ
• j. hornburg - NY
• r. wilcox - AZ
• a. rodriguez - CA
• e. quintana - CA
• s. johnson - IL
• r. wallen - CA
• r. tam - AZ
• p. hunley - TN
• d. lambert - IL
• t. delaney - IL
• d. o'brien - NY
• t. curry - IN
• n. dudley - FL
• m. dudley - FL
• k. hanson - CO
• s. hertzberg - CA
• d. pigoni - IL
• j. boyajian - IL
• b. federico - AZ
• r. cable-collins - IN
• j. harvey - FL

Thanks again for all the feedback everyone has given.   Please Continue to give us feedback and help our community grow.

- Stumblehere.com Team

05/05/2008

April 2008 was another amazing month at stumblehere.com We have had many members of our community invite their friends to our site. Telling friends is an easy way to get additional entries in our monthly contest. http://stumblehere.com/contest_status.php

A few months ago we added games and rants:
http://stumblehere.com/games - Games is a online arcade
http://stumblehere.com/rants - Rants is a place you can write a complaint, share a rave, publish news and win prizes.

Our new addition this month is Promoting Ads, to learn more go to stumblehere.com. You can promote existing ads by logging into your account and view your existing posts at “my posts”, then click the “promote” link after the ad title to see the new features to help promote your new or existing ads.

Congratulations to our March prize winners.

• l. seabolt - NC
• p. ragon - OH
• m. zambrano - NH
• m. tighe - AZ
• j. hornburg - NY
• r. wilcox - AZ
• a. rodriguez - CA
• e. quintana - CA
• s. johnson - IL
• r. wallen - CA
• r. tam - AZ
• p. hunley - TN
• d. lambert - IL
• t. delaney - IL
• d. o'brien - NY
• t. curry - IN
• n. dudley - FL
• m. dudley - FL
• k. hanson - CO
• s. hertzberg - CA
• d. pigoni - IL
• j. boyajian - IL
• b. federico - AZ
• r. cable-collins - IN
• j. harvey - FL

Thanks again for all the feedback everyone has given.   Please Continue to give us feedback and help our community grow.

- Stumblehere.com Team

3/13/2008

February was another great month for growth. And our community members are inviting more and more friends. Over the the next few weeks new tools will be coming out and more features to limit scammers and spammers.

Congratulations to our March prize winners.

• d. hess - MI
• n. aletras - PA
• k. potter - AZ
• r. greene - FL
• l. picone - ME
• j.francis - IL
• h. unvericht - AZ
• t. franks - OK
• m. christopher - TX
• m. weitzman - AZ
• r. tam - AZ
• a. brady - AZ
• s. roberts - AZ
• t. delaney - AZ
• c. chalifour - MI
• r. collins - IN
• k. jackson - AZ
• g. goldberg - FL
• p. henderson - AZ
• t. white - AZ
• e. stein - AZ

Thanks again for all the feedback everyone has given.   Please Continue to give us feedback and help our community grow.

- Stumblehere.com Team

02/13/2008

We are Growing!! Janurary was our best month of growth yet. Our community members are inviting more and more friends.
We are working on Spammers and Scammers... We had no idea when we started how many Scammers are out there. Hopefully we will have better measures in place by the end of the month.

2 New Sections are now LIVE...

Games is a online arcade - please keep us posted on what games you want to see.

Rants is a place you can write a complaint, share a rave, publish news and win prizes.
We will be offering prizes to the highest rates rants.

Stumblehere.com 2007

Over the next few months many exciting new features will be added to stumblehere.com