Why is one of my good hubs lower than my worst hub?

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   webchalkposted 16 years ago

   Hi,
   
   I've spent a bit of time creating this hub:
   
   http://hubpages.com/hub/Build_a_free_website
   
   and not much time on this hub:
   
   http://hubpages.com/hub/How_to_make_a_free_website
   
   However the top one has a lower hub score than the bottom one, even though it is full of (what I believe to be) good content, videos, and pictures.
   
   The only thing I can think of is that I did recently make changes to the top one...
   
   Could that make it lose its hub score until I get enough traffic to it?
   
   Thanks for any help you can provide
   
   Ant

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      trakker14posted 16 years agoin reply to this

      because one is a "HOW TO" and one is not
      the How to's get a higher score..don't ask me why.

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      Peter M. Lopezposted 16 years agoin reply to this

      I have sooooo given up trying to figure this out.  My three highest-traffic hubs are scattered throughout my hub stats, one near the top (hubscore 81), one in the middle (76), and one at the bottom (69).  I can't figure out the difference.

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   relacheposted 16 years ago

   Which one is getting more traffic?  That's often the biggest factor to consider.

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   darksideposted 16 years ago

   Traffic can weigh heavily in HubScores calculations.

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   casparposted 16 years ago

   I notice their scores have swapped around now and your build a free website hub now has a higher score.  Does one have more comments or thumbs up?

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      trakker14posted 16 years agoin reply to this

      I think because you did  some work on it , cause i have the same thing ..some are really  down then i add an ad or url and it goes up again.

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   webchalkposted 16 years ago

   Hi there,
   
   Thanks heaps for your replies,
   
   It looks like things are evening out now... the better one (build a free website) is getting about 50 visitors a day, and the content-lacking other one (make a free website) is getting about 25 visitors a day.
   
   And the hub scores have changed a lot since I posted this question
   
   I guess we can call this "case closed"
   
   Cheers,
   Ant

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   thooghunposted 16 years ago

   Yes, they tend to even out eventually. I've had the same concerns, but in the end my frustration is always dispelled

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   tagtopicsposted 16 years ago

   I think that sometimes people can be offered too much information!
   
   When someone's looking into starting their first ever website, they just want a bit of info - just get some of the basics, go away and think about. This is where you're shorter hub is ideal.
   
   Later on, they'll be back - then they'll want a bit more info. Bang! you hit them with your second hub and they get all the info they need.
   
   I wonder whether any of the traffic you're getting to 'good hub' is being direct from 'bad hub'? That would be interesting to know.

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   casparposted 16 years ago

   You could put your hubs into a group, webchalk - maybe Web Design Beginners' Tips or something - then they would all link together and after reading one hub, readers would be guided to the next one.
   
   Just a thought.

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   In The Doghouseposted 16 years ago

   Scores?  I think that it is a matter of "rock, paper, scissors."  Or perhaps, a dart thrown at a board?  Or maybe, a flip of a coin? 

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    Mark Knowlesposted 16 years ago

    It is also important to take hubpages preference into consideration - they like to see some topics higher ranked than others.

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    websurfproposted 16 years ago

    I guess it`s all about different content , that builds up the hub score, and especially links , I have just published this new hub http://hubpages.com/hub/The-internet , entirely written in hubpage`s editor but I did not add anything else , not even a link or a video, just a small picture. When I posted it I was disappointed to the score, 47 ! I never had such a low score and I worked the most on this hub to make it interesting!

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    Mishaposted 16 years ago

    *All* hubs start about 50. It will grow, don't worry

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       Mark Knowlesposted 16 years agoin reply to this

       Actually, you can get them up to about 70 depending on your author score before publishing them

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    Mishaposted 16 years ago

    Yeah, if you "marinade" them before publishing But this does not affect the final score, you know

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    Mark Knowlesposted 16 years ago

    LOL - I hadn't thought of it as marinading - I like that one. "Stewing" is a good one too

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