ArtsAutosBooksBusinessEducationEntertainmentFamilyFashionFoodGamesGenderHealthHolidaysHomeHubPagesPersonal FinancePetsPoliticsReligionSportsTechnologyTravel

Comprehending Networking

Updated on August 11, 2022

Traffic Check

Those of us who write on line have broken ourselves into the 'share' habit, as if this 'Networking' assists us in getting hits.

We seem to believe that if we don't put our items on the various network sites our work won't be seen.

Until we have a chance to check from where most of our hits come from. The overwhelming majority of hits comes from Google.

If somehow one catches the 'eye' of Google highways of traffic will be delivered to our 'door'.

Of course, considering Google's hatred of Hubpages; not as likely as we'd believe.

And then there are the Trolls

As shocking as it is to find that all your Networking is a waste of time, this is increased by the awareness that the attention you receive is more than likely to be negative.

Attacks and down votes by Trolls on sites like Reddit makes it un-useful to Network.

You've probably heard the story already, but I'll post it here in case you haven't.

A well known Hard Copy Published Writer posted an item on a Publishing Site and Networked it. Within seconds his item was voted down on the various sites he'd used to network. This was followed by a slurry of attacks calling it Spam, Blogspam, and using all sorts of unpleasant terms to describe what a bad writer he was, etc.

He deleted the item from the publishing site, from the Networks. He sent it to his Editor. It was accepted, paid for, published in Hard Copy, and got quite good reviews.

This is just to emphasize how pointless Networking sites have become not only as a marketing tool but as any kind of peer review, or even honest response to your work.

Recognize that the Majority of persons who will respond to your work are Trolls who have nothing else to do except insult other people you begin to appreciate reality.

Some sites give you the authority to prevent attacks, to remove comments, others appear to exist for encouraging attacks.

SEO, Links, Tags, Ads

There's a difference between writing crap full of the trending words and writing good prose.

A difference between writing an advertisement which pretend to be an article.

You'll see it most often on Facebook. For example, you think this is an article about baby clothes. It isn't. It is an advertisement for some company selling baby clothes.

As you read it, you realize you aren't reading a Mommy's prose but that done by some junior clerk at the company which sells baby clothes.

This advertisement will gain Adsense revenue from honest advertisers who are paying to advertise their items.

You can see why Google became so annoyed it labeled Hubpages a content farm, and dropped whatever is published here to the bottom of the list.


So How To Market?

If you're writing an item which should be of interest to persons who (fill in the blank) then finding the right forum/message board/blog is knee jerk. You'll get traffic from those who are interested in (fill in blank).

You publish the item here, post links on that site with a bit of blurb and the users should take a look.

If you are writing for a mass audience, you better find a popular site or have a million friends on Facebook.

For example, if I want to know how to wash this silk blouse I might enter; "Wash Silk" in a search box, not Google.


Google is rather biased. Hence a perfect response to your query might be on this site, but it won't show up. For virtually nothing published here will be noted there.

Double Titling, for example has become almost the 'Rule'. The 'catchy' title is the heading of your first paragraph, your actual Title might be mundane.

Using the example above the title might be "How To Wash Silk" and the subtitle; "You really can wash silk yourself!"

Gone are the days when Stumbleupon is your main traffic source.
Come are the days of search engines.


working

This website uses cookies

As a user in the EEA, your approval is needed on a few things. To provide a better website experience, hubpages.com uses cookies (and other similar technologies) and may collect, process, and share personal data. Please choose which areas of our service you consent to our doing so.

For more information on managing or withdrawing consents and how we handle data, visit our Privacy Policy at: https://corp.maven.io/privacy-policy

Show Details
Necessary
HubPages Device IDThis is used to identify particular browsers or devices when the access the service, and is used for security reasons.
LoginThis is necessary to sign in to the HubPages Service.
Google RecaptchaThis is used to prevent bots and spam. (Privacy Policy)
AkismetThis is used to detect comment spam. (Privacy Policy)
HubPages Google AnalyticsThis is used to provide data on traffic to our website, all personally identifyable data is anonymized. (Privacy Policy)
HubPages Traffic PixelThis is used to collect data on traffic to articles and other pages on our site. Unless you are signed in to a HubPages account, all personally identifiable information is anonymized.
Amazon Web ServicesThis is a cloud services platform that we used to host our service. (Privacy Policy)
CloudflareThis is a cloud CDN service that we use to efficiently deliver files required for our service to operate such as javascript, cascading style sheets, images, and videos. (Privacy Policy)
Google Hosted LibrariesJavascript software libraries such as jQuery are loaded at endpoints on the googleapis.com or gstatic.com domains, for performance and efficiency reasons. (Privacy Policy)
Features
Google Custom SearchThis is feature allows you to search the site. (Privacy Policy)
Google MapsSome articles have Google Maps embedded in them. (Privacy Policy)
Google ChartsThis is used to display charts and graphs on articles and the author center. (Privacy Policy)
Google AdSense Host APIThis service allows you to sign up for or associate a Google AdSense account with HubPages, so that you can earn money from ads on your articles. No data is shared unless you engage with this feature. (Privacy Policy)
Google YouTubeSome articles have YouTube videos embedded in them. (Privacy Policy)
VimeoSome articles have Vimeo videos embedded in them. (Privacy Policy)
PaypalThis is used for a registered author who enrolls in the HubPages Earnings program and requests to be paid via PayPal. No data is shared with Paypal unless you engage with this feature. (Privacy Policy)
Facebook LoginYou can use this to streamline signing up for, or signing in to your Hubpages account. No data is shared with Facebook unless you engage with this feature. (Privacy Policy)
MavenThis supports the Maven widget and search functionality. (Privacy Policy)
Marketing
Google AdSenseThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
Google DoubleClickGoogle provides ad serving technology and runs an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
Index ExchangeThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
SovrnThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
Facebook AdsThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
Amazon Unified Ad MarketplaceThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
AppNexusThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
OpenxThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
Rubicon ProjectThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
TripleLiftThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
Say MediaWe partner with Say Media to deliver ad campaigns on our sites. (Privacy Policy)
Remarketing PixelsWe may use remarketing pixels from advertising networks such as Google AdWords, Bing Ads, and Facebook in order to advertise the HubPages Service to people that have visited our sites.
Conversion Tracking PixelsWe may use conversion tracking pixels from advertising networks such as Google AdWords, Bing Ads, and Facebook in order to identify when an advertisement has successfully resulted in the desired action, such as signing up for the HubPages Service or publishing an article on the HubPages Service.
Statistics
Author Google AnalyticsThis is used to provide traffic data and reports to the authors of articles on the HubPages Service. (Privacy Policy)
ComscoreComScore is a media measurement and analytics company providing marketing data and analytics to enterprises, media and advertising agencies, and publishers. Non-consent will result in ComScore only processing obfuscated personal data. (Privacy Policy)
Amazon Tracking PixelSome articles display amazon products as part of the Amazon Affiliate program, this pixel provides traffic statistics for those products (Privacy Policy)
ClickscoThis is a data management platform studying reader behavior (Privacy Policy)