How to increase page views traffic using Delicious.com
I joined Hubpages about two months ago (May, 2012) out of my own curiosity of how I can write articles online and publish them. When I learnt later that one can also earn by writing these articles, it sounded even better. My first month here just like what I have read about other hubbers was not very rewarding, earning-wise, but I got thrilled to see my articles online and the fact that I can really do it.
Besides, I got a chance to meet with new people and I have made a number of friends here that I communicate with regularly even outside Hubpages. Hubpages has a wonderful community, always willing to help and get you started. I have been to other forums but Hubpages is a notch higher.
Seeing that you get more earnings by the number of views on your hubs, and of course other channels like clicks, I decided to do something about by page views. When I started, I would just write a hub, publish and sit back (outch!).
Soon, by reading more hubs here through hub hopping, I realized I needed to increase by hubs views and get those referral visits.
Social media was my first stop and although I have seen an increase in page views by sharing my hubs links on Facebook, Twitter, Google+ and social news websites such as Digg and Reddit, it is discovery engines such as Stumbleupon and social bookmarking services such as Delicious.com that I have seen to significantly increase my page views.
Delicious.com which was formerly called del.icio.us, is a social bookmarking website where users can store, share and discover web bookmarks. It is one of the most popular social bookmarking services where users can tag their bookmarks with freely index terms. This collective nature of grouping bookmarks makes it possible to view bookmarks added by other users.
So, why should you bookmark your hubs on Delicious?
You will understand that not many websites will allow you to duplicate your articles on the web even if you wrote them, Hubpages is one of them and even Google does not like it, yet you need those page views.
Delicious.com allows you to import your hubs links so that web visitors can follow you all the way back to Hubpages where your original articles are. Users can also explore articles by categories or searching.
But that is not all, Delicious.com also allows users to group their links that have similar topics together to form a related group called a "Stack". The Stack consists of a title, description and its contents. The Stack can be “Followed”, “Shared” or “Liked” by other users.
All bookmarks posted to Delicious.com by default are publicly viewable, although users can mark specific bookmarks as private. The site is not focused on storing private bookmarks so it emphasizes much on the public bookmarks aspect.
Some of my Stacks on Delicious.com
If you write high quality, original articles, one aspect of Delicious.com that will suite you as a hubber is their “Popular” and “Recent” pages where your Stacks have a higher chance of visibility. A new Stack lands on the "Recent" page but if it is popular with visitors, it can be listed on the "Popular" page.
But the best of them all is their “Hotlist” Page on their Homepage. This section contains popular Stacks that have been picked by the Delicious.com staff. As you would expect, this is the first place where users land in so you expect more views.
To give you an overview of what you should expect, I joined Delicious.com a week ago and posted a total of 40 links. I then created 8 Stacks out of those links. One of my Stack titled [London Olympics 2012], with 6 links, was picked and listed on the “Hotlist” of their Staff Stack Picks list.
So far, my 8 Stacks have collected a total of 639 views in one week while two of the links; Salute your Country’s Team in the London Olympics 2012 and London Olympic Games 2012: 800m Women’s race preview are getting an average of 80 views per day.
The amount of time spent importing links and creating Stacks is worthy, to create a Stack of 5 links takes between 5-10 minutes. If you are looking for a way to increase page views by sharing links, I would suggest you try Delicious.com if you have not done so. You will not only increase your page views but you might also get those extra views that you are missing to make a constant monthly payout.
Updates on Delicious.com (July 22, 2012)
Delicious.com has announced the introduction of a Facebook connector just like the Twitter connector they had introduced earlier. This connector can be used by users to import links that have been shared by users on Facebook.
Delicious.com has also announced that from August, 2012, users will no longer be able to create stacks but tags. This action was taken to simplify how users organize links on Delicious by consolidating stacks into tags. All existing stacks will be converted into tags automatically. Stack-specific descriptions, categories, comments, link order, and stack followers will not be included as part of the migration.
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Thank you for this website, every little bit of traffic helps. I'm currently adding all of my hubs.
i had joined digg, stumbleupon and redgage. Delicious, i gave up because no traffic
Thanks for all the useful tips.
Thanks for sharing such a wonderful and informative article. Delicious.com seems to be great site and I am definitely checking it out.
Great hub. Delicious.com sounds really interesting and seems to be a great way to increase your hub's page views. I'll have to check it out sometime.
I have never heard of this website, i will check it out because i really need to increase traffic for my blog. Thanks for sharing this idea.
I will check on this website, it looks good on increasing traffic. Thanks
Very interesting overview. I will have to read some more of your hubs.
Thank you for this great share again!
Hello dwachira. You may not approve this comment. I'm actually looking for a hubber to whom I can sign up as a referral and get support or guidance in return. I'm reading your hubs about increasing page views and I'm inspired thanks to you. If I join hubpages and have someone who can steer me to the right direction, my journey would be much easier. My problem is actually on the promotion or marketing part. Writing content is easy for me. Here is my email: kuyasergs@hotmail.ph. Awaiting your response. Thanks.
Thanks dude :-)
Hey dwachira.I had previously added links to delicious but hadn't set up any tag bundles.I was just over there setting up a couple.Is there a recommended number or limit to the number of tags you should add to a given bundle.Another useful hub here :) Thanks,Rob.
Great hub and really educational. Thank you so much for writing it.
I am going to check out Delicious.
You have piqued my interest. Now I have to try and understand exactly what I have to do!
Interesting hub! Thanks for the information! I will have to check out delicious.com too! I try to share as much as possible, but love finding new places as well!
Thank you for the heads up on Delicious! I have a few friends that use the site and like it, one day I'll get around to using it also.
Great advice to anyone trying to promote their hubs . With the new change to the website is it still possible to increase page views? I was not familiar at all with this site. Voted up and shared.
Voted up and useful. Thanks for the info. I had never heard of Delicious.com before, so will have to check it out. Wish me luck.
I am not web moron and yet I cannot make this site work. The bookmarklet does not work for me. I had to use the import feature. Now I can't for the life of me figure out how to add tags? Any insight?
hello dwachira, welcome to hubpages! Your hub was an excellent resource. I have used delicious but your hub helped me to understand it much better. Thanks for helping hubwriters!
Voted up, interesting and useful
Mekenzie
Great hub! Thanks so much for sharing!
Thank you for this description of how Delicious works. I joined but have not figured it out. Your description has helped me so much. I am going to go add some links. :-)
Votes and Shares!
Thanks for all the info. I had not heard of Delicious.com and I had no idea of Digg.com. Now I do :-) I hope to be able to increase my page views and passive income. I love writing on HB but need more.
I have not been doing anything like this but after reading this hub am going to head on over to Delicious.com and see what it is all about. Thanks! Voted up, interesting and useful.
Great Hub . Have never used delicious.com. For links I use redgage and reddit. Will give it a try soon. I too began writing on hubpages like you. The positive response encouraged me to keep writing.Voted up .Thanks for sharing
Good work on this Hub dwachira. I am new to promoting websites so I will be following you and trying to learn everything that I can. Keep up the good work.
Wonderfully done. Your software engineering advantage keep you on the edge. Thanks for sharing this info!
Very interesting. I've never heard of Delicious.com. Will definitely check it out. Thanks for sharing.
Dwachira, interesting article! I have been on Delicious for a few months now, but have had very little response from it and just kind of gave it up.
That's great that you have received views from this source. I will check out your stacks and try to learn something. My name is prairieprincess on there, too. (I'll will follow you on there!)
Nice and useful.I will surely look forward to try that. Thank you for sharing such a useful information !!!
I am pleased and honored to receive valuable information from you and thank you from the depths of my heart and hope of God's heavy profit you and me
I am pleased and honored to receive valuable information from you and thank you from the depths of my heart and hope of God's heavy profit you and me
Hi dwachira, another great hub with some great useful information, i will have to check out this site has well, well done !
Vote up and more !!!
Dude...I am seriously following you now...especially because I have to see that article on how you hit 1 million views. I just hit 10,000 with 70 articles, but I haven't been doing very much of the social end of things here in hubpages, so I imagine that if I invest some time reading other people's stuff, and following your advice for delicious.com and chime.in, I should be hitting your level soon. Fabulous! Thanks so much for the info. GB
I'll check out BuzzFeed. Don't forget to let us know about your experience with both websites :)
Very useful hub! I joined Delicious ages ago, but haven't been using it at all. You motivated me to digg out my password (and username, I forgot it lol) so we may meet there some time soon :) Another great place to bookmark your hubs is SeekSuccess, but the website is focused on self-help content so your description should state how the user can benefit from your post. It may not seem so, but self-help content is almost limitless; it depends on the angle you choose to view things. Great hub, voted up!
Such a great tip. I haven't tried Delicous before. I will definatley check it out. Every page view helps. Excellent!
Voted up and useful. Sounds as though delicious.com would be worth my while to investigate. In your Hub, I noticed that you didn't mention Pinterest. Have you tried that? Several of my Hubs have been "repinned." Just another option out there.
you are welcom
really thank you
Good and useful information. I was considering Delicious, explored other options, and now I'm back to wanting to give it a try; sounds like you're having good success with it!
Thank you so much for this information. I have always been a bit confused about how to relate to social bookmarking sites. I finally get it. And, now I know exactly why I need to start using it.
I vote this hub up and awesome. I have not had success on Delicious and am going to give it another go. I am sharing with others and wish you much success on HP!
Joined Delicious.com yesterday & made my first stack. It was really easy to get started. Great advice!
Interesting, I never heard of Delicious but I will be checking it out! Thanks!
Good information to share and I will have to look into this. You have had some success with it and that's another great incentive for others to consider.
"Delicious" is something new to me. Its' concept based on your hub sounds like Pinterest. I will give it a try to see how it goes. Thanks for sharing; will vote useful.
Very inspiring hub. Why do I forget to use this site? I'll register and start to see my page increase from day by day. Thanks for share with us. Vote up :-)
Very useful hub - I'm willing to give it a try
I'll be checking that site out. Thanks for the info. I'll vote this Hub UP, and will certainly share for others to read.
Thanks for introducing us a useful site. Today even started making stacks. Rated up and useful. Shared!
Very interesting hub, thank you. I haven't been on delicious.com since it changed over from del.icio.us. I like the idea of grouping links into stacks! Will give it a go.
I'm going to give them a try. Thank you!
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