I am going to go through my first 20 hubs and try to make sure they are categorized right. I remember reading somewhere that Google is more likely to find you if you are categorized properly. Is there a place to see where Google prefers to have things categorized, or do you just have to test it out.
For example, pictures of bug bites. I have it under personal health conditions and self help, would it better under diseases and conditions? What about a hub about treating such bites?
Actually I have the treatment one in skin diseases and conditions, maybe the bug pictures should go there, too.
I have the same trouble. I have several articles that can be put in more than one category. What I do is find the category that is less competitive and try it for 3 months. If traffic doesn't seem to be increasing than I put it in the next less competitive category. If that don't work I change the title to fit the less competitive category.
Look at the amount of hubs in each category at the top of your hub.
Well, I switched a hub into a different category. I have seen noticeable traffic increases on that hub. Not sure if moving its category helped or if it was something else I tinkered with. Thanks for the tips, most of my hubs are still pretty dismal. I know I have only been around a few months, and my hubs need to mature, but I still cant help tinkering with them.
I have many that could fit well into more than one category -- I wish we could put them in more than one category at a time. Thanks for the idea of finding the category with the fewest hubs. I'll try it. Thanks!
by Trsmd 15 years ago
Just few hours back when I Logged In I got the message that my Hubs have not been categorized..Have you did that and what are all the benefits by doing so? Will it increase the traffic?
by Benji Mester 15 years ago
How do I get one of those cool hub sub-categorizing tools that everyone seems to have. You know, the tool that breaks the hubs into categories like life, relationships, food, etc... I've looked for it in the helps and can't seem to find it. Be a friend
by Wendy Iturrizaga 15 years ago
All of my hubs are categorized!Finally I did it and finished the whole lot And you, have you categorized all your hubs?
by Will Apse 8 years ago
I just noticed that I had couple of hubs (very early efforts) that were not categorized at all. They just appeared under 'home'. There was no warning associated with this.Might be worth applying some kind of alert (including pages that are categorized to just one level of a hierarchy).I know that...
by Phyllis Doyle Burns 8 years ago
Quiz: When categorizing your hubs, what are the best ways to choose the correct topic?To make sure your hubs show up in search results with the correct category it is important to choose the right topic. Why is this so important? Hint: HubPages WEEKLY.
by Paul Deeds 15 years ago
We made an update to the site a few minutes ago. The big changes with this release are the addition the hub categorization tool, and some enhancements to the main search box as well as request and forum search.CategoriesFrom this point you must select a single category for all new hubs. ...
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