About to hit 10,000 views.... a Reflection

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   Tealparadiseposted 12 years ago

   I'm just watching the views tick up and hitting refresh!  *yawn* I need to go to bed... but I know I'll miss it if I do!
   
   Reflection on my Then & Now....
   
   No one could have told me how to make good hubs.  It was something I had to figure out on my own, and I'm still figuring it out even now.  The numbers that some people get on their pages is 20 or 30 times what my best pages get per day, but I can definitely say I've honed the skill.
   
   Everyone says to write what you love but also write to fill a gap in the internet... I think that each person has to take time and figure out what their specialty is.  What do you know that is "niche" knowledge?
   
   I didn't know any of my knowledge was "niche" until I put up a hub and realized it was #3 on google page 1!
   
   On the other hand, something I thought was pretty specific knowledge doesn't do well because the search results are saturated with product placement.
   
   Just keep making hubs, and pretty soon you'll happen across a topic you know a lot about, that also garners good views.  I must say that I think it's 90% chance and guesswork until you find the first "sweet word" that gets you up in Google.  But from that one keyword, you'll realize there's a genre of untapped ideas just waiting for you.
   
   Anyway, that's just my 2 cents
   
   Typing away wasting time until I hit my 10k and go to bed!

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      wildernessposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      Pretend you're in western US.  It's only noon here.
      
      You've done well, and that's exactly what I did.  Try, try and try again - eventually I found a subject/topic that wasn't beat to death and things took off.

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      Cantuhearmescreamposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      Tealparadise,
      Congratulations, I see you hit your 10,000 views because of your little accolade symbol. How or where do you see how many views you have had?

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         mistyhorizon2003posted 12 years agoin reply to this

         Look in 'My Account' (then the list of your hubs in total is shown). If you go to the column relating to views marked 'ever', you will see the cumulative total views for all your hubs at the top of the column.

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            Cantuhearmescreamposted 12 years agoin reply to this

            mistyhorizon2003,
            oh oh oh, thanks. I'll be checking that out. :-)

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               mistyhorizon2003posted 12 years agoin reply to this

               You're welcome

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                  Cantuhearmescreamposted 12 years agoin reply to this

                  uh...guess I've got a ways to go, :-o

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                     Rochelle Frankposted 12 years agoin reply to this

                     We all have aways to go-- but I think you have started out the same way most of us have.
                     Funny thing, though, sometimes the rules seem to change. On the other hand--- that's life. We learn, things change, we adapt. It's all good.    Welcome to HP. Hope you will stick around and enjoy the ride.

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                        Cantuhearmescreamposted 12 years agoin reply to this

                        Rochelle,
                        Thank you so much. I take you words as a huge compliment coming from such a seasoned Hubber. Yes, I do plan on sticking around, I love it it here. Though I am starting to wonder if there is some kind of HubPage addiction condition, because I am finding myself having a very hard time staying away! So many people have so much to say. Thanks again for the support.

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                           Tealparadiseposted 12 years agoin reply to this

                           I believe that this site is very addicting!  It is so rewarding to see people enjoying your work, whether it brings money or not.  It is definitely an addiction to me.

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                              Cantuhearmescreamposted 12 years agoin reply to this

                              Tealparadise,
                              I'm glad I'm not the only one with an addiction. I was hoping that the passion wouldn't die after being here a while, but after seeing your accomplishment, I am only reassured. Congratulations again!

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            Tealparadiseposted 12 years agoin reply to this

            Yes, this is exactly where I was watching it!  It is quite a nice feature that you can see it all right there in a cute format.

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   jansharesposted 12 years ago

   Congratulations, Cantuhearmescream. I think your wisdom is worth a lot more than 2 cents. Thanks for sharing and keep up the good work.

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      jansharesposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      Oops!! Sorry, Tealparadise. Congrats to you! YOUR wisdom is priceless, I wish you 10,000 more.

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         Cantuhearmescreamposted 12 years agoin reply to this

         janshares,
         ...so what are you really sayin'? Just kidding. I agree with you, I just couldn't help myself. :-)

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            jansharesposted 12 years agoin reply to this

            Lol, lol, Sorry to you, too Cantuhearmescream.

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               Cantuhearmescreamposted 12 years agoin reply to this

               ...all in good fun!

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         Tealparadiseposted 12 years agoin reply to this

         Haha!  Thank you I always hope someone can gain something from my words.  After all, that's why I write here!

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