Half filled in circle

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  1. LisaMarie724 profile image66
    LisaMarie724posted 10 years ago

    What does the half filled in circle mean, and what does the blank circle mean?

    1. Christy Kirwan profile image89
      Christy Kirwanposted 10 years agoin reply to this

      Hi LisaMarie724,

      A half-filled circle means a Hub has not received enough traffic to be Featured. An empty circle means that Hub's quality has not passed the bar for being Featured. http://hubpages.com/faq/#featured-status

    2. galleryofgrace profile image70
      galleryofgraceposted 10 years agoin reply to this

      Hover the mouse over the icon and it will tell you what it means.

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    Ronnytronposted 10 years ago

    Are you referring to the hub status icons? You have to be a little more specific.

  3. psycheskinner profile image83
    psycheskinnerposted 10 years ago

    Half means traffic too low; empty means it failed a quality assessment.

  4. LisaMarie724 profile image66
    LisaMarie724posted 10 years ago

    Thanks guys smile

    1. Shyron E Shenko profile image69
      Shyron E Shenkoposted 10 years agoin reply to this

      Hi LisaMarie724 Sometimes as with a few of my hubs, the empty circle means that my hub is no longer evergreen (i.e. no longer relevant) but renewed interest could turn it back to black. 
      Half circle means traffic is slowing.

    2. Shyron E Shenko profile image69
      Shyron E Shenkoposted 10 years agoin reply to this

      Hi LisaMarie724 Sometimes as with a few of my hubs, the empty circle means that my hub is no longer evergreen (i.e. no longer relevant) but renewed interest could turn it back to black. 
      Half circle means traffic is slowing.

      1. LisaMarie724 profile image66
        LisaMarie724posted 10 years agoin reply to this

        Thanks Shyron.

  5. 2uesday profile image66
    2uesdayposted 10 years ago

    BTW  I have found that once it is not featured it is harder to get traffic to the page.

    1. WryLilt profile image89
      WryLiltposted 10 years agoin reply to this

      That's because it gets de-indexed, taken off profiles and internal searches.

      1. 2uesday profile image66
        2uesdayposted 10 years agoin reply to this

        Thank you,  I hoped if I posted my comment someone would add the full explanation of what happens. I could not sum it up as well as you have.

  6. timorous profile image82
    timorousposted 10 years ago

    It's because people are not searching for your topic as much as they used to. This can happen on some articles if it's a seasonal type of thing. In any case, if you do a keyword search on the basic topic, you'll find what they're currently searching for. In that case, you can re-write the article to include those keywords, and include the most relevant keyword(s) in the title. It also helps to write a very compelling description, as well as a more compelling article.

    If you still can't get any interest, you may be better off un-publishing or removing the article. It's also possible that under-performing hubs could be bringing down your over-all score (and reputation).

 
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