Waving hello

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   WriterJanisposted 11 years ago

   Just want to say hello and introduce myself. I'm new and just published my first hub. I think I will recognize some of the writers here from Squidoo and Bubblews.
   
   I would love to write more, but I have a cat on my lap who is demanding attention and I need to get out to do some Christmas shopping for my kids. However, first I need to check out some hubs from other writers. I look forward to being part of this community.

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      Beth37posted 11 years agoin reply to this

      Welcome! Hope you like it here. Please avoid the current cat thread on this forum... it's for your own good.

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      MysticMoonlightposted 11 years agoin reply to this

      Welcome, WriterJanis! It's a pleasure to meet you!

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      Goodpalposted 11 years agoin reply to this

      Pleased to meet you. Janis
      
      Hope you have a good experience here and we gain from your presence too.

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      JG11Bravoposted 11 years agoin reply to this

      Hi there. Best of luck, and mind the gnomes. They're watching.

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      bipolartistposted 11 years agoin reply to this

      Welcome! I am fairly new, also. I am sure your experience here will be a great one.

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      Marisa Wrightposted 11 years agoin reply to this

      Welcome!   Just a word of warning -  "being part of the community" on HubPages is NOT part of the money-making formula here. (unlike Squidoo and Bubblews). 
      
      You don't need to curry favour with other writers to get votes (they do exist but barely count), and views from other Hubbers contribute very little to your income. Some of the most successful writers here are almost unknown to the community because they follow hardly anyone, don't comment on other people's Hubs and rarely post on the forums.
      
      If you think of HubPages as a magazine and us as staff writers, spending time with the community is like goofing off with your colleagues around the water cooler.  It's a great way to stay motivated and support each other, but your customers are not within the community.  If you put your focus on the community and ignore your customers, your Hubs won't earn.

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         Melissa A Smithposted 11 years agoin reply to this

         "You don't need to curry favour with other writers to get votes"
         
         GFT, and it's a beautiful thing.

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            Melissa A Smithposted 11 years agoin reply to this

            Whoops, that's 'qft' (quoted for truth).

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      Phyllis Doyleposted 11 years agoin reply to this

      Welcome to HubPages, Writer Janis. It is good to see you here in this great community.

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   WriterJanisposted 11 years ago

   Thank you Beth for the welcome. Oh no, now you have me curious about the cat thread!

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      Beth37posted 11 years agoin reply to this

      Don't do it!

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      liesl5858posted 11 years agoin reply to this

      Welcome to hubpages WriterJanis. Hope you will like it here. It is a nice place to use your talents.

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   WriterJanisposted 11 years ago

   Too late! LOL

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   healthylife2posted 11 years ago

   Welcome to HubPages! I'm still here because the community is so nice and helpful.

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   Hamshiposted 11 years ago

   Hi WriterJanis! Good to see you here.

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   The Examiner-1posted 11 years ago

   Welcome! We look forward to having you as part of our community. If you need help do not be afraid to ask, someone will be glad to answer.
   I hope that your cat does not interfere too much with your writing.
   Good luck with your shopping Santa!

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   dwelburnposted 11 years ago

   Good to see you. Hope you like it here at Hubpages. Sounds like you are a prolific writer. I saw your comment above. I could not imagine writing 500 articles.

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   NateB11posted 11 years ago

   Welcome to the site! I'm glad you're here.

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   WriterJanisposted 11 years ago

   Thank you all for your warm greetings.

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    AliciaCposted 11 years ago

    It's nice to see you here, WriterJanis!

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       WriterJanisposted 11 years agoin reply to this

       Nice to meet you Alicia!

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    lovebuglenaposted 11 years ago

    Welcome to the site! You're gonna love it here!

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    jansharesposted 11 years ago

    Welcome to HubPages, WriterJanis! Congrats on your first hub, have fun learning the hubtool and writing more. It's a fun place to write and the community is awesome. Enjoy your stay!
    (Love the spelling of your name, by the way. )

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    WriterJanisposted 11 years ago

    It's nice to see such a welcoming community.

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    Barbara Kayposted 11 years ago

    Welcome to Hubpages. I think you'll like it here.

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    thumbi7posted 11 years ago

    You are most welcome

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    annajazzposted 11 years ago

    Welcome to the community! May your Hubs forever be fruitful

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       WriterJanisposted 11 years agoin reply to this

       I sure hope so!

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    erorantesposted 11 years ago

    Good luck with your articles.you are welcome.I will see you around. I am looking foward for your hubs.

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       WriterJanisposted 11 years agoin reply to this

       Thank you!

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    ChitrangadaSharanposted 11 years ago

    Welcome to this wonderful HP community! Wish you all the best!

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       WriterJanisposted 11 years agoin reply to this

       Thank you!

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    DaveOnlineposted 11 years ago

    Hi, nice to meet you, I'm also from Squidoo, have been on Hubpages only a short while, managed to write a few hubs

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       WriterJanisposted 11 years agoin reply to this

       Nice to see a fellow Squidoo writer here.

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    Marchelloposted 11 years ago

    Welcome Janis, nice to meet you. I hope you'll find some friends and build quality hubs.

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       WriterJanisposted 11 years agoin reply to this

       Thank you Marchello.

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    AzriHolmes5posted 11 years ago

    Hey there I'm also new to hub. Niice to meet you

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       The Examiner-1posted 11 years agoin reply to this

       Welcome!

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       WriterJanisposted 11 years agoin reply to this

       Nice to meet both of you.

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    Terrye6454posted 11 years ago

    Just saying Hi, this too is my first time on here. Haven't posted anything just yet. (still in the editing process) but what I do post I hope you all will enjoy.

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       The Examiner-1posted 11 years agoin reply to this

       Welcome!

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       WriterJanisposted 11 years agoin reply to this

       Good luck on your first hub.

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          Terrye6454posted 11 years agoin reply to this

          Thanks

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       Zabbellaposted 11 years agoin reply to this

       Welcome, Terry!  You will have fun here.

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          Terrye6454posted 11 years agoin reply to this

          Thank you

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    srsddnposted 11 years ago

    All the best, Janis. With your skills of online writing, I am sure you will make a mark on HubPages also.

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    Solarasposted 11 years ago

    Welcome to HP!  I enjoyed your 1920's party hub!

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    jheheposted 11 years ago

    Welcome, you chose the right place! Not much of a fan of Squidoo and Bubblews myself.

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    moonlakeposted 11 years ago

    Welcome to HP. Nice to meet you.

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    Zabbellaposted 11 years ago

    Welcome!  I understand about the kitty -on- the lap thing.  Isn't it wonderful!?  I recently adopted a 6month old  kitten.  Midnight gets along with my older cat.  ( whew!) But sometimes Midnight just wants to cuddle with me....with  his little head right under my chin.  ( Honestly, I think he was taken away from his mommy too soon...perhaps he was orphaned?)
    Oh my! I'm just jabbering away here...Welcome to Hubpages!

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    ktnptlposted 11 years ago

    Welcome Janis, Keep writing great stuff.

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    Greekgeekposted 11 years ago

    Hey there, J!
    
    You know what you can do here that you can't there?
    
    Write a decent article that gets steady if not huge traffic.
    Leave it alone. Quite possibly forever, if it's an evergreen topic.
    Wander off and do something else entirely.
    EARN MONEY *gasp*.
    
    Remember that whole "passive income" idea we started with all those years ago? That idea that each article wouldn't earn much at first, but if it was good content, over time, the residuals would add up to a reasonable ROI on time/effort spent on each page? It still works here without your wasting all your time on maintenance, updates and hoop-jumping to keep rank from slipping. So you won't go crazy maintaining all your old articles at the expense of writing anything new. I hit my limit somewhere around the 400 mark, and these days mostly leave content to sink or swim as it will.
    
    I'm not putting all my eggs in the HP basket, of course, but it's working as well as anything these days.

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       Marisa Wrightposted 11 years agoin reply to this

       I agree with that.
       
       The mistake most people make is to think that if they're not following, commenting, or forum posting, their Hubs will be forgotten.  Nothing could be further from the truth. 
       
       The fact is that being active in the HubPages community has very little to do with whether or not you earn income.

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    jemuelOposted 11 years ago

    Welcome to HubPages Janis! I'm sure you'll have a great writing experience here.

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    jgwhite66posted 11 years ago

    Hi Janis, and welcome to Hubpages, I'm fairly new here myself but good to see new people also joining daily. There are many Hubs here on just about every subject you can think of. Enjoy your time here.

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    chef-de-jourposted 11 years ago

    Hello Janis and Lapcat,
    Welcome to HP. I recommend a good read of hubs and rules and other important stuff, many evergreen hubs,long term involvement and meaningful comments!

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    ccholaiposted 11 years ago

    lots to learn here! I signed up a while back and haven't been on for a long time and now so much has changed ey - with more stricter rules. Looked at Bubblews today! Great opportunities out here in this virtual world. Enjoy!

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    advertising123posted 11 years ago

    Welcome, you chose the right place

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    Ritesh Nisharposted 11 years ago

    Welcome to HubPages. All the best. Looking forward to read your hubs.

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    WriterJanisposted 11 years ago

    Thank you all for your welcomes, tips and advice. I'm loving it here.

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