External link sending people to someone elses hub

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   Judy Filareckiposted 3 years ago

   I have a link from my website, www.filarecki.com/mixing-colors.html
   to my Hub
   http://judyfilarecki.hubpages.com/hub/h … ndscapes-2
   
   but it is sending it to someone else's hub, glennhh, that is no longer published.
   
   http://glennhh.hubpages.com/hub/How-To-Paint-Landscapes
   
   This is my second highest rated Hub and I don't want people being turned away.
   
   Judy

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      Writer Foxposted 3 years ago in reply to this

      The problem is that you have the same title someone else has for a Hub, so "-2" was affixed to the URL.
      http:xxx//judyfilarecki.hubpages.com/hub/how-to-paint-landscapes-2
      
      You need to change the two links on your webpage and put -2 at the end.
      
      Many Hubs transferring from Squidoo are going to have these duplicate title issues.

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         psycheskinnerposted 3 years ago in reply to this

         +1 -- you can see on your website, by hovering over the link, that the "2" is missing

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            Writer Foxposted 3 years ago in reply to this

            And, there are two links on the website to change.

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               Judy Filareckiposted 3 years ago in reply to this

               Thank you. Adding the -2 solved the problem. I'll have to pay attention to that as I update other links on my website to HubPages from Squidoo.

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                  Writer Foxposted 3 years ago in reply to this

                  I think it is a problem that many other people don't even realize they are having.  Perhaps they will see your experience here.

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      Judy Filareckiposted 3 years ago in reply to this

      The [problem was solved by adding -2 to the link name. Someone else  had the same title at some time so they added a 2 to mine and I didn't realize it. Thanks, though, for taking the time to respond.

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   relacheposted 3 years ago

   Check your URL.  That just sounds like a typo.

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   KnowWhatImeanposted 3 years ago

   Very weird.  Is it still happening for you?  I tried it, and it worked fine.  If its still happening for you I would try clearing your cache and cookies.  Those pesky things can cause all sorts of strange behavior.

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   hoverstateposted 3 years ago

   Also, and not sure if this is your problem or not, but sometimes when you forget to add the "http://" in front of the URL and just type in www.yourwebsitehere.com without the http://, this will result in an error and/or redirect to another page.

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