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   Will Apseposted 8 years ago

   You will need to get it moved to a niche to have any chance of traffic.
   
   For that you will need American style capitalization of the title and subtitles, probably. A shorter title would help, too.
   
   The table is a bit odd.  Not really a table, in fact, just a collection of words. Maybe you could label it Top Tips, if that is what those phrases represent.
   
   A picture at the beginning is more normal.
   
   The first sentence does not fully make sense and it has no full stop.
   
   This subtitle does not make sense:  Protecting your tomatoes from frost! And ensure it gets sun.
   
   Lots of valuable detail on the page but I think you need a copy editor.

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            Marisa Wrightposted 8 years agoin reply to this

            No that's not correct.
            
            The important thing is that the opening should engage the reader and convince them that you have the answer they were looking for.    So whatever will convince the reader, whether it's a table or an image or a paragraph, is what you should use.

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                  Marisa Wrightposted 8 years agoin reply to this

                  I just had a look at the table and I think it's counter-productive.
                  
                  Some people will look at it and think, "is that all this article is going to offer me?", and click back.  They don't want to be told they must live in a warm climate to grow tomatoes - they want to know how to grow them even if they live somewhere cooler (e.g. greenhouses, cloches); they don't want to be told to go and research a suitable variety, they want to know where to find a list or get some recommendations; and so on.

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   earnerposted 8 years ago

   I'd imagine it's a tough market to enter as "everybody and his dog" starts with tomatoes, so you're straight away going up against all the big companies.  The seed companies, the supermarkets, the TV chefs, and that's just for starters.  The gardening magazines, etc etc.
   
   You need to think, for your next one, in terms of a niche in growing tomatoes: specific location, specific type, specific container .... to try to break down the competition.  Or an alluring headline that gives what looks like a "secret to" type of approach, to try to capture the "lazy tomato growers".  Then link that one into this first one ... because two is stronger than one.
   
   Big companies and their big marketing departments and marketing budgets have been the death of independent writers as they have the time/money to really engage their audience and keep them trapped so they don't need to look elsewhere.
   
   Remember: Not all hubs will make big bucks, no matter how much time/effort you put in.  Write a small fistful of similar articles and see what takes off, then concentrate on what works.
   
   It's not about being good/bad writing, it's about competing for those eyeballs too...and bigger boys have deeper pockets to be able to ensure their article gets noticed.

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   Rupert Taylorposted 8 years ago

   I still notice that "the sees in a sunny patch of soil!" Seeds, I assume.

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   andrewdavidlowenposted 8 years ago

   Hi Tessa,
   
   I agree the post is great as far as quality and content. But if you look at popular posts surrounding the same subject, their title's answer a question that is more common. Your title answers the question, "why should I grow tomatoes" or "what is the easiest vegetable to grow." Most people who search for this kind of content want to know, "how to grow tomatoes," or "when do I plant tomatoes, etc."
   
   So, I should think, the popularity is not based the quality, but rather on the subject in general. Maybe try researching popular hubs surrounding this topic if you want to get more traffic to it.
   
   I hope this is helpful.

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