Losing faith in hubpages because of Google

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   Andagueda88posted 8 years ago

   Read your comment, it fills me with many doubts, especially for being a new person in this, I invite you not to stop writing and publish, I think this medium gives us the opportunity to express ourselves freely about what we think of things that Are to our around, I think my articles are a complete disaster, my native language is not English I make the effort to translate and improve, that is the propositi, do not be discouraged, forward a strong hug

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   Butterfly67posted 8 years ago

   You are right, it is not only Hubpages. For the last 6 months I have seen the traffic and income on my sites steadily increase until suddenly this month it is all taking a big drop! It is really discouraging, just when you think you are getting things right, Google keeps you on your toes. I guess we have to just keep on updating and adding and hope that Google comes to like us again :-)

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   Kenna McHughposted 8 years ago

   I see it as a game. Though, I don't play often. However, I want to master this and make a worthwhile income to support myself. Writing for other websites pays but there is no future compared to writing for your own blog or writing your own book. Writing your own material creates a continued influx of money that eventually pays off.

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   Will Apseposted 8 years ago

   Anyone bound up in an egoistical notion that they are super-talented and only Google stands in their way of being rich is pretty much doomed, lol.
   
   Learn what this kind of site can be used for and you might have a chance.

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   Kenna McHughposted 8 years ago

   It's kind of what William Goldman said, "Nobody Knows Nothing." He was talking about Hollywood, but still...https://hubpages.com/entertainment/Screenwriter-degree-necessary

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   eugbugposted 8 years ago

   You need to write comprehensive, evergreen, useful articles with content which tackles issues which are faced by everyone. Well that's my formula anyway, which helped me be reach 1 million views last week

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      Jesse Drzalposted 8 years agoin reply to this

      1 million views..congrats!

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         eugbugposted 8 years agoin reply to this

         Thanks Jesse!

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            TIMETRAVELER2posted 8 years agoin reply to this

            Congrats from me too...and a big thank you for giving me advice that has created a ton of page views for me during these past months along with a nice increase in income.  Here's to getting a few million more views for you!

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               eugbugposted 8 years agoin reply to this

               Thanks a lot Sondra. Didn't want to make big deal about it last week. I buried my dear mother today. She had been suffering from dementia for the last few years and passed away on Friday. It's been a sad time for the family the last few days.

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                  theraggededgeposted 8 years agoin reply to this

                  So sorry, Eubug {hug}

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                     eugbugposted 8 years agoin reply to this

                     Thanks Bev. Death is so final and it's hard to accept that I won't see her again. It still all seems just like a bad dream. I know what's happened is real, but it just seems so unreal. It's a cliche but hopefully time is a healer and the grief will fade.

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                  Jesse Drzalposted 8 years agoin reply to this

                  Sorry too..losing parents is one of the toughest things there is. God bless.

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                     eugbugposted 8 years agoin reply to this

                     Thanks Jesse. I lost my father when I was 12, but of course losing a parent as an adult is much more difficult.

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                        Jesse Drzalposted 8 years agoin reply to this

                        Lost my mom at 29

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                  TIMETRAVELER2posted 8 years agoin reply to this

                  I am so sorry to hear this sad news.  My own mother suffered from Alzheimer's for eight and a half years.  Went all the way with it, unfortunately.  She's been gone a long time, but that disease was just horrible for her and for me.  My heart goes out to you, but I want you to know that she is free now, and that is worth everything.  Sending love and prayers your way.

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                     eugbugposted 8 years agoin reply to this

                     Thanks for the kind thoughts. My mother had vascular dementia, which I think is somewhat different from Alzheimer's but the symptoms are the same, loss of memory, cognitive impairment etc. At least she remembered all of us and and the end was quick and she didn't waste away in bed over months. However it still doesn't seem real that she's gone. I was her carer for the last few years which makes it all the more difficult.

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                        TIMETRAVELER2posted 8 years agoin reply to this

                        That is a very difficult job, I know.  Be happy that she went easy and went when she still knew all of you.  My mother was not that fortunate.  You're in shock right now, but if you can try to remember the good times, it will help.  I really feel for what you're going through and what you have been through, believe me.

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      Will Apseposted 8 years agoin reply to this

      That's about the size of it. Useful stuff that people want to read.
      
      Information dense articles, on subjects not already well covered, will get you readers and income.
      
      Well done on the million, by the way. And sorry to hear about your mum.

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         eugbugposted 8 years agoin reply to this

         Thanks Will! My lawn mower and string trimmer troubleshooting hubs get most traffic. Every home has a lawn mower, and a common occurence is that it won't start at the beginning of spring. So there you have it: evergreen and useful.
         Now that I've a bit more time on my hands, I must get around to writing new hubs.

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   theraggededgeposted 8 years ago

   Talking of 'losing faith in Google'... I switched from the HP ad program to Adsense about three weeks ago. And, even though my traffic dropped by a third or thereabouts, my earnings are up. I should make Adsense payout and more each month if it stays the same. Hopefully, Amazon, will keep HP earnings ticking over.
   
   Give it a try for a couple of weeks. You can always switch back again.

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      TIMETRAVELER2posted 8 years agoin reply to this

      I've been giving the same advice recently, however my views are up as well.  Some days I'm tripling what I was making with the HP plan, but have never made less than I was normally getting.  I'm amazed at this because using it as a secondary ad payment program only produced pennies in the past.
      
      However, I do think it depends on what you're writing about.  Solaras tried the switch and said she had terrible results.

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   David Stone1posted 8 years ago

   Stop obsessing about Google. There are highly paid people out there working full time to get traffic. You can't beat them at that game. All you can do is keep creating great content every day, take what traffic you can from search, but do your own promotions, on Facebook, Facebook groups with similar interests, create your own blog and develop a mailing list. Get your own niche of followers that way. Chances of beating the pros are very small.

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   Kierstin Gunsbergposted 8 years ago

   I look at it like, if were submitting pitches to publishers, I'd have to do 10x as much work to make the same amount of money as I do here at HubPages. I don't have to hustle my work here, I just have to take the time to create it. HubPages is kind of like a limitless resources for passive income - it's how much we're willing to put in that matters. I know the algorithm changes can be discouraging, but I make enough here to pay both of our phone bills and grab some treats for my girls from the store each month and that's WITHOUT doing any work. When I actively publish and peddle my work, I do even better. This is a great place and the thing that will make it even better for all of us is if we all work hard to create great content as often as possible

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      TIMETRAVELER2posted 8 years agoin reply to this

      +1

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    jansharesposted 8 years ago

    Tess, don't give up. Some of us are witnessing a recovery on HealDove. Hang in there.

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