Need Advice, Learning This HubPages Thing
Targeted keywords and more tags would be the first thing I would say. Oh, and some patience!
Let's put it this way. You have to sit down and think backwards. What would someone type into Google to find your hub? Let's take your 'body art' hub. Your keywords are probably 'body art' and 'tattoos'. If someone typed into Google "information on tattoos", you would want to see your hub come up, right?
Two things you did right was scatter the word 'tattoo' through the post and use it as a "tag". One thing you did wrong was not having the word 'tattoo' in your URL. Go to that hub and look at the URL - it's the same as the title. When you create a hub, it gives you the option to have a different URL than your title. You should always try to have your main keyword in your URL.
So your tattoo hub may do very well in Google, eventually. I say "may" because it all depends on whether there are 1,000,000 big tattoo websites out there that have spent gazillions of dollars on SEO. You may never get near page 1 of Google if that's the case. Or there may be a lot less competition. Who knows? Only time will tell!
I'm no expert on getting hits for our Hubs, but as for how to think of topics, you don't HAVE TO pick a great keyword to enjoy writing unless you're flat out in it for the money. Many are, but not all.
If you're NOT, then writing about what you know is not a bad way to go. For example, my Hub on How To Build A Survival Cabin On A Shoestring Budget does NOT make a lot of money because the most vital keyword (survival cabin) is not Searched by a ton of people. If you're living in urban Detroit or L.A., you don't much care what us fringe dwellers might be doing to survive.
On the other hand, that Hub gets lots of traffic and lots of Comments and may have helped a few people. You'll note that the keyword IS included in the title/URL (as lrohner pointed out should be done).
I've also noticed that "roaming" a few other Hubs daily helps to keep me sharp. And then again, you've done exactly the right thing by hitting the Forum to ask for help. Took me nearly 18 months to get around to doing that. (Slow student.)
I also recommend reading Girly_girl
she has a good Hub on optimising your Hubs.Well, the advice you've gotten so far is right on the money--so I'll just say Welcome!!
Yep, excellent advice here from wiser folks than I. Welcome from me, too, and I'll go have a look-see at your hubs now.
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