How do you maintain a positive attitude and not give up on writing at HubPages?

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  1. FaithDream profile image84
    FaithDreamposted 14 years ago

    How do you maintain a positive attitude and not give up on writing at HubPages?

    With the recent google changes, the virus alerts, and the viewer drops, how can a person stay upbeat and positive writing on here? I am beginning to question this.

    1. linhah lm profile image74
      linhah lmposted 3 years agoin reply to this

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      1. theraggededge profile image73
        theraggededgeposted 3 years agoin reply to this

        No they don't smile

        1. DrMark1961 profile image98
          DrMark1961posted 3 years agoin reply to this

          No one cares if you once wrote for Squidoo. What Hubbers do not like is being told "bite me" after someone asks for help and criticism on his or her article.

        2. FatFreddysCat profile image60
          FatFreddysCatposted 3 years agoin reply to this

          Since when do Hubbers "hate anyone from Squidoo?" That's baloney.

          HP acquired Squidoo in 2014. That was eight years ago. Who's still got time for such petty B.S.?

    2. duffsmom profile image59
      duffsmomposted 14 years ago

      Look to the pros and what they do.  How many submissions did Stephen King have before acceptance.  Or Joseph Wambaugh?  They wrote because it is who they are.  A writer has little choice but to write. 

      If money can be made, that would be a bonus.  Don't give up, write because you have to ---and if people enjoy it-- even better.

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      AMBASSADOR BUTLERposted 14 years ago

      Write an excellent article and wait for the referring sites to find it and read, receive, and promote it around the world like they have done with my article and it is the greatest article on the earth and stands side by side with the holy bible. My article is seen in 8 countries and is an 1 hit wonder around the world through 100 percent referring sites traffic for my article. It took 2 months for my article to be found by the referring sites. Patience is a must and you must keep your hands off your article so that the referring sites will use your article. Referring sites use only excellent and high quality articles to spread around the world like they have done with my 1 and only article that I written.

    4. barbergirl28 profile image79
      barbergirl28posted 14 years ago

      Write because you are passionate about it. Do it on Hubpages because you love the community feel. Don't stress over what google has done... the views and everything else will come in time. Just stay positive and do what you do best.

      I know I started to question that as well, but deep down, I know that I would write regardless. So, either it can sit in a notebook and not be viewed by anybody, or I can share what I have! I am addicted to the comments and the feedback... even if it goes in spurts. If I make a few extra dollars, I jump for joy. When I finally get a check - I will probably go out and celebrate!

    5. DonDWest profile image68
      DonDWestposted 14 years ago

      Although I'm not exactly making huge bucks on Hubpages, I know for a fact a few of my articles have been linked up to numerous sites. In the long run that should always help. I'm still new here. Oddly enough, the United States doesn't seem to be my primary market.

      Just keep writing because you love it and who cares about google. The Internet is much larger than Google.

    6. HattieMattieMae profile image61
      HattieMattieMaeposted 14 years ago

      Well I would just keep the attitude it is something to do for fun in your spare time. It shouldn't matter whether it's read, or you gain something from it.

      It just be your self expression and outlet, your voice creating what is in your soul and heart.

      The one thing you gain is yourself and confidence in who you are as a writer.

      Nothing else really matters.

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      Wayne Wposted 14 years ago

      Can I add an inspirational quote here? Success happens not by chance, but by choice! Don't give up!!! Seriously.

      If you are feeling really down, you may want to read the book - Bounce: how champions are made. The main thesis of the book is that is takes 10000 hours of applied practice which will allow one to become an "expert" in that area.

      Continue working hard! That's the formula to success. smile

    8. sitelaunchsystem profile image61
      sitelaunchsystemposted 14 years ago

      One of the things that helps me with writing here at Hubpages is the feedback from the community and the scoring. I can see how influential (or not) my hubs are, how people respond to my writing style and ultimately whether I'm providing good content that people want to read and share. And the Hubpages community is super-responsive, so it's rare that I ever write a hub that doesn't get some kind of feedback or notoriety.

      I also stay positive by remembering that Hubpages caters to all kinds of interests all around the world, so there is bound to be someone else interested in what I have to say. Again, the community is so huge and responsive that it's very rare to have a hub that doesn't attract any attention at all. Even if I only have one follower, I'm happy that my content is being read and that I've had the chance to reach out to at least one person. That kind of feedback is something I've never gotten on any other portal!

    9. Cindy2011 profile image60
      Cindy2011posted 14 years ago

      Why did you choose to join Hub pages? Was it not to practice your writing skills? How does one become a successful writer? Almost all great writers respond by saying, "write, read, write".  There is no better place to practice your craft than on the Hub pages. Your responses will give you the best feedback - either people understood your hub or they didn't. Write to support your craft. The more you write, the easier it will become.

    10. LeeWalls profile image61
      LeeWallsposted 14 years ago

      You write because that's your craft. I find it hard to believe that as many writers on here anyone who puts out there work can make a decent wage with all the restrictions and competition there is.

      People usually tend to read what attracts them and if you don't give them what they want they shy away and read what they want. With that said, if a Writer sticks to their genre regardless of what people will read, thats a Writer knowing their work is being read elsewhere.

      You'd be surprised who's published and who's satisfied with followers and accolades.

    11. ckimani profile image60
      ckimaniposted 14 years ago

      Hubpages allows me to do what i love and love what i do and thats expressing myself through writing

    12. christ4ever profile image66
      christ4everposted 14 years ago

      If each message you write only reaches but ONE person, it was worth it. Anything else is a bonus! Be blessed... Rev.Ted

    13. theseus profile image70
      theseusposted 14 years ago

      Writing is one passion I cannot do away with. Writing is me.
      I haven't earned a single cent since I joined HP but it doesn't matter. I didn't join to earn. I joined to express myself. I joined so I can share my thoughts on things that I'm passionate about. I haven't earned a cent, but, I GAINED FRIENDS here. That is motivation enough for me to keep on writing.

    14. joshhunt83 profile image61
      joshhunt83posted 14 years ago

      Don't write because you feel you have to, you won't produce exciting or original content this way. Write only if you feel inspired to, that way you'll always feel positive about your writing.

    15. FaithDream profile image84
      FaithDreamposted 14 years ago

      Living each day the best way I knew how, I suddenly faced a crossroads. Raising the question, How do you... read more

    16. kapde1 profile image60
      kapde1posted 14 years ago

      I am new to hubpages and don't really know much about this website. You guys seems to be well aware of it. Let me know, is it good to get relevant visitors or to make money or both? what is your experience? kindly share...

    17. Jarn profile image61
      Jarnposted 14 years ago

      I take the alerts, snubs, and neglect personally, let it form a deep seathing ball of hatred down in the pit of me, and decide I'm going to succeed come hell or high water just to spite ever single on of these mother ----ing ----ing ---ed ----rs in the ----ing so ----ole so hard they need pliers to pull it out. smile

    18. agentmomo profile image68
      agentmomoposted 14 years ago

      I think you should go look at hubs that truly inspire you, and if people are leaving bad comments or something like that just don't listen, I mean its just one person's opinion, out of a whole world of people.

    19. Katharella profile image78
      Katharellaposted 14 years ago

      Hi FaithDream, you know, while I understand what you're saying, why don't you maybe try looking at it as just a creative outlet for things you feel! Rather than giving up because you don't make tons of money. Use it as your personal blog with friends. So what if people don't keep following you, do you follow them and respond to them? Maybe try that too. I hope you don't give up and just write about things you feel passionate about, and interact with the people who do have a follow on you! Try not to focus on the negativity and focus on what YOU DO have to say, forget about the money aspect! smile I hope you keep your faith smile in writing, who knows, someone might not comment on that one thing that kept them going! Some people don't! Good luck & best wishes to you!

    20. Ben716 profile image80
      Ben716posted 3 years ago

      I began writing for Hubpages in 2008. I lost heart in writing for the site because I earned cents every month. Back then, there were a lot of revenue writing sites. I used to write for Helium which changed its tactics like Hubpages to include vertical sites. I never earned from my articles there but what kept me moving was that every month I would be paid for an article of mine that made through the monthly competitions they held for 1st, 2nd and 3rd winners.
      When Helium moved out of the scene in 2014. I came back to Hubpages. I wrote some articles and gave up again writing for them. I received my first earning from Hubpages in 2014 - $60.
      They say writing is a calling and so it was. I began writing a fee articles, mostly concentrated on relationships and religion. I earned my second payout in December 2018. When the niche sites were created, some of my articles, mostly on relationships, were moved to Paired. Since 2008, I have been reaching the threshold amount. I have never truly hit the above $100. But since then I have never given up writing for Hubpages. Why?
      My articles are viewed from 5 continents on a monthly basis, and reader's comments (including fellow hubbers), and questions asked through comments and on my email have motivated me not to give up.
      Knowing my writing has had a positive impact on someone, or caused someone to think carefully about something, has made to keep on writing for Hubpages.
      And that, is my little story writing for Hubpages.

    21. Miebakagh57 profile image87
      Miebakagh57posted 3 years ago

      These days, hubpages is getting more beautiful than yester years.                                     Don't misunderstand me. Beautiful in the sense that we writers are being inspired to be more specialized-like. That enthus me to continue writing on it's web sites.

      1. Ben716 profile image80
        Ben716posted 3 years agoin reply to this

        Yap, Hubpages have improved over the years the reason I'm still writing for them. Back then, it didn't have a large presence like it does nowadays.
        The different expertise of the staff and the things they've learned over the years has enabled Hubpages to become the biggest platform for writers to earn passive income while fulfilling their passion - writing.

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          TessSchlesingerposted 3 years agoin reply to this

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            Miebakagh57posted 3 years agoin reply to this

            Tessa? They's some truth in all the response here. Even yours.                                                  Medium may rank higher than hubpages as you said. But is that truely a search engine comparison ranking or just your opinion?

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              1. Solaras profile image82
                Solarasposted 3 years agoin reply to this

                Perhaps you should select one of the niche sites for comparison?

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                  1. Solaras profile image82
                    Solarasposted 3 years agoin reply to this

                    All of the quality content was moved off of HP, unless it was deemed redundant to the niche sites or had no natural home. You are referencing an discarded site which was replaced with niche sites.  Ergo, you have not proved your point; the site has evolved into numerous properties, part of a larger entity.

              2. Miebakagh57 profile image87
                Miebakagh57posted 3 years agoin reply to this

                Tessa, I do know why you left hubpages. But occasionally you poke in to enlighen and entertaint us. Bless you.

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                    Miebakagh57posted 3 years agoin reply to this

                    'pennies' for a cup of coffee? Not so bad. Keep it up.

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              3. Brenda Arledge profile image81
                Brenda Arledgeposted 3 years agoin reply to this

                Tessa...
                I signed up for medium a long time ago, but did nothing with it as far as posting yet.

                You make is sound interesting & worth a try.

                I just looked into it afain and it seems I can actually imoort my work from Hubpages to their site and cross reference it.

                Have you done this before?

          2. Ben716 profile image80
            Ben716posted 3 years agoin reply to this

            I forgot about Medium. It sure does have a higher page ranking than Hubpages. But earning there takes a lot of hard work. I rarely promote my articles on Hubpages and the earnings always sail through every month. With Medium, you can't solely depend on views. Even so, Medium is a great platform.

            1. Miebakagh57 profile image87
              Miebakagh57posted 3 years agoin reply to this

              I'm always noting Medium is a great plantform for onlne writing.                                         I try leveraging it to my advantage last year. But 'Stripe', the payout system would not favour an African.                             Critically, Medium mostly serves the European continent.

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                  Miebakagh57posted 3 years agoin reply to this

                  Tessa, thank you. Now, I get the picture. Lodon, where you get it is in Europe, you just change location temporarily, and that get it done, right?                                            While in South Africa, you're unable to. Many are using the same trick you used to get 'Stripe' to get Paypal account.

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                    1. Miebakagh57 profile image87
                      Miebakagh57posted 3 years agoin reply to this

                      More success to you.

                    2. Solaras profile image82
                      Solarasposted 3 years agoin reply to this

                      How did the international news media picking up your article make you $4300? I thought you were only paid by subscribed readers views; has that changed?

                      Also, I thought you made a comment about earning from Amazon, but I cannot find that comment any longer.  Glenn Stok has a Medium article advising against selling Amazon products on Medium. 

                      How do product reviews work over there - I know it's been impossible to get one to clear over here, so I just gave up on them.

              2. Ben716 profile image80
                Ben716posted 3 years agoin reply to this

                Yah. It was the same case with PayPal. With time, which I know is not any sooner, they will spread their services to other countries. That's a disadvantage.

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                  Miebakagh57posted 3 years agoin reply to this

                  Yep, and thank you.

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                Ben716posted 3 years agoin reply to this

                It's great noting you're an established Medium creator, and the large followers you have in that platform is amazing. I'm not sure I can get close to 50 followers (but I guess it also comes with writing great content).
                The method of payment quite doesn't work in Africa. So it's with Vocal.media, as you stated, where my money is lying idle. I came across an online company similar to Payoneer that enables one to transfer money from Stripe. However, I gave up since it couldn't really work.

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                    Ben716posted 3 years agoin reply to this

                    You have provided insight that I wasn't aware of about Medium - readers matter as opposed to have many followers who don't read your work.
                    Congratulations on moving to Portugal. I think we tend to assume (here in Africa) that moving to a foreign country (outside Africa) is quite an expensive undertaking.
                    I hope there you have started gaining some viewership to your articles from the Portugal population.

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          3. EricFarmer8x profile image61
            EricFarmer8xposted 3 years agoin reply to this

            Before I was kicked out of the Medium partner program for not meeting the requirements I used to make a few dollars a month. Not much but at least it was something.

            The only way I could make money now would be to focus on getting to 100 followers by writing very often. With enough time I probably could do it. But that is a huge commitment to me.

            HubPages is a huge time sink as well but I have already seen progress and I can see how I can get to where I want to be in a few years.

            At HubPages, it doesn't matter if people follow me or know who I am. I think I prefer things this way.

            I suppose it is better to build a brand but I am not that interested in doing that. I just want to post my guides and move on with my life.

            I suppose though I should mention I do eventually want to work on my Medium portfolio as well anyway. As I like to have multiple income streams from writing if possible.

            One advantage to Medium is the freedom to write about just whatever I want. I don't have to worry so much about editor feedback or guidelines.

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              Solarasposted 3 years agoin reply to this

              This 100%

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              1. EricFarmer8x profile image61
                EricFarmer8xposted 3 years agoin reply to this

                I did a quick browse on your Medium profile and I see you have a lot written. Some interesting topics as well. I can see why you prefer Medium.

                I feel hesitant to commit much to it but I am publishing things eventually. I do like some things more about Medium.

                As a reader I like Medium. Even if I have to pay money to read all the stories (well there are works arounds but $5 is not too much).

                I feel the recommendation system on Medium is nice. Though it seems to hyper-focus a bit.

                Since I read a few stories on how to make money on Medium a few times it seems to think I just want to be rich and shares every one possible.

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                  Solarasposted 3 years agoin reply to this

                  What topics were they threatening suspension over?

            3. DrMark1961 profile image98
              DrMark1961posted 3 years agoin reply to this

              That is simply not true. Include all of the articles and page views from all of the niche sites and you will see the picture is far different.
              Yes, Medium has a higher page rank than Hubpages, which as all of us know was left to soak up the articles that were so poor that they were not moved to a niche site.

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                Solarasposted 3 years agoin reply to this

                This.

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                  1. DrMark1961 profile image98
                    DrMark1961posted 3 years agoin reply to this

                    In its entire existence? No, that is each month. Pethelpful gets over 3  million a month, Owlcation about that, and there are a lot of smaller sites. The monthly visitors have to be added together to estimate the number of views to Hubpages each month. If not, a comparison is not vaild.

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                  eugbugposted 3 years agoin reply to this

                  My total views on Dengarden are nearly 7 million. I don't know whether they are classed as reads.

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                      eugbugposted 3 years agoin reply to this

                      GA views are fairly close to those shown in the Hubpages stats as far as I can see. GA shows almost 10 million views for all network sites.

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                      DrMark1961posted 3 years agoin reply to this

                      That is pretty impressive since the entire site has only had 2 million page views in its entire existence, according to the OP.

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                            DrMark1961posted 3 years agoin reply to this

                            Yes, it is prety frustrating trying to understand those numbers. I think those page rank numbers they all publish are wrong too, but then again what do I know about it?

                          2. Solaras profile image82
                            Solarasposted 3 years agoin reply to this

                            Hi Tess:  This quote is from a press release from The Arena Group, which includes Sports Illustrated, The Street and the HP properties among other acquisitions.

                            "In February 2022, the Company recorded more than 111 million unique visitors, according to ComScore. The Arena Group reached the #34 spot in the U.S. rankings, up 40 spots from February 2021, and its sports vertical, led by Sports Illustrated, reached #4 in the sports category. In February 2022, the Sports Illustrated Media Group reached more than 86 million digital users, more than tripling year-over-year."

          4. Brenda Arledge profile image81
            Brenda Arledgeposted 3 years ago

            Writing is part of me.  I will toss words on a page no matter what.

            Sure Hubpages is frustrating, but the community of people here are The Reason to keep writing here.
            They have uplifted me when I want to crawl in a corner and disappear.

            They help push my writing to the next level.  They feed me with the inspiration to keep taking chances.

            If you only write for the almighty Dollar...then you are missing so much in the creative world.

            Although money is nice, people mean more.

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              1. Miebakagh57 profile image87
                Miebakagh57posted 3 years agoin reply to this

                Tessa, that likely from Medium, right? Congratulations!

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              Jodahposted 3 years agoin reply to this

              +1000

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              Miebakagh57posted 3 years agoin reply to this

              Brenda, I'm hearing you loud and clear.

          5. FatFreddysCat profile image60
            FatFreddysCatposted 3 years ago

            I "maintain a positive attitude and not give up" on HP because it is, was, and shall always be a hobby for me. If I keep my expectations for HP earnings on the low end, I'm rarely disappointed.

            I've been here since 2011 and in all that time, I've never harbored illusions that I was going to be "discovered" through HP and become a hot shot professional writer, or that I was going to make a ton of money.

            This is my place to post riffs about stuff I dig. If people read 'em, great. If they don't I write another one and try again.

            If I happen to make some beer and pizza money out of this every couple of months, well hey, that's great too. No complaints.

            1. Miebakagh57 profile image87
              Miebakagh57posted 3 years agoin reply to this

              Bravo, bravo, bravo. And honour to all those trying! It's what one of us here who has promise to write until he takes his last breath. Writing is a tonic to me.

            2. EricFarmer8x profile image61
              EricFarmer8xposted 3 years agoin reply to this

              This is pretty much how I feel as well. I love to write about my favorite video games and related topics so I do.

              My main HubPages goal is to get enough views that I am paid every month. That is about as high my ambitions go. Even this task is more difficult that I thought it was originally be.

              If and I when I ever do accomplish this I will probably start to focus on other writing platforms. But I suppose I need to do it first.

              1. FatFreddysCat profile image60
                FatFreddysCatposted 3 years agoin reply to this

                In the 11 years I've been here, I have only reached the payout threshold within a single month once. I have come close a time or two since then, but have never been able to duplicate that.  It always takes me at least two months, sometimes three. Often enough to keep me banging away, anyway.

          6. Stephen Tomkinson profile image82
            Stephen Tomkinsonposted 3 years ago

            If things continue as they are, I should earn my first payout from HubPages in the mid-2030s. I shall put it towards funeral expenses.
            I don't write here for the money, the community is more important.

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              Miebakagh57posted 3 years agoin reply to this

              +++++

          7. EricDockett profile image81
            EricDockettposted 3 years ago

            Just a friendly reminder for any newbies or lurkers in these forums who may be considering putting serious time into HubPages: Always consider the source when evaluating comments made here and how they might impact your decision.

            It is still true that if you are willing to put in the work you can earn well into four figures per month here. And that's a fact.

            If you just want to write for fun and maybe a few bucks a month, you can do that too.

            It takes all kinds of writers to make HubPages go round. Don't believe the doom and gloom. At least not yet, anyway.

          8. Solaras profile image82
            Solarasposted 3 years ago

            Anyone interested in starting up on Medium will need 100 followers before they can apply to the partner program, and then if accepted, start earning.  I find that off putting - they will make free money on many people's work, while the authors accrue nothing. It rankles me.

            What does please me is gaming the system.  If people here are interested in earning on Medium, we could create a thread and request that all Hubbers needing Medium followers get together and follow each other.  Then you can start writing at a furious pace and earning for your efforts.

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              1. eugbug profile image66
                eugbugposted 3 years agoin reply to this

                I'm still making at least $5 passive income per month on Medium. At least it pays the bill.

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                  1. eugbug profile image66
                    eugbugposted 3 years agoin reply to this

                    I have published in the last 6 months, but it's older guides that are still getting a trickle of reads.

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                        eugbugposted 3 years agoin reply to this

                        For me, the trouble is the stuff I write are practical guides and physics/math tutorials which there doesn't seem to be any interest in on Medium. But of course it's not a platform for that sort of thing. I started a publication to promote them, but I haven't garnered any interest. However I haven't given up yet and I still intend to convince people they're worth reading.

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                            Miebakagh57posted 3 years agoin reply to this

                            Very well noted. And, thanks.

              2. Solaras profile image82
                Solarasposted 3 years agoin reply to this

                You can not earn a cent or accrue a penny without 100 followers. So, that is the starting point.  Why write articles that cannot earn you money? Get the followers, then spend time of articles of quality and gain a readership, earning all along the way.

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                  1. eugbug profile image66
                    eugbugposted 3 years agoin reply to this

                    PayPal also seem to charge a 3% or thereabouts currency conversion fee. They say they don't charge anything for withdrawing funds, but it's built into the conversion rate.

                  2. Miebakagh57 profile image87
                    Miebakagh57posted 3 years agoin reply to this

                    I'm noting kofi and patrean as payout systems at the moment.

          9. eugbug profile image66
            eugbugposted 3 years ago

            Hubpages/GA probably overinflate views too. I notice that if a reader clicks on a photo, GA registers the source as "direct" in the Real Time report and a single visitor can produce multiple views. Views and reads are probably a fraction of what's quoted. However my unique views seem to be about 95% for all time.

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              Misbah786posted 3 years agoin reply to this

              Single visitors can produce multiple views. This is what I despise about GA. Rest it Rocks!! smile

          10. Brenda Arledge profile image81
            Brenda Arledgeposted 3 years ago

            I think the reason I didn't do Medium is that you need to use stripe.
            It requires a bank account which I would need to set up.

            1. Miebakagh57 profile image87
              Miebakagh57posted 3 years agoin reply to this

              That's correct. But you've the advantage better than me.

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            Miebakagh57posted 3 years ago

            I enjoy the interestlngly talk.

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                Miebakagh57posted 3 years agoin reply to this

                Tessa, friend, thanks.

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            Miebakagh57posted 3 years ago

            It's a state of the mind-choice.

          13. eugbug profile image66
            eugbugposted 3 years ago

            We don't usually get extremes of temperatures because of the maritime climate and the moderating effect of the Atlantic. Small talk is usually about the weather because every day is different.

          14. Brenda Arledge profile image81
            Brenda Arledgeposted 3 years ago

            Anyone else having problems with following this thread?

            It never goes to a person's comnent.

            1. Ben716 profile image80
              Ben716posted 3 years agoin reply to this

              Yes, I am experiencing that. It forces me to scan through the thread to find that new comment.

          15. Brenda Arledge profile image81
            Brenda Arledgeposted 3 years ago

            Me too...it's annoying.  Sometimes the new comment is not at the end

            1. Ben716 profile image80
              Ben716posted 3 years agoin reply to this

              It's now behaving properly. I hope that issue has dissipated from your side.

          16. eugbug profile image66
            eugbugposted 3 years ago

            Have you switched from chronological to threaded?

            1. Brenda Arledge profile image81
              Brenda Arledgeposted 3 years agoin reply to this

              Yes

              1. eugbug profile image66
                eugbugposted 3 years agoin reply to this

                It should be chronological?

            2. Miebakagh57 profile image87
              Miebakagh57posted 3 years agoin reply to this

              Good point. At odd times, two new comments, from two different authors will be competing to be at the end.                                         It's like the traffic on the internet letting normal traffic to pass through?

           
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