What am I doing wrong?

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   L. Andrew Marrposted 15 years ago

   My fellow hubbers,
   
   What am I doing wrong?
   
   I post loads of hubs - post quite a bit in the forums - however, I've only got 26 fans...
   
   In the mean time I see people with only 9 or 10 hubs with hundreds of fans...
   
   What is their secret?
   
   I am rather confused.
   
   
   Luke.

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      tantrumposted 15 years agoin reply to this

      CHARISMA  or fanning spree

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         L. Andrew Marrposted 15 years agoin reply to this

         Yeah, I don't believe in fanning sprees - Charisma though, surely that is almost impossible to show accurately online?

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      prettydarkhorseposted 15 years agoin reply to this

      you should read lots of other hubs... i think it is what you write which makes you popular? sometimes the title says it all, dont fret, you will have more fans as soon as time goes by,i think if you continue to join forums etc, people will notice about it (your thoghts etc)
      
      maybe I can change my pics too? lol

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      Ryan Kettposted 15 years agoin reply to this

      You have only been writing again on this account for a couple of weeks, of course people who have had 9 or 10 hubs will have more.... if they have had months worth of readership.

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   tantrumposted 15 years ago

   Somehow i managed. I don't fan spree and I have more than 100

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   L. Andrew Marrposted 15 years ago

   I'm going to see if a change of picture will bring some in

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      Eaglekiwiposted 15 years agoin reply to this

      If they like your work ,they will fan you and often peole read a comment on the forum youve made and add you for that reason too...alternatively add someone and they may add you back.
      
      Its not all about one area though , more a combination of all.
      
      Personally I try to  improve my hubs , content ,quality etc , because ultimately its your work that improves your whole persona ( well thats my theory )
      
      Good Luck and welcome back by the way

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   L. Andrew Marrposted 15 years ago

   If only I could remember how I did it in the first place...

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   Dame Scribeposted 15 years ago

   I love poetry n now a fan. Just drop into the forums now n again, say a word here n there. Promote your hubs outside of HP in signatures, forums, RSS, etc., people will notice. Got to get noticed

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   L. Andrew Marrposted 15 years ago

   I've started advertising it on my facebook page - however, unfortunately where I come from the majority of people are only interested in drugs, sex and raveing. Noone is really interested in the inner workings of the human mind. Ah well...

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   Dame Scribeposted 15 years ago

   They are not the only ones that exist in our world though lots of people out there online. Give yourself time n just keep writing. People will notice.

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   Ivorwenposted 15 years ago

   Don't worry about it!  Keep writing what you enjoy and do an excellent job at it.  While you may not rack up fans, you will get read, preferably by those outside of HP.
   
   Oh, and the higher you hub score, the more you will get fanned by those on a fanning spree! (Don't expect them to read tho.)

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      fortunerepposted 15 years agoin reply to this

      totally agree, take time and read others, comment and they will more than likely fan you.
      
      dori

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   L. Andrew Marrposted 15 years ago

   It breaks my heart when people do that - ideally I want people who are actualy fans to fan up. My hubscore is gradually rising - should be 90ish by the end of the day since I have just posted a huge hub I've been working on for a while and am working on another essay now.
   
   Unfortunatley I have found myself unable to write anymore poetry since I found my close friends and family reading it to eachother behind my back - it crippled my creativity.

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      tantrumposted 15 years agoin reply to this

      You should write poetry ! I'm a big fan of Afro Kid !

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      Ryan Kettposted 15 years agoin reply to this

      It doesn't take a genius to work out that friends and family are going to find your poetry after you chose to promote it on your facebook page. Surely you cannot dangle the carrot in front of them and then be upset when they take a chomp. Why not set up a second login, and continue to write under that, until you can face posting to this one again?

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         L. Andrew Marrposted 15 years agoin reply to this

         Ah, its not so much that which annoys me. It was my parents nabbing my portfolio whilst I was away and showing it to all their friends. Alot of my stuff is vulgar - rude - about drugs, sex and all that jazz. That was the key issue.
         
         Not to mention you lot, on here, don't feel the need to be nice about my work. You can slag it off all you want and offer constructive critism. There is nothing worse when you're aunt has read one of your poems about sex and congratulates you on it.
         
         All my poetry is in my portfolio - only a small selection is online. The small selection I don't mind people reading.

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            Ryan Kettposted 15 years agoin reply to this

            Oh I see! Well you need to buy a safe box then

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               L. Andrew Marrposted 15 years agoin reply to this

               Haha, yeah cheers mate, I realised that now

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    Pearldiverposted 15 years ago

    Tantrum explained to you - Charisma.
    That equates to all round style. 
    
    Nothing to do with your avator... except I imagine it is conspicuous by it's absence from other's hub comments that would indicate that you may be interested in more than just yourself
    
    Don't take my word for it... I'm a kiwi!

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       L. Andrew Marrposted 15 years agoin reply to this

       Haha, I didn't actually expect the picture to help. I just thought a change was welcome.
       
       On the plus side, since this mornings hubs five more people have fanned up.

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          Pearldiverposted 15 years agoin reply to this

          That's Great.... Thanks for getting your aunt to join HP... She fanned me too..... Not that sure it had anything to do with sex tho... perhaps my charisma

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    Eaglekiwiposted 15 years ago

    Ya profile page is kinda over the top just my opinion ,but whoaaa lol

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       L. Andrew Marrposted 15 years agoin reply to this

       Haha fair enough. I shall edit it a bit then. Cheers.

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       Pearldiverposted 15 years agoin reply to this

       Yep
       Gotta Love the Irony of the Question eh Kiwi?

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          L. Andrew Marrposted 15 years agoin reply to this

          Haha, Pearldiver does have a point

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    sandwichmomposted 15 years ago

    How important are legions of fans from within the hub pages?

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       bigmikehposted 14 years agoin reply to this

       Not important at all - unless you have a fragile ego which needs boosting, and few real life friends. It's been said before, hubbers rarely click ads so if you're here to make money it's search engine traffic you need, not fans.

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    ChrissyDeanposted 14 years ago

    I have the same issue, but I think over-stressing it will make things worse. 

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    creativeone59posted 14 years ago

    You should try visiting the  forums and reading others hubs and leaving comments and feedback and maybe even joining someone else fan club. I don't think it can hurt. creativeone59

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