Do you delete non-performing hubs?

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   Ladybird33posted 14 years ago

   Just wanted to know, have you ever deleted any of your non-performing hubs?

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   bgpappaposted 14 years ago

   I have thought about it.  But I end up revising them, adding pictures, videos, etc.  I figure, I already did the work so I should try to improve them instead of deleting them.

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      Ladybird33posted 14 years agoin reply to this

      that is what I need to do!  Thanks so much for replying!

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   Mishaposted 14 years ago

   no

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      Ladybird33posted 14 years agoin reply to this

      Thanks Misha!

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   Lisa HWposted 14 years ago

   I've thought about deleting them or improving them; and so far I've done neither (but keeping think of both).    In a way I think, "They aren't bothering anybody."  In another way, they bother me.  I've been recently thinking I may delete one for every new one I write (and then maybe later do something with the deleted ones).

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      Ladybird33posted 14 years agoin reply to this

      This is a good idea! Really good Thanks!

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   BristolBoyposted 14 years ago

   I never have.  One of my hubs gets very few views since I created it several months ago, however still earn from it now and then.

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      Ladybird33posted 14 years agoin reply to this

      You are probably right! That is what I should do.

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      viryaboposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      Same here. I can never delete. I will always go back to improve. Thats what i do.

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         Ladybird33posted 14 years agoin reply to this

         Marjority rule!  This is what I will do.  Thank you ALL for your advice and helping me so much!  Very grateful.

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   Scott.Lifeposted 14 years ago

   I revise some but delete others. I have actually published over 5o hubs these past two months but currently only have 29. But I have found that most I deleted were from when I first began and weren't very well put together.

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      Ladybird33posted 14 years agoin reply to this

      that'a what I was thinking and can't decide Scott if I should delete old/new ones or not.  Thanks for your advice.

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   Lisa HWposted 14 years ago

   Ladybird33, I not sure it is good idea; but the ones I have that I ought to get rid aren't just "not performing".  They're not great in general.  Before deleting any I think people should ask if the problem is really with the kind of Hub it is or, instead, with something like poor use of key words, bad title, etc.  Some Hubs don't perform for reasons other than quality.  The ones I have are ones I wrote when I was new, answered a bunch of requests because I was looking for something to kill some time with, and aren't what Hubs really ought to be.

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      Ladybird33posted 14 years agoin reply to this

      Thank you Lisa, I should just rewrite them and then the poems maybe just keep up???

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   wrenfrost56posted 14 years ago

   no, I just edit and add content, promote them a bit or work on adding or changing tag's. That usually works for me

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      Ladybird33posted 14 years agoin reply to this

      Thanks for commenting, that is what I have been doing but some of my poems just not sure....

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   Jeryposted 14 years ago

   Can't see a good reason to, just make them better...most of the work is already done.

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      Ladybird33posted 14 years agoin reply to this

      Good advice and I appreciate it.

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    speaseposted 14 years ago

    If I have ones that are under performing, I add content and promote them harder.  It seems to help quite a bit.

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       Ladybird33posted 14 years agoin reply to this

       That is very, very encouraging, much appreciated.

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    Sue Adamsposted 14 years ago

    How do you "promote them better?". I feel shy about going to forums saying please look at my hub. I did it once and got some feedback and went to improve the hub in question following people's advice but it's very embarrassing I feel. Are there any other ways to promote hubs other than sharing of facebook and twitter?

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       Jeryposted 14 years agoin reply to this

       Sure Sue, you get some backlinks to them and get them on page one of Google for your keywords.

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          Sue Adamsposted 14 years agoin reply to this

          I was afraid you'd say that. I'm still working through the second video of the Keyword Academy but I don't really fancy writing about foodmixers. Do you know the keyword value for the word "Awareness"? It's something like 0.05! So it seems we are doomed to write to promote mass consumption of unnecessary consumer goods and we're  f....d  on this platform as authors of some literary ambition.

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             Jeryposted 14 years agoin reply to this

             I just looked at the keyword "awareness" in Googles keyword tool and there are a lot of keywords in the list worth pretty good money ($3.00 CPC) So you might be able to write what you want and make money too!

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                Sue Adamsposted 14 years agoin reply to this

                Thank you Jery you are giving me hope.

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                Sue Adamsposted 14 years agoin reply to this

                Thank you Jery you are giving me renewed hope.

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       Ladybird33posted 14 years agoin reply to this

       Sue, I think I am going to update, tweak and then repost, not delete but show on my blog (maybe).  If this helps.

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    Redneckmanposted 14 years ago

    Yes I do.

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       Ladybird33posted 14 years agoin reply to this

       You don't have any hubs my friend

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          Redneckmanposted 14 years agoin reply to this

          Thats because in total I deleted 53 of my hubs
          
          And if they bugger about with my Hubscore I will delete another 8 tomorrow !

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             Ladybird33posted 14 years agoin reply to this

             Okay...I think I understand

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    Helen Caterposted 14 years ago

    I would say never delete them. I have a few that I wrote in my first week, and keep editing them until they work. They are now getting good traffic and earnings. You never know when they might spring to life.

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    Song-Birdposted 14 years ago

    I just keep trying to improve them.

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    Blogging Erikaposted 14 years ago

    Not at all!  Failure is just as valuable as success.  Seeing which hubs fail is just as instructive as seeing which ones succeed.
    
    I have been slowly going through some of my "dogs" and sprucing them up.  As a general rule of thumb, I try to add another 400-500 words to the text, at least 4-5 more modules, sprinkle some relevant links through the text, and give the whole thing a once-over to see if there's anything obvious I may have missed. 
    
    That being said, there are some hubs that no one will ever care about, no matter how high their HubScore.  That's valuable info, too!  It helps you develop your sense of the audience.
    
    But actually delete it?  Nah.  It's not hurting anything.

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    relacheposted 14 years ago

    To me, a non-performing Hub would be one that didn't exist.  They all perform to some extent, and each in their own way.  So, no I don't delete non-performing Hubs as from my point of view, there's no such thing.
    
    And if you wish for a Hub to perform better, then you just need to work on it.

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       prettydarkhorseposted 14 years agoin reply to this

       I wouldnt like to delete any hubs which I made because I like all my hubs, just maybe like relache said, rehash it?
       
       thanks by the way relache for your nice input for new hubbers like me...

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    Sexy jontyposted 14 years ago

    Don't even delete your hubs ..... I think deleting lots of hubs would make http error in google index ..... and hubpages may close your account .....

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       Mishaposted 14 years agoin reply to this

       Not that you know what you are talking about

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    Nelle Hoxieposted 14 years ago

    I don't usually delete a hub. A few that I wrote never expecting them to make a cent, have actually generated adsense clicks.

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    Crazdwriterposted 14 years ago

    I have a few that aren't performing as well as I would have liked but nope I will not delete any of my hubs no matter what.

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