Hubs that do not get featured in HubPages - Are they viewed at all?

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   Vellurposted 12 years ago

   Hubs that do not get featured in HubPages - Are they viewed at all?

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   PaoloJpmposted 12 years ago

   Yes, they can still be viewed if the visitor visits your profile. On your profile settings there is a specific option for you to include in the spotlight hub. Once selected it shall be seen by others on your profile.

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      Vellurposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      Thank you for answering. I have so many not featured all cannot be featured in the spotlight!!

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   yougotmeposted 12 years ago

   Occasionally yes. I do get one or two visits per day for my un-featured hub. I believe this is due to the internal searches here in Hubpages, or internally linked through my other hubs. Also, what PaoloJpm said may also apply.

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      Vellurposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      Thank you for answering, I get no views at all !!

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   skgraoposted 12 years ago

   I have so many Hubs that are not Featured should I delete them?

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      Barbara Kayposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      skgrao, If you update them, they usually are featured again. Do that or do like I did and move them to another site.

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      livingstaposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      Hi Skgrao,
      As Barbara says, do not delete them, but update them with rich content and there are chances that they get featured again.

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      Vellurposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      Great idea!! Thank you for answering.

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      skgraoposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      Thanks Mr.livingsta.

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   livingstaposted 12 years ago

   Hi Vellur, yes they get viewed. Also two of my hubs that were not featured before, got a few visits recently from fellow hubbers and their sharing. Thanks to them. They have now become featured (not all of them). I also updated contents of a hub that was not featured and it has had viewers after that. It is always best to update "not featured" hubs, rather than deleting them.
   Hope this helps.

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      Vellurposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      Hi livingsta, this does help.

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   suzettenaplesposted 12 years ago

   I can only speak for myself.  Mine are viewed even though they are not featured on HP.  I get readers from google, bing and off my profile page.    They are unfeatured on HP, but I still get readers which is why I question why HP unfeatures them.  I let them stay and wait and usually HP then features them again.  I don't always understand why and what HP does.  I think there are readers for every hub we write here whether there is a lot of traffic to the hub or just a little.  Go figure!

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      Vellurposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      Am still figuring!! Thank you for answering.

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      skgraoposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      HP has dictatorial laws,while I can write anything in my google blogger here they are mind blogging restriction including English Language as if USA is the best English Speaking Country in the English World.

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   Doc Snowposted 12 years ago

   Yes, they do.  They can be searched, they can be linked, and people do find them.

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      Vellurposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      Thank you for taking the time to answer.

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   ZIa Ahmed khanposted 12 years ago

   They can be viewed and can also be promoted.

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      Vellurposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      Ok great that hubs that are not featured do get views.

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   tillsontitanposted 12 years ago

   Yes they can be viewed.  I think if they are viewed by someone on HP who leaves a comment that would be a good time to "upgrade" them and maybe move them back to featured.  Sometimes even 'evergreen' hubs can go dorman.

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      Vellurposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      Ok i think I get it, thank you for taking the time to answer.

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    shanmarieposted 12 years ago

    You can set your profile to show hubs that are not featured on it.  You can also search for a specific hubber in the search box and it will pull up hubs by that person that may or may not be featured.

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       Vellurposted 12 years agoin reply to this

       Thank you, will try.

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    mattheosposted 12 years ago

    Yeahp, they do! They're just not on the "news feed" page where new hubs are highlighted. If someone reads a hub that catches their attention and then looks at your profile to find more, they can find the other hubs that aren't featured.
    
    To me, it's important whether my hub is featured or not. I look at it like this: if my hub gets featured, that means it's interesting, well-written, and relevant. But if I write something that doesn't get featured - then I know that it needs work. I usually try to rewrite or edit hubs that didn't get featured...sometimes with success. Other times I just realize that the topic may not be interesting enough!

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       Vellurposted 12 years agoin reply to this

       Yes I agree, not all people are interested in what we write. I guess it is all up to key words and research.

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    pinto2011posted 12 years ago

    Yes definitely even the hubs which do not get featured are viewed. Getting featured only increases the viewer base multiple times by getting listed on several other portals and sites.

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       Vellurposted 12 years agoin reply to this

       Ok thank you for sharing this.

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    SidKempposted 12 years ago

    Putting all this together in a practical program:
    1) hubs  that are not featured are viewed primarily through backlinks (links to that hub, from another hub of yours or anywhere else) or through searches on hubpages. They may be found on search engines, too, but this is rare, as "not featured" on HubPages includes a no-index metatag that Google usually honors.
    
    2) The "featured/not featured evaluation" was added to improve earnings through Google. If you don't care about earnings, you can set your profile to show unfeatured hubs. All your hubs will show on your profile page, but earnings may go down. This is a good choice for writers of fiction and poetry and others who just want all their hubs to be seen.
    
    3) Any individual hub, when edited, is re-evaluated. Improve it, and it may become featured.
    
    4) If you are interested in earnings, but also want certain hubs to show up always, consider creating two accounts. One is your primary earning account. Here, you only display featured hubs. The other contains hubs that may not be featured, and so you set it to display all hubs (including the unfeatured ones). You can still earn money on this account, just, perhaps, not as much.

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       Vellurposted 12 years agoin reply to this

       Thank you for sharing this.

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       sunilkunnoth2012posted 12 years agoin reply to this

       Hi Dear
       It is really a wonderful answer. I appreciate your frankness and opening up your knowledge here for the benefit of fellow hubers.

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       SidKempposted 12 years agoin reply to this

       You are welcome - now, to get to work on that second account!

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       cascolyposted 12 years agoin reply to this

       HP CLAIMED it would increase earnings, but there's not  much evidence this has actually happened

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    number2sonposted 12 years ago

    Yes, they do.  You can get visits on any of your hubs, whether they are featured or not.  I have experience with this, as not all of my hubs are featured.

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       Vellurposted 12 years agoin reply to this

       Thanks for sharing your experience with us.

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       number2sonposted 12 years agoin reply to this

       No problem.

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    lovebuglenaposted 12 years ago

    Hubs that do not get featured are not found on search engines so they don't get Google or other search engine traffic. However, those hubs are viewable either by members of Hub Pages or by those with whom you share direct links to your hubs.

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       Vellurposted 12 years agoin reply to this

       Thank you for answering.

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    barbat79posted 12 years ago

    Great Question, Vellur!   Hubs that aren't featured are still get views...I have one that does...you can also still drive traffic to any featured or non featured hub.  You still get counts for reads.  I am looking for the spot on the HubPages tutorial that talks about this   I will get back to you later  I see PaoloJpm has great info..thank you!

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       Vellurposted 12 years agoin reply to this

       Thank you for answering and for getting back to me.

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       barbat79posted 12 years agoin reply to this

       I just now had time to look.  Here is the link to the hp learning center page that talks about featured hubs and toward the bottom will advise how unfeatured hubs still have success.  Hope this helps..I am learning more!  Great question! ty!
       http://h

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    Wayne Brownposted 12 years ago

    Yes...they are still suseptible to the searching fingers of the search engines out there.  Those hubs are just receiving less exposure on HubPages.com.  In many cases, I do not see a big difference between a "featured" and an "unfeatured" hub in terms of traffic.  ~WB

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       Vellurposted 12 years agoin reply to this

       Ok I think I get it, thank you for answering.

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    gags3480posted 12 years ago

    Yes they definitely get viewed. Although its better to update them periodically & they get featured again.

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       Vellurposted 12 years agoin reply to this

       Yes I agree hubs have to be updated periodically.

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    DDEposted 12 years ago

    I have many  featured hubs, and hubs not featured do get a fair amount of views that also depends on the title.

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