Finally hit a Million views

1. 89

   lobobrandonposted 11 months ago

   On Easter Sunday I finally hit the million views checkpoint. Took a long time to get there, but it was nice reading the email HP sends you on reaching this accolade. This is a good time to thank the staff at HP, no one ever says it enough - they are doing and have always been doing a great job here.

   replyreport
   1. 92

      Sherry Hposted 11 months agoin reply to this

      Congratulations!

      replyreport
   2. 82

      jackclee lmposted 11 months agoin reply to this

      That is wonderful. Congratulations!

      replyreport
   3. 88

      liesl5858posted 11 months agoin reply to this

      Congratulations! Well done you.

      replyreport
   4. 96

      incomeguruposted 11 months agoin reply to this

      Congrats on your outstanding achievement. You are heartily welcome to the millionaires' club.

      replyreport
   5. 93

      alexadryposted 11 months agoin reply to this

      Congratulations, keep producing great content!

      replyreport
      1. 89

         lobobrandonposted 11 months agoin reply to this

         Thank you Adrienne.

         replyreport
   6. 96

      Christy Kirwanposted 11 months agoin reply to this

      Congratulations! That is a very impressive achievement.

      replyreport
      1. 89

         lobobrandonposted 11 months agoin reply to this

         Thanks Christy Couldn't have done it without help from you guys at HP.

         replyreport
   7. 97

      sallybeaposted 11 months agoin reply to this

      Congratulations!  That is an amazing result, especially with so few hubs and you are right, HubPages staff do a fantastic job.

      replyreport
   8. 93

      Mike Hardyposted 11 months agoin reply to this

      Well done. It takes a lot of work to hit it

      replyreport
   9. 95

      robhamptonposted 11 months agoin reply to this

      Congrats. Your articles are great, you should write more! I'll be anxiously awaiting your next one... "Best types of tomatoes to throw at people that make you angry" haha

      replyreport
      1. 89

         lobobrandonposted 11 months agoin reply to this

         Haha if I write that, you're going to have to write one on "how to unclog pool filters after my angry friends jumped in with tomato puree all over them".

         replyreport
         1. 95

            robhamptonposted 11 months agoin reply to this

            lol! It's a deal haha

            replyreport
            1. 89

               lobobrandonposted 11 months agoin reply to this

               Haha

               replyreport
   10. 98

       letstalkabouteducposted 11 months agoin reply to this

       Congratulations, Brandon. I took a look at your articles and see why you've had such amazing success. They are excellent examples for all of us. You have them packed with useful information--all arranged in a neat and eye-catching way. Much continued success to you!

       replyreport
       1. 89

          lobobrandonposted 11 months agoin reply to this

          Thank you

          replyreport
   11. 96

       TIMETRAVELER2posted 11 months agoin reply to this

       Glad this finally happened for you, I know you've been waiting for it!  Congrats.  Now on to the next million...which undoubtedly will happen much faster.

       replyreport
       1. 89

          lobobrandonposted 11 months agoin reply to this

          Yup Thanks.

          replyreport
2. 60

   Leonie Manguilinposted 11 months ago

   God bless you and congratulations.

   replyreport
3. 84

   Coffeequeeenposted 11 months ago

   Well done, that's a great achievement. 

   replyreport
4. 96

   theraggededgeposted 11 months ago

   Good work

   replyreport
5. 82

   srirad0675posted 11 months ago

   Congratulations!

   replyreport
6. 50

   ChristinSposted 11 months ago

   Awesome Congrats!

   replyreport
7. 96

   Cre8torposted 11 months ago

   Congrats Brandon and I agree completely. Welcome to the club...if there was one...we'll just pretend there is...no jackets or anything though...we'll make it a secret club...no one but us will know. Shhh.

   replyreport
   1. 89

      lobobrandonposted 11 months agoin reply to this

      Thanks, everyone.
      
      This club is awesome. Let's keep it a secret

      replyreport
8. 96

   carolynkayeposted 11 months ago

   Congratulations!

   replyreport
9. 98

   EricDockettposted 11 months ago

   Pretty amazing with only 15 Hubs. Well done!

   replyreport
   1. 89

      lobobrandonposted 11 months agoin reply to this

      Thanks, Eric, I celebrated with a few games of AOE just now. I do have 100k from an unpublished hub, I must add (so make it 16 hubs and not 15). This is a hub that I moved to my website, but I plan on reworking for HP. I like the URL, so I do not want to delete it.

      replyreport
10. 96

    Glenn Stokposted 11 months ago

    That’s a huge accomplishment Brandon. It took me 100 hubs to get to a million views, and you did it with only 15. That’s huge! You should display your accolades in your profile to show your accomplishments. I noticed you have them hidden.

    replyreport
    1. 89

       lobobrandonposted 11 months agoin reply to this

       Thanks, Glenn, I just set my Accolades to be public.

       replyreport
11. 98

    eugbugposted 11 months ago

    Good for you and thanks for all the help and advice you've given us!

    replyreport
    1. 89

       lobobrandonposted 11 months agoin reply to this

       Glad to help

       replyreport
12. 96

    Solarasposted 11 months ago

    Well Done!! It goes faster and faster from here!

    replyreport
    1. 89

       lobobrandonposted 11 months agoin reply to this

       True that. Thanks

       replyreport
       1. 97

          EricFarmer8xposted 11 months agoin reply to this

          Your doing such great work. You are a great example of a small number of high quality articles can get lots of views.

          replyreport
       2. 78

          seanorjohnposted 11 months agoin reply to this

          Congrats. Very impressive.

          replyreport
13. 96

    Urbane Chaosposted 11 months ago

    Congrats!!! That's awesome!!  Certainly something to be proud of!

    replyreport
    1. 89

       lobobrandonposted 11 months agoin reply to this

       Thanks Eric.

       replyreport
14. 97

    Margie Lynnposted 11 months ago

    That is awesome! Congrats!

    replyreport
15. 95

    jansharesposted 11 months ago

    Ahhhhhh!!! Wonderful news, Brandon. Congratulations! Couldn't have happened to a nicer, hard-working, and helpful hubber. You deserve it.

    replyreport
    1. 89

       lobobrandonposted 11 months agoin reply to this

       Thanks Janis, and everyone else

       replyreport
16. 99

    DrMark1961posted 11 months ago

    You realize that you are destroying my "write more articles for more page views" theory, right? Congratulations of your achievement.You deserve it.

    replyreport
    1. 89

       lobobrandonposted 11 months agoin reply to this

       Haha that theory can never fail Thanks

       replyreport
17. 93

    kannanwritesposted 11 months ago

    Congratulations on this achievement, Brandon.
    
    Also, thanks for the advice that you have given all these years.

    replyreport
    1. 89

       lobobrandonposted 11 months agoin reply to this

       Thank you Kannan.

       replyreport
18. 94

    Jeremy Gillposted 11 months ago

    1 million views among 15 articles is awesome. Great job, man.
    
    I'd be interested to learn how many HubPages authors have hit the million mark and learn just how prestigious a feat it is.

    replyreport
    1. 95

       robhamptonposted 11 months agoin reply to this

       I'm at 2.5 million now. 28 articles

       replyreport
       1. 95

          Titiaposted 11 months agoin reply to this

          Great, but you have a niche that's interesting for a lot of people. In my country there are only a handful of people that have swimming pools in their garden.

          replyreport
    2. 89

       lobobrandonposted 11 months agoin reply to this

       Thanks Jeremy, I guess it is

       replyreport
19. 95

    Titiaposted 11 months ago

    Great job Brandon.

    replyreport
20. 96

    Chriswillman90posted 11 months ago

    Congratulations!
    
    In the battle between quality and quantity, you're proof that quality always wins.

    replyreport
    1. 89

       lobobrandonposted 11 months agoin reply to this

       Quality definitely wins. Quality and quantity is a winning combo
       Thanks, everyone.

       replyreport
21. 97

    Susana Sposted 11 months ago

    Yaaaay! Congrats. I'm so happy for you!

    replyreport
22. 95

    Natalie Frankposted 11 months ago

    Incredible! Congrats!  Any advice you want 5o share with the rest of us?

    replyreport
    1. 89

       lobobrandonposted 11 months agoin reply to this

       Thanks all.
       
       The best advice would be to make sure that your article is the best on the internet for the topic. The most detailed, but no fluff. Cover every topic that your competition covers on the specific topic you're writing about. Check the first 20 results for your keyword. Check the first 20 even if you are currently #2. You will find some sub-topics you haven't covered.

       replyreport
23. 89

    IzzyMposted 11 months ago

    You rock, Lobobrandon! WTG!

    replyreport
    1. 89

       lobobrandonposted 11 months agoin reply to this

       Thanks Izzy nice to see you, been a while

       replyreport
24. 88

    Kenna McHughposted 11 months ago

    Awesome news!

    replyreport
    1. 89

       lobobrandonposted 11 months agoin reply to this

       Thank you, Kenna, it sure is.

       replyreport
25. 93

    ShailaSheshadriposted 11 months ago

    Hi, Congrats for hitting a million views! Well done. I appreciate your hard work.

    replyreport
26. 89

    lobobrandonposted 11 months ago

    Thanks Mike and Shaila

    replyreport
27. 92

    Cynthia Hooverposted 11 months ago

    Congrats!

    replyreport
28. 95

    HoneyBBposted 11 months ago

    Congrats! You've been so helpful to me, it makes me extra excited for your accomplishment! WTG! You're rockin' it! You should make a video where you put an article on here and you show people step by step how to improve it and make it go up in rank just don't tell your competition about it. With all the help you give people you know many of the things people are doing wrong so you could show how to fix those things in it too. Whenever I try to learn things in these categories I find myself wandering around aimlessly in the wide world web because nothing flows straight forward...it all seems to lead me astray.

    replyreport
    1. 89

       lobobrandonposted 11 months agoin reply to this

       Thanks, Helen. Yes, I am currently working on a hub, which is somewhat like a tutorial. I thought I would be free for 3 months, but my professor has offered me a job before I begin my Ph.D. so I've gotten busy, looking for apartments to move to another city, etc.

       replyreport
       1. 95

          HoneyBBposted 11 months agoin reply to this

          Wow, congrats on the new job too! I bet you'd be great as an inspirational speaker for high school students! You certainly inspire me. You may need to be cloned.

          replyreport
          1. 89

             lobobrandonposted 11 months agoin reply to this

             Hehe. That's so sweet of you. Thanks! I was really looking forward to the gap to work on HP and my website, but things rarely go as expected.

             replyreport
             1. 96

                Solarasposted 11 months agoin reply to this

                What subject area is your PhD in?

                replyreport
                1. 89

                   lobobrandonposted 11 months agoin reply to this

                   Wind turbine blade design in specific, aerodynamics in general.

                   replyreport
                   1. 96

                      Solarasposted 11 months agoin reply to this

                      Awesome! Saving the word one wind turbine at a time.

                      replyreport
                      1. 89

                         lobobrandonposted 11 months agoin reply to this

                         Yup, that's the goal

                         replyreport
29. 94

    TessSchlesingerposted 11 months ago

    Congratulations. At my current rate, I have 6 or 7 months to go. I think.

    replyreport
    1. 89

       lobobrandonposted 11 months agoin reply to this

       Ooh that's fantastic Good luck.

       replyreport
30. 94

    Jesse Drzalposted 11 months ago

    Awesome Brandon congrats!

    replyreport
    1. 89

       lobobrandonposted 11 months agoin reply to this

       Thanks Jesse.

       replyreport
31. 60

    avensis18posted 11 months ago

    Congratulations, it's good work continue like this. You are a good example for many people.

    replyreport
32. 91

    Ansel Pereiraposted 11 months ago

    Congrats on your achievement. Well done.

    replyreport
33. 96

    dwelburnposted 11 months ago

    Well done on reaching that great milestone.

    replyreport
34. 89

    lobobrandonposted 11 months ago

    Thank you, everyone.

    replyreport
35. 98

    Daniel Mollatposted 11 months ago

    It must be a great, great feeling to reach that 1 million figure. Congratulations!!
    Now, how in heck did you manage to reach 1 million with only 16 hubs while Glen says it took him 100 hubs to get to the same level?
    What is your strategy to have achieved that feat? Care to let us in on your secret?

    replyreport
    1. 89

       lobobrandonposted 11 months agoin reply to this

       Well researched, thorough articles. Answer every possible question on the topic you write about.

       replyreport
       1. 94

          Jeremy Gillposted 11 months agoin reply to this

          Hmm, mind if I ask if you have any tips about research? To find what people are searching for, do you just type the phrase into google and look for the suggestions that pop up, or is there an even better method?

          replyreport
          1. 89

             lobobrandonposted 11 months agoin reply to this

             I know what I want to write about, say watering tomatoes. Then I look up the terms people use to read up on that topic. I use https://www.answerthepublic.com (recently), ubersuggest and the Google Adwords tool. SEMRush sometimes to further improvise on articles.
             
             But I find the best thing to do is put in your main keyword into google and read up the topics the top 20 results cover and make sure that you cover each and everything they cover (when relevant) and add your own stuff to the mix as well (again research on this to make sure you have it all covered). My hub is the tomato a fruit or a vegetable is a good example of this. I took one sentence from Wikipedia that spoke about the canning industry and wrote a paragraph on it after doing a little research myself. The same can be done for any topic.
             
             I do not worry too much about competition anymore since the niche sites are strong and have a high authority. This is also the reason I am against the new QnA feature as I see it going against all that HP formerly believed in (strong pages with deep well explained/researched content).

             replyreport
       2. 97

          chef-de-jourposted 11 months agoin reply to this

          Now you're one of the elite, you'll have to set a good example from now on!! Well done mon ami, continue in the same style and who knows where it might get you?

          replyreport
          1. 89

             lobobrandonposted 11 months agoin reply to this

             Hehe thanks Andrew

             replyreport