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   Marilyn Laneposted 7 years ago

   So when I first published all my articles they seemed to average 5-10 views per day (approx.) but now they only average 0-5? I feel like each article gets a boost when it's first published, and then the articles are kinda kicked down into the archives? Is this normal? Thanks!

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      wildernessposted 7 years agoin reply to this

      It is for me.  If you look at where it is coming from (open the hub, then go to the stats section and "referrers") all I get is stuff from HP for the first few days as HP kind of showcases it.  Then traffic falls and, very s l o w l y begins to rise as google finds it and begins to send traffic.  It normally takes at least a few months to get decent traffic and sometimes much longer.

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      Monique K-Gposted 7 years agoin reply to this

      I don't know about others, but it is sadly like that for the majority of my articles. The only exception is with one article - and I am not sure what was so special about it....

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   DrMark1961posted 7 years ago

   Marilyn, it is normal and unless you get your articles moved to a niche site it may become your norm. Articles that stay on the HP main site do not get much traffic.
   Why havent your most recent articles been moved? Figure it out, edit and improve them, and then submit them to an editor so that they can be moved. If you cannot figure out why your article has not been moved, ask for help here on the forums.

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   Natalie Frankposted 7 years ago

   Marilyn,
   
   I think this is normal.  I usually get a bunch of views when I first post something from it being on the feed and my publicizing it on social media.  Then it often drops to just a trickle for several month - sometimes as long as 6 months, until Google manages to find it.  I usually update it soon after this to try to at least stay where I am in search results and hopefully climb from there.  Good luck.

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   Gregory DeVictorposted 7 years ago

   Hello Marilyn,
   
   I published a hub at the beginning of last month that was moved rather quickly to ToughNickel. For about a week after the article was published, I received 100-200 views per day from Bing. Suddenly, the traffic from Bing completely disappeared and has never returned. Now that was strange. Really strange.
   
   The article is just beginning to receive a trickle of traffic from Google. Nothing substantial though. Nothing to jump up and down about.
   
   I agree 110% with what Wilderness and Natalie have stated about page views. It just takes time.
   
   Hope this helps.

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   eugbugposted 7 years ago

   Keep adding content to articles also as you think of it. The richer your article is in content, the greater the chances of increasing traffic.

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   FatFreddysCatposted 7 years ago

   Traffic goes up, traffic goes down. Some articles take off right away, some are slow burners, and others just keel over & die. It's the nature of the beast.

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   Wesman Todd Shawposted 7 years ago

   What Freddy Said.

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   Natalie Frankposted 7 years ago

   Yep.  If only I could better predict which might actually take off.  My highest views from the first week I published it have always been for this one article that I wouldn't think would be the out and out winner.  So I write an article on a different subtopic of the area and it turns out to be one of my lowest earners.  Though it hasn't been a month since I published it - but again the other one took off right away.  I do keyword research, spread keywords around without stuffing, make sure at least one if not two are in the title, and generally right strong articles with some other basic SEO thrown in for good measure. Doesn't seem to make much of a difference.  Go figure.

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   Cre8torposted 7 years ago

   Hi Marilyn and welcome to HP as I see you're pretty new here. Keep writing! I can tell you and most will agree I think that if you have 100 articles, a handful will carry most of your traffic. I think many of us here didn't see real traffic or earnings in our first month or even 6 but if we kept at it and kept learning, we saw the results.
   
   Looking at your Hubs briefly, I do think there is opportunity to use some more original photos (your own) and maybe expand a bit more on the topics. Of course you don't want to "fluff stuff" them but maybe a callout even, like "Did you know Kiwi fruit was...." or something of that nature. I do think you're off to a nice start however. You're articles are nicely broken and eye appealing. Keep it up and I think you'll see things begin to happen.

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    Mary Florenceposted 7 years ago

    Very normal. You get a chance at having huge traffic while on hubpages when you publish it the first time. The other chances will be when you edit it. But the traffic will never be as high on hubpages as it was when you first published that article.

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       DrMark1961posted 7 years agoin reply to this

       Mary, I am sorry you have had such a negative experience here. You are wrong, however, and the OP should read that last sentence and realize that you have only written a few articles.

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    Mary Florenceposted 7 years ago

    DrMark1961 it's not a negative experience. I don't mind. It may not have many views on hubpages but it can have many views elsewhere, for example on Google. I imagine since very many articles get published and/or featured, hubpage gives new articles a 'chance to shine' on the site hence the many views. That's why people prefer niche sites...seeking a chance to shine elsewhere too.

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       theraggededgeposted 7 years agoin reply to this

       That's not how it works. Your articles are not read on Google. They can be found via Google, but people have to click on them to get to read them on Hubpages (or one of the network sites). They don't get views on Google or elsewhere.
       
       Stating that HubPages gives new articles a chance to shine and that the initial viewing numbers drop after time is also not true. What you are referring to is probably internal traffic, i.e. people who are following you on HubPages. They see your newly published hub in their feed, so they click on it. While that traffic is nice, it's not sustainable.
       
       If you write well on topics that people want to read then your views should increase. If you aren't getting views, then your articles either need improvement or you are not catching the search engine traffic.
       
       It comes with experience. I have many hubs that get very few views and sometimes none at all. They need working on as they are old and neglected. However, I have learned enough now that I can write a new article and, with any luck it will begin attracting traffic within a few days.
       
       Research and learn from the Learning Center - it's all there for you. https://hubpageshelp.com/

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    Ekcedeonposted 7 years ago

    I am also new here, good stuff, I really enjoy reading all the comments.

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