Last three days it seems my views are stuck! They do not move, the first time this has ever happened to me! Anyone else having this problem? Thanks!
I've noticed a downturn in mine over the past few days too! They're starting to pick up again now, though. I'm hoping it was just a coincidence?
Thanks K S Lane. Mine are not changing at all!
I have a few articles that are maintaining or gaining traffic, but as a whole my views are dropping. They are still much higher than I've seen in previous years, but that's not saying much as the last 6 months or so have been my best of all the years I've been here. Despite that, views and cpm's are continuing to fall the last month and a half.
Shesabutterfly mine were doing so good and now hitting the bottom!
I'm thinking mine are going to hit bottom too. I've lost another 100 views in the last day or two and now articles are starting to show blue arrows. Hoping for the best, but preparing for anything at this point.
Mine are increasing like crazy. That's expected though as my niche is seasonal.
My views are going down the last few days. I don't know why.
You need to get your articles onto the network sites. You have one on Wanderwisdom, so if you can have one moved, you can get the rest moved also.
I have a few on niche sites. How do I get the rest moved there? I thought you could only request this twice a month.
My problem, Margie, is getting many views in the first place. I wonder if it is that I write a lot of fiction. I can't have a drop in views the way things are going. I have a few regulars, but what do I need to start getting more views?
In general, fiction and creative writing do not get many views here as unless you already have a well known name. Do you publicize your work on social media? Basically, you have to do all the work to get followers as opposed to relying on search engines to send people your way. You need to market and advertise to get the following you want. Once people know your work and like it they are more likely to read it here and your views will go up. You might want to consider supplementing your creative writing with articles on a topic you know well, that might show up in search results. If people read other things you wrote they might also find their way to your creative writing. Good luck.
Larry Fish Natalie gave great advise! I do not have a clue, maybe others can add some help to us all!
Mine went down a day or two ago but it started to go up again. It was a big drop though.
This is the first time this has happened, but hopefully, things will pick up for all of us.
Mine go up and down and often they go up when other people say theirs are going down and vice versa. There's no rhyme or reason to it from what I can tell.
Natalie thanks for your comment, I will just keep trying!
My traffic fluctuates from day to day. Yesterday it dipped a bit but is up again today. I never know what to expect. The only thing consistent is that is is lousy on Saturdays.
Your readers must be out and about. My Saturdays are great since my readers are at home taking care of their fur babies.
Funny place this internet.
That’s probably true. It’s no coincidence that the Target store where I shop as well as the supermarket are always mobbed on Saturdays.
Gregory, Saturdays everyone is out having fun!
The last couple of days I'm having a surge in traffic and income.
Sherry that is always a blessing, happy for you!
Anytime the weather is nice out, my views go down a bit. So yes, I've seen that. But they do eventually go back up.
Yes, I guess I'd love to think that people were so interested in my writing that they'll take it to the beach with them (ha!) but realistically if it comes down to reading an essay on psychology or enjoying the great outdoors when it's beautiful out, I know what will win!
janshares thanks for the encouraging comment they eventually go back up!
Traffic seems to be very slack today, down about 20% for some reason.
Mine are down in general, but I think it is because the weather is getting nicer. I get most views when it is bad weather, on holidays and at weekends.
I think lots of different things can impact views, it depends what you write about.
daydreams it definitely depends on what we write about!
Thanks, everyone for all your helpful comments. I appreciate you taking the time to help me!
My views down in the past two days by as much as 30%. Is this normal for weekends? I'm beginning to notice a consistent down traffic starting Fridays and all the way to Sunday. Starts to rebound around evening of Sunday.
Hi Daniel, Saturday is not a good day for me! Sunday afternoon things usually pick up! I was just thinking things were really starting to look good for me! Well life is uncertain! Thanks for your comment!
Once the late spring/summer comes, traffic traditionally slows down, especially on weekends, or as Mother's Day it will be slow tomorrow. I've found my traffic has been slow for about two weeks.
Jean weekend everyone is out having fun! Hope everything picks up for you! Thanks for your comment!
I also have a drop on Friday. Possibly due to workers and students getting off a bit early, people travelling home for the weekend, going out socialising etc. I find traffic seems to peak mid-week. This Friday though, there was an anomaly and traffic dropped 30% on the previous Friday's traffic.
Eubug the weekdays are definitely better than weekends!
Traffic has been slipping slowly day by day for me, but I haven't had any time to put into pushing/pimping/promoting any of my stuff, so that's not unusual...
SANJAY and FatFreddsCat mine went up a little then dropped down. I was doing so much better for weeks then, I was so disappointed in the big drop! Hope things get better for us all! Thanks for your comments!
Gloriousconfusion, keep submitting, I think it is every 14 days.
The editors will give you advice on how to get it on the niche site or they may say there are too many hubs on that subject or whatever. Good luck!
For more views, study and understand HP purpose and guidelines. Then, determine how you can best get more viewers. I agree. You can mix it up with fiction and non-fiction articles. I do that. With HP, I recommend doing more non-fiction, how-to, DIY articles than fiction. As a side note: I have noticed there are platforms available for strictly fiction work. I don't have links to them, but they are out there and promoting themselves on job boards.
How many views do you reckon you need in order to earn a reasonable amount of money? My views have increased substantially in the last two weeks (almost doubled), but the amount earned weighed against time spent writing, fixing and renewing is peanuts.
I quite enjoy doing it - it's a bit like playing solitaire or sudoku, but I would like a bit of real success too.
Also please can someone tell me whether my rating of 90 will improve if I delete most of my low scoring hubs which are not attracting much traffic, e.g. poetry, reviews and language.or are not up to standard.
Diana, with your qualifications I am sure you could write a lot of articles that would get a lot of page views, but it would be work and not like playing soduku.
Why not answer some of those questions people asked you when they came in to your office? If the most common question was "Why did I get another parking ticket?" discuss parking strategies in London, how to avoid tickets, what to do if you do get a ticket, etc.
Check with Google suggest and find the most common things people type in releated to parking tickets. Each of your capsules can be related to another question.
If you are interested, also download a free keyword program like ubersuggest. Type in "british law" and look at what people are searching for. I am sure there are many subjects that are searched for thousands of itmes a month.
Every time you think of a new subject, do the same thing. If you answered a lot of questions all day, like I do, this will be easy. Some of my questions are related to dog bites, so I usually say "find a local lawyer". If you know the law in a local area your articles can be helpful, and if the person is not in your area you can tell them "find someone in your area".
As far as your other question, yes, your score will go up if you delete those articles, but it has been pointed out to me that it does not matter. If you get a few views per month it is better than nothing.
Diana,
DrMark gave good advice. Remember your score doesn't really matter other than how it makes you feel. It won't change how Google ranks you or how much you earn. HP is not a site most people will quickly earn a lot of money from, even with regularly increasing views. Over time if you add well written, interesting articles regularly, especially those that answer common questions, you can earn a decent amount. But aside from a handful of people who have knowledge in an area that of common interest and have an idea of how to write well with some common SEO strategies, this takes time, effort and publishing a fairly large number of articles to accomplish. Some people are able to do it with less articles, and for some it takes more but in general don't get caught up in thinking about the number of hours you spend writing vs. the amount you end up making or you will quickly lose your motivation and interest in continuing to do so. You say you enjoy writing here so just focus on that and writing about what you are excited about and know well. Then add some SEO strategies such as searchable titles and subtitles and including keywords and placing them strategically and update your articles regularly and you will start seeing your earnings climb. Take part in the community for the support, connection, feedback and enjoyment to help maintain your motivation to continue writing regularly. The saying, "Slow and steady wins the race," is an apt one for the way things go here at HP.
Thanks, Natalie.
I have taken on board what you say, and will try to act accordingly. I am regularly updating articles rather than writing new articles at present. Funnily enough, I find my time is limited since I retired, and I seem to do less and less, instead of more and more. Pleasant, but not so productive.
I've saved and printed your advice so that I can work on it .
I'm glad some of the things I said may have given you ideas to add to your already strong writing history such that it produces the results you are looking for. Good luck to you and enjoy your retirement! Best wishes.
Thanks for your advice DrMark1961. I will have to consider how best to do this, bearing in mind that I retired 10 years ago and the law is not a static subject - English law is partly based on statute, but also on precedent, so even if the basic law has not changed in 10 years, there could be many decided cases which have moved the boundaries. Giving the basic legal advice without having kept up with the ground-changing precedents could lead to costly mistakes. I used to keep up with the current law in my specialism, attending expensive courses to update my knowledge, but that all stopped when I retired. Life has moved on (and so has my memory!).
Nonetheless, I will think carefully about your advice to see whether there are ways to use it. I've saved and printed it out
Best of luck to you! Not an easy task to take on, but one that I find very interesting. Veterinary medicine has changed a lot too since the 70s when I started college so I never write an article without doing a lot of reading. Things have moved on, but we can too. (At least at this point.)
Mine continues to drop without let up. Is anyone experiencing a continued drop or are you guys seeing improvement in your views in the past two days? As of this morning my views is 62% down from a week ago.
Is there something I need to do to get my views up?
Daniel posting a new hub and editing my current hubs helps me sometimes!
My articles are seasonal, but traffic is definitely up since last year. Last 7 days have brought 29,000 views (not impressions) Impressions were around 16,000. Traffic is still up over 100% from last year at this time. Happy!
My views are way up, almost the best they've ever been in the six plus years I have been here. I hope I am not the anomaly.
Mine were up for a couple of days the very beginning of the month then down until today and seem to be creeping back up. Good luck.
Natalie mine are creeping too! I mean creeping! Thanks for your help!
Slight drop today, about 10%. It is a 3-day weekend here in the US.
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