Facebook Group: Hubbers with Websites and Those Who Plan on Having One

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   lobobrandonposted 6 years ago

   HubPage authors, Susana, Christin and I thought of starting a Facebook group for those of us who also have websites of our own and for hubbers who are seeking help and guidance on creating their own website. This idea took root after a discussion on this thread.
   
   There are many reasons why a FB group would be better than the HP forums for this topic, which include and are not limited to:
   1. Questions related to website monetization and help do not really fit the HP forums and it would be seen as spam by other hubbers.
   2. Posts on these lines may be overlooked and people who can help you out may not see the posts on HP.
   3. It would be cool to interact with others who share the same interests (HP + a website of their own) on a platform where real-time conversations can take place. Some of the features FB has, in this case, are helpful, even though I'm not a fan of that platform.
   4. Links would probably be allowed, as long as your not spamming. That's not easy to do here as it's considered self-promotional.
   5. We can learn from each other about new ways to expand and reach a larger audience.
   
   Something that I'd like to add:
   
   I've learned a lot from HP that I have implemented on my website and the other way around is true too. So in general, sharing ideas and things that work with the community would help us all improve not just our websites, but indirectly also our hubs.
   
   P.S: I've added it to the HP Tutorials and Community forum because it fits into the community aspect of the category.

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      Susana Sposted 6 years agoin reply to this

      Wow Brandon I think you covered everything
      
      On top of all those great reasons to have a space to get together, there are two personal reasons I think a group would be nice.
      
      I'd like to help other hubbers branch out or improve their existing sites or blogs traffic etc (I have just mastered Pinterest so I'd like to share that), plus I still have much to learn. 
      
      Sharing info and current trends with like minded people would be really helpful to me and something that would be mutually beneficial.

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      OldRosesposted 6 years agoin reply to this

      I'm in.  I have a niche website on herbs with growing traffic.  I'd love to learn how to grow my traffic even quicker.

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      hanikhalidposted 6 years agoin reply to this

      wow, brilliant idea lobobrandon! Through the Facebook group idea, you can help many new hubbers.

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         lobobrandonposted 6 years agoin reply to this

         Susana's idea but, yeah it could help many.

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      sallybeaposted 6 years agoin reply to this

      I would join a closed group if you decide to go ahead.

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      Christy Kirwanposted 6 years agoin reply to this

      This is a great idea, Brandon! Thank you for organizing this for your fellow HP authors.

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         lobobrandonposted 6 years agoin reply to this

         Members of the staff are free to join too Mainly Susana's idea though. I can't take all credit for it.

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   theraggededgeposted 6 years ago

   I dumped Facebook a few months ago.

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      lobobrandonposted 6 years agoin reply to this

      If you suggest another platform, I guess we'd be open to it. Alternatively, if you're interested, you could create a new FB profile for "work" purposes.

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      Susana Sposted 6 years agoin reply to this

      I wouldn't mind another venue but I can't think of one.... would you consider coming to Facebook ?

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         Glenis Rixposted 6 years agoin reply to this

         I too ditched Facebook but I might consider joining a closed group. Depending on if Mr Z has upped ethical standards.

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            Venkatachari Mposted 6 years agoin reply to this

            Why closed group? Open groups are more useful and helping.

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               lobobrandonposted 6 years agoin reply to this

               I personally would only join it if it were a closed group too. I like my privacy. I don't need all my family and friends to know that I am active on HubPages.

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                  hanikhalidposted 6 years agoin reply to this

                  well said!

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                  Venkatachari Mposted 6 years agoin reply to this

                  That's strange! But, I like publicity among my relatives.

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                     lobobrandonposted 6 years agoin reply to this

                     To each his own .

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                  ChristinSposted 6 years agoin reply to this

                  I def. prefer closed groups myself for privacy reasons.

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   ChristinSposted 6 years ago

   Awesome, that works for me.  I use Pinterest effectively and have for years, so I can help in that department.  I also use Facebook for my local business and although it can be pricey, a highly targeted boosted post can be quite helpful also for website reach. 
   
   I'm always down for discussion on how to improve our sites and for experiments we've tried etc. Thanks so much for doing this.

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      Susana Sposted 6 years agoin reply to this

      Great. Looking forward to learning from you

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   Marketing Meritposted 6 years ago

   I would be interested, especially as I've yet to master the art of Pinterest!
   I also have several websites using Wordpress as the CMS and am happy to help anyone who may be struggling to set up theirs.
   A closed FB group would probably be the best medium (sorry Bev!).
   Think it would be great to take this to the next level.

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      Susana Sposted 6 years agoin reply to this

      Ooh excellent

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   hard sunposted 6 years ago

   Just chiming in here that I too would be interested in a FB group.

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   EricFarmer8xposted 6 years ago

   I will join. This is something I would love to talk to others about.

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      paradigmsearchposted 6 years agoin reply to this

      Same here.
      
      @OP Excellent idea!

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         lobobrandonposted 6 years agoin reply to this

         Not my original idea Susana will be creating the group, will get you all over once it's set up.

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   Glenn Stokposted 6 years ago

   I don’t use Facebook much, but this looks like an interesting idea.

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   Cre8torposted 6 years ago

   While I'm not sure I'd have much to offer since I've never started a site, I've been toying with the idea of starting one so I would love to be part of the group so I can absorb whatever you all are willing to share with me if you'll have me.

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   Susana Sposted 6 years ago

   Anyone who either has a site or who wants to set one up is absolutely welcome

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      paradigmsearchposted 6 years agoin reply to this

      lobobrandon brought me up to speed that you are the originator of this idea. Excellent!
      
      I'll even kickoff things with a website tip:
      Dingbat Google doesn't even know how to index their own blogspot/blogger site pages; I've found a workaround. We can discuss this in your FB group.
      
      Sorry, Google; am still fond of you.

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         lobobrandonposted 6 years agoin reply to this

         

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         Glenn Stokposted 6 years agoin reply to this

         I enabled "Visible to search engines." under the privacy settings and Google has my blogger site indexed. I that the workaround you are referring to?

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            paradigmsearchposted 6 years agoin reply to this

            OK, I'll give a clue. Find your article on Google search and see what the summary says.

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               Glenn Stokposted 6 years agoin reply to this

               I think I know what you're alluding to. When I searched for several pages on my blogger site, the proper description shows up in the SERP summary. The HTML contains a meta description. I checked.
               
               By the way, I’m using blogger as a website using pages (not blog posts) as I discussed in one of my tutorial hubs on that subject.
               
               All blogger “posts” contain the same common meta description that’s specified in the Basic Settings. But the “pages” contain their own unique meta records that I specify under “Page Settings > Search Description” and Google picks that up to display in the summary in the SERPs. This is why I'm not having the problem you thought I might have.

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                  paradigmsearchposted 6 years agoin reply to this

                  I am going to have to study your post.

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                     paradigmsearchposted 6 years agoin reply to this

                     Update. I never thought there were any problems concerning  your websites, mainly because I never visited them. Yes, I am a slacker.

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    Jan Saintsposted 6 years ago

    I will join, and love to know templates that work well for you in terms content ranking. HubPages templates seem to perform pretty well even when the site is new. I have tried WordPress templates and they don't seem to work for me, or they usually need some refinements?

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    BethanyHalbertposted 6 years ago

    How perfect that I just launched my own self-hosted site this week! Would love to learn from everyone's expertise as I get things set up.

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    Glenis Rixposted 6 years ago

    Afterthought - it’s possible to set up members only groups on Google G+

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    Gerry Glenn Jonesposted 6 years ago

    I think it is a good idea.

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    Gerry Glenn Jonesposted 6 years ago

    Please let me know when it gets set up!

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    WryLiltposted 6 years ago

    I’ll join. I started my first website back in 2010, with no idea what I was doing, due to the wonderful support and help of people on Hubpages.

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    Dunbar Greenposted 6 years ago

    I would join.

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    Joshua Crowderposted 6 years ago

    Great idea!

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    Teeuwynn Woodruffposted 6 years ago

    I haven't started my own website yet, but have some interest in doing so and learning from those with more experience, so I would be interested in joining the group.

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    Venkatachari Mposted 6 years ago

    This is a wonderful idea. I maintain blogs @bloggerspot.com with as many as six blogs. But, I am active only with one presently since the last year.

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    Erudite Scholarposted 6 years ago

    Hi,lobo
    This is a very cool idea.You can count me in.

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    S W Mooreposted 6 years ago

    I  would agree that this would be an effective way to share and relay information regarding our hubs, websites and so on.  I just joined Hub Pages two months ago, and just published my own blog/website last week.  Thus I am new to this and would benefit from others knowledge.  Also, hopefully in the near future I could take what I have learned and contribute.

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    NateB11posted 6 years ago

    I'm all for it and would definitely join.

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    Kenna McHughposted 6 years ago

    I am in. Sounds good.

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    Krysantheposted 6 years ago

    I think it's an amazing idea!  I'm in when it's up and running.

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    Paddygsoundposted 6 years ago

    Lobobrandon, if people are not wishing to use facebook. I would probably suggest creating a group on Discord. It has web-based and app access and a far amount of other functionality. Oh, and can be set to invite only etc.
    
    Hope this helps.

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       lobobrandonposted 6 years agoin reply to this

       Yup, I did mention Discord somewhere on this thread But Discord is more like a chat than a platform where someone can post something and come back a few hours later to find answers to their post, right? I've not used Discord a lot, so I could be wrong.

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    Paddygsoundposted 6 years ago

    Oh, I probably missed it, reading on a phone. Discord does have a powerful search function etc. so it could work but I believe Facebook is more likely to be user friendly for all here. Just thought I would mention it.
    Creating a forum might work better but I don't quite have the time to wrap my head around the logistics of such a thing at the moment.
    Good on you all for working towards a group to allow us to better support each other.

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    Susana Sposted 6 years ago

    OK everyone I have created the facebook group
    
    Now I'm going to need your email addresses to send you an invitation. You can email me with it through my Hubpages profile.
    
    Cheers!

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    viking305posted 6 years ago

    How do I send an email through your profile?

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       lobobrandonposted 6 years agoin reply to this

       You go to the profile page, then click Fan Mail on the right. Then you see an option that says: Send Susana S an email

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          Susana Sposted 6 years agoin reply to this

          This is what I came to say. It can be a bit tricky to find the contact link if you don't know where it is.
          
          All those who have emailed me have been invited. Let me know if it doesn't come through

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             lobobrandonposted 6 years agoin reply to this

             Yup it is.

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    viking305posted 6 years ago

    Thanks lobobrandon will do that now

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    paradigmsearchposted 6 years ago

    Odd switched, tough town.

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       paradigmsearchposted 6 years agoin reply to this

       Update. Possible mistake, time.

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    paradigmsearchposted 6 years ago

    Even though the HP network won't link to my site, I have linked to them. Am I a nice guy or what?

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       lobobrandonposted 6 years agoin reply to this

       lol

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    Azure11posted 6 years ago

    I would like to join - I'll send you an email Susana.

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