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   jansharesposted 4 months ago

   I finally hit a million views! I'm celebrating my traffic milestone by offering tips to increase traffic. Please join in with your own tips on what has helped you increase your traffic.
   1. Figure out what the masses need; what are the majority of people searching for based on needs.
   2. Create evergreen articles; you increase you chances of success by writing about subjects that people will search for until kingdom come.
   3. Develop a niche based on your expertise or passion; I use my articles to supplement my private practice. I got a new client today who stumbled upon one of my articles through a search on marital infidelity.
   4. Keep updating your articles; tweak, correct typos, or add new content.
   
   Those are my main tips. Thank you to all hubbers, past and current, who helped me or read my articles. It hasn't been easy but I love this community. Hugs!

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      ZxRedposted 3 months agoin reply to this

      Great job! Congratulations. Thanks for the tips. Very helpful!

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         jansharesposted 3 months agoin reply to this

         You're welcome.

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      viryaboposted 3 months agoin reply to this

      That’s wonderful Janshares. Congratulations. And thanks for the tips.
      I must admit that #4 has been doing wonders for me.

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         jansharesposted 3 months agoin reply to this

         Thank you much, you're very welcome!

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      chef-de-jourposted 3 months agoin reply to this

      Jan, well done to you. You're a millionaire! Over the years you've given so much help and encouragement to this community - a big thank you. I know you also heal and help many in your own locale, so you certainly add to the positive vibe all round. Long may it continue. Onward, upward.... and please keep adding fresh material to your portfolio.

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         jansharesposted 3 months agoin reply to this

         Andrew, that means a lot. I really appreciate your kind words. I promised TT2  I would write more. Thanks for the reminder. I will make time to add new artic!es, no excuses.

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      letstalkabouteducposted 3 months agoin reply to this

      Congratulations. Thanks for adding to the community feel of this place and adding a positive vibe,

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         jansharesposted 3 months agoin reply to this

         Thank you, very sweet.

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      Kaili Bissonposted 3 months agoin reply to this

      Wonderful achievement Jan...good on you!

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         jansharesposted 3 months agoin reply to this

         Thanks, Kaili.

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            jansharesposted 3 months agoin reply to this

            Soon come.

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               jansharesposted 3 months agoin reply to this

               Oops! This was meant for Carole below.

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      Carole Mireriposted 3 months agoin reply to this

      Happy for you. Am still trying to get my footing in this traffic business and hubbing.

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         jansharesposted 3 months agoin reply to this

         Soon come.

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      Jean Bakulaposted 3 months agoin reply to this

      Hello Janshares,
      What a wonderful milestone to reach! I think you will find that the next million will come much faster. You already have so many great articles and people are aware of you now, so this broadens the readership. Congratulations!

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         jansharesposted 3 months agoin reply to this

         Thanks, Jean.

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   Savio Dawsonposted 4 months ago

   Well, congratulations Janshares!! What an incredible achievement.

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      jansharesposted 4 months agoin reply to this

      Thanks, Savio!

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   AHrehaposted 4 months ago

   Oh my goodness! Congratulations! That’s amazing!

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      jansharesposted 4 months agoin reply to this

      Thank you much!

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   Will Apseposted 4 months ago

   Well done. I have a feeling you are one of those many women who pretty much hold our world together. You deserve your success.

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      jansharesposted 4 months agoin reply to this

      Lol! Funny you see that, Will. There's a guy in my office suite who says occasionally, "So you still saving the world?"

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   Randy Godwinposted 4 months ago

   Congrats, Jan! A great feeling I can attest to.

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      jansharesposted 4 months agoin reply to this

      Thanks, Randy. Appreciate vintage hubbers celebrating with me. You were one of my first introductions to this place. Yup, good old times in those forums.

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   Randy Godwinposted 4 months ago

   Indeed, Jan! Love your success

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   eugbugposted 3 months ago

   Congratulations Jan! Good for you!

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      jansharesposted 3 months agoin reply to this

      Thank you!

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   theraggededgeposted 3 months ago

   That's great, Jan And so are your tips; I agree with them 100%. It's about finding and tapping into that little seam of gold. Then repeating it.
   
   I have to admit to being lazy about #4.

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      jansharesposted 3 months agoin reply to this

      

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   swaliaposted 3 months ago

   Congratulations!!!

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    lobobrandonposted 3 months ago

    Congrats Janis, it's a great milestone to reach

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    luvlywackyposted 3 months ago

    Wow Congratulations! It's amazing traffic.

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    jansharesposted 3 months ago

    Thanks, guys! Appreciate it.

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    Susana Sposted 3 months ago

    Woohoo! Congrats

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       jansharesposted 3 months agoin reply to this

       

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    Erudite Scholarposted 3 months ago

    Congrats Jan.

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    PaulGoodman67posted 3 months ago

    Congratulations and great tips!

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       jansharesposted 3 months agoin reply to this

       Thank you Erudite and Paul.

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    Glenn Stokposted 3 months ago

    Congratulations Jan. Your views will continue growing even faster, especially with those important tips you gave. Well done!

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       jansharesposted 3 months agoin reply to this

       Thanks, Glenn.

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    jo millerposted 3 months ago

    Congratulations on your achievement and thanks for the tips.  I feel stuck here and need to up my game, so I'm always happy to learn how those who are more successful have done it.

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       jansharesposted 3 months agoin reply to this

       You got it!

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    Carola Finchposted 3 months ago

    Congrats.  Your tips are right on.  I recently past the half a million mark myself.  Find Grammarly helpful though I don't always agree with the suggested changes.

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       jansharesposted 3 months agoin reply to this

       Thanks, Carola!

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    paradigmsearchposted 3 months ago

    Jan, want to feel even better?  Check your life-tine Google Analytics; it will be even higher. This is because HP stats doesn't count deleted articles; Google Analytics does. In fact, you might even be in for a shocker. Recommend others do the same.

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       jansharesposted 3 months agoin reply to this

       Really? Wow, will do. Thanks, para.

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    AliciaCposted 3 months ago

    Congratulations on the achievement, Jan! Your tips are excellent.

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       jansharesposted 3 months agoin reply to this

       Thank you, Alicia. You set the standard.

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    Solarasposted 3 months ago

    Huge Congrats Jan!! That's a big milestone.  I still lobby for the 5 million mark to get one too, on occasion.  The views will keep coming faster and faster; hold tight!

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       jansharesposted 3 months agoin reply to this

       Hey Solaras, good to see you. Thanks!

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    RonElFranposted 3 months ago

    Congratulations, Jan. A million is a great milestone - it means your writing is having an impact on a lot of people. Now, on to the next million!

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       jansharesposted 3 months agoin reply to this

       Thanks, Ron.

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    Wesman Todd Shawposted 3 months ago

    One million in six year? I'm betting you hit ten million in about 3 more, provided you keep up the work. Hey, it pays better than trolling Facebook all day. I know. I trolled Facebook all day for years. Never got my check. Then they kicked me off the entire website.
    
    I could have been writing here. I'm smart. I'm just not wise. So my advice is listen to Janshares.
    
    I bet I've deleted well more than one hundred articles from Hubpages. I'd advise folks against doing that unless the entire subject was just awful. I deleted articles which had tens of thousands of views, and this is because I'm not especially even tempered at all times, and I felt like I could do much much better. It would probably be easier to just edit something until you're happy with it than to do what I would do, which was delete from here, and just move it to blogger to mess with later.
    
    Also, those pages would have almost certainly made me, and certainly Hubpages.com, more money had I left them right here where they were born.
    
    The best single thing I ever learned concerning writing and publishing on the web is one must break up their text into small portions. The greatest text in the world will just annoy a reader if the paragraph is so big they are losing their place from their smartphone display.
    
    Break up those paragraphs into three or four sentence chunks which the modern small device user can read them with ease. I'm forever on a desktop computer with a not super large monitor, and I notice myself getting annoyed and losing interest in something I'm trying to read for the size of the paragraph, and me losing my place and train of thought.

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       jansharesposted 3 months agoin reply to this

       Excellent advice Wesman. Thanks for celebrating with me. You took the road meant for you to wind up back here with more knowledge about how to hub successfully. So be kind to yourself and keep up the good work.

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    Will Apseposted 3 months ago

    Don't usually reveal details of my hubs private lives, but I just noticed one of them has made half a million views -- 530,268, as of today.
    
    That has a title acquired from the old HP keyword suggestions tool, retired long ago.

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       jansharesposted 3 months agoin reply to this

       Wow, congrats on that, Will.

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    Beth Eaglescliffeposted 3 months ago

    
    
    Congrats Jan! You'll be surprised how quickly the second million arrives.
    I agree with all four of your tips. For me #4 is crucial. I've deleted more than half of my original hubs (all of which were on niche sites) and then I update every single one that remains at least once every three months. I earn far more now than I did when I had more than twice as many hubs.
    
    (picture credit: Unsplash - Joseph Chan)

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       jansharesposted 3 months agoin reply to this

       Hi Beth, thanks for the celebration and encouragement. I update every 2 to 4 months as well, focusing mainly on the most popular articles. I see a lot of hubbers talk about deleting hubs. I've never deleted a single one. Sounds like a good strategy for most.

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    Bills Placeposted 3 months ago

    Awesome, congratulations on hitting the milestone!

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       jansharesposted 3 months agoin reply to this

       Thanks!

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    EricFarmer8xposted 3 months ago

    Nice job. I am working on getting to 100000 views. I have slowed down since I started my own Website. I do have some more hubs I want to write though.

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       jansharesposted 3 months agoin reply to this

       Thank you, Eric. Good for you with your own website. I've slowed down here, too. Reaching a million views inspires me to carve out the time to add new articles. It's amazing to see the views run up so fast.

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    Erudite Scholarposted 3 months ago

    Congratulations for reaching the big M. Thanks for the tips janshares.

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       jansharesposted 3 months agoin reply to this

       You're welcome.

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    swaliaposted 3 months ago

    Congratulations!

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    luvlywackyposted 3 months ago

    wow congratulations!

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       jansharesposted 3 months agoin reply to this

       Thank you, ladies.

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    Larry Slawsonposted 3 months ago

    Congratulations!  Quite the accomplishment

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       jansharesposted 3 months agoin reply to this

       Thanks, Larry. Can't believe I finally reached. But views are now pouring in faster it seems.

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    Isivwe Muoboposted 9 days ago

    Congrats and great tips! They will come in handy.
    
    I really can't add any of mine right now as I'm not getting that much page views. I hope to do so someday though.

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       jansharesposted 8 days agoin reply to this

       Thank you! Hang in there, soon come.

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