Accidental Earnings

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   Ryan Corneliusposted 5 years ago

   I have joined hubpages 2 yrs ago and the most I made was 94 dollars. That was actually done withing my first 3 months. Since then, I have not reached that amount but I continued writing. I did not really join it for money because I was working at the time that I signed up but since I am not now,  it will surely help to make it. I consider myself mainly a poet. I turn everything into RHYME poetry. Along with being a poet, I have explored the usual form of article writing. That is actually what I started out doing but it was not working so I tried something I know that I am good at doing. I  just want to know how I made what I made and how I could make it better. It was an accident but a good one. I want to know what I did.

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   Amanda Buckposted 5 years ago

   Was there one particular article that generated more views or money for you?  I would see what you did with that article and try to duplicate it!

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      Ryan Corneliusposted 5 years agoin reply to this

      No. I didnt start off writing articles. I just wrote poetry.

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         OldRosesposted 5 years agoin reply to this

         Poetry doesn't generate as much traffic as articles.  To make the most money, you need to have your poetry or articles moved to one of the niche sites.  For poetry, that would be Letterpile, I believe.  You can request one poem be moved there every two weeks.  I see that a few of your articles have been moved to the niche site Toughnickel.  You should be requesting transfer of your other articles there also.  Again, one poem or article every two weeks.  The niche sites are where you will make the most money.  HubPages gets almost no traffic.

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            Ryan Corneliusposted 5 years agoin reply to this

            Very Informative information. Thank You

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   Solarasposted 5 years ago

   If you are a poet, use that to create lists of things like birthday rhymes, new pet ownership rhymes, new baby congratulation rhymes - things like that could bring in viewers/readers.There are probably one hundred more.  Lists like 50 death sympathy note, new baby notes, new job congrats,  that sort of stuff people want help with. 
   
   This is a site to help people solve a problem. Just plain poetry - you will not get love here.  You could try online contests and the Atlantic monthly, but it is a long time since I checked to see if they still published poetry. 
   
   Best of luck!!

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   ARUN KANTIposted 5 years ago

   Although I joined Hubpages five years ago I have not earned any income as yet.This is despite the fact that I have contributed a lot by way of publishing many stories and essays receiving wide
   acclaim. Should I quit?

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      Ryan Corneliusposted 5 years agoin reply to this

      Not if you love it. I too experienced the same but I joined it for the love. Plus, I know someone is watching.

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   Rochelle Frankposted 5 years ago

   Brilliant idea for poets!
   Articles about how to express your feelings in writing with examples could be a winner.

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   Kenna McHughposted 5 years ago

   Be creative and write about what you know. If it is poetry for readers who experienced a loss, death, or whatever, write about that and keep to HP guidelines. Updating articles is also important, which is explained in the Help Center. I stress using HP resources at the Help Center because being competent and successful requires studying and applying what works here. Good luck!!!!

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