I'm once again having trouble getting a hub to feature

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   Learn Things Webposted 5 years ago

   I write a lot less on Hubpages than I used to because it's become so hard to get hubs through the approval process. My latest is another example of this. I wrote about a question many people have while preparing for a particular IT certification exam. Yet despite multiple changes, I can't get it to feature. This is hugely helpful information to people prepping for this test (information I would have loved to have two months ago), but once again, Hubpages is turning this into an overly time consuming process. Any suggestions you can offer on how to get this featured would be appreciated.
   
   https://hubpages.com/technology/Which-i … tice-tests

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      OldRosesposted 5 years agoin reply to this

      I was confused by your article.  Your title suggests that you are going to tell the reader which is more difficult, the practice tests or the actual tests.  But in your article, you only give your own experience with two out of the four tests.  If I were going to write that article with that title, I would include my own experience and the experience of other test takers.  Personally, if I want to know if a practice test is more or less difficult than the actual test, I want to hear from a lot of test takers.  One person's experience doesn't really tell me anything.  I like to cook and use a lot of recipes that I find online.  I always read the comments to get the feedback of as many other people as possible.  I would discount the feedback if only one person commented.
      
      What I'm saying is that you should change your title to reflect the fact that your article is only about your own experience and is not definitive.

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         Learn Things Webposted 5 years agoin reply to this

         I understand what you're saying but I do say specifically that I can't speak for others, only for my own personal experience. I showed my scores for the two sets of tests to give people an idea of what I was scoring on practice tests versus what I got on the exam. This is actual data rather than a personal opinion. I would have loved it if someone had laid this out of me this way. It would have been something solid rather than a matter of opinion. The hub will definitely be helpful to people who are preparing for this test because I'm using actual data. I have a feeling this isn't what's been causing issues with the article because the process is automated.

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            OldRosesposted 5 years agoin reply to this

            What people searching on this topic will see in the search results is your title.  They will be disappointed when they click to your article.  You have to write your article to fulfill your title.  If you don't do that, then you need to change your title.

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               Learn Things Webposted 5 years agoin reply to this

               I don't think so. I would have loved to have seen articles like this where people showed their practice scores and compared it to what they scored on the real exam. I wrote what I had hoped to find, but couldn't. The title explains perfectly what the hub is about. I don't think that's what's been causing the system to flag it.

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      Bushra Iqbalposted 5 years agoin reply to this

      I liked your article. Good luck!

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   DrMark1961posted 5 years ago

   Are you sure this is not featured? Check your account page again.
   The only thing I saw was the Amazon capsule, that could have been included as a link.
   Also, when you are giving advice, I suggest you make it clearer. Include a summary at the end where you advise applicants to take the practice tests.

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      Learn Things Webposted 5 years agoin reply to this

      I'm getting that white circle that tells me the hub can't be featured because it needs to be improved. But I'm at a loss on how to improve it. I've already rewritten parts of it with no luck. I know this system is automated, but I can't figure out what it's finding a problem with. I find the process so draining.

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         DrMark1961posted 5 years agoin reply to this

         I am no grammar Maven so might be missing something, but if this were mine the first thing I would do is remove that Amazon capsule.
         It also helps to add a reference capsule at the bottom of the hub. I am not sure if you used any, but are there other articles on the testing that could be helpful to the readers?

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            Learn Things Webposted 5 years agoin reply to this

            I reluctantly took out the Amazon capsule even though that book was a huge help when I was preparing for the test. I hate having to take out things that would help the reader just to get a hub approved. But if making my hub less helpful gets it to pass, it will be worth it. Thanks for your help.

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               theraggededgeposted 5 years agoin reply to this

               Add it as a text link. You'll have to write an extra paragraph to talk about the book, but text links are better. They are not hidden by adblockers.

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                  Learn Things Webposted 5 years agoin reply to this

                  Thanks. It's going through yet another review but when it's done, I'll do that.

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   AliciaCposted 5 years ago

   Since you've described items that cost money, another thing you could try is to add a relevant disclaimer from the selection that HubPages provides.

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      Learn Things Webposted 5 years agoin reply to this

      That's a good idea. If it doesn't pass this time, I'll put in a disclaimer.

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   Kenna McHughposted 5 years ago

   This looks featured...are sure it's not featured?

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   Kenna McHughposted 5 years ago

   Also. I'd fix the bullet points, so they are capitalize.

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