HubPages needs to add a "Like Button" to articles.

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   Ron Grimesposted 5 years ago

   People may not want to add a comment even though they like an article.  A "Like Button" would be very helpful.

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      DrMark1961posted 5 years agoin reply to this

      Not really

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         Stephanie Purserposted 5 years agoin reply to this

         I often use polls to ask "did you find this article helpful"? No one uses that so I doubt they'd trouble themselves with a like button.

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      MisterHubs1982posted 5 years agoin reply to this

      Seeing as this isn't a website similar to social media, a "Like Button" wouldn't serve a beneficial purpose other than people may or may not have read your article.
      
      What you will need is a type of promotion strategy that can help build awareness to your articles (usually working with the Affiliates here) and then fine tune that strategy as you continue to create.

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   Sherry Hewinsposted 5 years ago

   Maybe. I don't know that it would make a meaningful difference as far as money or traffic, but it might be encouraging to writers who are not getting much of the rest.

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   CYong74posted 5 years ago

   Sorry, I think this is a bad idea. Fake likes is a huge biz for questionable "Get You Traffic" website. We'd be seeing a huge flood of fake likes, by the hundreds each minute, if we have this function.

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      DrMark1961posted 5 years agoin reply to this

      I like this comment. Darn, we need a button for that!!!!

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   Eurofileposted 5 years ago

   Is that to save you the trouble of writing a complimentary comment for the writer? It might save us time, but I think the personalised comments are worthwhile.

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      MisterHubs1982posted 5 years agoin reply to this

      They are. It gives us as writers a sense of engagement that helps motivate us to write more, if life itself doesn't. Also, it's too easy to artificially stack likes and claim that the content is worthwhile ... at least nowadays it is.

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   alambientertainmentposted 5 years ago

   The like button isn't a bad idea. But, it could make those of us who don't receive any likes to develop a low self-esteem when we see other writers with numerous likes.
   
   It's like the thing with social media. Take Twitter for example. It feels really bad when you post tweets over and over again, and nobody likes it or even comments or retweets. At the same time, you look around and see people posting similar things and receiving hundreds or thousands of likes.

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      MisterHubs1982posted 5 years agoin reply to this

      Precisely. Rather than focus on temporary adulation and a temporary boost in morale, focus more on content that will make itself known to the public. Also, continue working on any grammatical or syntaxial problems you come across to make it more appealing to have your voice heard. The Maven Group is very picky of whom they will publish on their sites, so you have to make the effort count.

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