Hubpages and Medium are a good combination.

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   vidsagsterposted 3 years ago

   I have been publishing articles on HubPages from one and a half years, but I have not had a single payout. I have 48 featured articles as of now. Please guide me on how I could improve organic traffic to my blog, as there seems to be a defeciency there. I would very much appreciate any inputs to improve my work.

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         Miebakagh57posted 3 years agoin reply to this

         That understand and noted.

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         Miebakagh57posted 3 years agoin reply to this

         Tess, where can I get your articles about SEO? I'm yet to see one on Hubpages.

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               Miebakagh57posted 3 years agoin reply to this

               Tess, much thanks. I've gone throughly the article and

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               Miebakagh57posted 3 years agoin reply to this

               Tess, much thanks. I've gone through your SEO article and bookmark it.                                            The piece makes much sense to me than any other I've ever read. Is there not yet another of your stories on  SEO or SERP? I'm still hungry.                                Much thanks again.

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         Altouraposted 3 years agoin reply to this

         I publish blogs on my website and later share them as stories on Medium. Can we do the same on HubPages? Currently, I don't see any option to add a canonical link to blogs. Help me

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            theraggededgeposted 3 years agoin reply to this

            You add the canonical link in Medium. It's in Story settings/Advanced.

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   Moondot1822posted 3 years ago

   I want to ask you one thing; you have your articles on different niche sites on HB. Can you tell me that which one is getting more traffic?

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   Readmikenowposted 3 years ago

   Tess, this is an excellent post.  I think it is worth looking into.  Thanks for the information.

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   EricDockettposted 3 years ago

   I like Medium a lot. I have a few articles over there. Ultimately, I end up with the same problem as every other platform I've tried publishing on over the years, even back to the Squidoo days.
   
   The question is always: Why publish an article over there and hope it pays off when I can publish it here on HubPages and know it is going to pay off?
   
   The specific issue with Medium is how they compensate writers and how they select articles to show to members. If my articles gets thousands of views from search or social shares it doesn't really matter unless members read it.
   
   I would love to contribute more to Medium if I can figure it out and I will probably keep trying. Maybe there is something I am missing.

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         EricDockettposted 3 years agoin reply to this

         All of that sounds promising. Thanks for the update! I wasn't aware that they changed the distribution method. That alone makes me want give it another shot. I'd never quit on HubPages but having another iron in the fire is always a good thing.

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               Miebakagh57posted 3 years agoin reply to this

               Tess, the symbol ++++++++++ seems to be unique to you or is your trademark. What does it convey? I'm very curious. Thanks

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                     Miebakagh57posted 3 years agoin reply to this

                     Tess, understood. Much thanks.

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      Miebakagh57posted 3 years agoin reply to this

      Eric, dose registration with Medium differs from being a member? I want it to be clarified. Thanks.

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         EricDockettposted 3 years agoin reply to this

         You really have go and read Medium's TOS. It explains much better than I can.

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            Miebakagh57posted 3 years agoin reply to this

            Thank you. Will do and so.

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   PaulGoodman67posted 3 years ago

   Oh boy, Tess, you seem to be working your a**e off on Medium! I don't think I've ever done more than 3 or 4 articles per week on HP, even during my busy periods, but you're doing twice that!

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         Miebakagh57posted 3 years agoin reply to this

         Well done. Now relax nr get some entertainment. Thanks.

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               Miebakagh57posted 3 years agoin reply to this

               Thank you.

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               PaulGoodman67posted 3 years agoin reply to this

               I used to churn stuff out when I first started at HP. Then I realized it doesn't get you far on HP.
               
               Blog-style posts are certainly much easier to produce, as research tends to be minimal or zero. They can also be more fun.
               
               I'm still hoping for a HP recovery though. I still think passive income is the way forward for me.
               
               Medium seems like true gig economy stuff (Uber driving etc.), one is on a treadmill, it seems, and if you get sick or want to take a long break, the money will dry up.
               
               It's also easier for earnings to max out when they're dependent on productivity.
               
               For me $X per month earned passively will always beat $X per month earned through productivity.
               
               Anyway, we'll see... I've got 4 or 5 articles in the pipeline, intended for Medium. I'll probably start releasing them into the wild on Monday.

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                     Miebakagh57posted 3 years agoin reply to this

                     Tessa., I don't like the way you're still nursing this old wound here on hubpages.                                     Your going good on Medium with all the income your taking. Why the fret?

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                           Miebakagh57posted 3 years agoin reply to this

                           Tessa, okay. Take good care of your health. Stay safe.

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                           PaulGoodman67posted 3 years agoin reply to this

                           Maybe your skill/personality set is just better suited to Medium, Tess. Those are good earnings.

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                                 PaulGoodman67posted 3 years agoin reply to this

                                 HP advertises itself as a writing site, but you have to do a lot of keyword research and checking out online competition etc. to get noticed and earn. That element is a turn-off for many people. I don't know whether that's true in your case, but I suspect it's true in many cases. There's none of that stuff at Medium, as you're not writing to please the search engines.

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   Solarasposted 3 years ago

   Okay, so I have signed up for Mediam and posted an article, and am now more perplexed than ever.
   
   What is the "Pay wall"? Why would you put your articles behind it?
   
   How do you choose "magazines" to submit to?
   
   If you sign up for stripe and partner program, are you automatically setup to earn or do you need to check some box for it to ear (I never saw a box to check, but a medium tutorial told me to check the box)
   
   Can you use any affiliate marketing links or just Amazon?

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      theraggededgeposted 3 years agoin reply to this

      Put your articles behind the Paywall so you get paid
      
      Don't worry about publications yet. They are sort of losing importance.
      
      You have to sign up for Stripe and the MPP to earn. The 'box' probably refers to the Paywall.
      
      You can use both kinds of links, but I don't. Wait until you've settled in.
      
      I'm sure Tessa can help you better than I can.
      
      What's your name on Medium? I'm just Bev-g

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         Solarasposted 3 years agoin reply to this

         I am just Barbara Fitzgerald lol

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         Solarasposted 3 years agoin reply to this

         Evidently, if you were not in the partner program when you publish, you don't get the option of the metered payment check box, and there is no option to change that after publishing. 
         
         I hate a learning curve.

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      eugbugposted 3 years agoin reply to this

      This shows you how to make a new or existing article eligible to earn:
      
      https://help.medium.com/hc/en-us/articl … earn-money

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         Solarasposted 3 years agoin reply to this

         Brilliant! Thank you!!

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      TessSchlesingerposted 3 years agoin reply to this

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         Solarasposted 3 years agoin reply to this

         Thank you - I will check your writing section out.  paywall = eligible for metered payments?

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         Miebakagh57posted 3 years agoin reply to this

         Tessa, is the publication  Born To Rule on Medium or is it your private publication? Thanks.

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   Solarasposted 3 years ago

   So if I put in a link to a Hub, I would not want that to be eligible for metered payments right? That would just be in the interest of driving traffic to my HP niche article?

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      eugbugposted 3 years agoin reply to this

      Medium articles don't always seem to be indexed unfortunately. I tried this, creating articles on Medium as teasers with a backlink to niche sites. They still haven't been indexed after 6 months. Medium support said they would request a recrawl, but still no joy. I'm not sure whether Medium or Google is the problem. The articles were indexed by Bing and Yahoo.

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            eugbugposted 3 years agoin reply to this

            I'm Eugene Brennan on Medium.
            The string trimmer one isn't indexed.
            The electrical fire safety article now seems to be indexed. I suppose it just takes time.

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                  eugbugposted 3 years agoin reply to this

                  Thanks Tessa. Can you recommend any Facebook groups for sharing stories? It was his group I joined.

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                        OldRosesposted 3 years agoin reply to this

                        I belong to several FB groups, but not for traffic.  They are a good source of information and changes on the Medium platform.  For me, they take the place of the forums here since there are no forums on Medium.

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                           Miebakagh57posted 3 years agoin reply to this

                           That is well noted.

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                              OldRosesposted 3 years agoin reply to this

                              That hasn't been my experience at all.  My traffic has climbed steadily since i started in June 2020.

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                              Miebakagh57posted 22 months agoin reply to this

                              Is the facebook group at  Medium connected with  HubPages?

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      theraggededgeposted 3 years agoin reply to this

      For now, put all your articles behind the Paywall. You can still link to your hubs.
      
      When you become more familiar with how Medium works, and if your priority is to drive traffic to HP, then you can make the choice.
      
      Just as a note of interest: profile names with a green circle around them are paying members.
      
      It's also useful to know that non-members are permitted to read three Paywalled articles a month so it won't prevent people reading your articles. I have a couple that attract mostly Google traffic yet are paywalled.

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         Miebakagh57posted 3 years agoin reply to this

         Bev, just noted. Thank you this insight.                                            I'm not on  Medium but will be some day.

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   KhanDinposted 21 months ago

   Am I allowed to post the same literature in Hubpages and Medium or do they have to be different articles?

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      eugbugposted 21 months agoin reply to this

      You can duplicate articles on Medium that were originally published on Hubpages, but not vice versa. You should add a canonical link to the Medium version, pointing back to the Hubpages URL, to tell search engines that the primary version was on Hubpages.

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         Jeremy Gillposted 2 months agoin reply to this

         Sorry to reopen the thread, but this seems promising, competing with yourself rather than others in SEO. Am I missing an obvious downside? Thanks!

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            theraggededgeposted 2 months agoin reply to this

            You aren't competing with yourself. The two platforms have different traffic sources. HubPages is almost all external. Medium's is mostly internal.

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               Patty Inglish, MSposted 2 months agoin reply to this

               +1

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                  PaulGoodman67posted 8 weeks agoin reply to this

                  As others have said, generally, you're competing with other Medium writers and readers for attention.
                  
                  The ideal is to get additional readers coming in from outside Medium, who then sign up and read your stuff, but that's not easy.
                  
                  Overall though, you're right that it is a different entity and SEO is not the deciding factor for success like it is here at HP.
                  
                  Sensational, dramatic personal stories, controversial opinions, as well as clickbaity material is common at Medium. There are a lot of self-help guides too.
                  
                  That (understandably) puts off certain writers, such as Rupert.

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   bhattucposted 21 months ago

   That is great work. Keep it up.

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