Old Hub From 2014 Getting a Spike in Traffic

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   Jodahposted 3 years ago

   A hub I published in 2014 and still on Discover (Trapped in a Freak Show) started getting a spike in traffic about a week ago and is continuing to receive over 100 views per day. this is outstripping my consistently highest viewed gardening hubs on Dengarden and everything else I have on niche sites. It makes me wonder what may have affected the increase in popularity.

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      Miebakagh57posted 3 years agoin reply to this

      John, just thank Google. Ever wonder the latest June update positive affect websites and articles? Still wondering how.

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         Jodahposted 3 years agoin reply to this

         Yes, I do wonder Miebakagh. Quite a few of my older "lesser" hubs are getting more views now.

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            Miebakagh57posted 3 years agoin reply to this

            Thanks to Google update.

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      bravewarriorposted 3 years agoin reply to this

      Congrats on that, John. It's cool when older posts still prove to be popular, for whatever reason!

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         Miebakagh57posted 3 years agoin reply to this

         I agree.

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      ChitrangadaSharanposted 3 years agoin reply to this

      Congratulations John. That’s good to know. I wish, the traffic continues. It’s a very well written and informative article.

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         Jodahposted 3 years agoin reply to this

         Thank you, Chitrangada.

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      manatita44posted 3 years agoin reply to this

      Not my area, but you mentioned 'gardening.' During Covid-19, more people bought dogs, so perhaps more are into gardening. Loneliness is quite real for many. It is not easy to live with one's fears!
      
      Other than that, what others are saying about Google may be useful.

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   RozlinMohsinposted 3 years ago

   John, can you please share the link of this hub you are talking about.

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   Jodahposted 3 years ago

   Here is the link: https://discover.hubpages.com/politics/ … Freak-Show

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   alikhan3posted 3 years ago

   Hi,
   
   This june update has been good and bad equally.
   
   Your old hubs gained traffic, while a few of my old best performing and consistent hubs took a hard hit and have just recorded lowest ever impressions.

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      yourrandombrotherposted 3 years agoin reply to this

      hey, can you please explain how an update can affect our article's performance? Is it even possible? I experienced something similar last month as well, even though I don't have many articles under my name but, no matter what the number of articles, they all showed a sudden spike in traffic, thought this thing has gone down a bit but there are consistent clicks pouring in, at first I thought that it is because I was able to get noticed by Google or something, but seeing so many similar cases has made me curious.

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         Miebakagh57posted 3 years agoin reply to this

         Hi. I'm as curious as you're. But no one can explain these effects. No one knows how the Google Algo works.

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         Jodahposted 3 years agoin reply to this

         I wish I knew, but how Google updates work will always be a mystery.

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   Eurofileposted 3 years ago

   I saw an upturn in June and wondered if it was due to a concerted effort to review my articles. Now I am wondering if Google was responsible. It's a great article, John, with a powerful message. I hope it continues to get the attention it deserves.

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      Jodahposted 3 years agoin reply to this

      Thank you Liz. Yes, it makes you wonder.

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   RozlinMohsinposted 3 years ago

   Nice article, John. It deserves more traffic. Hope it continues always.

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      Jodahposted 3 years agoin reply to this

      Thank you Rozlin.

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   Peggy Wposted 3 years ago

   Sometimes that happens.  Enjoy the ride!

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   JerryFisherposted 3 years ago

   I have an older article that gets around 25 views a day. Once a month it spikes up to 300/400 views for three or four days then slips away again. I have no idea why and have obviously tried my best to find out why the spike as the increase makes quite a difference in daily payments.

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      Jodahposted 3 years agoin reply to this

      Thanks for sharing that, Jerry. One if those mysteries of life I guess.

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   CYong74posted 3 years ago

   Wait a couple of days then check out the stats tab in Author View. It will usually tell you where the new traffic is coming from.
   
   If the spike is temporary, chances are, someone posted your link on a popular bookmarking or sharing site.
   
   If it's sustained, then it's probably a jump in search engine ranking.

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      JerryFisherposted 3 years agoin reply to this

      Appreciate that. Thanks!

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      Miebakagh57posted 3 years agoin reply to this

      That's good to note and consider always. Much thanks.

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      Jodahposted 3 years agoin reply to this

      Thank you for the tip. I will do that.

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    bhattucposted 3 years ago

    That is great. Congrats.

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    Jodahposted 3 years ago

    Ok, I checked the stats and the spike seems to be coming mainly from Pinterest views. Someone with a lot of followers must have shared it.

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       PaulGoodman67posted 3 years agoin reply to this

       Maybe this is selfish, but this is disappointing news to me. Whenever I see an individual hub spike nowadays, my hope is that Google is doing tests on the site, before launching an update that will (hopefully) bring back our traffic!

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          Jodahposted 3 years agoin reply to this

          Sorry for building up your hopes, Paul, and then the letdown. I was hopeful as well. The stats did show the spike as from Pinterest and “other sources” but Pinterest was the major contributor.

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             bravewarriorposted 3 years agoin reply to this

             Pinterest is my second highest source of traffic, Google being the first, which I don't understand because I'm not active on Pinterest. I guess others pin my work. That's actually a good alternative to losing the thumbs up button, huh?

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                Jodahposted 3 years agoin reply to this

                Yes, Shauna, I guess it is a bit like giving a thumbs up. I actually miss that button, and the thumbs down lol. I share each article I write on Pinterest and it is my second highest source of traffic also.

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                   bravewarriorposted 3 years agoin reply to this

                   I don't share my articles on any of the social media sites, John, so I'm really surprised that Pinterest is my second highest source of traffic. Somebody's sharing, but it's not me!

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