Very Low Views

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  1. Nell Rose profile image88
    Nell Roseposted 17 months ago

    Is it just me? Or has your articles dropped very low with views? And of course the earnings have slumped too.
    It just seems strange that it's happened all of a sudden.
    Thanks Guys!

    1. janshares profile image93
      jansharesposted 17 months agoin reply to this

      Hi Nell, are you referring to today? Because they have plummeted which is a usual thing for me on Saturdays. But it's been like this for at least a year and hasn't gotten better. It's getting progressively worse. I wish HP staff would be honest with us and share a prognosis.

      1. Nell Rose profile image88
        Nell Roseposted 17 months agoin reply to this

        Sorry Jan, I missed your comment as I haven't been on here. Yes I agree with you. Admittedly I haven't added a new article for a while, so maybe I need to do that, thanks.

    2. Kenna McHugh profile image91
      Kenna McHughposted 17 months agoin reply to this

      Yup. There's a slump.

    3. OldRoses profile image67
      OldRosesposted 17 months agoin reply to this

      Yup, traffic sucks.  CPMs suck.  It's tough out there.

    4. Jan Stepan profile image85
      Jan Stepanposted 17 months agoin reply to this

      Sometimes it randomly happens, and after a week or two, it starts to go up once again. I stopped to seek rational explanations behind my statistics because there was no point in doing that.

      Statistics are complicated species living on their own. big_smile

    5. Miebakagh57 profile image73
      Miebakagh57posted 17 months agoin reply to this

      It's me also and the fellas yonder thy ponds!                                       I'm being curious now. Where you on your hospital sick bed, or on leave from hubpages, when the views start to get that low?                                       I got tired discussing the topic with others. I'll be back later...later.                                         And now I'm back. Thanks for the read: A 'Penny ForThe Guy'. You Englishs are interesting!

    6. TheShadowSpecter profile image79
      TheShadowSpecterposted 16 months agoin reply to this

      Well, one thing I have noticed, Nell, is that whenever I submit an article for publication, it takes longer than before for HubPages to decide on whether or not to feature it.  How do you figure that?

      1. Nell Rose profile image88
        Nell Roseposted 16 months agoin reply to this

        Hi Shadow, I wish I knew the answer to that. Sadly so many things have changed in my 13 years of Hubpages that I cannot keep up most of the time, lol! Good luck with whichever article you would like featured.

    7. Jackie Lynnley profile image88
      Jackie Lynnleyposted 14 months agoin reply to this

      I have never made but a few dollars, guess I never knew what to do. Does make me feel like a loser though. lol

      1. Justine Guiao profile image90
        Justine Guiaoposted 14 months agoin reply to this

        Hello, I just want to chime in and say that you're not not a loser for making a few dollars here at Hubpages.

        I sort your profile and I notice that most (or all?) of your articles are on the Letterpile site and are mostly fall under creative writing genre. Since HP earnings are mostly from search engine seraches it is likely that we only make a few cents or dollors from Letterpile articles because people don't usually search about them.

        Ideally, articles about tips, how to's, and such are the articles that tend to do well here in terms of earnings.

        More or less a third of my published articles right now are published on Letterpile and they gather little to no traffic weekly. Despite that, I still write Letterpile articles from time to time out of passion.

        If you want to increase your earning you might want to consider to write for other Hubpages network site. smile

        1. Miebakagh57 profile image73
          Miebakagh57posted 14 months agoin reply to this

          That's a fact, and can't be denied.

  2. FatFreddysCat profile image85
    FatFreddysCatposted 17 months ago

    Traffic goes up, traffic goes down. Some days it's good, some days it sucks. Nature of the beast. (shrugs)

    1. Miebakagh57 profile image73
      Miebakagh57posted 17 months agoin reply to this

      FatFreddyCats! FatFreddyCats!

  3. eugbug profile image95
    eugbugposted 17 months ago

    I think this is a cue for a little light poetry. I'll commission ChatGPT to compose some verses on the subject.

    1. Miebakagh57 profile image73
      Miebakagh57posted 17 months agoin reply to this

      eugbug, I hear you clear and loud. Keen to read your poem, if you'll animated or humanized it 100% plus. Go eugbug, and write the poem.

    2. Nell Rose profile image88
      Nell Roseposted 17 months agoin reply to this

      lol! good idea eugbug!

  4. PinoyWitch profile image93
    PinoyWitchposted 17 months ago

    I noticed that too.

  5. CyclingFitness profile image86
    CyclingFitnessposted 17 months ago

    Weekends do seem to see lower internet usage in general from years of data I have. Summer and good weather seems to indicate lower views too.

  6. Solaras profile image82
    Solarasposted 17 months ago

    My views have the unenviable habit of slumping during the weekdays, and surging on the weekends.

    Having said that, staff went through many, if not all articles on PetHelpful, and implemented those image changes they recommended.  Whether it is the new format (getting rid of text on the first image and pushing the original lead image further down the page) or adding new images across many of the site's articles, views have doubled as have income over the last 45 days.

    So there is some hope out there.

    1. janshares profile image93
      jansharesposted 17 months agoin reply to this

      Barbara, this is great news. Very hopeful. Thanks for sharing this. I have changed some images as well. Seeing a minor increase in views but not substantial nor consistent yet. I still have more to work on, a day at a time.

  7. AlexK2009 profile image82
    AlexK2009posted 17 months ago

    I have had low views forever but the last few month have been even lower. I am glad it is not just me.

  8. Palmershady profile image45
    Palmershadyposted 17 months ago

    I thought I was the only affected but why is it so ?

    1. Jan Stepan profile image85
      Jan Stepanposted 17 months agoin reply to this

      We've been debating about this for months. It's a mix of Google algorithms not favoring HubPages together with the decline of writing/journalism in general due to, for instance, new AI technologies that are changing the industry at the speed of light.

      We're in a challenging period. But nothing is only dark, and there sure are opportunities/possibilities. I still have faith in HubPages and am here for the long game. smile

      1. janshares profile image93
        jansharesposted 17 months agoin reply to this

        Me, too, Jan.

      2. TheShadowSpecter profile image79
        TheShadowSpecterposted 16 months agoin reply to this

        Yeah, but AI doesn't experience reality the same way humans do, so AI could not create the level of quality of articles that humans produce.  For example, what is AI going to care about discoveries and breakthroughs in dental technology and all the religious politics tied into whether or not embryonic stem cell research should be legal?  People are still going to be able to tell the difference between something produced by AI and something produced by humans in the literary realm.

  9. Solaras profile image82
    Solarasposted 17 months ago

    I think adding fresh images makes a bigger impact than rearranging words and punctuation on older articles. It is a lot of work though, finding good images is as time consuming as writing the article in the first place.

    1. Kenna McHugh profile image91
      Kenna McHughposted 17 months agoin reply to this

      Interesting point!

    2. janshares profile image93
      jansharesposted 17 months agoin reply to this

      +1

  10. Nell Rose profile image88
    Nell Roseposted 17 months ago

    Thanks guys. Yes after me being on here for over 10 years I should know by now, lol!

  11. eugbug profile image95
    eugbugposted 17 months ago

    I'm seeing a bit of a ramping up in traffic in the last few days. It's still half of last years though.


    https://hubstatic.com/16479534_f1024.jpg

    1. Jan Stepan profile image85
      Jan Stepanposted 16 months agoin reply to this

      Same here. It feels like it's been going slightly upward the last few weeks. Fingers crossed for the trend to continue. smile

      1. Miebakagh57 profile image73
        Miebakagh57posted 16 months agoin reply to this

        Happy days ahead?

        1. Jan Stepan profile image85
          Jan Stepanposted 16 months agoin reply to this

          I sincerely believe so. We were down a lot already. Now it's time to rise and shine. big_smile

          1. Miebakagh57 profile image73
            Miebakagh57posted 16 months agoin reply to this

            I hear you loud and clear.

        2. viryabo profile image97
          viryaboposted 16 months agoin reply to this

          Seems to be short lived. Unfortunately.

          Traffic has come crashing down again. This is just crazy!

          1. Jan Stepan profile image85
            Jan Stepanposted 16 months agoin reply to this

            Same here. hmm

  12. Nell Rose profile image88
    Nell Roseposted 16 months ago

    This will be the first time in about 8 years that I won't hit 50 dollars! Never mind. Better get back writing, lol!

    1. Kenna McHugh profile image91
      Kenna McHughposted 16 months agoin reply to this

      I hear you!

  13. eugbug profile image95
    eugbugposted 16 months ago

    The trend didn't last for long. Traffic started dropping again mid week because of an update.

  14. Nell Rose profile image88
    Nell Roseposted 16 months ago

    Phew! I just skimmed past the 50 dollars this last month, lol! better start writing some more stuff. To be honest it does need updating, and new articles are the way to go.

  15. viryabo profile image97
    viryaboposted 16 months ago

    Traffic rising again, albeit slowly.
    Gosh, this up-down-up-down is making me dizzy!
    roll

    1. Jan Stepan profile image85
      Jan Stepanposted 16 months agoin reply to this

      It's a wild ride most of the time.

      1. viryabo profile image97
        viryaboposted 16 months agoin reply to this

        Isn’t it Jan.

 
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