Views for the Discover site were on the up and up in August BUT...

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   PaulGoodman67posted 2 months ago

   This month they're in steep decline.
   
   While it's only a 4% drop so far, the trend looks very concerning.
   
   (I'm talking about views for the Discover site as a whole, as found on SEMRush, not my personal stats)

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      OldRosesposted 2 months agoin reply to this

      My biggest concern with Discover is the CPMs.  They are almost non-existent.  It doesn't matter if my views are up, down, or sideways, I am only earning pennies.  I used to make payout every month.  Now I'm wondering if it will be every two or three or more months.

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         PaulGoodman67posted 2 months agoin reply to this

         With more and more of my articles achieving zero views nowadays, I'm finding the low CPMs less of a worry!
         
         I'm joking but also serious. I have barely any views compared to what I used to. The various CPMs for my accounts could all double and I'd still be doing badly.

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            OldRosesposted 2 months agoin reply to this

            I understand what you're saying.  This time of year it's normal for my views to fall because the gardening season is over.  They will continue to fall until January when they start rising again.  Once January rolls around, I will have a better handle on the traffic that my articles are attracting.

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   PaulGoodman67posted 2 months ago

   I follow what's happening with SEMRush, which gathers stats for websites and is independent of HP.
   
   It seemed weird to me that Discover (and hp.com) have been doing so well, relative to the niches, given that the majority of the material in Discover (and hp.com) is crap.
   
   Google has its issues but isn't normally that bad at "sorting the wheat from the chaff".
   
   However, I thought/hoped there might be a short honeymoon period before the (inevitable) decline began...

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   dougwest1posted 2 months ago

   I'm experiencing the same drop in monthly earnings. I have nearly stopped writing for Hubpages because the payouts have dropped so much, and they don't promote my articles to the specialty sites. Where are all the other writers going to make a little money for their efforts?

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