Upgrading HP articles in hopes of being moved to Discover

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   bravewarriorposted 6 months ago

   I still have 70 articles lingering in the limbo of HubPages dot com. Is it worth my effort to try to get them moved to Discover? With the imminent demise of HP, I'm not sure it's worth my time. That task, in addition to backing up the online versions of the articles that actually have earning potential, seems a bit daunting and a waste of time.
   
   Thoughts?

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      theraggededgeposted 6 months agoin reply to this

      Just unpublish, save it offline, delete off HP, change a few things and reupload as a new article. It'll go straight to Discover.
      
      It might work if you just unpublish and republish... maybe try that first?

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         bravewarriorposted 6 months agoin reply to this

         Bev, I might just take your advice, although I don't know if I would re-publish online (to what format?). In 2013 I began writing a novel and posted chapters on the HP format, for which I received great feedback. Only 4 of the 16 chapters  that I posted were deemed worthy of Discover and they weren't even in succession. I think I should probably delete all chapters so when my novel is complete, I can honestly say that my novel is original and has not been posted online in any form.
         
         I'll have to take a look at the others and see if I still think they are worth the effort. Frankly, I've given up on HP. The many changes over the years have killed my inspiration to write.

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         Matt Wellsposted 6 months agoin reply to this

         You don't need to do all that. Just make some fresh edits and updates to your articles on HubPages. When they receive a little traffic they will be moved to Discover.

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            Patty Inglish, MSposted 6 months agoin reply to this

            Thanks, Matt!

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            lobobrandonposted 6 months agoin reply to this

            Well the same quality article with the same words which was getting 400 views a day on dengarden now gets 1 view a day. Does this mean that it will move off of discover and go back to hubpages.com sometime in the near future?

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               bravewarriorposted 6 months agoin reply to this

               Good question, Brandon. The articles I have on the original HP domain received plenty of traffic (and comments, when we had that capability) when I first posted them, but never got moved to Discover when that subdomain was created. That said, I personally don't think traffic is the end-all-be-all for articles being moved to Discover. Perhaps I should just try making a minor edit to the articles I think are worth the effort and re-publishing.

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                  Matt Wellsposted 6 months agoin reply to this

                  Yes, if you make some edits your articles will most likely be moved to Discover.

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                     bravewarriorposted 6 months agoin reply to this

                     Thanks, Matt.

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               Matt Wellsposted 6 months agoin reply to this

               No, it will stay on Discover.

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      Kenna McHughposted 6 months agoin reply to this

      Give it a try per Bev. Do one article and see if it works.

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      Patty Inglish, MSposted 6 months agoin reply to this

      I edited a few older ones, and they moved to Discover within in day.

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         bravewarriorposted 6 months agoin reply to this

         That's encouraging, Patty. Thanks for your feedback.

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            Patty Inglish, MSposted 6 months agoin reply to this

            Sure, and I hope you have success.

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   Venkatachari Mposted 6 months ago

   But, Shauna, you can still complete your novel and publish it in book format, without deleting your articles on HP.
   
   Regarding editing of the articles, it is up to your choice and stamina.
   
   I had only 20 of my articles featured out of the total 50. I was facing the same dilemma you are facing now. But within a year, I edited one by one and got all of them featured. Now, I at least have the satisfaction that all 50 of my articles are featured, even though I am not earning from them.

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   PaulGoodman67posted 6 months ago

   Discover is just a subdomain of hp.com. So no, it's not a good use of your time.

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      bravewarriorposted 6 months agoin reply to this

      Thanks, Paul.

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