Not Enough Click Love - Seeking Help

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   SureFireKimposted 12 years ago

   Hubbing is cool.
   Hubbing let us explore and research.
   Hubbing ignites creativity.
   
   However, when all such efforts go completely unnoticed and hubs gather dusts with any views and traffic, it is difficult to keep the motivation.
   
   I must be doing something wrong.
   
   Seeking help and advice from fellow experienced hubbers.
   
   Please critique and let me know how should I improve content and traffic.

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      Marisa Wrightposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      @SureFireKim, you're doing nothing wrong, you're just being impatient. 
      
      There are two kinds of traffic - other Hubbers, and visitors who find your Hubs through search engines.
      
      Other Hubbers won't even notice your Hubs unless you participate in the forums and comment on other people's Hubs.  Since you haven't been doing that, you've been getting no Hubber visitors.
      
      Search engines will notice your Hubs quickly, but it can take months for them to work their way up to page 1 on Google.  If they're listed on page 20, how many people do you think scroll through the search results that far?  So you're not going to get many search engine visitors yet, either.
      
      That's why you need patience.  And that's why writing articles online isn't for anyone who wants instant results.  On any writing site, what you write today will get an audience and earn you money in six months or a year - not right now.
      
      By the way, the reason for someone questioning your age is that you have to be over 18 to join HubPages.  It wasn't a reflection on your maturity.
      
      Finally, your Hubs are a good length and well laid out.

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         SureFireKimposted 12 years agoin reply to this

         Now, Finally some encouraging comments. Thank you !

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   WryLiltposted 12 years ago

   You have two hubs. You've been here eleven days. What do you expect?
   
   The people who are making money on hubpages:
   
   ►Have dozens of hubs.
   ►Have some knowledge of keywords.
   ►Have lots of practice to find out what works and what doesn't.
   ►Cover a wide range of topics.
   ►Let their hubs mature for 6-9 months before they start seeing serious traffic.

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      Marie Louiseposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      Ive only been here a couple of days but have learned that being active (hub hopping, making comments, answering and asking questions, etc) have benefitted a lot.  Patience is the other thing we must have.   I've also learned that reading helpful hints from hubbers who have been at it longer is also a great help!
      
      BTW thank you WryLilt for the hub on on things you wished you would have known when first starting.
      
      Read that hub SureFireKim, its a BIG help!

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         Pamela Kinnaird Wposted 12 years agoin reply to this

         Thank you Marie Louise for mentioning the article by WryLit.  I will read the article. It sounds good.

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   SureFireKimposted 12 years ago

   I'm not here to make any adsense money and that was not my question.
   
   Frankly, if I ever make a dime from hubpages, I would be amazed.
   
   I'm using this popular Web 2.0 platform for the first time and 2 views in 11 days shows I must be doing something wrong.

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      saleheensblogposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      you have already got the best advices. Just wanted to tell you in this forum you can always post you hubs' links and check if you are doing anything wrong.

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   Ign Andyposted 12 years ago

   I agree with WryLit, I write more hubs and better if you can get over 20 hubs.
   Find your niche and research your keywords, learn from http://hubpages.com/profile/sunforged and http://hubpages.com/profile/Misha they both have great articles about keywords.
   Create backlinks and make friends, you can get backlinks from your friends and followers.

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   CMHypnoposted 12 years ago

   Both your hubs are about skin care which is a very popular niche, so you will probably need to do some work on keywords, backlinking, promotion etc to get them more visible.
   
   All the advice you have been given by the other hubbers here is good advice - so take it if you want more views on your hubs
   
   The title of your OP is what would lead people to think you were talking about Adsense, as the term clicks is more commonly associated with Adsense
   
   Unfortunately, none of us has a divine right to views on our hubs, it is all down to a lot of hard work and a bit of luck! Your views will go up over time, so keep writing and don't stress too much about it

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   SureFireKimposted 12 years ago

   Any other suggestions for faster traffic ?
   
   Sorry, can't wait 6 months to get few visitors.
   
   In 6 months America will be under deflation and Republicans will control the house.
   
   It is Halloween and I'm getting bored all alone in my dorm room - class starts tomorrow ! Let me do a little experiment with traffic and I'll share if it works :-)

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      Sullen91posted 12 years agoin reply to this

      Publish a dozen hubs that are interlinked, share the site with everyone you encounter, create some ruckus, and you should see a response of sorts.

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   CMCastroposted 12 years ago

   When any of my hubscores drop or I am not getting enough reads, I edit them. I tweek the titles, I change or add photos, I add videos, or just check to see if the content is getting to boring. I have seen that my hub traffic is going out to different areas on our planet like the UK, Canada, Myanmar, India, Philippines, Even South Africa. So choosing subjects that are universally enjoyed will help. Like if you are talking about something that is only endogenous to the USA, make sure you encapsulate that in your title. Your readers in tropic Australia can not relate to an instruction on how to shovel snow in the winter, but they may just read if they want to know how we do it here. Also, writing personal stories about your life brings a lot more traffic, especially if you download your own photographs. I hoped I helped you. Happy Hubbing.

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      SureFireKimposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      Ahhha - Now that is a very good suggestion. Thank you CMCastro. Point is noted.

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      WryLiltposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      Just so you know, CMCastro, some areas of Australia do get snow.

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   Kangaroo_Jaseposted 12 years ago

   See that word on the top right hand side that says 'help' click on that and read through each section, then once you have done that, on the right hand side again, click on 'HubPages Learning Centre' and go through all the material there.
   
   You will get a great amount of insight into HubPages and how it can work for your particular needs.

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      SureFireKimposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      LOL ! :-)

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         Uninvited Writerposted 12 years agoin reply to this

         You find the suggestion to read the help files funny?

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            SureFireKimposted 12 years agoin reply to this

            Actually, I find it to be  very unhelpful but I took it with a positive gesture- a smile.
            If you find his suggestions to be very helpful, go ahead and waste your time.

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               Uninvited Writerposted 12 years agoin reply to this

               Why is telling you to read the help files when you have a question unhelpful? You can't expect everything to be handed to you.
               
               Many Hubbers have also written many hubs that would answer your questions, a couple were posted here. The best way to learn is to read about others experiences, not everyone comes to the forum. Like anything, it takes work to be successful.

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                  WryLiltposted 12 years agoin reply to this

                  You'll be surprised how good and in depth while still being basic and easy to understand the hubpages help & learning centres are.
                  
                  I still refer back to them every week or two for clarification on various things.
                  
                  You remind me of someone getting a new electrical gadget and getting cranky because you've been told to read the manual....

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                     K9keystrokesposted 12 years agoin reply to this

                     LMAO!!! ..."cranky because you've been told to read the manual"...hilarious!

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   mythbusterposted 12 years ago

   You might also try working on your HP profile so that if you're interacting in the forums and someone decides to visit your profile/hubs, there is something interesting to read... something that makes people feel they want to read your hubs, possibly follow/fan you in expectation of reading future content you might write, etc.

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      WryLiltposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      http://hubpages.com/my/profile

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    SureFireKimposted 12 years ago

    I'm not cranky.
    
    I'm just not expecting anything - neither fame nor fortune -  from hubpages so I'm not going to waste my time reading a help file.
    
    Thank you all for your help and support.

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       WryLiltposted 12 years agoin reply to this

       Then it is your loss. And despite this, I'm sure that given a few months you'll be pleasantly surprised by the results (hubs have a way of gaining traffic in spite of the writers).
       
       And when you do start seeing some traffic, you'll discover the 'help files' give you information to help you get even more.

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       Uninvited Writerposted 12 years agoin reply to this

       Then don't expect people to waste their time helping you on the forum, their time is just as important as yours.

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          SureFireKimposted 12 years agoin reply to this

          Then do not waste your time for God sake !

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    Entourage_007posted 12 years ago

    I would strongly urge patience and persistence on hubpages.  Writing articles is not the easiest job in the world, but the income is residual which is great.  Plus, as you continue to build momentum you will have more leverage and your influence and profits will continuously grow. 
    
    I also find that a great way to increase traffic when you are first starting:  Participate in hubs, forums, leave comments, interact with other hubbers.  They will reciprocate, follow you back and read your hubs.   
    
    This will help to give you a boost.  Otherwise twitter is another great way to boost traffic as it helped me when my traffic was a little lame.

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    KCC Big Countryposted 12 years ago

    Just out of curiousity, just how old are you, SureFireKim?

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       SureFireKimposted 12 years agoin reply to this

       Ahh !
       
       The typical introduction of unjustified cynicism by questioning the maturity of a person - what is your age !   Classic !!
       
       How about 54 ? makes you feel any good ?

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          WryLiltposted 12 years agoin reply to this

          I'd be more inclined to judge the internet knowledge of a 54 year old than a 19 year old, personally.

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             SureFireKimposted 12 years agoin reply to this

             And you would be WRONG on either cases.

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                WryLiltposted 12 years agoin reply to this

                About the age or the internet knowledge?
                
                And I'm sure KCC meant no offense by it. Although in your photo you appear to be late teens-early twenties.
                
                And just so you know - just because you don't believe that you can make money off hubpages doesn't mean you can't.
                
                Just like telling me the sky is red doesn't make it no longer blue.
                
                Here is an example of one hubber who has revealed his very decent earnings in the first screenshot on his hub: http://hubpages.com/hub/Google-Keyword-Tool-Redefined
                
                And people who are earning enough to pay their bills:
                
                http://hubpages.com/help/success-stories
                
                Sure, it's not EVERYONE who's earning money. But not EVERYONE bothers to put in the groundwork, either.
                
                Here you'll see that less than 1 in 7 members have ever published even one hub: http://hubpages.com/stats
                
                It's like a real life job. You can't do it perfectly straight away and it's not magic - it's work.

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                   camloposted 12 years agoin reply to this

                   # Published Hubs: 1,070,160
                   # Forum Posts: 1,329,249
                   # Total Users: 1,463,076
                   # Published Users: 200,054
                   
                   That's amazing! Thanks for that, Wrylilt!

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          KCC Big Countryposted 12 years agoin reply to this

          I was just curious, as I said.  It's unfortunate that you read more into it than that.

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    lorlie6posted 12 years ago

    SFK, your entries here in this thread are becoming unfriendly and somewhat suspicious.  Trolls behave like this, although I don't know if that's what you are. 
    I believe if I wanted to leave a site crisply and without fanfare, I'd write the admin rather than make a public announcement such as this.

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       SureFireKimposted 12 years agoin reply to this

       Well, if you think this is a troll then follow the age-old advice "do not feed the troll". 
       
       Stay away from this thread, please.
       
       If you read my comments, that is what I'm asking unhelpful people to do - DO NOT POST IN THIS THREAD because you are not adding any value.

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    SureFireKimposted 12 years ago

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