How can I Increase my Followers

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   ANewsLineposted 14 years ago

   I am New on Hub pages and I want To Know How can I Increase my Followers and Visitors

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      sofsposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      You need to write quality hubs that interests people.. looks like you may have some interesting topics.. just took a quick peek. Interact on the forums like you are doing now..
      
      Read and comment on the hubs of other hubbers and soon people will follow you if they like what you do..
      
      Reading  up the Help section and the FAQ's will help you get started real smart.  here you go..
      
      http://hubpages.com/faq

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         ANewsLineposted 14 years agoin reply to this

         Thank You so Much

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      darksideposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      Three easy steps...
      
      1) Publish 50 quality hubs.
      
      2) Never ask for people to follow you.
      
      3) Wait.
      
      Then repeat the process.

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         ImChemistposted 13 years agoin reply to this

         Why 50 quality hubs ? i like to start slowly !

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      Sophia Angeliqueposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      I think you're also asking why no one is following you yet. It's because you've only written one article and there are several things that need to be done to fix it up.
      
      1) Break it up. Make it easy for others to read.
      2) Your English needs to be better. One can tell it's not an English speaker writing it because some of the words are incorrect and don't make sense.
      3) Not everybody is interested in the topic. You either need a topic that a lot of people find very interesting or you need to write on a broad variety of topics so that there is something for everyone.
      4) It doesn't really matter if you have a thousand hits per day from Hub readers. What you need are readers that come from outside Hub. To do that, you need to write in a way that the search engines pick up your hub and put it on the first page of google. You do that by writing something that nobody else has written about before. What you have written about is written about so many times that it would be difficult to get ranked highly. One of the ways around that is to do a tiny particular aspect like, "How to use black Kohl to make the eyes look larger."
      
      
      Hope that helps.

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         Website Examinerposted 14 years agoin reply to this

         Actually, I doubt that the OP wrote it. A quick search shows that there are multiple copies of that article around the Internet.

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            Sophia Angeliqueposted 14 years agoin reply to this

            Wow! That's interesting.
            
            I have been wondering about that because several of the articles I have been reading look as if they've been written in another language and then put through an automatic language translator.
            
            I've checked a few. Yesterday, one was a straight copy from a news service.
            
            Didn't check this one.

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               kschangposted 13 years agoin reply to this

               It's called a "rewriter". They are used to cheat their way past plagiarism scanners.

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      kschangposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      I don't bother with followers at all.
      
      If they like my topic, they'll follow. If they don't they don't.
      
      "Follow" is not like "friend" on Facebook. Having more of them doesn't make you any more money.

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      6 String Veteranposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      Visit various forums on topics you like and are knowledgeable about. It's a way to introduce yourself to other Hubbers while sharing your thoughts. You may make some friends and get some followers along the way.

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   Website Examinerposted 14 years ago

   The description on your profile page has several errors, that doesn't help. You need to write in impeccable English.

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      KristenGraceposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      Agreed.  A typo or two is understandable, but profiles should be as grammatically correct as possible.

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      ANewsLineposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      ok Thank You

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   saleheensblogposted 14 years ago

   quality content will bring you both followers and visitors. learn SEO basics and take the advice of sofs and website examiner. I saw you are from Lahore and may be that's why your English is poor. try to improve your English, at least give your level best to write proper English within your limitation. My English is also poor but you know, you can always learn and improve if you try.

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      unico hijoposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      Interesting thread about the need for impeccable English to succeed in HubPages. Out of curiosity, can anybody tell from my hubs whether or not English is my first language?

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         Website Examinerposted 13 years agoin reply to this

         It was I who used the word "impeccable." But I was referring to the profile page, not hubs. The reason is that the profile page is the most visited page of all, the one many will check out when considering whether to become a follower - which is what this thread is about.
         
         What I wrote above was: "The description on your profile page has several errors, that doesn't help. You need to write in impeccable English."
         
         Hubs merely have to be written in legible, reasonably correct English, in my opinion. For me, English as a first or second language is not an issue.

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   Lisa HWposted 14 years ago

   It takes awhile to get followers, but outside traffic is what really counts if your aim to earn.  If you're having some little trouble with English, run the spell-checker on everything you write, including your profile.  A lot of things get picked up that way.  Usually, a few minor flaws with English grammar aren't a big problem.  Using the spell-checker can help people catch some of the more common things that happen when English is a second language.

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      saleheensblogposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      agreed and the community always help to improve that I have experienced.

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         ANewsLineposted 14 years agoin reply to this

         ok

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         rickyrt44posted 14 years agoin reply to this

         i would like to have some followers. if anyone would like to read my articles

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            ANewsLineposted 14 years agoin reply to this

            i read your article and follow you please follow me

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      ANewsLineposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      Nice Comments Thanks For sharing

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         YU_First 1posted 14 years agoin reply to this

         Writers are wary of people who force their hand.
         
         They dislike being asked to follow for following's sake.
         
         They will follow if the content justifies their following.
         
         Generate quality content it will come naturally.

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   luvly4luvposted 14 years ago

   i beleive u have learnt enough lesson on how u can get follower.me too need d idea cos i just hav only 2 followers. But i  now realise dat to get followers,u must b a follower! So start following people so u will b followed. I hav startd following u and i hope u too will do so to me. Tanx

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      Website Examinerposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      The race to the bottom is on.

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         cookingdivaposted 14 years agoin reply to this

         WE,
         
         Give them time and things will improve along with writing and followers!

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            Website Examinerposted 14 years agoin reply to this

            All writers on HubPages deserve a few followers, in my opinion, at least for moral support. However, hubbers whose contribution consists in content copied off the Internet do not. Following such people to gain new followers sets a bad example for others, because it signals that duplicate content and plagiarism is OK.
            
            There is a better way! I have written a hub on how to avoid duplicate content by writing a review, instead. Also, I am currently working with other hubbers to set up affordable proofreading services especially for hubbers who have English as their second or third language.

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               cookingdivaposted 14 years agoin reply to this

               WE,
               
               Sounds like a good idea!

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      kschangposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      Disagree. I maybe follow one or two people.
      
      I don't follow people just because they followed me. If they don't write things about which I care about I don't see why I should follow them at all.
      
      If you trade "follows" then you are just "gaming" the system, not really doing Hubpages any good.

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   Mikeydoesposted 14 years ago

   Followers will come.
   
   I've found that followers are great to have, but going out of your way is just a waste of time. Spend time making hubs, all I can say.

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      simeonvisserposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      Yes, focus on your hubs. If they are good people will follow you because they want to see more of your writing. There's no point in trying to convince people to follow when they have no desire to follow you.

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         Website Examinerposted 14 years agoin reply to this

         True, but easier said than done if writing in proper English is an issue.

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   Website Examinerposted 14 years ago

   I posted this question about following hubbers without original content:
   
   http://hubpages.com/question/91764/do-h … -followers

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   Mrs. J. B.posted 13 years ago

   Wow.... Some of these responses sound as though they are coming from teachers and not fellow hubbers.

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      saleheensblogposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      LOL, why do you think that fellow hubbers can teach you? We teach each other and learn together.

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      Website Examinerposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      Somehow that doesn't sound like a compliment...
      
      Mrs. J.B., I really look forward to seeing your new avatar, when you get one.

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   Mrs. J. B.posted 13 years ago

   Fellow hubbers can encourage you to write about topics that you like, how to make titles more interesting etc. NOt correct your spelling, say that your topics are boring etc. that is what I meant by my comment.

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      Website Examinerposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      You may not be surprised that I disagree. When someone comes here for advice on how to attract new followers, and it turns out their profile page is written in broken English that is hard to understand, that is a problem. Ignoring it wouldn't help anyone.
      
      It is easy to be nice and friendly. Sometimes, the truth hurts, and telling the truth is not always easy either.

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    Mrs. J. B.posted 13 years ago

    Okay send me to the chopping block if you like.

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       Website Examinerposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       Please get an avatar, I look forward to seeing it.

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    Mrs. J. B.posted 13 years ago

    I will work on it.

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       Website Examinerposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       Thanks!

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    Mrs. J. B.posted 13 years ago

    I jus have to find the right picture to have turned into a cartoon figure.. Maybe a horses ass will work....

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    Mrs. J. B.posted 13 years ago

    OH NO I left the T off of the word just... Yes I think a horses ass will be just perfect

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       Website Examinerposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       Just for your information, not trying to lecture you: You do have the option to edit forum posts for about 4 hours after you posted.
       
       I read your profile page description; I liked it very much.

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          Mrs. J. B.posted 13 years agoin reply to this

          Thanks for the information but once I post that's it. Mistakes or not.. I am still in the computer for dummies phase. Level 101. I have a feeling I just might not graduate.
          Thanks for reading my profile page. I am pretty boring if you think about it.

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    Website Examinerposted 13 years ago

    Interesting avatar, Mrs. J.B.

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