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   KristenGraceposted 6 years ago

   Just wondering if anybody out there make a resolution in regards to HubPages for 2011.
   
   I would like to -
   
   1. Have 250 QUALITY hubs (total, lol, not write 250 more).
   2. Have 1 million views.
   3. Make at least $500 through AdSense and\or Amazon earnings. (Remember, I only signed up at the end of September, haha, so that might be pushing it!)
   
   Might think of more goals... but for now, this is what's on my mind.

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      Nell Roseposted 6 years ago in reply to this

      Hi, Good luck! I seem to have taken over a year to get to a 100 hubs! lol but I have had a couple of payouts so that is okay!

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         KristenGraceposted 6 years ago in reply to this

         I'm still waiting for that first payout!! I am earning, just no check yet.  I'm hoping 2011 will bring the money

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            TopUniverseposted 6 years ago in reply to this

            It surprising me that you are still waiting for your first payout. In your other thread you told me that you are approaching 100k views.
            
            Is that not enough to get your payout? Right now how much are you in short?

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               KristenGraceposted 6 years ago in reply to this

               I guess it's not enough...
               
               I'm only (roughly) three thousand views short of 100K views, but I'm averaging anywhere from 1,000 to up to 2,000 views per day.
               
               At the rate my hubs are going, I would feel rather confident saying I will reach the $100 mark by the middle of January.

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                  TopUniverseposted 6 years ago in reply to this

                  It is a good sign that you can achieve your second goal. Better earnings will come if you do keyword research.
                  
                  Did you regularly make keyword research before publishing hubs?

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                     KristenGraceposted 6 years ago in reply to this

                     I didn't even know what keyword research was when I first started with HP!
                     
                     I'm learning more and more each day and trying to get better with that aspect.

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      barryrutherfordposted 6 years ago in reply to this

      I think you might have to temper your expectations just a little.
      
      You might have to half or quarter that goal to what is really achievable in one year...

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         KristenGraceposted 6 years ago in reply to this

         I see your point, but I like setting high expectations for myself.
         
         How amazing will it be if I could reach even 2 of my goals!

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   wildernessposted 6 years ago

   For the most part your goals seem reasonable, and I share them.  I hope to average 2 hubs a week for the year, giving me something over 200 total.
   
   After 7 months I've earned (although not been paid yet) over $400, so $500 for the year seems kind of low.  I expect more.
   
   I'll not see a million views this year, but that's OK.  A reasonable ECPM (earnings per 1000 views) for HP has been reported to be $2-5, so a million views should net around $3000 and I don't expect that either.  By the end of the year I would hope to see a fairly consistent $300 per month, though.

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      KristenGraceposted 6 years ago in reply to this

      I appreciate your insight here, wilderness.
      
      Best of luck with your success at HP as well.

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   TopUniverseposted 6 years ago

   KristenGrace
   
   I hope you will easily cross your first goal. Second one may also be possible. But I am not sure about your third goal.
   
   All the goals you are aiming should have been achievable.
   
   All the best to you.
   
   edit:
   
   My goal is to get consistent 500 views per day.

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      KristenGraceposted 6 years ago in reply to this

      Thanks for responding, TopUniverse.
      
      I'll have to keep working towards my third - I know it's a toughie!
      
      Good luck with your goal.

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   Toby Hansenposted 6 years ago

   My HP Resolutions for 2011 (in no particular order) are:
   
   Beat my highest author score of 91 and keep it in the nineties
   Beat my highest hub score of 81
   Hit 100 hubs
   Reach 100 followers
   Make more than $0.63AUD in Adsense
   Make anything with Amazon
   
   The biggest one:
   Keep enjoying my writing & my time on HP!!!
   
   Happy New Year

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      KristenGraceposted 6 years ago in reply to this

      I love your biggest goal - Happy New Year to you as well!

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   KristenGraceposted 6 years ago

   My goal is to have 1 million views this year, not there yet, buuuut I just reached 100,000 so I'm on my way

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   Pandoras Boxposted 6 years ago

   Kristen's working it. Unless she gets hit by a bus and dies, or returns to focusing on poetry hubs, Kristen will FAR EXCEED her goals WAY AHEAD of schedule.

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      KristenGraceposted 6 years ago in reply to this

      LOL don't jinx me !!!

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         Pandoras Boxposted 6 years ago in reply to this

         It ain't about luck, Hon. You'll be fine.

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   KristenGraceposted 6 years ago

   This was 7 weeks ago, and it looks like I just might meet some goals!
   
   Updates:
   
   1. 224 Hubs written total so far
   2. Over 230,000 Views
   3. Over $200 earned so far...
   
   I'd love to here of anybody else's goals and how you're making out now that we're 2 months into 2011!

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