Do views mean the same thing as impressions? Also, from the reading I've done, I've gathered that in monetary terms it's best to have outside traffic, but I've also gathered that it's just as important to have traffic here on HB and also through networking with friends through Twitter, FB, etc. I understand these are equally as important but what I don't understand are the reasons why if in fact, fellow hubbers and family/friends cannot and should not click on the ads.
Can someone help explain this to me or direct me to a hub that can help me understand this? Not that my sole concern is monetary( I don't really think it actually is for most aspiring writers). I'm just new here and am trying to understand the site and the do's and the do not's, the pointers, the advice, etc. Thank you in advance.
Pageviews are a broader term compared with impressions. For example, you will generate pageviews when editing your hubs. Someone who uses an ad blocker will also generate pageviews. But no impressions are generated in either situation.
You will receive 60% of the page impressions once you have activated an AdSense and/or other affiliate account.
Internal traffic may help a little with search engine rankings, and of course you may appreciate the feedback. In terms of income, it is external traffic that really counts.
Very informative, Website Examiner. You have cleared up some doubts I had. Thank you very much!
by Andrew Spacey 3 years ago
Am I reading the stats correctly? Have I missed something? Over night CPM has virtually halved, impressions doubled and earnings slightly raised! Is this a glitch or a fundamental shift in management?
by Systrom Jones Kevin 4 years ago
I realized that the total CPM is around 15USD but only have 0.44USD in my earnings. Isn't fair and don't understand why! Explain please
by Kenna McHugh 2 months ago
My views, impressions and CPM took a nose dive today. My stats were doing well, slowly increasing, with some articles trending. However, my stats across the board dived after the latest TAG/HP announcement of moving the rest of the network sites to TAG. I am so bummed. Is anyone else experiencing...
by Jasmeet Kaur 10 years ago
The CPM on my hubpages account is decreased to almost half! I am wondering about it? I want to know if anyone here knows about it. Please help me regarding it. I am totally clueless what to do...
by Jiwan 12 years ago
Well guys, Firstly i am sorry if i am posting this thread in wrong section. I think this is the proper section for this thread.Actually, i am analyzing the page impressions and page views of all of my live hubs and its significantly increasing day per day. But, the fact is, page impressions shown...
by Eugene Brennan 2 years ago
Has anyone else noticed this? Earnings are finalised and not pending. Impressions dropped 40% even though views were more or less the same as Mondays.
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