Content is King

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   Mark Knowlesposted 16 years ago

   Markinter - this is for you
   
   Is content king?
   
   After all the discussions about unique content and its value, I would like to share something with everyone.
   
   It so happens I do believe content is king, and I wanted to do a little bragging and prove the point at the same time. I know this is not a hubpage, but the same applies, and I certainlt learned how important this is here. I wrote a page recently with some photos of a boat I saw while out on a birthday celebration. Luxury yacht "A" - here is what subsequently happened - so far
   
   Dark roasted blend linked to the post and sent a lot of visitors
   
   Craig McClain, a blogger for Discovery Channel like it and linked sending a lot of traffic
   
   This caught some one's eye at Gizmodo who also linked, and send an awful lot of traffic. Although I was a little miffed at how many photos they took,  I forgave them because of the amount of traffic they are sending.
   
   This was followed soon after by Gizmodo Australia, Gizmodo Japan, and Gizmodo France - All of which are sending lots of traffic
   
   At the same time, some one wrote it up for a Swiss online newspaper - Zisch where it sat as the main story on their front page for two days, and is still sending traffic
   
   Also, some one submitted it to SU and they have also sent large numbers of visitors, and it is the subject of discussions on at least 20 forums that I am aware of.
   
   I asked for one link. Content is King? It is in this case - I am not writing the same tired old stuff that has been written a zillion times. Every single one of my hubpages is written by me with the express intention of providing the best possible resource on that subject. Be it a hamburger recipe or Forex trading advice. <snipped hub links -- enough promotion for one thread without them >

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   broalexdotinfoposted 16 years ago

   Mark, I see I`m the first to reply to this thread. I am pretty impressed by the number on links that you got just for one post. I am sure the article was great, because I`ve read it a while back. But it`s amazing that Gizmodo, Dicovery and all the others have been on your tail all at the same time. Content is definitely king, and that will never change.
   
   I would point something out but, I just don`t want to spoil the hole thing up. Congrats for that blog, it`s one of the greatest I`ve read so far.
   
   Alex

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   terenceyap07posted 16 years ago

   Content is King, Mark.
   
   *smiles*

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   Mishaposted 16 years ago

   Good job Mark
   
   A bit of promotion does not hurt, either

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   broalexdotinfoposted 16 years ago

   I`ve opened a thread yesterday about one of my best performing hubs How To Make Your Computer Run Faster in 3 Simple Steps.
   
   householdhacker linked to my hub within 2 hours it went live and sent in no more no less than 1400 visitors over the  past 7 days.

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   Mark Knowlesposted 16 years ago

   Alex - thanks. But feel free to say what ever - I will unlikely be offended
   
   Misha - I know - I asked for one link.
   
   terence - thanks

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   markinterposted 16 years ago

   Your hubpages do what theypromise in the headline - they deliver great guides to the topic. I didn't know it's possible to put links on the right side like with your Forex Trading hub..I will check it out. So, great info + great links + great small tips = success, eh?

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      Mark Knowlesposted 16 years agoin reply to this

      Yes
      
      The link capsule is what you need for those. You can float it over to the right next to the text. Check out darkside's hubs as to how to use the hubpages capsules.

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   Lissieposted 16 years ago

   Content is king - but you have to be noticed too! I like the piece (but the swimming pools still my personal fav http://blog.luxuryproperty.com/luxury-r … ing-pools/) but the reality is that that blog is being picked up aggregator programs feeds - which I imagine people like gizmodo do is search the web for new ideas.
   
   Also to for many people bulk traffic is not that useful: what most of us need is targetting motivated, cashed up traffic just desparate to buy our product/click our add/sign up whatever

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      Rochelle Frankposted 16 years agoin reply to this

      I'll bet you are right about that/
      You got a list?  :0

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         Lissieposted 16 years agoin reply to this

         
         Haha - wouldn't that be nice!

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   markinterposted 16 years ago

   Mark, I saw the tutorial how to reorder the lens. However, on your http://hubpages.com/hub/Forex-Trading-a-guide hubpage right you have:
   
   "Buy the rumor, sell the fact."  on the right with a youtube video. How did you make that?
   
   Also, Spreads in Forex Trading on the right, how did you make that in blue? I haven't found any capsule to do that. Regards

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    Mark Knowlesposted 16 years ago

    That is another text capsule, floated to the right with a Youtube capsule underneath it. When you float the text capsules over, you can change the background color.

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    markinterposted 16 years ago

    wow that's great...creativity to its peak. Since seeing your Forex Guide I'm sure Hubpages can reach the same 'elegant' design as Squidoo.

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