Okay, so I had the habit of using the share button to routinely share my new or even some of my old hubs with my followers. Well, when I tried to share my last one, I got a warning, I don't quite remember the words, but is said in effect that it was frowned upon. Well I missed that point in the help section, so now I must go back and read it.
No question, or complaint, just a Umm!!!
Interesting Freta. I don't always click that FOLLOWERS button to share with everyone, but do once in a while. Please tell us again what was the warning? Over promoting? I also have a new warning tonight but can't figure it out.
There was a recent forum discussion about this topic: http://hubpages.com/forum/topic/87081
It's okay to share a hub after you have edited it and it has been posted for a while, but sharing your hubs often can really bum out your followers. I recently had to unfollow someone because their shared hubs were the only things on my whole news feed! It was not cool as I had already read a majority of those hubs and had no interest in going back to them even if they were edited.
I never share my hubs with followers. To be honest - if my followers want to read my work then they will - I have quite a few that do! Of course - I have over 1100 followers - do you think all my Hubs get 1100 views? I think Not!!!
This warning has been appearing for the last three or four days and I am glad... it is there... Some people fill your feed with ten's of hubs shared in a day...I am averse to the idea ... a fresh new hub is a different thing altogether.. Thank you HP for the caution..
I couldn't agree with you more, sofs. I can't keep up with what I have to do as it is. I don't need more "clutter". I'm averse to the idea, too.
Yes, I'm happy to see this also. I've noticed an onslaught of shared hubs by the hub's author. It does turn into over promotion.
Oops! Sorry you guys! I got in the habit of sharing older hubs because I got so many new followers lately, so I just thought that they hadn't read some of the old stuff, and would love to. Wellllll, I was wrong, I guess. Soooo, thank you hub friends for the polite, "put me in my place comments."
So again should I share my new one or not?
The warning: "Frequently sharing your own Hubs with followers is not recommended. Do you want to proceed?" The options are "Ok or Cancel."
Notification of your new hubs is automatically sent to your followers, unless they themselves have requested not to be notified. Why would you need to duplicate that automatic sharing?
You know you're right Aficionada, I do receive notification of new hubs. Okay so no need to do that. However, since going over to the other thread about this subject, opinions are divided as to sharing older hubs. What to do, what to do! Check out brittanytodd's link above.
It all seems so simple now that its been explained. We do receive so many email notifications these days that its possible never to leave your computer and still be Hubbing comments and responses. Then everyone would get burned out.
I'll remember to also keep SHARE to a minimum when I've updated with some very important news to one of the blogs.
Happy Holidays Everyone! Debby
I didn't use the quote function when I posted before - sorry! I was meaning to respond specifically to your question "So again should I share my new one or not?
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The rule of thumb seems to be that if there have been updates or revisions that make the hub worth reading again, it is okay to share with followers.
I do understand the idea of sharing older hubs, since newer followers might not know about them, but the problem is that too many people have shared too much all at one time, to the point of being very annoying.
I probably don't share enough, but my philosophy is that people who read something of mine and like it will probably check over my lists of Hubs or my groups or any links I have provided within link capsules or within the text. That's what I do when I read something that I like.
I don't like it. I understand the "new followers" thing - why can't HP allow a "Share to followers who have joined since the last time this was shared"?
That would solve both sides.
Yes I am following someone who's a great writer but she does tend to re-share everyday atleast 10 hubs!! It's irritating I don't feel like telling her that.
I average about one share every six months. My followers are no doubt very appreciative of that.
You guys have all been so helpful to me on this, so now I understand. I will share, but only minimally.
Ohh i landed up here wondering about the same problem. I better be careful with the "sharing" part. Although i didn't use it much but still i was kind of unsure what will happen if i shared my Hubs frequently with the Followers. Thanks to you all for clearing up what seems to be turning into a confusion for me!!!
by Mark Shulkosky 12 years ago
How often do you share Hubs you read with your followers?If I read a quality Hub, well written, enjoyable or informative, I usually share it with my followers. I do not share every Hub I read. How often do you share Hubs with your followers? Do you read the Hubs that are shared...
by Rajan Singh Jolly 12 years ago
How many hubs should one share at the most for it not to appear as spamming to one's followers?Do you sahare hubs everyday? How many hubs do you share on a daily basis?
by Patricia Scott 9 years ago
Do you read hubs that are shared by hubbers who often 'share' their own hubs?Just wondering what your thoughts are ....by often I mean, several times a day or several times a week....
by Mary Hyatt 12 years ago
My feed is full of "shares" by a Hubber. HP recommends we do not share our own Hubs too frequently, why can't that apply to multiple sharings by the same Hubber for other Hubs. I don't think they can possibly read all those Hubs, I think it's done for other reasons.
by carol stanley 11 years ago
Do you always share a new hub with your followers? How many of your own hubs should you share?Is there a specific number of times that you should share your own hubs with the Share button?
by Giselle Maine 13 years ago
While I understand that hubbers might occasionally want to share some of their own hubs with their followers, it can be frustrating to see multiple 'old' hubs shared by their owner when looking at the 'feed'. I'd like to suggest that HubPages limits the ability to do this to a certain number...
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