Am so delighted, ut how to advantage of momentary traffic?

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   TessSchlesingerposted 6 years ago

   So I have this piece on a vertical site that someone shared on facebook. Then it got shared 24 more times, and my traffic reached 1453 at its peak. For a hub that doesn't really get traffic, for me, this is awesome.
   
   The question is, "Is there any way I can take advantage of this and get more long term traffic?"
   
   I google where the link, found it, then wrote a comment to increase discussion, but that's only a temporary solution.
   
   Any ideas?

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      NateB11posted 6 years agoin reply to this

      I've never dealt with it in any other way other than to let it happen naturally. However, I've noticed that articles that get shared a lot once tend to be shared a lot on down the line. For one thing, if the article is shared a lot, it's typically in a position in the SERPs to be noticed and so shared. And also because it's floating around on social media.

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         TessSchlesingerposted 6 years agoin reply to this

         I have noticed that as well. Hopefully, it gets shared some more. Some of my hubs have had daily facebook and pinterest views for years.

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   Will Apseposted 6 years ago

   Inventing your own language has obviously worked out really well for you, Tess, lol.

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   TessSchlesingerposted 6 years ago

   You've ust made me laugh! It's them speedy fingers on the keyboard! I miss letters by the ton!

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      sallybeaposted 6 years agoin reply to this

      Are you using Flipboard?

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         TessSchlesingerposted 6 years agoin reply to this

         I found I used to get traffic on flipboard - the first time I posted something, but that's about it. What I was looking for was a way to elevate a momentary flip in my traffic to something more permanent. Sometimes I have hubs that perform well once and then are never heard of again. This one does get traffic, but not much.

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   DrMark1961posted 6 years ago

   After reading your comment and Nate´s I was curious so went back and looked at one hub that I remembered being shared on Flipboard, Facebook, and then posted to numerous blogs. It got thousands of views in those days, but now it is down to about 20 per day. I am not sure that getting hot on social media really makes much a difference to your long term traffic.

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      TessSchlesingerposted 6 years agoin reply to this

      I have hubs that have been shared hundreds of times on facebook and pinterest for years, and they continue to have views from those sources every single day.
      
      What I am trying to figure out is why some but not others.

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   poppyrposted 6 years ago

   I know how you feel. I shared an article on Reddit earlier this week and earned more in that day than I usually earn in a fortnight! In the end, though, Google-friendly articles keep high traffic in the long-term, I think, unless the topic stays hot.

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      DrMark1961posted 6 years agoin reply to this

      I remember your mentioning that the earnings for that surge was not that good. Did they end up showing up later? If not, are these surges even worth it?

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         poppyrposted 6 years agoin reply to this

         The actual day of the surge, the earnings went up a little bit, but the next day they were even higher, and continue to be higher than they were before the surge. It was definitely worth it.

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            DrMark1961posted 6 years agoin reply to this

            Thats great news. I wonder if the people from Reddit visited your profile page and have come back for a second look at your other hubs, and are now logged in as regular readers.

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               poppyrposted 6 years agoin reply to this

               Thanks DrMark Here's hoping!

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