Payout!

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   DzyMsLizzyposted 7 years ago

   WOO-HOO!!
   
   For the FIRST TIME EVER, I have reached payout threshold + with 3 DAYS LEFT in the month!!!
   
   Happy Dance!!!

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      Everyday Miraclesposted 7 years agoin reply to this

      Congratulations! There's been a definite uptick in earnings. I've made payout every month since July, I think (I was going over my numbers yesterday). Today's payday, too!

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      Susana Sposted 7 years agoin reply to this

      Fabulous! Long may it continue!

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      Thelma Albertsposted 7 years agoin reply to this

      Congratulations! Me, too. Happy dance indeed;-)

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      Blond Logicposted 7 years agoin reply to this

      Congratulations.

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      poppyrposted 7 years agoin reply to this

      Well done!

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      sallybeaposted 7 years agoin reply to this

      Well done, me too, so pleased for you.  Staff have done an amazing job:)

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      Ken Burgessposted 7 years agoin reply to this

      

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      Bob Bambergposted 7 years agoin reply to this

      The next round's on Lizzy!!  Congratulations!  I've only reached payout a few times in the 5 years I've been here.  The HP staff has helped me tweak some of my hubs and it's been very positive.  I got a payout today and I got one back in June.  I give the HP staff much of the credit.

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      Ashish Dadgaaposted 7 years agoin reply to this

      @DzyMsLizzy,
      
      Congratulations.

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       TIMETRAVELER2posted 7 years agoin reply to this

       Good job!  The best news is that once it starts, it often continues...so may this be the first of many pay days to come!

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       Christy Kirwanposted 7 years agoin reply to this

       Well done, Ms. Lizzy! Congratulations!

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       k@riposted 7 years agoin reply to this

       Yippee!!  Congratulations!

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       john000posted 7 years agoin reply to this

       Congratulations. May you have many more.

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       Paul Kuehnposted 7 years agoin reply to this

       Congratulations!  My earnings are up to this month.

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       DGtal Montageposted 7 years agoin reply to this

       Can u please explain what payment threshold of 50 means? Do I have to earn it in A single month or do I have to add up the earnings of successive months to add up to 50 and then get paid? If I have earned 4$in a month will it go to waste or does it add up to calculate eligibility in future? Confused. Kindly help plz

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          Daniel17Whiteposted 7 years agoin reply to this

          It carries over to the next month and continues until you reach that $50 threshold when you can get a payout. I've been here for about two years and I am finally coming up on my first payout soon. As long as you keep it up with the Hubs you can watch your earnings grow and carry over until you can get that payout!

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             DGtal Montageposted 7 years agoin reply to this

             Really appreciate your help. Thanks.

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       chef-de-jourposted 7 years agoin reply to this

       Well done, you must be feeling great. Keep up the good work. Each individual success is a boost for us all on HP. Big hugs all round for the HP staff, they've steered the good ship through choppy waters.

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   amvabecreationsposted 7 years ago

   Congratulations!!

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   Diana Majorsposted 7 years ago

   Great job!  Keep up the good work!

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   Kierstin Gunsbergposted 7 years ago

   That's so wonderful! Good for you, Dzy

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   AliciaCposted 7 years ago

   Congratulations, DzyMsLizzy!

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   Syedtayyabposted 7 years ago

   Congratulations !!

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   Titiaposted 7 years ago

   Congrats! I only reach pay out 3  times a year I think.

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      DzyMsLizzyposted 7 years agoin reply to this

      Hang in there, Titia--that was me not so long ago! 

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         Titiaposted 7 years agoin reply to this

         LOL too much work on updating and too little time to do it.

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   wildernessposted 7 years ago

   Way to go, Dzy!

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   Gregory DeVictorposted 7 years ago

   That's a commendable achievement!

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    Lisa Jane39posted 7 years ago

    Congratulations

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    cam8510posted 7 years ago

    I thought maybe I was finally doing something right here on HP. My daily earnings had been growing steadily, but then suddenly doubled, tripled, and quadrupled. For something like this, I would expect a peak to be reached followed by a period of "correction." I hope it is real and lasting. And it is very good to see others enjoying the same blessing.

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    TessSchlesingerposted 7 years ago

    I'm expecting this wonderful bonanza of great CPMs to disappear at some point. I hope it doesn't, but reality has a way of eradicating my hope!
    
    That said, this could be what Paul was talking about when he said that advertisers would be competing!

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    jansharesposted 7 years ago

    Congratulations! I'm loving my payout, too. Received twice in a row for the first time.

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    Kenna McHughposted 7 years ago

    Slam dunk!

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    Venkatachari Mposted 7 years ago

    Congratulations, Dzy. Wish you more payouts hereafter.

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    DzyMsLizzyposted 7 years ago

    WOW!  Thanks, all!  And I return the good wishes to all of you, as well!

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    camarochix72posted 7 years ago

    That's great!!  Congratulations!

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    anusha15posted 7 years ago

    I am sure you will have many more in future, Congratulations

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    paolaenergyaposted 7 years ago

    Excellent news! I got my first payment after more than one and a half years! (Got my second ever payment yesterday).
    
    Good timing to buy Christmas presents!

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    incomeguruposted 7 years ago

    Congratulations! May it be the beginning of many more payouts to come!

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    revmjmposted 7 years ago

    Is this really your first payout ever which is $50 after 8 years and 335 articles?

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       Susana Sposted 7 years agoin reply to this

       No I'm pretty sure that's not the case. Dzy is saying it's the first time she made payout within one month.

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       DzyMsLizzyposted 7 years agoin reply to this

       Susana S is correct, revmjm; I've made a number of payouts in the past, but I would always miss by, sometimes even just a few cents, of getting payout for that particular month!
       This time, I hit the threshold with 3 days left to spare within the month.  ;-)

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          paolaenergyaposted 7 years agoin reply to this

          I actually misunderstood and thought the same, i.e., that it took 8 years to get the first payout. Phew! Once again, congratulations! Time to buy those Christmas presents!
          
          Happy holidays

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    EricFarmer8xposted 7 years ago

    Nice job. I have not earned enough to get paid yet myself. But the current account I am using is very new.

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    DzyMsLizzyposted 7 years ago

    I am looking at the time of year, and seeing the huge (for me) spikes in the dailies, that I suspect its from holiday gift purchases, and it may just all crash back to where it was before once the holiday season is past.

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    revmjmposted 7 years ago

    Thanks for the clarification, DzyMsLizzy and Susana S. I was just wondering. In that case, CONGRATULATIONS!

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    CMHypnoposted 7 years ago

    Congratulations!

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    Terrielynn1posted 7 years ago

    Congratulations

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    cmiller0161posted 7 years ago

    Woop woop, hell yeah, you go girl! I hope you treat yourself to something awesome with that payout!

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    robertzimmerman2posted 7 years ago

    Congrats! I just received my very first payout and I have been here 3 years (since "transferring" from Squidoo).
    
    I wish I had more time to write but at least what I created is generating profit, however slowly.

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    TessSchlesingerposted 7 years ago

    It accumulates until you reach $50. When you hit $50, you get paid out.

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    Rochelle Frankposted 7 years ago

    DGtal, The money remains in your account until your total is $50. You do not lose it, even if it takes several months.  If you keep working at it, it tends to add up faster as time goes by.

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    Jessie L Watsonposted 7 years ago

    Been publishing some hefty articles since I joined seven weeks ago. Still have yet to figure out how to make money. Help.

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       Rochelle Frankposted 7 years agoin reply to this

       You are still a short timer, but yes, your articles are hefty-- and a lot (maybe all) have been moved to niche sites so that is a very good sign. I think you will do well, but it still requires patience.
       Click the "Help" button, upper right-- you will find FAQ's and Learning center links that will answer questions. Enjoy!

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          cam8510posted 7 years agoin reply to this

          I want to back Rochelle up on her statements. It will take Google and the other SEs a while to get you rated, and I don't mean just a few weeks. I think it will take months. I scanned all of your hubs. Good stuff. You might consider breaking some of the lengthier paragraphs up some more. Also, add more Photos or anything to break up long stretches of text. At least that's what we are told will help us get a higher rating. Good luck. If you keep adding to what you've already published, I believe you will be very successful on HP.

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    cam8510posted 7 years ago

    My percent increase from my lowest earnings in November to my highest was 233%.  Did everyone see this kind of improvement? What caused it? It is welcome, but I am amazed at how it picked up. The lowest was very near November 1st and the highest was a few days before November 30th.

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       Glenn Stokposted 7 years agoin reply to this

       I noticed it too. The increase is a result of the new Header Bidding and Exchange Bidding Dynamic Allocation that HubPages is doing now to get advertisers to bid for ad space on our hubs. It’s working!

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          cam8510posted 7 years agoin reply to this

          Thanks for that explanation. I'll look it up and learn more. If we are this happy about it, the advertisers must be really P'd off.

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             Glenn Stokposted 7 years agoin reply to this

             Here’s a link to Paul's announcement of it...
             https://hubpages.com/community/forum/14 … ith-google
             
             The theory is that it works for advertisers too. Otherwise they wouldn’t be spending their money on advertising. But that’s another discussion.

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                cam8510posted 7 years agoin reply to this

                Thanks for the link. In the past my earnings have been so low as a fiction writer, I haven't paid much attention to these things. I am now adding other types of hubs, and that's where I'm seeing new income. The bidding competition, if it can be called that, seems to be working. If the advertisers are happy and we are happy, it could add up to a Happy New Year for all.

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          cam8510posted 7 years agoin reply to this

          It isn't only a change in earnings. My page views are up 150% over the month of November.

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    SANJAY LAKHANPALposted 7 years ago

    Congratulations ! The Hub pages earnings are going up and I hope this trend will continue in future too.

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       Gregory DeVictorposted 7 years agoin reply to this

       I should be hitting another payout this month.

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    Gregory DeVictorposted 7 years ago

    OK, my earnings have markedly increased since September. Before that, I was in the Dark Ages.

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       cam8510posted 7 years agoin reply to this

       From what I'm reading here and elsewhere, it's been rising since June or July.

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    Matthew Hotalingposted 7 years ago

    Nothin like your first payout!

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       cam8510posted 7 years agoin reply to this

       No kidding. My first payout has been some time back, but I am now getting them each month. I think this upturn will inspire a lot of quality hub writing which can only make things better.

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    Gregory DeVictorposted 7 years ago

    Over the past twenty-four hours, I have had to make some serious updates to one of my hubs. As I live life backwards, I see that I had wittingly left out the most important ingredient when writing the original hub. While these changes will probably not impact my future earnings, I can join forces with two mentors (not Hubbers) who write on similar topics.

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    TheShadowSpecterposted 7 years ago

    DzyMsLizzy?  It always feels good to make money on the Internet.  It reminds you that there actually exists a world beyond the rat race of the job force, where you can get paid what you feel you're worth.  Of course, I realize that making money on the Internet has its fair share of difficulties too.  Still, it's nice to know that such an option is still out there.

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