My best month ever!

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   Nicole Winterposted 14 years ago

   Hi, guys!  I just wanted to tell everyone that this last month of March has been my best month ever at Hub Pages.  I almost ended the month with $30.  I know, it's not HUGE money, but I'm so happy and so proud.  I made my payout a couple of months ago, (whooo-hooooo!) and it's looking like I'm already more than half-way to my next pay-out.  Thanks you guys for being so encouraging and making Hub Pages such a wonderful community!
   
   --- NAW

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      Chaotic Chicaposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      Congratulations!  Even thirty bucks is something!

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      elayne001posted 14 years agoin reply to this

      that's great - I see you have been here two years so it does take a while, doesn't it. I look forward to my first payout - there is hope : )
      Have you done anything special to promote your hubs?

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      Aya Katzposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      Congratulations, Nicole!

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      Justine76posted 14 years agoin reply to this

      congrats!

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         calicoasterposted 14 years agoin reply to this

         Wow..thats really great...Congrats!!

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      Dorsiposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      Ah that's great! You are on a roll now - and it's just like a snowball that gains momentum!

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   habeeposted 14 years ago

   My best month, also!!

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   Madison22posted 14 years ago

   Hi Nicole, that is inspiring to know. Way to go!!

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   Nicole Winterposted 14 years ago

   Awesome, habee!  So happy to hear it.  It sounds to me like internet usage was up for the month of March, in general.  (More people buying off the internet, looking at sites, etc...) This is derived from what friends of mine in the biz have said about the month of March.
   
   elayne001: I post my links when I've published a new hub on my Facebook and Twitter account.  Also, towards the end of the month I got my approval for using a site called SheToldMe.com ... there are other hubbers on there, as well, from what I've seen.  I've *no* clue what I'm doing, SEO is something I'm just starting to learn / read about... (Go O'Reily Hawks!)  It took two years to get my first payment, yes, but I know that there are hubbers on here who did it in much less time.  They seem like they write / publish on a near constant basis, though, too.  You seem like you've done VERY well for yourself in the last seven months, (wow, 129 hubs!!!,) so I have NO doubt that you'll be getting that Google AdSense payment any time now.
   
   Thanks, Chaotic Chica!

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      rmcrayneposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      Congrats Nicole.  I made payout for the first time 22 Mar.  I had a great March!  If those stats held, I'd make payout every other month, but I'm not counting on it. 
      
      Here are some helpful hubs by sunforged: 
      
      http://hubpages.com/hub/Writing-for-mon … nt-revenue
      
      http://hubpages.com/hub/One-Year-at-Hub … bPages-pay
      
      http://hubpages.com/hub/How-to-use-SheT … -backlinks
      
      http://hubpages.com/hub/The-Ultimate-Wr … -backlinks

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   Nicole Winterposted 14 years ago

   Hey, Madison Parker, thanks to you, too!  I'm thinking if we all buckle down this month we can make April an even better month than March was!
   
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   Cagsilposted 14 years ago

   Congratulations! I too just had my best month.

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   Hauntyposted 14 years ago

   Congrats to all best-monthers.

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   yoshi97posted 14 years ago

   Yes ... March has been good to many of us.

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   Nicole Winterposted 14 years ago

   Hey, guys, thanks!  It does indeed look like March was a great Month for many of us.  Hopefully we can all keep this momentum going this month.  I had an interesting thought about broadcasting our hubs on Craig's List in the Rants 'n Raves forum, other people seem to be advertising their video, website, blog, etc... why not us?!?
   
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    CMHypnoposted 14 years ago

    Congratulations Nicole! Strangely enough I had a better February than March, but then I always was peverse!  Hope your next payout comes real soon.

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       Nicole Winterposted 14 years agoin reply to this

       Aw, that stinks, CMHypno.  Weird, because everyone I've talked to at the end of Feb. was bemoaning what an awful month they'd had!  You must have tapped into the Feb. frame of mind... thanks, I appreciate your support.
       
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    nikipaposted 14 years ago

    March is the first day of spring so means its a new beginning for all of us!

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    Lady_Eposted 14 years ago

    Nice one.

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    fastfretaposted 14 years ago

    Congrats, Nicole, I'm told it only gets better from here. 

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    flread45posted 14 years ago

    Keep writing and the money will increase.

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    shibashakeposted 14 years ago

    Congrats Nicole! I love your writing and you definitely deserve all this success and more.
    
    I will do a happy dance for you and drink some vodka

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    dinkan53posted 14 years ago

    I got my payment too this month. Congratulations to all Hubbers who got their payment this month

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    sagbeeposted 14 years ago

    Congratulations Nickol.. $30 is no less you see!!

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    houseazposted 14 years ago

    That is awesome and gives me such hope! Good luck!

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    Nicole Winterposted 14 years ago

    Thanks, guys!  I'm so happy to hear of so many people getting their first pay out this month...  But, again, I wonder what would happen if we started posting our new stories / hubs to Craig's List under rants and raves... has any one tried this?
    
    --- NAW

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    Nicole Winterposted 14 years ago

    Thanks, Dorsi!  So, I bit the bullet today, guys, and posted my pictorial, "... when it's okay to drop the "f" bomb..." up under this title: Trying to get over the hump day," Wednesday funnies... on the Craig's List Rants and Raves section...
    
    By nine AM I'd gotten up over 100 page views. 
    
    It's four-thirty now and I'm over 200.  Usually, on an average day I get around 115 page views and make anywhere from a penny to dollars...
    
    Until now, (4:30 PM,) I didn't make any money, but I just got three clicks and made 33 cents...
    
    Has anyone else tried this out?
    
    Basically you just put the link up with a little description of what it'll be, I'm going to try again tomorrow with another hub and see what happens, but it seems like a pretty good deal.
    
    --- NAW

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    Nicole Winterposted 14 years ago

    Oh.. shucks... I should clarify, I posted the link, not the hub itself.  That's cool, right?
    
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    Nicole Winterposted 14 years ago

    Well, I've been posting links to Craig's List and a couple of other sites every day now for a few days.  I'm getting 2-3 times as many page impressions.  At first it didn't seem like I was making any more money, but now, it seems like it is paying off.  Either way, it's very interesting...
    
    --- NAW

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       Dao Hoaposted 14 years agoin reply to this

       Congrats on your success. I did not look at Craig's List. Gotta check it out! Thanks.

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    mythbusterposted 14 years ago

    Congrats Nicole Winter!
    
    I haven't been posting to Craig's List...but since you've mentioned this, I'm going to figure that darned Craig's List TOS out this month and do the same.
    
    I'm not too good at promoting my hubs, so my earnings aren't what I'd like. I'm glad to hear you're making $30 a month now - hopefully your balance keeps going up and up now.

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    Nicole Winterposted 14 years ago

    Hey, guys... thanks, (much thanks,) to all who've responded.  It seems to me like the whole Craig's List thing is a bunch of looky-lou's...  They come, they look, they don't click.  So while my page impressions have increased almost triple-fold, I'm still seeing around a dollar a day, (maybe a little more,) for this month. 
    
    Still... not bad... and possibly worth taking a look at.
    
    --- NAW

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