Real Words

It’s the end of the month so I’ve been taking stock of how my articles are doing on various sites such as HubPages, eHow and Bukisa. I’m reviewing the articles that didn’t really get any web attention so that I can learn why that might be, direct traffic their way and write better articles in the future.

Here’s a look at some of my HubPages articles articles that didn’t get any web attention this month and the reason I think that may be:

• Everyone’s Favorite Holiday Gifts. The reason that this one isn’t getting web attention right now seems obvious – it’s not the season for anyone to be thinking about the holidays! Likewise with my article on Rules of Re-Gifting.
• Small Business Guide: Networking to Help Market Your Small Business. There are a few reasons why this article probably isn’t getting noticed. For one, it’s a really old article from back in 2007. For another, it’s quite a short article. And finally, it offers general thoughts but no real tips or advice so it’s probably not as useful as it could have been.
• Giving to Charity Responsibility. The brevity and general-ness of this article probably also contributes to its lack of traffic. Also, maybe people aren’t looking at giving away money during the recession!
• Door Gate Operating Advice. This is an exaple of a keyword-based article that serves only a small percentage of searches and doesn’t play a big role in what’s going on in the Internet today. It’s an old article and it’s not too surprising that it’s not getting attention. I think it served its purpose in its time and now that time has passed.
• London’s Best Museums. This is a short article on some of London’s best museums. My best guess as to why it isn’t getting traffic is that maybe it’s not comprehensive or detailed enough to interest London visitors.
• Ideas for Getting Free High Speed Internet. I’m not quite sure why this one didn’t see traffic this month since I think it’s a solid article on a good topic related to issues of both technology and personal finance. Maybe there are just too many articles like it out there that are getting hit first?
• 6 Steps To Getting Your Book Reviewed on a Blog. This is another one I’m a bit puzzled by. I think it’s a good topic with some solid advice that is useful to people in this position. Perhaps my keywords aren’t right for attracting attention to this one?

I would love some thoughts from you on why any of these web articles might not be getting attention. Share in the comments!