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!
People who come to check out this blog are probably mostly interested in the thoughts that I share on writing. Hopefully if you’re a regular here you’ve already subscribed to the RSS feed for this blog. That’s terrific and I’m glad. If you do like my writing, you may also be interested in subscribing to some of the other RSS feeds for my work. Those feeds include:
- San Francisco is Sexy. This is my local San Francisco blog about everything sexy that’s happening in San Francisco. If you’re interested in the city and have a bit of a risque side then you might like the posts on this RSS feed.
- Hub Pages. I have written over 350 articles for HubPages over the past two years and continue writing there regularly. I love to explore a diverse range of different topics over on this site including personal finance, health, relationships, technology, web stuff and travel pieces.
- Bukisa articles. As I mentioned yesterday on this blog, I just started writing articles on Bukisa. I haven’t yet decided what topics I plan to focus on here but the first article that you’ll find there is on freelance tax deductions.
- Money Saving Blog. I’m not the only author on this personal finance blog but I do contribute money-saving ideas here on a regular basis and also do a weekly money-saving advice column on the site.
Hopefully you’ll like what you see here. Feel free to send me some info on any feeds that you have for writing sites as I’m always interested in connecting with new writers and bloggers whose work I’m not already familiar with!
As a freelancer, I really enjoy writing for sites that allow you to create your own content and then earn money from the revenue that you generate from the site that you’re writing for. My favorite of these sites has always been HubPages where I have contributed articles regularly for two years.
Through that site I am able to earn ongoing passive income in the form of Google Adsense earnings as well as Kontera Publishers earnings, both of which add a nice little chunk of change to my standard freelance income. I’m happy with HubPages and don’t plan to stop working there anytime soon.
However, I do think it’s worth it to branch out and try new sites that operate in the same manner. Some of the ones that I’ve tried in the past turned out not to generate very much income and mostly seemed to be a waste of time (other than assisting in boosting my portfolio). But a few (eHow is one example) have panned out over time.
The one that I’ve just started trying now is Bukisa. Like other sites of its kind, you write the content that interests you and upload it to your profile on the site. You then promote those articles to gain traffic and increase your revenue. The difference with this site as compared to other sites seems to be in the social networking aspect of the site. The goal here is to add people to your Bukisa network so that the articles that they write can also generate money for you. There’s no cost to join so it seems like an interesting way for web writers and bloggers to support each other’s work. It’s a cool idea and one I’m interested in trying out.
If you’re also interested in trying to combine the power of social networking with the poewr of content writing then maybe you’ll try it out as well. Of course, I’d love it if you’d join my Bukisa network, but even if you don’t I’d be curious to hear what your experience with the site is. And you might be interested in my first article there anyway - it’s about the tips that I know of for getting freelance tax deductions.
Leave your thoughts in the comments - I really want to know what other people are thinking of the Bukisa site!
