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I have read so many questions on how to get more fans and comments and even get emails about it, but this is the first one that has been posted on my Profile, requesting an answer.
Only recently, Hubpages changed Fans to Followers but it is similar in meaning. So without much further Ado, some tips on getting more fans/followers and comments are:
a) Taking an interest in other people’s Hubs. Hubfeed shows Hubs as they are being published or you could do a search on a topic you like and read the Hubs. Leave comments, maybe, how you felt about it or something you want to share relating to the Hub. In most Cases, the Hubber will return the compliment by visiting your profile and reading your Hubs. They might even decide to Fan you if they like your Hubs.
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b) Visit Forums – Forums is an interactive place on Hubpages. Click Here – Forums. I put the link there because when I joined HP, it took me a couple of weeks to know that a place called Forums existed. It’s a very interesting place where Hubbers interact and you will start to get a feel of people. Well, their personalities. As people get to know you, they would check out your profile and Hubs.
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c) Write Good Content/Interesting Hubs – This could draw interest to your Hubs and people might fan you, so that when you publish again, they would be notified via email and they can check out your new Hub.
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d) Post questions in the Q & A Session of Hubpages and if you don't want to, answer any of the questions there. I assure you, that you will find a question you can relate to. You can answer by just writing a few lines or by creating a Hub. I make a habit of checking out profiles and reading Hubs of people who take time to answer any questions I post there. I'm sure there are others who do the same.
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e) If you like people fan them too. (sometimes, just reading someone’s profile is inspiring). You could fan them. I can’t guarantee they’ll fan you back but the chances are very likely. However, avoid Fanning sprees – I’ll cover this later.
So the key is – Interaction.
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One excited Fan coming your way.....
Try to avoid:
- Fanning someone and requesting them to fan you back.
- Fanning sprees – Fanning one Hubber per minute. So, in a space of 15 minutes, you've fanned approx 15 - 20 Hubbers in a row, non-stop. (Some people don’t realise that it shows on their Hubtivity).
I'm not saying DON'T, but this has been discussed in Forums and it isn't appealing.
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Finally……
As your fan base grows, you would have to read more Hubs in a day. When you publish Hubs, your fans take time to read them and comment and it’s nice if you return the compliment when they also publish Hubs. This brings me to the next point.
Click on Edit Profile and ensure on Email me when Authors I’m following publish - You have it selected as Daily Digest or Immediately. (See mine below)
I would appreciate other people’s tips on getting fans and comments, to share with readers. Meanwhile, may I use this opportunity to thank all my lovely Fans and send them lots of Hublove. Thank you.
Update...
P/s - I would like to add these helpful comments posted by Hubbers in response to the Hub. Thanks Mike and Dohn.
“If I were to add anything, I would suggest a response to a comment left on your hubs, even if it is just to say thanks for reading. There are some folks who will leave a comment and never return, of course, but others do return to see if their remarks were noticed, and how the writer responded to them”. Mike Lickteig
“I would add however, that "Fanning Sprees" also hurts your hubber score as well. One other thing that I would make mention of is to write good quality content. I sometimes see hubs that look more like blogs, like 250-300 word variety.” Dohn121
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This is good advice. The forums are good but there are too many people there that seem to do anything to get noticed. They seem to specialize in person attacks and that's not my style. I stopped going to the forums months ago.
In your case your beautiful avatar photo didn't hurt for attracting fans!
Thanks for the tips which I appreciate. Like Pete though I have never really gotten into the Forums - too many people making personal attacks and not enough real dialogue. In any case, I don't have the time!
Thanks again
Love and peace
Tony
I feel your hublove Lady_E. You've been one of the firsts hubbers to fan/follow me (Kirstenblog is the top responsible for me keeping hubbing :)) and I've learned a lot from you; and you are alway there with an advice or a "push".
I've been quite lucky as I've read many good hubs full of advices from the beginning, a lot from you:), and you are 100% right. Trying to write interesting hubs and commenting "well" is the way to go. That's how I have 94 great followers. Not all will give the favor back, some hubbers are too "important" for that, some even don't bother to answer to comments on their own hubs, but as you say a lot will do. And this in my opinion makes the difference between great hubbers and those who are not so great, without regards to the hubscore.
You definitely deserve yours, not only for the quality of your hubs but also for the help you give.
Thanks, 1000 times.
This Hub is full of "Sound" advice to help anyone get more "Fans/Followers" to visit your articles on a regular basis. I practice all these tips on a regular basis to help increase my readership. The forums do get a bit "Nasty" toward fellow Hubbers at times, so I avoid those type interactions, but by placing interesting topics on the forums in different catagories helps you to not only interact, but it gives you an opportunity find out what the most popular topics are to help you create interesting Hubs. Great Hub... I give it Two Thumbs Up !!!
Terrific Ideas. Loved the tip about the digest. It is one of those things you just hit the default and later on when you get loads of people you are following it just fills up the mailbox. Thanks for the timely info.
** Thanks Vladimir - I actually included Hublove in the original title but thought people might find it too soppy and removed it. Thanks for your comments.
** Hi Pete, I think it's nice to pop into Forums now and then. It's the religious postings that antagonize people. There are however other interesting posts and very nice Hubbers there. Also, HP now Ban anyone who is being a pain in the ?? for 3 days. Nice to read from you.
** Manly man, interesting comments, don't quite know how to take them. I put in a lot of effort in writing on HP and want to believe that most people Fan me because of good content. Nice Avatar, you’ve got too. Thanks for stopping.
** Hello Tony, I used to see you in Forums and Pete M and hope you visit again. My time in Forums has reduced too because of Writing on other sites, but I do pop in there, every so often. I enjoy the interaction. Cheers.
** Cheers Hynodude for your kind / encouraging comments and keep up your good work. It’s always nice to see your Hub featured on the Home page. From your Hubs, I believe you will continue to be an inspiration to many and not just on Hubpages. Regards.
** Hello Steppeno, thanks for your comments and for hi-lighting the positives of Forum activity. Best Wishes.
Great hub great advice Thanks Nick Belfast
Lady E, Nice hub! You have some great suggestions! Thank you for sharing, much love & Blessings
CONGRATULATIONS on your HubScore of 100 you deserve it!!!
Lady_E, your advice is very sound, as always. I echo the sentiments about "mass" following. If I go back to the follower's profile and see he/she has become a follower of 20 people in the last half hour, I know it had nothing to do with my writing.
If I were to add anything, I would suggest a response to a comment left on your hubs, even if it is just to say thanks for reading. There are some folks who will leave a comment and never return, of course, but others do return to see if their remarks were noticed, and how the writer responded to them.
This was nicely done (as your work always is). Thanks for sharing.
Thank you for your great advice. I never been to the forum because I haven't got the time and once I did have a look in and wasn't happy about the wording there.
I am still looking around for more fans.
Every new Hubber should read this. Very good advice.
I don't think I could've written this hub better, Lady_E. You pointed out all the important points. I would add however, that "Fanning Sprees" also hurts your hubber score as well. One other thing that I would make mention of is to write good quality content. I sometimes see hubs that look more like blogs, like 250-300 word variety and am not impressed!
You always give such good advice, thank you.
Excellent Hub. WE really like receiving comments, so work on the assumption that others do too.
When we join a Fan Club we try to leave a message explaining why we are joining, usually referring to a Hub that we have enjoyed reading. We agree it is sort of tacky to ask for others to join our Fan Club.
Thanks for another good Hub.
I needed this information - thank you very much - learned allot. Must go edit my profile to get the emails! Thank you!
** Cheers TomT, I'm glad you found it useful.
** Nick from Belfast - thanks for stopping.
** Thanks so much Deborrah, nice to read from you. Have a Blessed week.
** Hi Mike, thanks for that useful advice and encouraging comments. I have edited the Hub to reflect it. Regards.
** Hello, hello - Hi Hi. :) Even if you pop into Forums 2 times a week it's helpful. Sometimes there's useful info too. E.g I only got to know about Nanowrimo via Forums. (A Novel you write in November) More info on internet - I can feel your puzzled look. lol. Thanks for stopping.
** Cheers Sabrelade, lovely to hear from you again. :)
** Hi Dohn - I didn't know Fanning sprees affected Hubscore. Anyway, I have included your comments in the Hub, so people are aware. Thanks a lot. I've noticed for your Story, Chapter 16 is out - looking forward to reading it. Thanks for stopping.
** Hello, the lovely 2Patricia's - thanks so much for your comments. Actually, sometimes I Fan back when requested, especially if I have a big slice of chocolate cake by the computer. That puts me in a nice, receptive mood. Nice to read from you.
** Thanks Kelly, glad you found it useful. Best Wishes.
Thanks for the hub. I really like the way you write. It is always so nice to read about.
Hi Lady E
Whatever you do keep doing the things you do. It certainly works towards increasing your fan base! Thanks for the great hub!
Good advice Lady_E. Thanks.
Hi Lady E,
Very well thought out and written Hub. All your advice is something all new Hubbers should be given after joining HP. I would just add that whatever you do on HP should be genuine, not a blatant attempt to gain followers or readers. People can sense it even in the written word.
Hi, Lady E...
I appreciate your article. Great tips! Learning what to do and what not to do is quite helpful. I shall take your advice and put it into action. Thanks again, Lady E, all the best!
Great info! Thanks! :)
Thanks for the advice. They are indeed very useful tips.
Very good advice Lady_E. I especially like the tip about not asking for followers. I'd like to reiterate, read and comment on others hubs. Very well written hub.
A great hub and yes I think responding back to comments on your hub is just a nice thing to do. I always respond and I know when I post a comment I like to know it's appreciated. Thanks for a great read.
This is a good hub. If I leave a comment I usually check back to see if it has been acknowledged. Also, fans who do fanning sprees are totally annoying.
** Hi Amulets - thanks for your kind comments. It's nice to read from you again.
** Hi Laura, thanks for stopping. I miss doing those poems in Forums with you. Regards.
** Cheers Dragonbear. Best Wishes.
** Cheers Jai - thanks for those words of wisdom. I have a feeling nothing gets passed you. lol. Regards.
** Thanks Derek - I need to stop by your Hubs for some Marketing Tips. Cheers.
** Thanks Littlemarkies mom. Regards.
** Hi Philipo - Thanks for stopping. Best Wishes.
** Hello Fastfreta - Thank for your comments and I hope you are finding Redgage okay. Regards.
** Hi Fishtiger - thanks for your comments. Nice to see your smile again.
** True Cari - people actually email me now, requesting (in a nice way) that I Fan them. Thanks for your comments.
Cool. Thanks!
great advice lady_E. Though we here in hubpages live like a virtual community,we all have or feel some kind of affinity to each other, that makes us to respond well to our fans.Sometimes when I get very busy, even don't have enough time to read or visit any hubs, I really feel bad-its almost like real world commitment to our friends.I am glad you wrote this wonderful revealing hub.
** Thanks Hokey.
** Hi Andromida, I understand how you feel. I also feel the same as It's not possible to read all Hubs from followers as they publish, but I hope deep down they understand and probably face the same challenge. I read a lot of Hubs but still can't cover all.
Nice to read from you again. Have a lovely weekend.
Hello again,
I want to thank you for your hubs and advise. After reading all of the above, there's not much more to say. LOL
Keep on Hubbing...
KT
This is wonderful advice. Thanks for sharing some Hublove with us!
** Thanks K T Banks. :)
** Hi Habee, nice to read from you again. :)
You always seem to give very good advice; I still feel very new to this and trying to juggle time, but your hub is embedded in my head. (almost rhymes!)
Thanks.
* Cheers Habee. Nice to read from you again.
* Thanks Zac - wishing you success on HP.
Personally speaking, the comments get most of my attention. If I am reading a hub from a special fan (like you) and I read a Hub that grabs my attention, I often follow up by checking them out.
Lady E...
Great advices!
What I like of this hub is that goes straight to the points! Easy to follow, nicely written!
Thanks for sharing,
warm regards and blessings,
Al
** Thanks Duchess, that's a sweet comment. Always a pleasure to hear from you. :)
** Cheers Mystique - I'm glad you found it useful to follow. Thanks for stopping. :)
Thank you Lady_E for this info. I wasn't aware of many of these things. lol, lol, I am just here ministering and loving it! Thank you my friend, much love!!! YOUR GREAT!!!
Lady_E your writing and topics are superb and I'm sure that attracts a lot of attention. I do appreciate those helpful tips. I've never gotten into the questions and answers section much, so now I guess I will. Thanks for that, see you soon.
** Thanks Drpastorcarlotta, I'm glad you are ministering and loving it because it's inspiring lots for people.
Thanks for your kind comments. Best Wishes. :)
** Hello Fastfreta, I noticed you posted your first question in Q & A and it was also featured on the Home Page. Excellent!! I wish I could answer but I don't know what the colour is for 2010. I'll be checking the answers to know though, so I can keep in Vogue. Thanks for your comments. Regards. :)
Great advice Lady_E, Bravo and well explained! I'm rating this one up and bookmarking it for future reference. :) Thanks for sharing!
When I first showed up on Hub Pages, I referred to it as my "Escape From Facebook." I felt constrained in a few areas there though it does make a nice avenue for Hub Promotions as I have recently noticed I'm pulling more hits off my Facebook Profile.
I do appreciate the community aspect here. I'm pretty much into my little niche here and I'm happy just where I am.
There is one thing I need to emphasize. From the very beginning, I am humbly grateful for each and every comment, fanmail and follower. It means, to me, somebody somewhere likes what I write. Personally, I believe one of the biggest mistakes one could make would be to start believing one is "God's Gift to HubPages" and take for granted those comments, fanmails and followers. I feel a responsibility to each and every one in terms of writing solid content and visiting as many as humanly posible while still running a full-time ministry. Thank you Lady_E for a great Hub!
Anybody wanna start a Rubber Chicken Farm?
** Thanks MoneyGlitch for your encouraging comments.
** I am very touched by your comments, Unchained Grace. I think we all help/encourage one another in HP. If I didn't have people who "held my hand" here when I started, I doubt I would have stayed so long. There are still so many I look up to who are like Mentors to me.
They say life is a learning Process.
Wishing you success on HP.
Ps. Not sure what a Rubber Chicken Farm is though.....
Lady_E-I thoroughly enjoyed this Hub! In my 8 months here on HP, I have noticed that some folks tend toward those 'fanning sprees' you speak of, so rather than immediately fanning them back, I check out their profile now to make sure that's not the case.
In your case, though, I think I'm quite safe!
Hi, Lorlie, I'm glad you enjoyed it.
Thanks for your comments.
This is a great hub of sound tips. It makes me aware of possible violations I may commit if I didn't read this. Now I know, thanks for sharing this.
Thanks Lita, glad you found it useful.
Best wishes on HP.
Thanks Lita, glad you found it useful.
Best wishes on HP.
I've found so much good advice on your hubs, and it's always so interesting how you present it.
Lady_E,
Thank you for such valuable, helpful advice on increasing fans/followers. I will definitely take your advice, including the part about responding to someone if they post a comment. I read that there was a forum, but haven't had a chance to check it out yet.
Thanks again!
:-)
** Thanks Susan - Glad you found it useful.
** Thanks Easy learning. I hope you checkout the Forum soon. You'll be glad you did. Infact, you could get addicted. lol.
Thank you for taking your time to read my question and provide me with a answer, this hub has good information that I believe will help me, I will keep you posted.
God bless you and stay in touch
Hi Manthy,
I'm glad you found it useful and wish you success on HP.
Best Wishes.
Good tips to follow. Thanks;Peace/rated up!
Thanks Support Med. Lovely to read from you.
Best Wishes. :)
really good information for newbies here. I came here to blog and did not realize it was a it different, but the idea is the same, to get readers, one much be a reader...and in the long run we all benefit from this exchange!
Namaste
Hello Aley
Thanks for sharing your comments. I really hope you enjoy it here. Infact, I know you will.
Best Wishes. :)
I don't know how I missed this one, but you gave absolutely positively great advice! I gave it a thumbs up! :)
Thanks so much Anne.
Nice to read from you. :)
Great hub and thanks for the info...
Lady I am FOLLOWING you-Beware,I am a great follower,and following as fast as I am,I may fell down.
** Cheers bharath.adupa.
** Thanks Sunny. Please don't fall down. lol.
Regards, E.
Wow! you have done a really great job,me myself I am a beginner and still in learning lol....you have some talent,and knowledge...nice hubs
Thanks for your kind comments Danielle. Welcome to HP. I will visit your profile soon. Hope you enjoy the site.
Best Wishes.
I feel a kind of "sadness" if I go back to a comment I've made, and the author did not respond. That does not happen frequently. Perhaps they do not know yet that they are allowed to interact. Perhaps they think this space is for the reader only.
Meantime for me, I cannot wait to see what people want to say to me about my topic. Sometimes I write back in too many words. But I am a chatterbox
Thanks for the hub. If the brand new hubbers could only read this before they begin, it will help them a lot.
Hi Equealla
P/s don't feel sad about that. It took me about 2 or 3 months into Hubpages to realise that people responded to comments. I thought comments box were just for other people. So, there might be people who still feel the same, hence don't reply to your comment even though they would be happy you took time to read their Hub.
Lol, you and I are alike. I comment as if I am chatting. Don't you worry. As long as Hubpages doesn't limit the words we can type in - we're cool.
Thanks for stopping and I am confident you will enjoy HP. :)
Lady_E - thanks for following me on Twitter . .otherwise I may not have found my way here! You just added a new fan to your list:) Great Hub . rated upwards!
Hi Wavegirl - It's a pleasure. Actually, it was Jai55 who tweeted a #FF (follow friday) with your name.
Thanks for stopping. Best Wishes.
I try to always leave comments on everything I read. Here is an example of a hub that holds no surprises but I am encouraged that I am doing the right thing. Thanks.
Good to know Steve - Thanks so much for stopping. :)
Winsome sent me this way and I'm glad he did. Good advice. Stuff I think I know/knew but don't seem to follow through with. It's like working out maybe - the hardest part is getting from the house to the gym!
You have so many useful HubPages tips. Thank you for the information on the fan club and followers. I'm going to edit my profile now so I can get emails when my people publish. Thank you, Lady_E.
** Hi JBeadle - thanks for stopping. Let me know if you have any specific questions. Regards.
** Cheers Donna - lovely to read from you again. Happy reading. Best Wishes.
Hi Lady_E, as you know from my friend JBeadle's comment, I was very impressed with the hub and with your permission I will link it to the one I am writing in response to his question to me about followers.
I especially like the tip about a slice of chocolate cake by the computer. =:)
Thanks Winsome - I meant to write a short note to thank you in Jbeadles comment but forgot.
Feel free to link to any of my Hubs - you don't need my permission. I hope to visit your profile soon. Good luck with the Hub you are publishing.
Best wishes.
your hubs are really very good. I need to write in your ways because I think what every I have written on hubpages is not good.
Great hub, very good on explaining some of the ins and outs of hubpages. Thanks a lot.
Cheers Steve - glad you found it useful.
Best Wishes.
Wow, thanks for the info! I'm guilty of fanning sprees, not to try to boost my followers, I've got a fantastic and loyal following of some really neat folks, but just because hubpages makes it too easy. Whenever I follow someone and get taken to the page of people they follow, I usually click on one of the profiles that look interesting. If I like their bio or articles, I follow, which leads to another list of hubbers, and chances are another follow. I'll do this for five or ten minutes, especially when I'm procrastinating. I'll also follow everyone who participated in a really good discussion too. Guess I should be more careful, I didn't realize it penalizes hubscores and looks spammy!
Lol Anaya
After reading your comments, I quite like the logic behind it. :)
Glad you found this useful.
Happy Thanksgiving.
Good article! Well written and informative.
Thanks for stopping, LemmyC.
Regards, E.
A good hub on fans which I did not know thanks for the information
sam
You are welcome, Sam.
Good Luck on HP.
Thanks for the tips! I'll check out the forums. I enjoyed reading your hub. Best wishes.
Thanks so much JS Parker. Good Luck on Hubpages.
Great advice, Elena. Thank you very much. ^^
Good info.
** Thanks for stopping, Freya. :)
** Thanks to you too, Shelpeare. :)
good tips to follow. I agree one must leave comments when hubs are read. Being active in forums is so enjoyable and one gets to learn quite a lot.
Thanks for sharing these tips.
Thanks Rajan
That's true. I enjoy Forums and the interactivity too.
Best Wishes.
Thank you for sharing, this was very helpful. :)
Cheers Brianna. :)
Vladimir Uhri Level 5 Commenter 2 years ago
Thanks for this hub.
I like word Hublove.