One of the sites that I particularly enjoy writing for is HubPages. I get to write about a lot of different topics here and to interact with a great community of writers through the site.

I like to see which articles do well through the site and which ones don’t. I think it provides a good overview of what people are reading on the web at any given time. If that’s something that interests you then maybe you’d like to know how my Hub articles did in August.

The ten articles that got the most traffic in August were:

1. Short Layered Haircuts and Styles
2. Calorie-Burners: Swimming vs. Running
3. How to Delete a Browser Cookie
4. Indoor Activities that Bring Couples Together
5. 25 Fun Things to Do at the Beach
6. Teacher’s Checklist for the First Week of School
7. How to Build a Treehouse
8. Can’t Find a Job: Make Sure You’ve Done These Things
9. How Do You Know when Mushrooms Go Bad?
10. Simple Trail Mix Recipes

What a range of topics people were reading? I’m not surprised to see that the articles on summer stuff and back-to-school stuff are popular right now. But what about the article on deleting browser cookies – isn’t that a strange one to be so popular? I guess it’s information that a lot of people need so I’m glad it’s been useful.

The ten hubs that got the least traffic in August were: Keep reading…

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Earlier today I wrote about the HubPages articles of mine that haven’t been getting much attention in the past 30 days. That’s not to say that people aren’t seeing what I write there, though. Several of my hubs did really well in terms of traffic.

Here’s a look at my top ten most popular HubPages articles for April:

1. How to Delete a Browser Cookie.
2. How to Build a Treehouse.
3. Calorie Burners – Swimming vs. Running.
4. Indoor Activities that Bring Couples Closer Together.
5. Tips for Getting Rid of a Caffeine Headache.
6. How to Tell When Mushrooms Go Bad.
7. Olive Oil vs. Canola Oil – Fat Profiles.
8. Where to Buy Alli Online at the Lowest Cost.
9. How to Open a RAR File.
10. Top 10 American Fashion Designers.

There are a few reasons why these hubs might have been popular. First of all, they’re on popular topics – technology, health, weight loss, relationships … Secondly, they mostly provide concise and clear tips for getting things done. And finally, these are articles I’ve worked hard to promote around the web in the past and I think that’s continuing to benefit them now.

Are there any other HubPages writers out there? Which articles did best for you in April? Do you know why?

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I write various articles over at HubPages on a regular basis. This allows me to write about many different topics and to stretch my writing beyond that which I’m assigned to write for different clients. But not all of my hubs get attention on the web.

Here’s a look at the ten hubs that did the worst in terms of traffic for the month of April and why I think that was the case:

1. Free Online Resources for Marketing your Business.
2. Choosing a Restaurant for Valentine’s Day.
3. 23 Simple Ways to Save Money During the Holidays.
4. 3 Important Ways to Deal with High Gas Prices.
5. 10 Celebrities Who Don’t Bother with Cell Phones.
6. The Daily Caffeine Fix on Limited Funds.
7. Benefits of Blogging with HubPages.
8. Evaluating Student Credit Card Offers.
9. Tips for Dealing with the Frightening Economy.
10. What we Learned from Low Fat and Low Carb Diet Crazes.

Some of these didn’t get traffic because they were time sensitive. Nobody is interested in Valentine’s Day or holiday savings right now. Students are getting ready to get out of school and don’t care about new credit cards. And the gas prices aren’t so high any more so that article isn’t currently relevant.

The others probably didn’t get traffic because they are older posts and I haven’t been working to promote them recently. I’m a little sad to see the lack of traffic to “tips for dealing with a frightening economy” since that still seems relevant but it’s been overshadowed by another post of mine on the positive things that have come out of the bad economy.

I’m also a little sad to see that no one’s been reading about the benefits of blogging with HubPages since it’s such a great site to write articles on!

Any other hubbers out there? What topics didn’t do so well for you this month? Do you know why?

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I have been writing articles over at HubPages for two years as of this month. I’m always interested to see which articles stand the test of time and which ones fade away after their original publication. One of the best ways to do this is to look at the best and worth hubs each month.

Here is a look at the top ten articles for amount of traffic in March:

1. How to Delete a Browser Cookie. Tips for deleting browser cookies for Internet Explorer users.
2. How to Tell a Close Friend that You’re In Love with Him or Her. Thoughts on whether or not to tell a friend that you want more and how to do that.
3. Top 10 American Fashion Designers. A look at some of the great fashion designers that work from the U.S.
4. How to Open a RAR File. In case you need to open a RAR file and don’t know how.
5. How do you Know When Mushrooms Go Bad? You wouldn’t want to eat bad mushrooms.
6. Fat Profiles of Olive Oil vs. Canola Oil. Information on whether there’s more fat in olive oil or canola oil and what kind of fat it is.
7. Tips for Getting Rid of a Caffeine Headache. Many people want to give up caffeeine but they end up with headaches. Here’s how to get rid of them.
8. Indoor Activities that Bring Couples Closer Together. People who want to stay indoors together should figure out how to have fun there.
9. How to Build a Treehouse. Thoughts on how to start building a tree house and where to get more info to complete the project.
10. Swimming vs. Running – Calorie Burners. Which one burns more calories – running or swimming?

So the articles that people were interested in this month were a decent mixture of topics but the focus seems to be on food and exercise, tips for tech tricks and “how to” type articles. What do you think made people most interested in these articles in March?

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I come from a city in Arizona so I tend to think that it should already be warm and sunny by March. It’s a bit cool out in my new city of San Francisco today but I can definitely still feel that spring is in the air here. And it’s in the air on the web, too, because of the HubPages HubMob series filled with over 30 different articles on the topic of Spring.

I wrote about this topic to contribute to the HubMob series myself. Mine, mentioned earlier this week, was an article on spring cleaning tips. Granted, I think that this is something that should be done during the winter before it’s all nice outside which is why I’m trying to wrap up my own spring cleaning before the sun really starts getting strong here in San Francisco.

This HubMob submission of mine was only one of many that were really great and interesting and diverse in the topics covered that relate to spring. Some of the other great HubPages articles that came out of this series included articles on Spring Book Releases, Spring Wedding Themes, Spring Fashion in Paris and my favorite which is on Spring in Arizona.

This is a really great topic and one we’re likely to see a lot of around the web in the weeks to come. Let’s celebrate spring!!

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I participate regularly in blog carnivals. I think it’s a great way to share my various articles around the web with people interested in the same topics that interest me. I also think it’s a great way to see what others are writing on similar topics.

For example, I recently wrote an article on Simple Trail Mix recipes which has been included a really interesting blog carnival called the Carnival of Homesteading. It was only one of two other recipes in the carnival – the other one being for brownies.

In addition to the recipes category, the other categories in this blog carnival were canning, farm animals, gardening (even indoors), recycling and general information on sustainable living and the homesteading way of life.

There were posts on a wide range of really specific topics including writing projects, health savings accounts, home loan refinancing, saving money on chicken, seasonal foods, politics, earth hour, online surveys, home sales, greeting cards, personal savings, cookware and bartering.

To be honest, I did feel like a lot of these posts weren’t really sticking closely to the theme of homesteading and sustainable living which is kind of disappointing in a blog but a lot of them were still really interesting to read.

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