Gardening Hubs, Will They Compete?

For the most part I moved my gardening topic hubs to my own sites, some still not re-published, yet. But for those still onsite only one has been moved to the home and garden niche site.

That has been disappointing.

Recently Hubpages instituted the addition of a small number of pages that can be submitted for review (the numbers are limited).

You can only submit one article every 60 days.

I chose to submit a garden article that had once been popular, but since it's been on Hubpages main site, has taken a drastic downturn in traffic.

An English Cottage Garden Isn't For Everybody

I haven't heard back from the editors yet.

Few Staff Members Vs Huge Backlog

The source of the lengthy time in pages moving to the niche sites may be due to the fact that it has proved a daunting job for the staff. They recently added more moderators/curators to facilitate editing and moving hubs to the new sites.

The pages that are desired for those are highly different from those that worked previously and this also may explain why older pages aren't accepted.

Can My Garden Pages Compete If They stay On Hubpages?

The question I ask myself is whether my articles compete for attention best while on Hubpages or when moved to my garden blog or website.

Google still penalizes Hubpages deeply. And that is th esource of woes for any writer who stayed the course, there.

Notice that my number of hubs dropped from over 216 to 145 (I have since written some new ones). That was quite a few articles to update, reformat, and publish!

Articles Moved To Ilona's Garden Journal

Garden Furniture For Outdoor Living

An Arboretum Can Save Time And Dollars

Cottage Garden Revival

Why Plant A Bulb Garden?

Firepit Conversations

Cottage Garden Accessories

Create A Child's Garden

Gourd Gardening

Scrapbook Garden Journal

Ornamental Trees Ideal For A Small Yard

Flowering Hanging Planters

Gifts For the Jolly Gardener

Mini Course In Landscaping 101

Flowers Of Monet's Giverny

Considered Raising Peafowl?

Posts On Ilona's Garden

Standout Front Yard Curb Appeal

Everything You Want To Know About Rock Gardening

Going Native In The Garden

Perennial Tulips For Long Lasting Beauty

Garden Hoes

Grilled Salmon With Herbes Provence

Hardy Prairie Plants

All Pink Garden Plan

There may be more coming....

since here are the articles still on Hubpages:

Hubpage Garden Articles

A Basic Guide To Essential Garden Tools For Beginners
Garden Journal Ideas: Keep An Important Landscaping Record
How Did I Live Without A Leaf Vacuum?
Bring All Season Color Into Your Garden For Gorgeous Effect
Birdbaths and Feeders Make Ornamental Garden Features For The Birds
The Top Perennial Flower Garden Books
Saxon Holt, Garden Photographer Extraordinaire
Homesteader Heirloom Apples and Real Cider
Dirt Cheap Garden Ideas
Fairy Sized Specie Tulips, Tulip Wildlings
Follow 3 Easy Steps For Spring Flowering Bulbs

The trouble is that I get almost 0 views daily on many of them. For instance, the Specie tulip page gets only about 7 in a month. That makes it a candidate for moving to my own website. I may not get alot more views, but it adds to the overall value of my own website.

If a page moves onto the niche site, Dengarden, the story is different.
The one page that moved, 10 Best Perennials receives 190 visits a day on average.

So far, the niche sites compete, but I am not competitive enough to be stationed on them to any great degree.

The focus going forward is to write more for my own web properties, since they were badly neglected over the years I participated on Squidoo/Hubpages.