Tips to Welcome Everyone to HubPages!
65Tips to Welcome Everyone to HubPages!
As a writer your head can be buzzing with a roaring multitude of unspoken words. Take some time to socialize, gain new friends and fresh outlook for your writing too!
Writing can be a lonely profession
Act of writing can be self-absorbed
As a writer, I’m as guilty of it as the next guy. Writing can easily become a time of self-absorption while developing a write. It can also easily roll over into the territory of social isolation if we are not mindful to take the time and reach out to others.
Sifting through the Hubpages Hubtivity section to see what the community was talking and writing about, I noticed one of my Hubpages friends’ activity. She was befriending the daylights out of a bunch of people. Out of curiosity I took a look as to why.
Take time to welcome others
Read their profiles - lots of interesting people here!
It wasn’t long before I found people that were interesting. When I arrived at their pages I realized many of them had only just joined Hubpages a few weeks after me. Understanding only too well what it feels like to be the newest guy on the block, I quickly joined their fan clubs and took a look at their appealing writes.
It struck me then and there that I need to remain mindful to reach out and touch someone every day and make a serious effort to include them in my writing life on Hubpages. Maybe you will consider doing the same.
There are maybe even long term members who would welcome an additional friend/fan. Of course, there may also be those who don’t and that usually is evident early on and you can always make a hasty retreat later. Grin. Already experienced a few of those frostbites. Fortunately, I am blessed with abnormally fast healing powers. The important thing is to take the time and reach out: more often and to more people on a regular basis.
Send a fan mail message when you join
Join a fan club
When joining a hubber’s fan club – now this is really important – take the extra time to leave a welcome message as fan mail. As soon as you press the button to join it takes you to their page where you can send fan mail. Do it. Why? It gives them a chance to get an impression of who you are.
It also moves you above others in their fans lists that do not bother to leave a fan message. That’s right. He or she who puts forth the effort gets the reward.
Besides, over time all the fans may start to blur as one. Leaving a message reminds them of how you stand out from the crowd.
It also helps others to feel more comfortable with you as they can see some of your writing voice and better relate to you. Of course, in my extrovert’s handbook it’s really about building real friendships over time.
In my mind it isn’t very smart to think that adding a bunch of names is actually going to get you reads. You have to actually read what they are writing too. Take some time and contribute real comments that actually speak to the writer and the content. They can be long comments or short; just make them more meaningful than “nice hub.”
All people don't bite!
StumbleUpon and Digg
StumbleUpon is a shy site of members who are very reticent and Digg is, well, raucous shall we say?
OK, on these sites in particular, when your sincere invitation gets rejected, and the best of us do get maimed like that, get back up, dust yourself off and move on to the next guy’s invitation.
Be welcoming! Be an Acceptor!
Acceptors vs. rejectors
Just like there are the rejecters there are also the acceptors. The acceptors are worth their weight in GOLD! I keep meeting the most wonderful people this way!
At StumbleUpon I’m AKA (also known as) warriorkitty. Look me up! Welcome to HubPages!
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To read another hub on this subject by long-time hubber glassvisage:
To be, or not to be, a HubPages fan
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Blogs by Denny Lyon
These blogs are where I park my HubPage hubs/articles/recipes. Also, lots of cool photos from our friends over at flickr as I like to promote the photographers who graciously allow use of their photos in the Creative Commons area to online writers. Lots of good quotes, poems, resources and recipes.
Visual Insights - photography: mine and flickr friends, my pastel drawings, articles, fine art, YouTube videos. This blog is my latest fun place for the visual info junkie I am to park goodies.
The Social Poets - a blog to read poetry, nonjudgmental place for aspiring writers, also online coffeehouse for discussing the social issues in a convivial atmosphere.
The Soul Calendar - a place for the soul to be nurtured, feeding the curious intellect.
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Great hub, Denny. I wish I'd read something like this when I joined. Better late than never. Here's a poem for you, and your readers, that I think contains good advice for these raucous times:
Keeping Quiet - A Callarse Pablo Neruda
Now we will count to twelve and we will all keep still.
This one time upon the earth, let's not speak any language,
let's stop for one second, and not move our arms so much.
It would be a delicious moment, without hurry, without locomotives,
all of us would be together in a sudden uneasiness.
The fishermen in the cold sea would do no harm to the whales
and the peasant gathering salt would look at his torn hands.
Those who prepare green wars, wars of gas, wars of fire,
victories without survivors, would put on clean clothing a
nd would walk alongside their brothers in the shade, without doing a thing.
What I want shouldn't be confused with final inactivity:
life alone is what matters, I want nothing to do with death.
If we weren't unanimous about keeping our lives so much in motion,
if we could do nothing for once, perhaps a great silence would
interrupt this sadness, this never understanding ourselves
and threatening ourselves with death, perhaps the earth is teaching us
when everything seems to be dead and then everything is alive.
Now I will count to twelve and you keep quiet and I'll go.
Good advice, and lovely words. If everyone followed your example hubpages would be an even better place than it is already. Well done:)
I wish i didn't have a day job so I can do this all day. I really really need to brush up on my knowledge of people here and their hubs. I have read two of yours including this one, and I must say they you are insightful. More power!
Hi, mhei! You are such a love! You write with such a heart for people. Thanks for stopping by to visit! You are always welcome.
Hi, Bruce! A man who stands ready to whip out a poignant poem at the drop of a hat; you are just plain cool! Loved the poem. Thanks for taking the time to give it to us all to read.
Hi, mistyhorizon2003, thanks for the encouragement! Glad you stopped by to offer your advice, always welcome!
Hi, buddygallagher, awww, thanks for the compliment, so sweet... Like you I can just read and read as my tastes are eclectic - like my friends. There never seem to be enough hours in the day for more good reads - like time with good people, yes?
Great advice, Denny! I did not know a hub from a fan from a blog until recently and am enjoying this new adventure immensely. LOVED reading your profile and look to me becoming your newest fan!
Hi, Peggy, can I say, "I hear ya?" When I first signed up I found the "hub" term a bit confusing because all that came to mind were antique wagon wheels and all those spokes. (Too many horse operas as a kid, I guess... I actually watched them to look at the horses!) As to the fan term, I wish they would change it to a friends list, sounds, well, friendlier!
As a nurse I bet you have quite a number of good stories to tell - as well as some great advice on health issues and the state of the current medical system. I'm definitely looking forward to your reads once you get settled in and feeling comfortable.
Hey! If you have some advice on what to add to my The Healing Waters blog fire away. The idea was to create a blog for people to find some stress relief, offer some articles about health issues as well as nutrition and the like. I've already blogged one of our HubPages writers on a bi-polar depression hub/article that was a fascinating and well-detailed read.
Thanks again for taking the time to leave a comment and glad to have you on board the friends list!
May i know from you how is your feeling about hubpages and how is it helpful to you (any particular Incidence) since you are senior member I like to here from you.
Hari Baskar
Hi, Hari, be glad to update you as I go along learning more about this HubPages community.
As in any community there are wonderful people and some real mean ones - very few mean ones over here at HubPages. I don't waste my time with the screamers who are unhappy not matter what anyone does for them. Basically, they are just looking for a fight and anyone will do. They know they are odious but refuse to do anything about it, only becoming more and more socially isolated. they really are "on their own."
I spend my time on the people who are like myself in at least one respect: being teachable. I learn a lot from others about areas that are not my expertise. I give out the knowledge I have - and freely - to others who are seeking knowledge in my area of experience.
My life philosophy is to feed the world; feed their soul, feed their spirit and feed their body too as all are important. One person well fed - on all levels - goes out into the world to feed others and a better society is born.
HubPages is far more friendly than the majority of social sites. There are actually very sociable people here who have good people skills. They are also kind and accepting toward people from other countries. So, yes, this is truly an international site where there is a meeting of the minds.
I read the writings of hubbers from India, Pakistan, England and the rest of Europe, South Africa, South America - you name it, besides other Americans. I find it valuable to know what people are thinking and feeling all over the globe.
As to the life philosophy of feeding others that's why I recently set up 5 blogs, each to address a level of nourishing my fellow humankind: http://TheSocialPoets.blogspot.com - http://TheSoulCalendar.blogspot.com - http://TheHealingWaters.blogspot.com - http://ComfortFoodFromLouisiana.blogspot.com - http://RomancingTheChocolate.blogspot.com - (chocolate is one of the major food groups, don't you agree?)
Keep smiling! Feel free to contact me if you have any questions and I'll be glad to help. There are also good Hub forums where long time members are very kind and helpful to new members too. So, you may wish to check that out as well. I joined your fans/friend club so it will be easy for you to click on my name to contact me. Looking forward to your hubs to see what I can learn from you!
Fantastic Hub - I worked another site (Adlandpro) doing almost all you mentioned above... and talk about egg on my face... I have not followed through with the same commitment here at Hub Pages..... I thank you for the reminder to do more reaching out. Another things to do... but one with rewards I am missing. oh - one more thing - I noticed few people vote the hubs UP or Down .... only takes a click. Thank You
Hi, Neil, when you get scorched take a bath and start anew. The key is really to take a little bit more time and take a read on the person and how they write. It doesn't take long to discern who is a better risk for a reach-out than some others.
One way I read others is to take a look at their comments they leave. Some writers sound just fine on a hub but when commenting, especially back and forth with another author they tend to reveal if they are anti-social or social, excessively defensive or downright caustic. That's my cue as to whether to stay in their fan club or take a hike as unwelcomed.
Great tips, thanks
Thanks for visiting, usmanali81!
mhei 3 years ago
what can i say? Well, I agree with you. We have to learn how to reach out to others, we should also exert effort to welcome others to make them feel that they are part of the community. Very good hub. :)