Bubblews Gone to the Dogs

So I decide every so often to check out Bubblews to see what is up there. I checked today and found many of the posts to be just social media type posts. I guess that is what the site is about but it is not what I am about. I find what someone had for dinner or how they pooped that day very boring. I know people don't write about poop there but it is about that exciting for me.

I still find it very sad that a site which had such promise and was a great and fun place to write has gone to the dogs in just a year. The site is so well set up too. But there is no meat to the content. Plus the pay is so low that it is not worth it. Granted the pay blogging is not much better but at least here I am not lining someone elses pockets.

Will I go to Bubblews from time to time? Sure why not, there is always hope things get better. But I know I will never redeem my small $25.25 which is where I have been at for months.

Things are Still Dismal My Bubblews Book is More Fun

Well I decided to write a bit on Bubblews the last week or so. I was bored and wanted to write a little fluff. I must admit that I do miss the simplicity of the site and the layout. The layout is actually easy to work around and pleasing. It is too bad the site is like a graveyard.

I wrote nothing much more than fluff but that is what people liked there last year. I only received around 6 likes and a few comments for the mot part of all of my posts. That is the average.

My last blog on April 18 stated I hit $20.00. Well now I am at a whopping $20.23. So I made .23. Yea that is worth writing the fluff and stuff. Not.  I mostly go there once in a while so I have something to say about it here.

I think my book on Kindle The World of Pooh is much more fun than the actual site.

Update! I Made A Penny

WOW I am finally at $20.00 after months on Bubblews.  I held at $19 for a long time and watched it creep up penny by penny. Granted I don't do much there anymore but even if I did I wouldn't make that much. I am pretty much done with Bubblews. It is a waste of my time and energy and the things people write there for the most part are not that great anyhow. Once in a while there's something good but for the most part it is pooh.

My Bubble Test Results: Earnings Still Too Low

I decided to do a test again on Bubblews to see if maybe the earnings have increased. I'd heard from some writers that they had increased a bit. You have to write at least five posts, share on three sites and communicate with other writers there to earn.

I decided only to take 30 minutes of my life to do this test, my time is just way too valuable to spend anymore than that on Bubblews writing.

I wrote five posts, nothign much, just a bunch of fluff. I did write about my sons play and about a picture I took. The post that got the most attention was the one about what I made for dinner. Go figure.

I shared my posts on G+, Facebook and Twitter. I shared some on Pinterest even though I hate that site and never look at it. I read and commented on others posts. I did only do all of this for 30 minutes.

My findings however were that I earned a whopping 9 cents for my 30 minutes of work. That comes out to 18 cents per hour. Hmm I don't think I can feed my family on that. I might be able to buy a stick of gum in a day or two but we can't survive on gum.

I may go back and check things out again someday. I may not. I just don't find that Bubblews is worth my time right now.

Where are the Sales?

I published my World of Bubblews Fluff and Stuff Book on Kindle Direct, to be purchased at Amazon.com  a couple of months ago hoping that it would do well. It is a book that actually is poking fun at Bubblews by showcasing the fluff articles I wrote there. When I wrote them other members told me they were hilarous. I had some of them laughing very hard. I am not sure it was the post or the fact that many people on Bubblews actually would be taking that stuff seriously.

I also added some of my more quality posts to the book to show that at one time Bubblews was a good place to write. Then I show the decline to a world of fluff and stuff. The crap that really has no meat to it, no quality and is more or less just Facebook worthy.

I hope sales pick up for my book. I am not sure if it is just that people are so mad at Bubblews or that they don't have a Kindle but the book is funny and anyone who belonged to Bubblews would understand it.

Not to reflect on Bubblews itself. It is actually like a graveyard there. Not much going on and what is going on is well, dull. I don't go there much and I must say that I really miss the simplicity of writing there. I miss how I could just watch TV and write a post. It didn't have to even be fluff, at first they could be quality posts but I didn't have to worry about word count and top quality writing. It was relaxed and fun. I find it sad that the site has gone downhill and in reality I am shocked they are still around.

Down to Four

I am still writing for Bubblews but very little. I have four posts there now and they are not posts I worry about saving. I am advertising my book there which is the only real reason I've remained a member.

My bank is at 19.20 now, it has moved I think 3 cents in a week. I know it is due to lack of posts but even when I had my posts there it moved slowly.

I've had some people comment that I'm spreading bad news on one of my posts where I ask why the bank is still there when people don't get paid. I guess I should have asked why it is there when people don't earn. But to some people 5 cents a month is ok.

I have read posts where people love Bubblews because they just love to be able to write. I do not get it, they call what goes on there writing? Hmm to me talking about your day and what you had for dinner is not writing. It is socializing and if you got paid for it like before I would socialize there more. But I also need a place to write. I don't have time to spend 8 or more hours a day socializing for free.

I  guess those who can spend their days on a site where they might earn a dollar in a month if they are lucky have more time on their hands than I do. They must be wealthy and do not need to earn income.

It is not for me...

Deleted!!!!!!!!! All But 3 Posts are Gone!

     I have removed all but three bubblews posts. I am keeping the one about my book and a couple more just to help bring traffic to the one about my book. I do not expect to earn money there and won't waste much time there. It is nice to be done deleting posts.

     It was sad yesterday as I sat there deleting posts. I remembered the times when I could just write simple posts, connect and comment. I knew I was making money so it was fine. Then they changed in July and so much for that. So, now I am done with Bubblews for the most part.

     Many people are still writing there and hoping it will get better. They are living in a dream world. Helium and Yahoo both fell. Bubblews is not far behind. When that happens I am sure this blog will fall too.
It is all good though, I have much more to write about.