The Google AdSense Team has kindly shared some great info with us on monetizing trends this coming quarter (April through June), and I’m pleased to pass it along to you. Historically, advertisers have increased spending in specific topics during Quarter 2, and the AdSense Team expects that trend to continue this year. So, if you’re…
Read MoreThis Hub was Pinned by Jessica Alba
Happy Tuesday, friends! Today it is my pleasure congratulate Hubber Peggy W on receiving the first HubPages celebrity Pin on Pinterest. Last night her Hub, Crape-Myrtles in Southern Landscaping, was Pinned by Jessica Alba on the Dream House board of her official Pinterest page! The image on the left is the one the famous actress chose…
Read MoreWinter Trends: The Super Bowl and the Winter Olympics
Our friends at Google AdSense have passed along a few tips on how best to take advantage of Super Bowl and Winter Olympics traffic in the coming weeks, and we’re excited to share them with you! When to Write: According to Google’s data, searches and social sharing for Super Bowl and Winter Olympics content started…
Read MoreMysterious & Miraculous: A Collaborative eBook Project by Hubbers
The most amazing Hubber-created collaborative project has recently come to my attention, and it is my great pleasure to share the details. So, what is the project, exactly? It’s called the Legacy Archives Foundation, and its members are dedicated to protecting and preserving accounts of real-life supernatural and unexplainable experiences. The main way the Foundation conserves…
Read MoreHere’s How howlermunkey Turned Diet Coke into a Jameis Winston Jersey
…With his earnings from a viral Hub on Diet Coke at McDonald’s! I’m very excited to congratulate Hubber Jeffrey Boettner (howlermunkey) for creating the first viral Facebook hit of 2014! Starting on January 2nd, his Hub, Why does fountain Diet Coke taste better at McDonald’s?, has received over 800,000 views (and still climbing) from Facebook, as…
Read MoreYou Won’t Believe how Brownie83 Is Paying for the Birth of Her First Child
…She earned $5,000 from one Hub in just 7 days! Kelly’s Story: Just a few days ago, Hubber Kelly Brown (Brownie83) took Facebook by storm with her viral Hub, 10 Things Nurses Don’t Want You to Know, breaking the HubPages record for the most viral Facebook Hub ever! Starting on December 12th, her Hub began…
Read MoreHubPages Inspires a Novel: Interview with Hubber Alexander Van Dorph
HubPages was delighted to hear that our own Hubber, Alexander Van Dorph (Resolver2009 on HubPages), has published his first novel just days ago on December 5th. Since many other Hubbers also aspire to publishing, we wanted to share his story, as well as a bit of advice for authors-to-be. He’s kindly agreed to do an…
Read MoreExclusive Titles to Be Retired
Howdy, Hubbers! I have a quick announcement. HubPages Exclusive Titles will be retired today. Exclusives were unique, niche titles intended to cover subjects that have not already been exhausted online. Sadly, we’ve found that these titles did not perform as well as we hoped, and they will no longer be available in the Hub Title…
Read MoreExclusives and Topics and Rising Stars, Oh My!
As Simone has mentioned, she’s leaving HubPages at the end of this month to work on her new business at Gigaverse. The HubPages Team wishes her the very best, and we’ll miss her terribly! I wanted to take this opportunity to inform the community that I’ll be assuming command over some of Simone’s programs when…
Read MoreChanges to the Weekly Topic Inspiration Program
I’ve really enjoyed leading Weekly Topic Inspiration in its current iteration and seeing the amazing Hubs that participants have produced and shared each week. You guys are awesome! I’m very pleased to announce that the program is undergoing a major overhaul. We’re making a lot of changes to streamline and simplify the Hub-sharing process and…
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