Friday, February 18, will my last day as a HubPages staffer. You will still see me in the forums but I will no longer have the official H on my profile photo. Also, I will no longer be posting my occasional “Larry’s Random Thoughts” in the HubPages blog. This post is the last one before…
Read MoreChanging The World One Hub at a Time
There are some truly heartwarming Hubs out there on HubPages, but this one in particular really hits it out of the ballpark. Last week, Hubber frogdropping published a Hub on bone marrow donation encouraging readers to register to become bone marrow donators. She shared that one of her friends was recently diagnosed with Chronic Lymphocytic…
Read MoreThe Business End of HubPages
We spend a lot of time talking about the community aspect of HubPages – Most of our blog posts are about improving online writing skills, HubCamps, contests, special programs, social media, and other Hubber-related topics. These are all great subjects, but there are a lot of really extraordinary things our staff is doing behind the…
Read MoreThe Secret to Finding High-Traffic Topics for your Hubs
Over the last four years, I’ve published over 150 Hubs in my livelonger account, and have experimented with various types of topic sources. Some of my Hubs have been major hits, with over 100,000 views and several hundreds of dollars in my AdSense account; others barely got any views at all. Let me share with…
Read MoreAccolades: Gotta Catch ’em All!
You have seen them before- those little badges lined up under Hubbers’ profiles boasting their superior involvement in the community, number of Hubs published, followers, etc… Accolades are a great way to strut your stuff on HubPages, and the only way to collect them is to be an active member of the community and to continue to…
Read MoreA Chat with Edweirdo on Copyright Protection
A while back we chatted with akirchner about copyright issues involving the use of others’ images, charts, and graphs, but we have not recently touched on the process of protecting your own work. As disagreeable as it may sound, there are people out there who may copy things you have written in your Hubs and…
Read MoreCommenting is Good For You
…and it’s good for the community! When you read a Hub that piques your interest, makes you laugh, or impresses you, don’t forget to leave a comment. In addition to letting authors know that you read and enjoyed his/her Hub, commenting is a great way for you to further establish your own identity within the…
Read MoreLisa New England Gets Props from a Real Housewife of New York!
It is not every day that a television celebrity recognizes your work, but Lisa New England could tell you that it still does happen! A couple days back, Jill Zarin, a Real Housewife of New York, posted a link to Lisa’s Hub on the show’s finale, pointing out that a lot of hurtful or misinformed things…
Read MoreFinding Work Through HubPages: JanieWrites’ Success Story
Though Hubbers stand to earn an income from Hubs alone, publishing on HubPages can also lead to income- as well as new opportunities- through other channels. Hubber JanieWrites discovered this a while back, and has shared her story with us below: In February, 2009, I posted a Hub: APA Formatting in a Nutshell. A couple…
Read MoreHubPages iPhone app!
For those of you with iPhones out there, be sure to check out our HubPages app. It is super cool. You can check your Hub stats, moderate comments, and receive HubPages notifications. You can also use the app to check your HubFeed and discover and rate new Hubs via the HubHopping feature. But, really, my personal favorite…
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