Back in January we released some improvements to the HubTool that included visual tweaks and a more conveniently-located summary box. At the same time, we also introduced a feature that was only rolled out to 10% of Hubbers. Though still in beta form, we will be making this feature available to the community as a whole…
Read MoreUpdates to Featured Hub Grace Periods and Quality Boundaries
Next week, we will be rolling out to updates to Featured Hubs and the Quality Assessment Process: We will be giving Featured Hubs a longer grace period based on Hubber Score We will be raising the quality bar applied to newly-published Hubs About the Longer Grace Period As it stands, Featured Hubs have between…
Read MoreTopic Spotlight: Family and Parenting
As part of our ongoing Topic Expansion Initiative, we’ve been expanding overcrowded Topics here on HubPages. Our latest expansions have focused on Family and Parenting, and we’d like to highlight some of the changes and improvements. Family and Parenting covers everything from baby care to parenting teens. Our most popular Topics in Family and Parenting…
Read MoreHighlights from HubPages’ SXSW Talk on the Death of Blogging
Thanks to your support, I delivered a talk at SXSW about the death of blogging as a means of gaining and building traction online. Though I unfortunately have no footage or recording of the event, I would love to share the gist of the talk with you. What does it mean that blogging is dead?…
Read More[UPDATE: Postponed] Announcing the Stellar Hub Showdown – Our April Contest!
UPDATE: The Stellar Hub Showdown has to be postponed due to unforeseen circumstances and will not run this April. We’ll get it up and running again as soon as possible! Our Rigorous Review Contest last year was a real blast, but we’re long overdue for a new bout of healthy community competition! I am therefore…
Read MoreUpcoming AdSense Changes to Custom Formatted Ads
Last week we got a bit of news that Google AdSense has changed the way its auctions work. This change was rolled out to standard units (in December, we believe). Most folks didn’t notice that lower revenue per click was made up with higher click-through rates because AdSense launched a formatting change that included arrows…
Read MoreThe Faves of February Exclusive Titles
We’re super excited that prokidwriter made this awesome Hub on How to Be a Tooth Fairy for Your Kids from one of our Top 10 January titles! We especially love the original drawing and the app suggestions for modern, tech-savvy parents. This month we’ve got some real winners. Without further ado, I give you the February…
Read MoreTopic Spotlight: Personal Finance
We mentioned previously that HubPages is working on an expansion of overcrowded Topics to enhance the site’s organization and provide more categorization options for Hubbers. In this post, we’d like to highlight some changes and improvements in Personal Finance. Personal Finance is one of our most practical and successful Topics here on HubPages. It covers…
Read MoreWe’re Adding a Fresh Twist to Weekly Topic Inspiration!
As you may have read in an earlier blog post, the lovely Christy Kirwan is expanding our Topic Page ecosystem, adding fun new Topics every day. To raise awareness about the cool opportunities these new Topic Pages provide (they’re not nearly as crowded as older Topics, in which your chances of being Featured on the…
Read MoreThe Gems of January Exclusive Titles
New Exclusive titles are constantly being created for tons of diverse subjects spanning every Topic at HubPages. If you haven’t written an Exclusive Hub yet, check out HubPages Exclusives in the Learning Center to find out what Exclusives are and how they work. In brief, Exclusives are unique, high-potential titles that can be claimed by…
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