The Great Topic Expansion is underway at HubPages. Topics are being expanded daily to fit the needs of a growing and prolific community of talented Hubbers. Overcrowded Topics are receiving special TLC and new categories are being created based on common writing trends. Topics that have already undergone significant improvement include Personal Finance, Family and Parenting,…
Read MoreHubTool is Getting Its Hair Did
It has been a while since the HubTool has gotten some TLC, so we decided to spend a little time giving it a makeover, which will go live next week. We have made no big changes to the way things work, just a few cosmetic tweaks to clean things up and take advantage of some…
Read MorePhasing Out Tags and the RSS Capsule
Coco Chanel is famous for saying “When accessorizing, always take off the last thing you put on.” If we were an accessorized person, we would look somewhat like Mr. T. We acknowledge that simplicity can be a good thing, and though it can be very hard to let things go, we know that we must…
Read MoreNew Developments in Our Emphasis on Quality
Our long-term goal is to make HubPages the go-to place to write in-depth, media-rich pages on topics you’re passionate about. We are not alone in our emphasis on quality and engagement. Hubbers recommend that we improve the overall quality of Hubs we present to the world. Search engines, not to mention sites like Pinterest, Reddit, Facebook…
Read MoreTopic Pages, HubNuggets, About Us, and Forum Styling Get a Makeover
After redesigning the Hub and Profile pages, the hard working team at HubPages Headquarters has turned their focus to Topics and special programs, hence today we are excited to roll out new designs for Topic Pages and HubNuggets Program, as well as an updated About page and some improved Forum styling. Topic Pages Topic pages…
Read MoreExtra! Extra! Read All About HubPages Exclusives!
While it is fairly easy to create high-potential titles with a bit of research, we know that many Hubbers (HubPages staff included) would prefer to focus mostly on Hubs themselves- not their titles. We’ve also heard again and again that if there’s one thing Hubbers would like more of, it’s writing prompts and title ideas.…
Read MoreNew Amazon-Branded Buy Button on Hubs
Two months ago, lobobrandon suggested that we make Amazon Capsules more attractive, observing that Amazon products presented on other sites for which he writes are more comely and also more lucrative. We absolutely agree that better visuals can lead to better clickthroughs, and especially think that present that using more prominent Amazon branding and including…
Read MoreCongrats to Our First Class of Apprenticeship Grads!
Six months ago, around 30 Hubbers embarked on an epic online writing journey, forging a path on HubPages that would shape the experience of many Hubbers to come. This team of Hubbers, which goes by the name Scribe Tribe, started out as a secret beta team and helped us refine what became the HubPages Apprenticeship…
Read MoreIntroducing Idle Hubs
For quite some time, Hubbers have requested that we boost HubPages’ reputation by improving the site’s overall quality. Hubbers have also been asking for advice on when to update and delete old Hubs. Today we are beginning a series of updates that we hope will address both requests. Sometimes a couple of under-performing Hubs can…
Read MoreNew Monetization Opportunity with Slideshows
[UPDATE (October 8th, 2012): AdSense ads shown in slideshows were part of a test program ran by Google AdSense, the first phase of which has been discontinued. This means that, for the time being, you will not see ads on slideshows, however as soon as the feature becomes available again, we will add it back.]…
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