It’s always fun to hear about the ripple effect our writing has on others’ lives. Hubber VioletSun recently found that her poetry has touched someone’s life in a most unexpected way. She explains her pleasant surprise below: When I published a poem [To My First Love] a year and a half ago with Cris A’s…
Read MoreSuccess Stories: Perseverance and Patience Pay Off
People come to write on HubPages for all sorts of reasons, and those who make an effort are rewarded in just as many ways. Hubbers have enjoyed a large and constructive audience to help improve their writing, and several Hubbers have even gone on to get books published. Other Hubbers have had their work noticed…
Read MoreHubPages Success Story: Harvey Stelman
Harvey Stelman came to HubPages with quite the portfolio of written work already under his belt, but has used his experience on the site to improve his editing skills. Not only is Stelman excited about writing more; he has published a book and is donating 15% of the book’s proceeds to the MS Society as…
Read MoreHubPages Success Story: DavePrice finds a community of serious writers worth more than money
Serious writers often come to HubPages looking for money- but stay for the community. DavePrice has experienced something of the sort- and a bit of a paradigm shift as well! Check out our interview below to learn more about his HubPages experience: HubPages: Why did you join Hubpages? I recently took a 6 week sabbatical…
Read MoreHubPages Success Story: lisa.bom improves her writing on HubPages
Many of us discover HubPages by mistake – we stumble across a hub when searching for something online and start poking around the site from there. lisa.bom on HubPages is one of those hubbers – Having joined HubPages three months ago, lisa.bom has since used the site to help improve her writing. In the future,…
Read MoreHubPages Success Story: Eiddwen Finds Solace and new Beginnings with the HubPages Community
While we usually hear success stories about people making money, did you know that HubPages has been a place for finding emotional solace as well? Eiddwen, a fabulous hubber, mother, and grandmother from Wales, was kind enough to share her very touching story with us below: Has HubPages made a difference to my life?? Simple…
Read MoreA Friendly Chat with Kerryg
HubPages boasts a wealth of stellar writers, and kerryg is one of them. Active in the forums, innovative in her methodology, and responsible for a steady stream of well-written, interesting, diverse, and profitable hubs, kerryg has been one of my role models as I enter the community as a wide-eyed newbie. Because kerryg is successful on…
Read MoreThe Payout Chronicles: Cagsil hits his first $100 AdSense payout!
If you’ve ever frequented the forums, you’re sure to know Cagsil, one of the most well-rounded Hubbers. (Take a look at his Accolades to get a snapshot of his activity since he started less than a year ago.) I learned recently from a forum thread that Cagsil hit his first AdSense payout recently. It seemed…
Read MoreHP Success Stories: Cindy Vine uses Hubbers’ help for her third book
One of the things I love about HubPages is that people find all sorts of personal rewards by Hubbing. Naturally, the most obvious and well-known reward is the money that you make via ads. But there are some Hubbers who have used HubPages to get writing work and to even publish a book! Cindy Vine…
Read MoreThe Payout Chronicles: Over $4,000 in less than one year
You might remember Court from the Keyword Academy, who had a challenge with Ryan Hupfer back in April of last year. This sparked the 30-Day Challenge which continues to this day. In a recent blog post, Court reminds that he made $475 during that one-month challenge period. But, as every veteran Hubber knows, you make…
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