Are you a cat or a dog person? Totally a dog person. I might almost go as far as saying I’m a crazy dog lady. Almost. Could you briefly tell us a little bit about your previous experience doing professional editing? I’ve been involved with the world of professional editing since I was on my…
Read MoreHubPro Editor: Meet Joanna Fonte
Let’s start with an icebreaker: what is your favorite food? Well that would have to be cheese. Hard, or creamy, nutty, smoky, or stinky, shaved, fondued, or simply grabbed with fingers and stuffed into mouth. If you are what you eat, then I am made of cheese. (Either that or Oaxacan or Korean food or anything you can find…
Read MoreHubPro Photographer Spotlight
As part of HubPro, we’ve contracted with some incredibly talented photographers to help us create the kind of beautiful, high-quality photos that many Hubs need. Today I’d like to introduce you to two of those awesome ladies and share examples of their work in Hubs. The best part? They’re fellow Hubbers! Meet Julia Eppehimer: “I recently graduated…
Read MoreInnerWriter Study Open to Hubbers
Happy Thursday, Hubbers! I just wanted to pass along an exciting opportunity today. The Positive Psychology Center at the University of Pennsylvania has recently gotten in touch with us to let us know about a new study for writers. Participation is free and open to adults 18 years and older who are native speakers of…
Read MoreHubber hazelbrown Interviewed on HuffPost Live
HubPages is very pleased to congratulate Hubber Angela Nilles (hazelbrown), who was recently interviewed on HuffPost Live. Angela was approached by the folks at The Huffington Post to appear live on a panel discussing Summer Seasonal Affective Disorder ( Summer SAD) after they read her Hub, I Hate Summer: Depression, Irritability, and Summer Seasonal Affective Disorder…
Read MoreWeek 5’s Top 10 Hubs and the Weekly Winner
The Grow the HubPot Challenge is officially over. Thank you to everyone that wrote Hubs during the Challenge. I loved reading everyone’s work; we truly have an amazing community of writers sharing their knowledge with the world. We hope everyone that participated enjoyed working as a team to grow the HubPot! Without further ado, here…
Read MoreAdvice from a Published Children’s Author: Sue Fliess
I’m very excited to introduce Hubber Sue Fliess, also known as AroundTownSue on HubPages. Sue is a very successful published children’s author having published over 120 articles, with 6 published children’s books and another 8 under contract to come out in the next two years! Her Tons of Trucks book has sold roughly 40,000 copies since its release…
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 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…
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