Goedendag, Hubbers! Our fourth day of the challenge is complete and we have another great batch of Hubs. If you didn’t hear, we are extending the challenge for the entire month of March! We hope that this gives everyone time to write more of the fantastic Hubs we’re seeing. Congratulations to today’s top 10 and…
Read MoreDay 3: Grow the HubPot Challenge
Cheers, Hubbers! The third day of the Grow the HubPot Challenge is completed, and we had another amazing day! We also have VERY exciting news! Since the contest has been such a great success (we’ve seen amazing Hubs and great community support to grow the HubPot), we have decided to run it for an entire…
Read MoreDay 2: Grow the HubPot Challenge
Hola Hubbers! The second day of the Grow the HubPot Challenge is completed, and we are seeing some amazing Hubs! The contest will run until midnight (PT) on March 2nd – so keep on Hubbing and growing the HubPot; the weekly HubPot is up to $41.50! Here you go Number of Featured Hubs on Feb. 25th: 152…
Read MoreDay 1: Grow the HubPot Challenge Results!
Hello Hubbers! The first day of the Grow the HubPot Challenge is completed, and we are really excited with the results. While it was extremely difficult choosing the top 10, we think we have found some gems! The contest will run until midnight (PT) on March 2nd – so keep on Hubbing and growing the…
Read MoreThe New HubPages Challenge: Grow the HubPot!
Hello Hubbers! A lot has been going on at HubPages Headquarters, and we have been deciding on our overall goals for 2014. In 2013 our main goal was to improve quality on HubPages and, with your help, we think it’s been a great success. Our overriding goal for 2014 is to grow high-quality Hubs. Ultimately, we…
Read MoreApril’s Contest Called; It Needs to Postpone
Due to unforeseen circumstances we unfortunately have had to postpone the Stellar Hub Showdown (April’s contest). I apologize for the inconvenience! We are just as excited about this contest as you are, so you can rest assured that we have every intention of running the contest in the near future. In the meantime, I strongly…
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 MoreHow to Write an Online Review of a Service
Most of the online reviews we see address products and places, but service reviews can be just as useful, as more and more people are looking for information on experiences in addition to tangible products. Most people include service reviews within reviews for a particular place (e.g. a restaurant or a spa), but this should…
Read MoreTips on Writing a Great Online Restaurant Review
While restaurant reviews are incredibly popular, very few are all that useful- at least when presented by one person. This is why we depend on sites like Yelp to give us an idea of what the general local population thinks of a local eatery. Even with the power of crowdsourced masses, though, restaurant review sites…
Read MoreTips on Writing a Great Place Review
This week, we will focus in on another popular type of online review: that of a particular place. Restaurants are the most popular types of places to review, and we have a whole guide dedicated to that type of review that will run later this week, but we think it is important to start by…
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