It is once again time for the annual Hubbie Awards. We invite you to cast your votes for the best Hubs and Hubbers of the year. Those who win will be awarded with the most rare and coveted Accolades on HubPages (not to mention the admiration of the entire community). Before visiting the official voting form,…
Read MoreDiscovered by a Greeter: Haunty Interviews Dirling
Our Discovered by a Greeter series continues with a look at another promising new Hubber discovered by the ever-dedicated Greeter Haunty. Dirling, called Lisa Simpson by her friends, describes herself as an activist, historian, and world traveler. Though she has only published a small handfull of Hubs so far, they are exceedingly fascinating. Of course,…
Read MoreBeware Bad Backlinking Behavior!
There is a lot of bad SEO (search engine optimization) advice out there, and the use of automated services to procure backlinks to your Hubs is one particularly egregious example. Using services to get backlinks can result in your Google AdSense and/or HubPages account permanently banned. No, we are not joking, and once you lose…
Read MoreMeet the Judges: Hillary Mickell of Foodily.com
With the HubPages Cookbook Contest underway, it’s a great time to introduce your amazing judging panel. We’re kicking off this blog interview series with a judge whose familiarity with recipes is unparalleled — Hillary Mickell, the CMO and Chief Tastemaker of popular recipe discovery site (and awesome mobile app) Foodily.com. I sent Hillary some questions…
Read MoreIntroducing Your Cookbook Contest Judges!
The HubPages Cookbook Contest is set to launch in just a couple of days, and we’re thrilled to introduce our amazing panel of recipe-savvy judges! We chose foodies with a variety of experiences and expertise to provide a well-rounded judging committee for all the mouth-watering original recipes you have in store for us! And now,…
Read MoreHost a Hubbing Retreat!
They say that some of our most productive work happens when we’re relaxed and away from the hustle and bustle of everyday life. Many people have “ah-hah” moments on their front porch, in the shower, at the kitchen table, and in many other seemingly un-productive places. With this in mind, why should we always sit…
Read MoreFollowing Up with the HubPatron of the Arts Grand Prize Winner
Last December, Marlin55 won the Smashwords and Creative Writing First Place prizes in our HubPatron of the Arts contest for his Hub The Agency. At the time Marlin55 won those prizes, he was in the midst of working on a novel which he intended to publish on Smashwords. He has now finished this novel, which is now…
Read MoreAya Katz Interviews SweetiePie
We often hear from Hubbers who are new to the site, but HubPages has been around since 2006. What about the pros? What about the first people to join? To add a bit of perspective and to give us a peek into the life of a Hubber who has been publishing on HubPages for years,…
Read MoreThe HubPages Cookbook Contest
Can you believe it’s May already? With the weather getting warmer and a variety of fresh foods in season, we’ve decided to celebrate with a new contest: the HubPages Cookbook Contest! This June contest will revolve around use of our new Recipe Capsules which include dedicated capsules for recipe ratings, yields and cook time, ingredients,…
Read MoreHubPages Know It All Contest Winners
Last Friday, we announced the final winners in the HubPages Know It All contest. Choosing the top Answers was difficult, but you’ll have to agree that the following Videos and Hubs are amazing! GRAND PRIZE WINNERS Our $500 Grand Prize-winning Answer is How to Make “Play Do”-Homemade Playdough Recipes by cardelean. This Video Answer wins $100 for…
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