It was a rainy afternoon today in London, but HubCamps are always a go, rain or shine! It was a blast to be joined by CASE1WORKER and CMHypno who took a trek into the city for the meetup. We got together at the Fleet River Bakery for a lovely afternoon filled with HubPages chat and plenty of…
Read MoreHubCamp Boston In Review
HubCamp Boston took place yesterday, and we all had a blast! Robin and I met up with Boston area Hubbers including thranax, J.S.Matthew, and Carolyn2008 at the Back Bay Hotel to swap insider HubPages tips and just shoot the breeze. It was a blast meeting Hubbers in person and we hope that everyone had as…
Read MoreHubMeets & Glenn Stok
While we have two official HubCamps coming up (one in Boston, the other in London), Hubbers all over the place are organizing awesome HubPages Social Meetups (aka HubMeets) of their own. One such Hubber is Glenn Stok. He hosted his first HubMeet this March and has another planned for July 9th in Long Island, NY.…
Read MoreOur April Contest – It’s a Wrap!
Though each contest on HubPages seems to be better than the last, April’s So You Think You Can Write Online proved to be far and away the most impressive competition our site has yet to see. Because there was no limiting category, entrants were free to write on what interested them most, and a plethora…
Read MoreOpen Publishing Platforms are Critical to the Web
HubPages has always believed in open publishing platforms and giving Hubbers as much freedom as possible to share their knowledge with the world. At the same time we have always taken content moderation seriously and work hard to be great Net citizens. Today, I posted a few questions regarding best practices to the Google Webmaster…
Read MoreOnline Writing Tips from HubPages Contest Judge Caroline Smith
Caroline Smith is an Assistant Professor of Writing at the George Washington University in Washington, DC where she helps college freshmen polish their writing skills through the First-Wear Writing program, a one-semester intensive writing course. Caroline majored in English at Moravian College and got her MA and PhDat the University of Delaware. She specializes in…
Read MoreOnline Writing Tips from HubPages Contest Judge Robin Edmondson
With the launch of the HubPages So You Think You Can Write Online contest this afternoon, many Hubbers are scrambling for insider tips on how to write winning entries. Thankfully, official contest judge and HubPages Director of Education Robin Edmondson is happy to share her advice! Check out the interview below to give your contest entries…
Read MoreAn Interview with Contest Judge Brittany of Pretty Handy Girl
Usefulness is one major element the judges in our upcoming So You Think You Can Write Online contest will be looking for in contest entries. For this reason, we wanted to have some real experts from the realm of useful online writing, and so we turned to Brittany of Pretty Handy Girl – an expert…
Read MoreHelpful Hubbers’ HubCamp Hubs
It has now been a good week since HubCamp Houston and Dallas, and Jason and Robin are still talking about the great Hubbers who made it out to each event. Two of the Hubbers who attended these latest HubCamps – Peggy W and Sophia Angelique – have even written Hubs sharing their HubCamp notes. If…
Read MoreIt’s Contest Time Again!
Perhaps you have noticed the small contest link in the top right navigation bar on HubPages. You know what that means – another contest is on the way! Coming up this April is the So You Think You Can Write Online contest – the theme of which is excellent online writing. You can submit entries…
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