Yesterday we asked followers of our Facebook page for suggestions on future Online Writing Insider topics. One excellent recommendation came from James Peterson: There have been a myriad of advice (good and bad) as to the economic benefits of writing articles for Hub Pages. Some will say they’ve done well and some have not made…
Read MoreAn Easy Guide to Keywords & SEO Research
One of the most confusing subjects online is SEO. There are thousands of different so-called “experts” telling you to do thousands of different things. Some of these suggested tweaks are legitimate and truly helpful. Some are utterly useless. Some actually do damage (both to your prospects and to the general quality of content online). Are…
Read MoreHow to Stay Safe Online
Online safety is a big issue these days- it is difficult to go a week without hearing about it the news somewhere or another! Buzz-worthiness aside, it is very important that protect yourself while writing on HubPages and poking around elsewhere. At the behest of Tracy Robinson on Facebook, we’ve made this week’s Online Writing Insider all about online…
Read MoreChanges to Our Podcasts
If you pay frequent visits to the HubPages blog, you will know very well that we have been regularly sharing new installments in three different podcast series: Fascinating Fiction: A series dedicated to the reading of short fiction Hubs The Online Writing Insider: A series sharing tips and advice for the modern online writer Weekly…
Read MoreHow to Find Good Topics
We recently asked for some Online Writing Insider topic suggestions on our Facebook page and received a couple of excellent recommendations. One came from Tracy Robinson, who was looking for some advice on How to Find Good Topics to Hub about. In this week’s Online Writing Insider podcast, we outline five different ways to find…
Read MoreTips on Managing Literary Influences
Are you nervous about letting your favorite authors color your writing? Don’t be! In this Online Writing Insider podcast (Tips on Managing Literary Influences), Pia Chatterjee and I discuss the issues surrounding literary influences- from plagiarism and intimidation and inspiration and progress. You’ll quickly find that there’s nothing to fear! This podcast is inspired by one…
Read MoreDESTROYING Writer’s Block
Writer’s block is one of the scariest roadblocks a writer can encounter- and unfortunately, it is almost inevitable! Luckily, writers make for creative problem solvers. Pia Chatterjee wrote a post in her On Writing Well series sharing her favorite means of overcoming writer’s block some days back. She got even more great writer’s block busting…
Read MoreWhere to Hunt for Writers!
Writers may have a reputation for being solitary, reclusive beings, but that doesn’t mean that they should write in a vacuum. Sites like HubPages offer great means of getting feedback on one’s work… but sometimes written comments from semi-anonymous readers are not enough. Sometimes even the most solitary beings require in-person interaction. The problem with interacting with…
Read MoreHow to Ace an Interview with a Journalist
HubPages is the perfect platform for everyday experts to share their expertise with a larger audience, so it should come as no surprise that many journalists turn to Hubbers for more information on subjects they’re researching. We often get emails from Hubbers asking for advice on how to handle journalist inquiries, so we thought it…
Read MoreTips on Self-Optimization
Do you know what self-optimization is? It involves analyzing your current body of work, evaluating the most successful pieces, and working on more pieces that are similar to those successful hits. Listen in to this week’s Online Writing Insider podcast (Self-Optimization for Writers) to get some self-optimization tips from the pros. We’ve got advice on how…
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