Writing can often feel like an isolated occupation, especially when you want feedback on your writing, or are working on a longer piece that takes a great deal of time. Many writers work from home, and miss the companionship and collaboration that other occupations provide. Joining or creating a writing group may alleviate the sense…
Read MoreEstablishing Your Personal Brand
When you hear the word “brand” you may think of companies, not writers, but creating a strong personal brand is very important if you wish to make it as an author. For this week’s Online Writing Insider podcast, Pia Chatterjee and I discuss four simple things you can do to build your personal brand as…
Read MoreNew HubPages Site Design – Give Us Your Feedback!
As we mentioned in a previous post, the site widening that is about to take place is the first step in a more involved redesign of HubPages.com. James Edmondson has been working on this redesign for some time now, and we’d love to give you a sneak peek at the new look. Have a look…
Read MoreOnce Upon a Childhood: Pirate Gold
I’m a sucker for short, funny stories, so when Hyphenbird shared Once Upon a Childhood: Pirate’s Gold with me, I knew we had to make a podcast of it! Though she created her own fantastic recording, some technical glitches have prevented me from using it for the time being, so this week’s Fascinating Fiction podcast…
Read MoreJob Hunting, Kermit, and Indiana Jones-style Adventures: An Interview with Dave Powell
Each day, more and more amazing writers join HubPages, and it is an absolute pleasure to get to know them. One particularly cool new Hubber is Dave Powell, who has already published a handful of excellent Hubs- and brings with him some fascinating background to boot! Though busy getting started on the site, Dave Powell…
Read MoreHubPages’ 5th Birthday & The 2011 Hubbie Award Winners
As you may have noticed from the special birthday icon on the top navbar of our site, HubPages is celebrating its fifth birthday. It is strange to think that only five years ago, HubPages was only just getting started- especially when one considers how much the community has grown over the years. Because five is…
Read MoreFlip Flops
It’s summer, and you know what that means- footwear gets flippant! Or at least flippy. And floppy. And flip floppy. In this episode of Weekly Advice from Everyday Experts (Flip Flops), Robin Edmondson and Simone Smith discuss the history, culture, practices, and marketing genius surrounding the world of flip flops, as inspired by a flip…
Read MoreHeads Up! We’re Going Wide!
In a couple of days, we’ll be rolling out the first in a series of design updates on HubPages by widening the site. The width of all our pages will increase by 120 pixels- from 850 to 970 pixels. One of the reasons we’re making this change is to accomodate premium, high-impact ads that typically…
Read MoreTips on Creating Engaging Writing
Would you like to be an interesting, engaging writer? Tune into this episode of the Online Writing Insider for some helpful tips on creating interesting writing shared by HubPages’ resident PR and writing expert Pia Chatterjee. This podcast is based on an earlier installment of Pia’s On Writing Well series- check it out if you’re…
Read MoreThree Reasons to Write about Plumbing
This August, the plumbing category is going to be the place to be on HubPages for three reasons thanks to a special sponsorship from Drano: A Plumbing Contest: We will be hosting the Clogs to Coins contest, a special two-week contest in which we encourage you to turn your weekend plumbing tasks into useful Hubs…
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