We have a fun new addition to HubPages HQ this week – a HubPages sign! HubPages Secret Headquarters is now… not so secret. It’s funny- the whole business of applying a sign to a building. We were’nt quite sure when the professionals would come to install the sign, so we had no idea what to…
Read MoreFive Reasons You’ll Enjoy the HubPages Students Page
In case you haven’t noticed, we recently launched a special page for college students on HubPages. It’s designed to pool student resources in one place and highlight excellent college-related or academic Hubs. Here are five fun aspects of the page – for students and non-students alike! It features a new contest: The weekly HubPages Top…
Read MoreHubPages Success Story: VioletSun and the Ripple Effect
It’s always fun to hear about the ripple effect our writing has on others’ lives. Hubber VioletSun recently found that her poetry has touched someone’s life in a most unexpected way. She explains her pleasant surprise below: When I published a poem [To My First Love] a year and a half ago with Cris A’s…
Read MoreSharing Hubs on Facebook
So, Simone and I were chatting today about how people share their Hubs on Facebook. After perusing a couple of examples and pouring over some statistics, we came up with a few tips to consider when thinking about how to apply social media (ie facebook) to Hubs. 1. When you see Hubs written by others that you think are…
Read MoreStart Your Own HubCamp
A mere two days before our second HubPages-hosted HubCamp in Hollywood, we are officially launching the Hubber-hosted HubCamp program, which means that you can host your own HubCamp! We’ve created a HubCamp section of our site where you can learn more about the HubCamp program, view the schedule, and learn more about the different types…
Read MoreSuccess Stories: Perseverance and Patience Pay Off
People come to write on HubPages for all sorts of reasons, and those who make an effort are rewarded in just as many ways. Hubbers have enjoyed a large and constructive audience to help improve their writing, and several Hubbers have even gone on to get books published. Other Hubbers have had their work noticed…
Read MoreHubPages Success Story: Harvey Stelman
Harvey Stelman came to HubPages with quite the portfolio of written work already under his belt, but has used his experience on the site to improve his editing skills. Not only is Stelman excited about writing more; he has published a book and is donating 15% of the book’s proceeds to the MS Society as…
Read MoreHubPages Success Story: DavePrice finds a community of serious writers worth more than money
Serious writers often come to HubPages looking for money- but stay for the community. DavePrice has experienced something of the sort- and a bit of a paradigm shift as well! Check out our interview below to learn more about his HubPages experience: HubPages: Why did you join Hubpages? I recently took a 6 week sabbatical…
Read MoreHubPages Ideas on the Go
In case you hadn’t heard, the San Francisco Giants won the World Series on Monday. This is a pretty big deal in San Francisco – so much so that there was a ticker-tape-style parade earlier today. Some of us went down to check out the action. It was a massive crowd that stretched out over…
Read MoreHubPages Success Story: lisa.bom improves her writing on HubPages
Many of us discover HubPages by mistake – we stumble across a hub when searching for something online and start poking around the site from there. lisa.bom on HubPages is one of those hubbers – Having joined HubPages three months ago, lisa.bom has since used the site to help improve her writing. In the future,…
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