Many of the ideas and new features on HubPages are suggested by our fabulous authors. Topic Templates is another fantastic Hubber-driven feature. In a Forum post, janderson99 suggested that since HubPages is becoming more and more focused on quality, we should provide our authors with a foundation for creating Stellar, QAP-friendly Hubs! Our answer to this…
Read MoreExclusives and Topics and Rising Stars, Oh My!
As Simone has mentioned, she’s leaving HubPages at the end of this month to work on her new business at Gigaverse. The HubPages Team wishes her the very best, and we’ll miss her terribly! I wanted to take this opportunity to inform the community that I’ll be assuming command over some of Simone’s programs when…
Read MoreTopics and the Importance of Proper Hub Categorization
With our ongoing Topic Expansion Initiative, new Topics are constantly being created to address specific niche subjects in overcrowded categories. With the creation of new Topics, it’s more important than ever that Hubs be correctly categorized. Here’s why: Topic pages are visible to search engines and show up in search results just like individual featured…
Read MoreTopic Spotlight: Family and Parenting
As part of our ongoing Topic Expansion Initiative, we’ve been expanding overcrowded Topics here on HubPages. Our latest expansions have focused on Family and Parenting, and we’d like to highlight some of the changes and improvements. Family and Parenting covers everything from baby care to parenting teens. Our most popular Topics in Family and Parenting…
Read MoreTopic Spotlight: Personal Finance
We mentioned previously that HubPages is working on an expansion of overcrowded Topics to enhance the site’s organization and provide more categorization options for Hubbers. In this post, we’d like to highlight some changes and improvements in Personal Finance. Personal Finance is one of our most practical and successful Topics here on HubPages. It covers…
Read MoreWe’re Adding a Fresh Twist to Weekly Topic Inspiration!
As you may have read in an earlier blog post, the lovely Christy Kirwan is expanding our Topic Page ecosystem, adding fun new Topics every day. To raise awareness about the cool opportunities these new Topic Pages provide (they’re not nearly as crowded as older Topics, in which your chances of being Featured on the…
Read MoreTopic Expansion
The Great Topic Expansion is underway at HubPages. Topics are being expanded daily to fit the needs of a growing and prolific community of talented Hubbers. Overcrowded Topics are receiving special TLC and new categories are being created based on common writing trends. Topics that have already undergone significant improvement include Personal Finance, Family and Parenting,…
Read MoreTopic Pages, HubNuggets, About Us, and Forum Styling Get a Makeover
After redesigning the Hub and Profile pages, the hard working team at HubPages Headquarters has turned their focus to Topics and special programs, hence today we are excited to roll out new designs for Topic Pages and HubNuggets Program, as well as an updated About page and some improved Forum styling. Topic Pages Topic pages…
Read MoreHow to Choose Topics to Write About
We often hear from Hubbers that the hardest aspect of online writing is finding topics to write about. When in doubt, we recommend writing on… Your areas of expertise (specifically skills, hobbies, and activities in which there is significant interest online) Day-to-day tasks and activities in your life (such as fixing healthy meals for teens,…
Read MoreResearching Competition
Do you want your online writing to have a shot at really doing well? If you do, you’ll have to write the best article on your subject that’s out there- something that blows the existing competition out of the water. In this episode of the Online Writing Insider (Researching Competition), Robin and I share how…
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