HubPages in the Press
HubPages covered by the press, bloggers, analysts and others observing developments in the online publishing and user-generated content space.
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- HubPages Launches Educational Program for Talented Writers
“While the publishing industry has migrated online, talented writers are still trying to figure out how to make the transition from the printed page to a Web page. To solve this problem, HubPages, the premier online community for everyday experts, today launched a new program aimed at identifying promising writers, and educating them over a paid six-month training program on how to write effectively for online audiences. ”
- HubPages speaks at SXSW
“"In a world where Google guards the gates of the Internet, the Panda update proved beyond reasonable doubt that every website is vulnerable to the search giant’s changes. While Google does a very good job, the vagaries of search algorithm updates result in decent sites losing a huge chunk of their traffic, leading to distractions of resources in trying to recoup their search traffic. ”
- Comments From Companies Where Ads With Tracking Code Were Displayed
“"We've been using DoubleClick like thousands of other publishers have to serve ads, and were not aware of potential privacy issues. User privacy has always been of utmost importance to HubPages. As we learn more about this, we will ensure that our use of DoubleClick falls in line with our longstanding policy regarding user privacy." -- Paul Edmondson, HubPages.com CEO”
- Not Quite Ready to Retire
“ Abee earns about $1300 per month. "You don't have to be Hemingway or Faulkner to be successful on HubPages," she says. "Everybody knows how to do something, whether it is baking bread or changing a tire, and there are thousands of people around the world who are looking for information." Abee's husband, Johnny, has been so impressed by her success that he plans to start writing on what he knows best - construction projects and electrical wiring - when he retires in a few years. "This has been a lifesaver for me," says Abee. "I feel pretty secure about the future." ”
- Fox 11 Google+ Hangout: Paul Edmondson
“ Tshaka Armstrong interviews Paul Edmondson on how HubPages helps ordinary Americans deal with tough economic times. ”
- The 15 Most Massively Popular Websites You've Never Heard Of
“HubPages.com is for everyday experts, and attracts 15 million unique visitors per month. That's more than MySpace and Cnet. ”
- Self-Publishing Forum Hosts Poetry and Fiction Contests
“Celebrating the kickoff of National Novel Writing Month, the website HubPages, a sort of micro-blogging community, is holding a no-fee writing contest—for poets as well as fiction writers. Prizes of five hundred dollars, one hundred dollars, and fifty dollars will be given to writers in both genres, and one overall winner will be offered publication of a poetry or story collection via self-publishing outfit Smashwords (though editing of the manuscript is not part of the prize). ”
- In Solidarity with NaNoWriMo, HubPages announces the HubPatron of the Arts Contest
“In support of the vision behind the National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) and in solidarity with HubPages’ impressive community of poets, fiction writers, and artists, HubPages today announced the HubPatron of the Arts contest, where writers, poets and photographers are invited to submit their original, unpublished work and win over $3000 in prizes. ”
- HubPages One of Lead411’s Top Technology 200
“In its second year, the Tech 200 list ranks tech companies with the highest percent of revenue growth from 2008 to 2010. Lead411 calculates revenue growth by percentages vs. dollar growth. Applicants were required to be privately held, U.S. based companies with at least $500,000 million in revenue in 2010. Finalists work within the following industries: Software, Hardware, Internet, Media, Advertising, Wireless, Telecom, IT Services, eCommerce, or Consulting. The full list can be found here. ”
- Hubber Steph Hicks Describes Her Success at HubPages
“Stephanie says, "I had a creative side that I wanted to express more. I knew I was a good writer, but I did not know much about blogs or how to set them up, at that time. So I was looking for an easy platform that would help me get the ball rolling and get my name out there. I stumbled upon HubPages by accident, and the rest is history...I'm earning about $1000 per month, just from writing Hubs."”
- Top 4 Ways To Beat A Recession
“Hubber Patty Inglish offers top tips to beat the recession, including writing for HubPages. ”
- HubPages Announces a New Partnership Program with eBay Partner Network
“HubPages today announced a new partnership with the eBay Partner Network, Inc. Starting today, HubPages community members (Hubbers) will be able to join the eBay Partner Network directly through HubPages, providing them the opportunity to earn money based on activity that occurs on eBay.com through referrals originating from their Hubs. This opportunity opens a new avenue of monetization for the HubPages community as a whole. ”
- Google Panda Update: HubPages Goes From Victim To Victor
“When asked about the main factors he thinks turned things around with this latest (Panda) update, Edmondson said, “HubPages has a tremendous amount of high quality content. Stuff that is so good that they’re labors of love. We concentrated on giving the best content the best opportunity.””
- Amazon welcomes back 10000 California affiliates
“Also in...are the scores of small Bay Area businesses like HubPages and VigLink that help online authors and bloggers become Amazon affiliates, and which in turn earn a significant portion of their own revenue from Amazon's affiliate program.”
- Site Claims to Loosen Google “Death Grip”
“The five-year-old HubPages, which publishes content from hundreds of thousands of authors and primarily relies on Google search to obtain Web traffic, has seen “early evidence” that its overhaul may be able to “lift the Google Panda death grip,” said Paul Edmondson, its chief executive, in an interview.The site, which has content on everything from fly fishing techniques to “generally accepted auditing standards,” has some low quality content but also original, high-quality articles, yet the entire site was punished by the new Google ranking system, he said.“Our change is very positive for excellent authors, and not positive for weaker authors,” Edmondson said. “This is exactly what Google should want,” he said. ”
- Question and Answer session with Paul Edmondson, CEO of HubPages
“HubPages offers writers and other experts an online publishing platform where they can publish articles (called Hubs) based on their expertise and interests, and receive payment for 60 percent of the online ad impressions generated on their writing.”
- Bloggers pen the profits at HubPages
“Nearly five years after posting the first post — or hub — the site now has more than 1.1 million entries. The San Francisco-based company reached $10 million in revenue in 2010 and boasts a corral of 200,000 active bloggers. ”
- Guest Post: Google’s Panda Update Cripples Open Publishing Competition (TechCrunch)
“HubPages has seen a negative impact from this change, but so far YouTube has not (Search Metrics Winners). One presumes Google isn’t treating its own affiliated sites differently than any other site, but YouTube’s open publishing environment makes low-quality content as prevalent as on any other moderated open publishing platform. Google shows over 13 million indexed videos on YouTube for lose weight (known spammy area) and over 10 million for forex (another spammy area). Apparently, Google’s Panda update has been punitive only to platforms other than Google’s.”
- HubPages Announces Contest, Helps Educate Community on Online Writing Skills
“HubPages believes that while publishing has moved from an offline to an online model, many writers still struggle to understand how to be the most effective online author. To provide its 200,000 writers with the education and guidance necessary to learn all the ways that writing can be successful in a world of online publishing, HubPages is announcing its “So You Think You Can Write Online” contest where writers are encouraged to submit articles on any topic, and be judged and rewarded on online writing skills.”
- SXSW: Six New Ventures
“"HubPages, which launched in 2006 in San Francisco, boasts some fairly impressive statistics. The Web site seeks to blend publishing with social networking—its tagline is “Publish Easily. Attract Readers. Earn Rewards”—and a revenue-generating element. The site has more than 6,000 micro communities devoted to an array of subjects, and its members join groups and interact with their fellow members, both commenting on, and creating, content. Community members can earn money from their content by sharing in ad revenue on Web pages in their Hub." ”
- Amid Content Farm Wars, HubPages Starts Paying Writers More
“This week HubPages made a significant upgrade to its payments, bringing on ad networks including Tribal Fusion, AOL’s Advertising.com, Microsoft pubCenter, ValueClick and Glam Media. Previously the site had used Google AdSense and Amazon and eBay affiliate links. The company is also hiring its own ad sales team. HubPages is treating its whole site as a publication with 46 million uniques, and sharing the higher revenue with its writers.”
- HubPages' ad program: We're the anti-content farm
“HubPages plans today to formally unveil an advertising program it says will bring "premium" advertisements to its million-plus pages of content, a change from the common wisdom that companies of its kind tend to litter their pages with cheap search ads and remnant display inventory. Among these ad networks are Glam Media, AOL's Advertising.com, and Microsoft PubCenter.”
- HubPages Launches HubPages Ad Program
“Changing the long-held equation between advertisers and individual online writers, HubPages is launching its HubPages Ad Program that will give its writers access to the premium ad rates that so far have been restricted to giant publishers. This offering is the first time that any online writer will be able to access significant advertising revenues, as available via premium advertising networks and direct sales, while retaining all rights to their own content.”
- Best of the Web: HubPages
“Do you like to review products online? What if you could earn money writing online? Enter HubPages, a social content community where everyday experts share their knowledge writing online articles, and earn money without having to become masters of online advertising. You write, HubPages provides advertisers, and you share ad revenue. Share your knowledge on HubPages, gain followers and get paid.”
- HubPages Writers Win Big on “Money Grows on Hubs”
“Moving forward in its primary goal of helping its users become even more successful online writers, HubPages today announced the grand prize winner of its contest “Money grows on Hubs.” Designed towards helping writers create articles on a challenging subject within a supportive environment, the contest prompted the creation of 6,000 articles (Hubs) about personal finance in 28 days.”
- One More Way to Publicize Your Expertise
“I recently heard about a social content community called HubPages where everyday experts communicate their knowledge to information seekers through online articles while earning money. For users, HubPages seems like a great place to contribute knowledge while interacting with a like-minded community. It also offers businesses a unique opportunity to market their services. ”
- HubPages Announces Growth in Every Measurable Category
“Blending the benefits of the Internet, such as searchability and social networking, with the traditional publishing model, where writers choose their ideas and make money from their content, HubPages has reported a year of growth in every measurable category. By giving its 200,000 users a way to earn money while writing online, HubPages has climbed into the top 50 websites, according to Quantcast.”
- HubPages Draws M&A-related Interest
“ HubPages, a San Francisco, California-based start-up has drawn a few M&A-related overtures, but is focused on growth and not thinking about an exit at this time, according to CEO Paul Edmondson.”
- HubPages finds success with ‘write what you know’
“When Stephanie Hicks took a leave of absence from her law practice to be with her four children, she found a new way to engage herself on HubPages Inc., a content-hosting site that shares revenue with its writers. Hicks puts her kids to bed, flips open her laptop and gets to work.”
- How to Start and Grow a User Generated Content Community
“ Paul Edmondson from HubPages is on hand to talk about how to grow a user generated content community, using his company HubPages, as a mini-case study. Let’s see what Paul learned on his journey and how we could maybe adapt his best practices for own sites.”
- Guest Post: How We Got HubPages To Scale
“Four years ago, during our launch in August 2006, we wanted to do three main things to create a successful social content community: first, we wanted to make it easy for authors to create a one-page topical website; second, we wanted to drive traffic to the author's content; and third, we wanted to share the majority of the revenue back with the author.”
- HubPages Hits 1 Million Articles
“Content creation may be stagnating across the world, according to a recent report by Forrester Research, but social content site, HubPages, is seeing a rise in article creation. HubPages recently marked the milestone of 1 million articles published on its online platform, a figure made more notable because HubPages asks its authors to create original, magazine-like, interactive content.”
- Online Publishing Site HubPages Hits 1 Million Hubs; 2,200 Articles Created Per Day
“HubPages, a content community based around topics, has hit its 1 millionth "hub." The site lets anyone create "Hubs" around any type of topic, and divided content into forums, questions and answers …”
- Map-Enabled Online Writing Contest on HubPages Begins
“HubPages, the most rewarding place online to publish, discover and interact with people who share your interests, is launching today its sixth online writing contest, the HubPages Marks the Spot contest. The contest allows participants to share information and insights about their favorite local restaurants, shops, museums, and other highlights, and embed helpful maps. During the month of September, participants will be eligible to win over $4,000 in cash prizes given out daily and weekly”
- All About HubPages — An Interview With Jason Menayan
“HubPages is a social content community where authors write about what they know and love, with over 900,000 topical articles (what we call “Hubs”) published by over 170,000 authors. The breadth of topics, vibrancy of our content base, and constant weeding out of substandard content ensures that great-quality content enjoys quick provisional ranking by the search engines, and a steady stream of revenue-generating traffic for years after publication”
- HubPages Partners With ClickTurn, Puts Money Where Its Giant Rich-Media Ads Are
“User-generated publishing community HubPages on Wednesday announced an advertising partnership with display ad provider ClickTurn. Per the deal, HubPages now offer ad clients ClickTurn's rich media technology. New ClickTurn-powered ad units come in two sizes: 850x250 and 300x600. Participating brands will be able to incorporate their own content into the ad creative, as well as include their own social media assets, including Twitter streams, Facebook updates, and YouTube videos.”
- HubPages One of "Hottest Silicon Valley Companies"
“In order to recognize the fastest growing technology companies in Silicon Valley, Lead411 is proud to announce the release of its "Hottest Silicon Valley Companies" awards...HubPages's traffic has more than doubled in the past 12 months and is one of the Top 100 sites according to Quantcast. ”
- Online Publishing Site HubPages Launches Real-Time Content Feeds
“The new feed makes it more easy to read all components of a particular hub or topic, where you can comment, ask and answer questions and participate in forums.”
- Cool Sites For Finding Blog Jobs
“HubPages is our favorite way for freelance blog writers to make money. You don't have a boss and you can write about whatever you want.”
- Publish Your Passion on HubPages
“You may have heard a lot about Google's Knol recently, but you have probably never heard of HubPages. This is a pity, because while Knol is based on the same idea — inviting users to create pages on topics they know about — HubPages looks better, reads better, and is better organized.”
- HubPages Used For Mayor Candidate's Campaign
“Larry Iwaskow is quite happy to post his platform and relevant campaign information on Hubpages, a website that allows people to post items themselves. "If you Google my name, the hub site comes up right away," he said.”
- 7 Things We Did to Beat Squidoo
“Today HubPages has fewer pieces of content than Squidoo, but we enjoy four times the number of visitors per piece of content — meaning HubPages' authors are receiving substantially more revenue per published article than they are with Squidoo.”
- Money Blogs
“Paul Edmondson, 33, landed $2 million for his company after responding to a blog post by Will Price, a managing director at Hummer Winblad Venture Partners. Edmondson, the CEO and co-founder of Hubpages, an ad-optimization and online publishing company, learned through Price's blog that Hummer Winblad targets early stage software companies in its region.”
- HubPages.com HubLove Contest: Win $5000 in Super Cool Prizes
“If you’re a regular visitor at online publishing community HubPages, you may have noticed that they have been hinting about a special event coming soon. Well, that soon is now. In partnership with HubPages, Mashable is proud to present the HubLove contest.”
- HubPages Launches Yahoo Answers Rival
“I like that the Requests feature has been fully integrated into the HubPages service, fitting it seamlessly with the look and functionality of the site.”
- How To Make Money Blogging The Easy Way: HubPages Gets You Started
“While the newly made-over online publishing platform HubPages will not turn you into an overnight millionaire, it might just be a good way to get started putting out your content while having all of the finer details taken care of for you.”
- HubPages Rolls Out Site Redesign and New Ad-Generating Features
“HubPages, the online publishing community, is rolling out a new site design and several new features today. Some of their new features and redesign include font and layout improvements, a consistent and clean color scheme, intuitive icons for better authoring process, forums, image slide show support and drag-and-drop image reordering, and several bookmarking services.”
- HubPages Debuts All-New Site Design; Over 20,000 Hubs Now at HubPages
“HubPages, the easiest and most rewarding place to publish online, today unveiled an entirely new site, based on user feedback, with improved graphics, navigation and ease-of-use features. The company also announced its unique Behavioral Formatting Yield Optimization technology which is increasing advertising yields by up to 43%. ”
- HubPages Debuts New Look, Ad Yield Technology
“San Francisco based HubPages, a revenue sharing community content destination, debuts a new look and ad yield technology today, building on a portal that is now attracting 2.4 million unique visitors a month.”
- Google AdSense API: HubPages Case Study
“According to [CEO Paul] Edmondson, it was easy and fast to get started. It took less than a week to integrate AdSense into the HubPages site and to begin offering AdSense accounts to HubPages content producers. "The AdSense API is a great way for us to aggregate ads across a broad spectrum of commercial and non-commercial topics to match our producers' content," he says. "For a company like us that has a hugely diverse body of material that needs to be matched with relevant ads, it's a great option."”
- The Technology Chronicles: Content That Pays
“HubPages has a new "Grow the Pot" contest for bloggers looking for a bit of extra cash. Contestants choose from a pool of topics called the "Idea Bank," all of which HubPages has found drives traffic from search engines. Write a good post on one of the topics and the HubPages folks add $2 to the pot, plus the author takes home 60 percent of ad impressions. For every page you submit, you get one entry into a daily drawing. One lucky winner gets the pot.”
- Hubpages helps you publish and make money; raises $2 million
“HubPages, a start-up based in Berkeley, has created a site that lets you publish your content -- and seeks to help you make money with it by cross-tagging your content with other authors on the platform. These days, it is easy to fall into the mode: "Omygod, not another Web 2.0 blog-like company." But this company brings to the table yet another twist, and merits a look. If you are a non-technical person who doesn't want to worry about running a Web site, and don't know the latest tricks about how to drive traffic to your site, HubPages may be the place for you.”
- HubPages Launches, Gets $2m From Hummer Windblad
“Berkeley based HubPages, which we wrote about in February, launched today. CEO Paul Edmondson also tells me that he’s raised a cool $2 million from Hummer Winblad, with Mitchell Kertzman taking a board seat and Will Price taking a board observer seat.”
- HubPages, a better Squidoo?
“Paul Edmondson, the founder of HubPages in Berkeley, California, thinks Squidoo is onto a good idea, but needs improvement in a number of areas. And he’s in the process of building something he says will be significantly better, both for publishers and readers.”
