What is the criteria for receiving an edit from HubPro?

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   sallybeaposted 8 years ago

   
   Is it all about views or does something else come into the mix?
   
   If you have had one or more, could you shed a little light on this, please.

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      Lee Hansenposted 8 years agoin reply to this

      My best performing hub was edited. It had few products, but all were removed from the article. Makes no sense to me as it has more than 2200 words and consistently generates high traffic from different sources including Google. I wrote it more than 8 years ago and regularly update it. It's evergreen, but not earning me or HP much.
      
      Not writing anything new and did not request the HubPro edit.

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   Marisa Wrightposted 8 years ago

   The only Hubs I've had edited were for the new sites.

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      sallybeaposted 8 years agoin reply to this

      Marisa Wright,
      Were they high scoring hubs or are all the hubs moving to the new site being edited?

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         Jesse Drzalposted 8 years agoin reply to this

         Mine that got selected to pethelpful did not get any edits.

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            sallybeaposted 8 years agoin reply to this

            Was it something which was written especially for the new niche site?

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               Jesse Drzalposted 8 years agoin reply to this

               The latest one yes. However, the other two were done before news of niche sites.

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                  sallybeaposted 8 years agoin reply to this

                  Do you think that the number of view was taken into consideration or were the hubs selected for the subject matter?

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                     Jesse Drzalposted 8 years agoin reply to this

                     Not sure. One of them was doing well on social, which got a couple thousand views in few weeks. The newest one was featured and added to pethelpful the same day.

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   Millionaire Tipsposted 8 years ago

   My understanding is the team edited the hubs that had the most views.
   
   Now, they are reviewing hubs that are moving to new sites. I presume they are still moving the ones with the highest views first, but they might be looking over all of them to make sure they fit the criteria for moving them.

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      sallybeaposted 8 years agoin reply to this

      Is there a magic figure?

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         SmartAndFunposted 8 years agoin reply to this

         I could be remembering incorrectly, but I believe HP has chosen not to divulge that information. IIRC, Christy at some point stated that there is no across-the-board magic number. I think she said it varies from topic to topic. Sorry, I don't have a link to that statement.

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   Phyllis Doyleposted 8 years ago

   Hi Sally. Here is a link that will explain the decision process:
   
   http://hubpages.com/learningcenter/Comm … d_37950506
   
   
   Edit: I am sorry. That is the link to Editor's Choice. My mind was not intact at that moment.   

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      SmartAndFunposted 8 years agoin reply to this

      Thanks, Phyllis!

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      wordscribe43posted 8 years agoin reply to this

      That's the explanation for how they pick Editor's Choice hubs, not hubs to be edited by HupPro.

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         Phyllis Doyleposted 8 years agoin reply to this

         Whoops!  I got the wrong link - sorry about that. Maybe I got the wrong thread! 

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   Phyllis Doyleposted 8 years ago

   Here is the link to the HP Blog (scroll down to HubPro info)
   
   http://blog.hubpages.com/

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      sallybeaposted 8 years agoin reply to this

      Hi Phyllis,
      It was a little reassuring to read that again, thank you.
      I think I am suffering from deep insecurity.  After having spent three years and thousands of hours writing in a niche site I feel deeply concerned that my hubs may never get selected for a 'niche site' especially after having been told that staff had edited just over 3000 Hubs which account for 41% of search traffic, I wonder why HubPages would want to keep the current site going at all with Hubs which were not earning them any money.  I can't stand the thought that I had put in so much of my time to have my work, not to be included.  This is when I start to question whether I should begin gradually moving my work to my own site.  I can't be the only writer here is feeling insecure and thinking the same thing.

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         Phyllis Doyleposted 8 years agoin reply to this

         I am sure your hubs will be a welcome addition to a new niche site, Sally.
         
         When HP goes through transitions like this it has a great effect on all of us, causing stress and feelings of insecurity. I am debating on what to do. Usually I just flow with changes and do my best to stay in balance, but this is a really big change we are facing and not a very comfortable one.

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            sallybeaposted 8 years agoin reply to this

            Hi Phyllis,
            It really is a big change we are facing, the biggest since I joined three years ago.  It is also the first time that I have really unsettled by the changes.  I hope HubPages staff start addressing some of our concerns.

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         Marisa Wrightposted 8 years agoin reply to this

         They may not be disclosing their method of choosing articles, but given their objective is to create new sites that  "please Google", they are obviously going to pick the ones that get the most Google traffic first. Where they have a shortage of Hubs in a particular category, they then choose some lower-trafficked Hubs to fill the gaps.
         
         So, when it comes to creating the Crafts niche site, I'd say your Hubs would be in with an excellent chance of being chosen to represent wet felting.
         
         Like you, I am pessimistic about what will happen to the main site after all the niche sites have been created. Niche sites are being created because the main site is failing - how much worse will it perform  when all the best articles have been removed?  And in that case, why would you bother maintaining it? 
         
         However, I am not moving any Hubs elsewhere. I have my two specialist dance sites and I'm not interested in running another one - and besides, I don't have enough material on any of my other topics to make it worthwhile.  The earnings potential of other writing sites is not sufficient to be worth the effort of moving stuff.  I am just going to wait it out!

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            sallybeaposted 8 years agoin reply to this

            Marisa Wright
            I am going to adopt the same attitude as you and wait to see what transpires.  I do make fairly regular payments here so staying would be a much better option for me.  I really don't have the time or the inclination to work on moving the material to my own site.

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               Marisa Wrightposted 8 years agoin reply to this

               I think it could be a very long wait, but I am just taking the view that I can get on with other things in the meantime.
               
               But I was sure you already had your own website already, Sallybea?

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   Alisha Adkinsposted 8 years ago

   I have had two articles put through HubPro editing.  The first just had an ad removed, and then it was transferred to a new niche site.  The second is presumably being edited for transfer to the same niche site, but it has been in editing for over a week now, and currently it looks horrible!  All that has been changed is formatting (bigger headers, moving video capsules around), but photos are now oversized and many of the video capsules in the article have been duplicated multiple times, so the videos randomly appear two or three times throughout the article.  You can't edit your own article while it is being edited by HubPro, so it has been in this editing limbo hell now for some time...

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      sallybeaposted 8 years agoin reply to this

      I have yet to be edited by HubPro.  I am sorry to hear that your experience has thus far not been a good one.

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      Millionaire Tipsposted 8 years agoin reply to this

      This would be unacceptable to me. I would write to the editor and/or Robin to politely let them know.  In my opinion, Hubs should be presentable at all times while they are published, and editing should be in small batches if it can't be done all at once.

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         Alisha Adkinsposted 8 years agoin reply to this

         It does really bother me, which is why I make fruitless attempts at editing it myself multiple times a day.  I just don't know what I can do about it.

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   paradigmsearchposted 8 years ago

   I've just received notice of more of my hubs being selected for HubPro. They might as well have shipped me a flashing neon sign as to what one of the future niche sites will be, but I won't tell.

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      sallybeaposted 8 years agoin reply to this

      Nice, oh favored one:)

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         paradigmsearchposted 8 years agoin reply to this

         
         
         I don't think so, note your profile score of 97 versus my 88.

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            sallybeaposted 8 years agoin reply to this

            We are told to pay no attention to profile scores - apparently they mean nothing:)

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               paradigmsearchposted 8 years agoin reply to this

               I was in the low 90's for a long, long time.
               
               I have now been in the medium to high 80's for a long, long time.
               
               This saddens me and makes me periodically break out my security blanket.

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                  sallybeaposted 8 years agoin reply to this

                  I really hate those scores, this is precisely what I think they are designed to do.  I don't think they are a good idea as I am sure it confuses readers who I am sure must avoid low scores, after all who wants to read something which is not rated high.  Makes no sense at all, best to do away with them altogether.  There should be no need to have them when everything is moved over to the niche sites - as all the material should be top notch if it has been preselected.

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                     gerimcclymposted 8 years agoin reply to this

                     +1

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      SheilaMilneposted 8 years agoin reply to this

      Oh come on, give us a hint.  Just a tiny little one.

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         sallybeaposted 8 years agoin reply to this

         How to make money writing on HubPages perhaps?

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   paradigmsearchposted 8 years ago

   I see they took a point away from both of us, tough town around here.

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      sallybeaposted 8 years agoin reply to this

      Smacked on the wrist, ouch!

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   agilitymachposted 8 years ago

   I had Hubs go through the Pro Edit.  It was great.  They were chosen by traffic.  I had a lot of others go through snip editing.
   
   Since having my Hubs go to the niche site (PetHelpful), my total Google views are up at least 1/3 overall - including Hubs not on the niche site or on other topics.  I think if all of my Hubs went to niche sites, I would be seeing at least a 50 percent increase in Google traffic.
   
   I also suspect they are choosing Hubs to fill in topics as suggested before.  Some ;lower traffic Hubs may get edited and go over to a niche site because they fill a topic that has few Hubs from which to choose.
   
   If I were you, I would definitely wait for your topic's niche site to come around.  The uptick in views will be worth it.  Don't worry. You will have Hubs chosen.

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      sallybeaposted 8 years agoin reply to this

      Thanks, that is reassuring.

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    Freya Yukiposted 8 years ago

    Does anyone know how I can stop my hubs from being edited by HubPro? I checked my account settings on my profile and I have the "My Hubs are eligible to be edited with HubPro Premium" set to "no" and yet when I checked my Hubs, one of them had the HubPro symbol beside it, indicating that it had been edited. How come my hub still got edited when I already said no to HubPro? Is there something else I need to do so my hubs won't be edited by HubPro?

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       sallybeaposted 8 years agoin reply to this

       I don't think there is a choice anymore, you may be able to change the hub back to a former state.

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          Alisha Adkinsposted 8 years agoin reply to this

          There is no way to stop it, but once it (finally!) exits the editing process, you can make your own changes to the article again, so you should be able to return it to its original state.

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             sallybeaposted 8 years agoin reply to this

             As I understand it, this is so though I am not sure about hubs which have been moved to Niche Sites.

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                Alisha Adkinsposted 8 years agoin reply to this

                You can, even if they have been moved.  I've done it.  I'm waiting to see if it will get moved back, but the editor had made a mess of my article, so I had to make some changes to his changes.

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