The Secrets of HubScore and HubRank

Essentially, there are two different scores that you should be aware of when writing on HubPages - your HubScore and your HubRank. Not to mention that there's another ranking system called Author Status that you should know about as well. Basically, your HubScore is a score that is assigned to each of your Hubs, while the HubRank is a score that's assigned to you as a Hubber. The Author Status, on the other hand, is more of a title that you are given based upon a combination of your amount of published Hubs magically combined with your HubRank.

HubScore

Your HubScore is the score given to your individual Hubs, ranking them from 0 to 100, with 100 being the top score. The HubScore is used to determine the quality of a Hub and will vary as more data streams in as to the Hubs performance. It is not uncommon for a HubScore to jump from one extreme to another over a period of hours or even days. Typically, a newly published hub will have a HubScore of 50-60, but the HubScore will vary a great deal, fluctuating up and down for several days until it settles on a more consistent score range. As shown below in Figure 5.10, each of your Hub's HubScores are used in many places all accross HubPages:

Figure 5.10: Where a HubScore can be found around HubPages

When HubPages determines your HubScore, there are several factors that are taken into account. Although, the exact algorithm and the factors involved are subject to change, the following factors can greatly influence your HubScore; just remember that the more unique your content, typically the higher your HubScore will be.

• The amount of traffic your Hub receives, including traffic from HubPages as well as other outside sources
• The length of your Hub
• The uniqueness of the content within your Hub (copied content typically scores lower than more unique content)
• The number of thumbs-up votes from unique users
• The number of comments
• The overall value of you as a member of the HubPages community (determined by your HubRank and your Status)

For more Information about HubScore, check out the following Hubs written by Hubbers on HubPages:

• How Hubscore Works: A pretty in-depth look at how HubScore is determined, why it fluctuates, and how you can improve your HubScore.
• The Rewards of Actively Participating on Hub Pages - The Hub Score Rewards Components – Secret Traffic Sources Revealed!: An interesting perspective towards HubScore that goes very deep into the different aspects of HubScore, such as traffic, HubPages participation, and linking.

HubRank

Your HubRank is an author's personal score that ranges from 0 to 100. There are many factors as to what determines your HubRank, but essentially your HubRank is a way to build your credibility as an author and is determined by your overall performance and participation at HubPages, where participation on HubPages can include:

• Publishing quality Hubs
• Commenting on Hubs from other authors
• Making requests in the Request section
• Answering requests from other authors
• Actively participating in the HubPages Forums

Your HubRank is not only a great way for you to evaluate your own credibility on HubPages, but it's also a great way to determine who the other credible and most active members of the overall community are as well. As you can see below in Figure 5.11, the HubRanks of our authors are displayed in many different places on HubPages:

Figure 5.11: Where a HubRank can be found around HubPages

Author Status

In addition to a HubScore for each of your Hubs, you will also be given a type of ranking that's known as your Author Status. HubPages uses this ranking system as a means to weed out spammers from those who are legitimately trying to write unique and quality content. Your Status is designated by various names ranging from “Stop,” “Producer,” “Average,” “Hall of Fame,” and others. As shown in Figure 5.12 below, you can find an Author's Author Status in a few different places on HubPages:

Figure 5.12: Where Author Status is displayed in HubPages

Your Author Status is determined by the number of Hubs that you have published in combination with your HubRank, so in order to have a better Author Status you should focus on publishing more hubs that are unique and useful. Authors with higher statuses are strong members of the HubPages community and are focused on creating informative and unique content that adds value to everyone who uses HubPages. On the other hand, if you are creating spammy, overly-promotional, copied or offensive Hubs they will automatically be given lower HubScores and in turn, your Author Status will be lowered to “Stop” or “Spammer”. Which, of course, is definitely not a good thing and has the potential to be downright embarrasing.

To see how HubPages determines what your Author Status is, check out the chart in Figure 5.13 below.

Figure 5.13: Author Status Chart