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Hubbing for money

TIRED OF THE CONMEN

Sick and tired of the scammers and conmen who would sell their granny for a profit, I have decided to come clean and tell you how much I make a month on hubpages and which type of hubs I make the most money from, the honest truth and I wont be charging a single cent for any of this information.

Let me add that nine times out of ten I do not write for the purpose of making money I write because I want to, hubpages gives me a chance to write about things I love and money isn't even in my thoughts when I write them.

I do try to write a couple of hubs a month with the intent of getting clicks for money and I do make some money from them.

Hubbing For Money

I have written 552 hubs to date this one when published will be 553, and it may come as a surprise to you that I make money from less than 10% of those hubs.

Having published so many hubs it is difficult to keep track of which hubs are making money and which ones aren't because you are only allowed 200 channels on Google, but Google is not the only advertiser that you can use on hubpages, Ebay and Amazon are also available for making a little bit more, not as much as Google but every little bit helps and it isn't hard work to add the capsules to your pages.

How do I keep track?

I change my URL channels on a regular basis I have 20 to 30 showing at a time and I compare what I make from those channels with my overall daily earning report. I may make $2.00 from my url channels in a day and $5.00 from the ones I have not added to channels.

So Jimmy, what hubs do you make money from?

Ok let us cut to the chase, this is the part that you have all been waiting for.

I wont name the hubs but I will name the types of hubs that I earn the most revenue from.

Beauty products

Anti aging cream and beauty product reviews around $10.00 a month

Reality TV

In the UK at the moment I'm a celebrity get me out of here is in full swing I am updating the page every day and I have made almost $20 dollars this month from it. When the show finishes next week I expect the earnings to stop until next year when I update it for 2008.

My series on world war 1

brings in a regular income of approximately $10-15 a month.

Also my series of hubs related to teen romance advice nets me about the same.

The four seasons

A mixture of hubs seasonal e.g Christmas, Easter and other special event days bring in an income when the time of year comes around.

Some hubs bring money all year round whilst others are seasonal.

News events

These were an unwanted source of income and also a very unexpected source of income, I tried to put the ads to low in the options menu but when I saw that they were directing people to sympathetic sites I changed them to high. Help find Madeleine and Man arrested in Madeleine case have made me more money than any other hubs I have written an I am so not proud of that fact.

The rest of the money I make is from other random hubs a few cents from this hub and a few cents from that because I have so many it is difficult to say which ones exactly that the clicks come from.

Don't rely too much on Google trends, Ebay pulse or, Yahoo buzz to make money from hubpages, these statistics are mainly short lived and only last a day or 2 before the traffic sources dry up ending your chance of any earnings.

How much do I make on hubpages ?

My earnings will come as a shock to most hubbers who know me because they think I make a lot more.

It varies from month to month, but my Adsense earnings are usually between $120.00 and $150.00 a month.

From Ebay I earn between $3-5 a month

On Amazon I earn between £3-5 which works out at around $7.00 a month.

I have all of my account payments on hold at the moment and letting the earnings build up for a while.

My three children will be in for an extra special surprise when I do decide to cash it in.....jimmy

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Stacie Naczelnik profile image

Stacie Naczelnik  says:
2 years ago

Good info, thanks for sharing this. I'm sick of the cons too. Also, I don't think you should feel bad about your big money makers, as your original intent was not for profit.

Ralph Deeds profile image

Ralph Deeds  says:
2 years ago

Thanks, Jimmy. You're doing a lot better than I am.

Lissie profile image

Lissie  says:
2 years ago

Thanks - now are you going to make this an ebook and avaiable to affiliates to market ROTFL! This should be in the FAQ for new users!

MrMarmalade profile image

MrMarmalade  says:
2 years ago

I change my URL channels on a regular basis I have 20 to 30 showing at a time and I compare what I make from those channels with my overall daily earning report. I may make $2.00 from my url channels in a day and $5.00 from the ones I have not added to channels.

What is an URL and how or where will I find reference to them?

I endeavoured to join another Hub producer this morning and it kept asking for my URL. Are you able to explain all this language to me Please.

Incidentally, I use to sell Gidgets for 13c per day. It Gave me a Volvo 6 cylinders car, which I Paid off in 6 months: Sent me to Hawaii twice and all over Australia and New Zealand. I was never home, but you can not have everything in life. Good hub. Who Cares about money. You need it, but should not chase it. Glory is better. They remember you longer

Paul Edmondson profile image

Paul Edmondson  says:
2 years ago

Jimmy, it made my day to read this. You make HubPages a better place and I wish we had more people like you. Thank you for all your contributions.

We love it when people make Hubs to share information, share interests, to help people out and from time to time to make a few bucks.

Thanks again for sharing your experience. And for helping everyone else out.

Best,

Paul Edmondson

gamergirl profile image

gamergirl  says:
2 years ago

HOORAY JIMMY!!

I have to admit, I may not have the best hubs out there, but I love this site and am glad there are people like you around telling it like it is.

:)

AskSusanPeters profile image

AskSusanPeters  says:
2 years ago

Glad you shared with us. I, too, joined to share information with people who want to know.

I've gained a few bucks in my pocket but didn't expect to be paid anything. So the money is like a sunny day in mid-winter.

Susan

Earth Angel profile image

Earth Angel  says:
2 years ago

Ahhhhhhhh, how I LOVE HubPages!!

You guys are just all the BEST!! I soooooooo appreciate the honest numbers!! I feel incredibly blessed just to be in an Internet circle with you guys, even if I am just on the fringes!!

My main motivation in writing is to contribute positive view points and encourage people to begin thinking more independently again!! My close second is to make a base living!!

So my goal is to make at least $3,000 per month!! Regularly!! I haven't quite figured it out yet, heck, I haven't even figured out how to add all the bells and whistles yet, but with your help I will!!

For those interested in a few more bucks, is there anyone interested in setting goals together to see how fast we can get there?? We could start with $1,000 per month??

GREAT Hub Jimmy!! Great comments everyone!! Especially Paul!!

Hugs and Kisses and Blessings Always, Earth Angel!!

sukritha profile image

sukritha  says:
2 years ago

Wondering to see the mumber of Hubs You Having.

Thanks for sharing the information with Us

Regards

bloggerdollar profile image

bloggerdollar  says:
2 years ago

Jimmy, thanks for the hub. It made me say "Ohhh a honest approach at last". Thumbs Up..

Rudra profile image

Rudra  says:
2 years ago

Jimmy, read the entire page with enthusiasm and learnt something from it, just as I was loosing heart. Not everyone would be willing to share the information as there would be a rush to fork out similar hubs. But you know what they say "shairng is daring". Well done.....

NightFlower profile image

NightFlower  says:
2 years ago

Really now jimmy. That's extraordinary especially to make that extra

change without trying. I'm impressed. Thanks for the heads up

(thanks for appreciating my poem too)-smile.

jimmythejock profile image

jimmythejock  says:
2 years ago

thanks everyone for your very kind words, please beware of promises of mega bucks from scammers and con artists, who only make money by being paid by unfortunate people like you and me, for a load of marketing information that you can find free of charge on the Internet.

AspireNow it sounds like you could be one of the people i am talking about what makes your promises different from the others out there?

p.s notice i did not remove your comment from my post

take care everyone and happy hubbing...........jimmy

Aman deep Garg profile image

Aman deep Garg  says:
2 years ago

Thanks for your valuable advice,i will take cate of these tips in future.

Rudra profile image

Rudra  says:
2 years ago

Think of it a hobby, money will follow.

wajay_47  says:
2 years ago

Hi Jimmy! I may delete 'em, but be darned if they're for sale! I have never heard of people trying to sell Hubs, so this is new to me. Rudra's advice is very good. Think of it as a hobby. None of mine have made money, but that's a fault of my own. I don't have marketing and SEO skills at all! Thanks for a great hub.

Joe Lance  says:
2 years ago

We have followed your hubs for some time....................

you are the best !!!!!

why not give jewelry articles a try..........

THE STAFF AT WWW.ICEUNIVERSITY.COM

soyelude profile image

soyelude  says:
2 years ago

Never thought of making money...just having fun writing and reading hubs. Maybe when the pay hits a hundred per hub...maybe. Will it ever jimmy? Love your sharing ideas/hubs.

Marisa Wright profile image

Marisa Wright  says:
2 years ago

I started writing on the internet with the aim of making money but have found most promises are hollow - the nice thing about HubPages is that I've finally found a place where I can really enjoy creating Hubs instead of it being a chore - so the money suddenly isn't so important. Thanks for your honesty, JTJ!

Cheryl Regina  says:
2 years ago

Thanks for the effort in sharing. Keep it up!

Denmarkguy profile image

Denmarkguy  says:
2 years ago

Very useful, and thanks for sharing this! What you say here very much bears out my experience with writing on the Internet... the claims of "$1000s" are mostly empty promises. The only exception I can think of would be the early days of epinions.com, before they figured out that paying people 10 cents per page view was complete insanity... ah, those were the days, and there WERE people making $8000 a month. But this is now.

Thanks for being "real!"

cruisenut profile image

cruisenut  says:
2 years ago

Thanks for sharing this information about earning money on Hubpages.

Lela Davidson profile image

Lela Davidson  says:
2 years ago

This is a good conversation. I have almost 150 Hubs and make between $40-60 in Adsense. Here's the thing - I just write. I have not yet attempted to master SEO. It's on the list for 2008. I try to learn from Maddie Ruud because she does so well! Because let's face it, money is nice!

blessedmommy profile image

blessedmommy  says:
2 years ago

I'll be honest, when I found HubPages, I was looking for a way to make money.  But, as I started writing, I noticed that even though I wasn't making a lot, I was happier and more fulfilled because I am now doing something I've dreamed about all of my life - writing and being read.  To me that's worth more than money.  (But of course when it comes, [the money], I sure won't turn it down!

Writing Muse profile image

Writing Muse  says:
2 years ago

Thanks Jimmy for the insight! As a newbie on HubPages, I've been scanning through the forums to get a feel for the process and have learned so much. Still very much a rookie though, so will be taking my time for the first few hubs.

Looking forward to your future hubs! Thanks again!

dxdukes profile image

dxdukes  says:
2 years ago

Hello Jimmy!

Thank you for the information.

Darlene

ripplemaker profile image

ripplemaker  says:
2 years ago

Hi jimmy, thanks for the honesty. One gets a breath of fresh air when truth is handed over in a silver platter. :-) My friend introduced me to hubpages (we wanted to earn extra money) but I've discovered I'd like to just enjoy writing first and along the way learn how to earn. Thanks again!

mathan1234 profile image

mathan1234  says:
2 years ago

Thanks for such a frank article! It made me feel better about my Hubbing. :)

jimmythejock profile image

jimmythejock  says:
2 years ago

Just an update. since the new add layout experiments started i have almost doubled the figures above thanks hubpages .....jimmy

shangrila profile image

shangrila  says:
2 years ago

nice article..good tips...will try it out

imommy profile image

imommy  says:
2 years ago

Great article. Great information.

Jean Ahmann profile image

Jean Ahmann  says:
18 months ago

Huppages is a way to vent and teach and hey if you make a buck even better. I did not know how hard it was to put thoughts on paper until I tried. It is more of a job than working in an office. But it is fun and informative. You give me hope on the money making aspect, I wish you the best of luck.

jimmythejock profile image

jimmythejock  says:
18 months ago

thanks for your comment Jean, just a little update, since the Launch of Kontera on hubpages I have beem making around a dollar a day from their ads .....jimmy

balaji153 profile image

balaji153  says:
17 months ago

did you analyze why you are earning very less

joblot profile image

joblot  says:
17 months ago

Very interesting all of this - it's certainly something that will shock some people... you have to work to earn money? Of course!!

cowgirljess profile image

cowgirljess  says:
17 months ago

Bravo, great work keep it up. I wish i earne dthat much, so far I am only at $0.94.

Moonmaiden profile image

Moonmaiden  says:
17 months ago

I still haven't yet figure out what Kontera is, and how it makes us money. Do I register for it like I did for Amazon?

jimmythejock profile image

jimmythejock  says:
17 months ago

Kontera is another ad revenue site, sign up and add your code like you did with google ,ebay and Amazon, they put text ads on your pages with a double underline that you can only see when you are signed out of your hubpages account. check the hubpages thread in the forums for more info.....jimmy

Karen N profile image

Karen N  says:
16 months ago

Interesting article. I've started making a nice little monthly check from ehow. But am pretty new to hubpages and triond.

starrkissed profile image

starrkissed  says:
16 months ago

Wow, this is awesome info! I need to get on the ball! I haven't made anything yet, lol.

PricelessPromo  says:
11 months ago

Thanks for the great info.

Do you find that you aim for certain web site content through adwords? And do you target specific web sites using key words that will triger some one to follow a google ad?

I appreciate everything.

hottobecool profile image

hottobecool  says:
11 months ago

on what topics we can create hubs

Mr Nice profile image

Mr Nice  says:
11 months ago

Hi Jimmy,Very well explained & truthful. I see some people bragging about making $100's & $1000 a day through hubpages.

ameliehub profile image

ameliehub  says:
11 months ago

Hi, Jimmy. Your pot is very useful as i am completely new to hub pages. and got an idea about hub pages.

Andromeda10 profile image

Andromeda10  says:
11 months ago

Thank you Jimmy. This was a very unselfish and candid response to all of us who want to know how to generate revenue on HubPages. Thank you for your candor and honesty. I never knew what to realistically expect, and now I know. Not bad! Not bad.

Matt Harless profile image

Matt Harless  says:
10 months ago

Jimmy, You are a real help to new hubbers! I am going to be your next fan!

Kulsum Mehmood profile image

Kulsum Mehmood  says:
10 months ago

Thanks Jimmy for the information. Nice hub.

mailxpress profile image

mailxpress  says:
10 months ago

Thanks so much for your honesty. I would of thought someone like yourself who has hundreds of Hubpages would at least earn $1000 per month. I bet in due time you will.

Have a great day.

Michelle

Moxie Trader profile image

Moxie Trader  says:
9 months ago

This is a very helpful topic. It puts it all in real terms. Thanks, Jimmy!

ihunter  says:
9 months ago

Thanks a again Jimmy, I had follow your 2 hubpages now. very nice indeed.

Lola Dark profile image

Lola Dark  says:
9 months ago

Great info for a newbie like me!

Very honest information.

matiskater profile image

matiskater  says:
9 months ago

wow this is really a great article thanks for making it!!

and hope your earnings go up in the future!!

AlexK2009 profile image

AlexK2009  says:
9 months ago

I only joined recently and am still trying to understand the options for boosting income prospects.

My motivation is to share my knowledge and experience. But making a good income will let me do, full time, what I enjoy: research, discover new things and pass on what I find to others.

It seems clear however that getting an income from writing like this requires a determination to settle for the long haul and I am mentally composing hubs with this in mind.

online4income profile image

online4income  says:
9 months ago

Its an eye opener, thanks for sharing the facts. This is a true picture. I have been with many programs and realized that making money from internet too needs constant efforts.

Reaching first payout is not an easy task and can take from months to years, people often ignore this fact and later blame others.

On the other hand I've seen some aggresive marketers, who are really making good money online, I know one who makes approx. $100 a day that to from only one blog that he writes and maintains everyday.

Actually he is an expert in his field and is very helpful, so his readers are his followers and his blog ranks on top for many keywords.

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roastedpinebark  says:
8 months ago

jimmy, its always nice to come across a hubber that seems so far along, compared to me with only 40 hubs. Thank you for sharing this information with us and being an honest person!

AlexK2009 profile image

AlexK2009  says:
8 months ago

Clearly making money from Hub pages is a long term process. Money is nice and my motive is to be able to use the income to let me research and write or take photographs full time. How do you research the first world war by the way. There is a lot that happened between 1914 and 1938 that holds lessons for us today.

cym profile image

cym  says:
7 months ago

Thanks a lot for sharing this information! I would like to also share the information on how much I make, but until now it has only been very close to $0,00. So not much advice I can give yet...

Do you really need more than 500 hubs to earn monthly $120,- through Adsense? I just have 4 hubs now... seems like a long way still to go for me...

ghosht profile image

ghosht  says:
4 months ago

Thanks Jimmy. I am a newbie with only 6 hubs. A long way to go.Yes, making some money is a good motivation.

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