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The AdSense team has joined us for some guest blog posts!
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Looking for some Hubbing Tips?
Check out Google's guest blog posts, April contest entries, & our upcoming podcast!
Are you involved in this month's Hub Challenge (it's never too late to join :D) and in need of some extra inspiration? Or are you looking for some tips and ideas to help your Hubbing in general? Look no further, my friend!
The nice folks from the Google AdSense team have been doing a wee series of guest posts on the HubPages blog. In these posts, they've offered some fabulous tips (which are summarized in the Pro Tips section of the newsletter below) which you might find helpful as you Hub along this month.
If you're in need of further inspiration, have a look at the brilliant contest entries we've seen so far in the So You Think You Can Write Online contest. Over the past two weeks, I have seen some of the most fantastic Hubs on fascinating topics ranging from the head-shrinking Shuar of the Amazon Basin to the amazing adventures of Tintin.
These Hubs have been driving me to write many new Hubs of my own - I bet they'll give you some great ideas, too. If you want to see the very best of the best, visit the contest page to see the winners so far, log out and view the Hubs displayed on the HubPages homepage, or read the recommend Hubs in this week's newsletter.
Finally, we're about to roll out a second podcast series (in addition to Weekly Advice from Everyday Experts) called the Online Writing Insider that is going to be packed with online writing tips. Keep an eye out for the first episode (coming soon!) and send me suggestions for any special tips you'd like us to share.
Happy Hubbing,
Simone Haruko Smith
Community & Marketing Manager
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Recommended Hubs
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by nightbear
published 5 days ago
An Example of what can be accomplished by mastering the art of knitting. In the first hub of this series we learned how to choose the yarn you would want to work with, especially just for learning. And also...
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by Howard S.
published 4 days ago
As Americans became increasingly safety-conscious, automakers stopped making convertibles. This opened a niche market for coachbuilders, with at least five companies converting Toyota Celica coupes to produce about 3,000 custom Celica convertibles.
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Where did Bram Stoker get the inspiration for his 1897 novel Dracula? The answer is a blend of myth, fiction and historical reality.... The earliest recorded stories of blood-sucking demons have come to us...
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by toknowinfo
published 7 days ago
Success stories can be achieved at any age.As we live longer and longer, the ages between 50 and 80 is becoming a time for reinventing ourselves, pursuing our dreams and coming into our own terms of self...
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by leahlefler
published 8 days ago
Imagine getting pregnant as a young teenager, or getting
pregnant as a single mother. Your baby is ripped from your arms and sent
to an orphanage the moment he is weaned. You are sent to a prison where you...
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by RedElf
published 7 days ago
Truly great villains, especially truly great Disney villains, have several things in common. They all live by the three "Rs" of villainy, and are: Ruthless - true villains stop at nothing in pursuit of...
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by Jane Bovary
published 6 days ago
Post-feminist revolution, 1950's housewives carry a certain amount of hip kudos.
Now that we have equality (or a facsimile thereof) we don't have to be
on the defensive anymore. We can wear a stiff, full...
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There are many times when single parents are faced with the dilemma of teaching the opposite sex child some basics of life that they will have to acquire. A single dad may have to learn all about pigtails and...
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Learn how to make small batches of red raspberry ice cream at home. These recipes explain how to create rich raspberry ice cream, with or without eggs.
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I'm sure a lot of people have read the book or at least watched the movie. The Da Vinci Code
is a about professor that major in symbology (study of the code) and
attracted to the last part of the movie which...
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by cardelean
published 35 hours ago
When a couple falls in love, often times they do not think about what impact their relationship may have on their families. It isn't until the relationship begins to get a little more serious and the talk of...
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Capsicum L. is a genus of plants of the Solanaceae family, native to America but now cultivated throughout the world. Addition to the familiar bell pepper, the genus includes several species of hot peppers,...
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Over the centuries, Passover has become both a welcome to spring, a celebration of freedom from tyranny, and a significant family gathering that for some families is the one time of year that they all come together in joy.
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It can happen to anyone, at anytime... that friendly game of backyard ball comes to a screeching halt when someone puts a ball through a neighbors window. One day, it might be your kid... today it was mine. I...
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by Glenn Stok
published 5 days ago
The modifications required to survive the Google changes have given me a better understanding of why Google needed to make this major adjustment to their algorithm.
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Why do I have to pay taxes? They are expensive, they're hard to compute, and they take away from my earnings. What good do they do me, anyway? Actually, plenty.
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by Golfgal
published 4 days ago
Bella When my family relocated to Texas this past year from Maryland, it was a major event. We had three animals, two dogs and a cat that needed to travel by car for two days through five states. Preparing...
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In 1798, Thomas Malthus predicted that population would far exceed food production, inevitably leading to mass starvation. According to Malthusian theory, food production and population increase at different...
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by ManuPria
published 4 days ago
In Hindu Dharma, there exists certain code of conduct for married women. A wife who possesses all those qualities is called as a “Pativrata.” Pati means husband, and vrata means vow. She is a woman for...
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by DzyMsLizzy
published 4 days ago
Road into a campground, circa 1957 If you have never been camping at all in your life, you may have any number of reasons why. As everyone is different, these reasons can run the gamut from simply not having...
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by conanhughes
published 5 days ago
At some point in your life you may have heard of things like source codes and programming languages. If not, at least I hope you ever thought of how video games are created. For one thing, I am going to show...
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by SimeyC
published 6 days ago
Have you ever thought about all the places that you could visit on a Road Trip across America: East Coast to West Coast? There are so many fantastic places to visit that it would seem almost impossible to plan...
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Pro Tips
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Google AdSense makes a guest appearance on the HubPages Blog
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Tips from the Google AdSense Team
In the most recent guest blog post from the Google AdSense Team, Thomas Tran shared some excellent tips on optimizing Hubs for AdSense:
- Write authentic, non-scripted, easy-to-read, and structured content: One great way to do this is to break your Hubs into several text capsules that each have descriptive headers
- Get inspiration from Google AdWords Keyword tool and the Top Search Queries from the Google Webmaster Tools: We've got a helpful tutorial on the Google Keyword tool in the Learning Center
- Use unique and accurate titles: Search-friendly titles are a must! Try your best to be at once neat, keyword friendly, descriptive, and interesting with your titles
- Promote your Hubs internally and externally: Share your Hubs with your friends! We've made it easy with the share button at the bottom of each Hub, not to mention the Facebook and Twitter sharing buttons by each Hub's title
For more tips and advice, visit the HubPages Learning Center
http://learningcenter.hubpages.com/
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Hubber to Hubber
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suziecat7, From Asheville, NC, 889 Fans, 86 Hubs, Joined 2 years ago
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Dolores Monet Interviews suziecat7
A closer look at an inquisitive and adventurous Hubber
Susiecat7 is a Hubber who has been here for two years. Though not the most prolific Hubber, her articles are unique and well written, covering topics such as strange cookbooks, the blunderbuss, and the world's best echoes. If you are looking for quality, Susiecat7 is your gal.
Susie's profile is short, but her intelligence, kindness, humor, and humility are obvious to all who read her Hubs. Let's take a deeper look at one excellent Hubber to see what makes her tick.
1. You say so little about yourself in your profile - could we hear a bit about you?
When I was young, I suffered from a terrible case of travel lust. I would pick a place on the map and go. I'd stay for awhile and the bug would bite me again and I'd be off. I did manage to educate myself along the way. I was the perpetual college student but finally got a degree in English, of all things. I read anything I can get my hands on. Now that I am happily settled down in the beautiful mountains of western North Carolina, I work as a manager to make ends meet. I'm still trying to find a way out of that and work from home instead doing what I love to do most - research and write. I'm one of those animal loving people that non-animal loving people like to make fun of. I have several pets. I believe life is not life without a cat on your lap. I'm a hapless but enthusiastic gardener and get revved up every year. Cooking and a good game of scrabble make me happy.
2. What brought you to HubPages and what do you hope to accomplish here?
I came across HubPages quite by accident. I was doing my usual cruising around online looking for some kind of information and landed on a HubPages article. Being nosy by nature, I checked it out and thought I'd sign up. My first Hub was a pitiful recipe Hub that still lies dead at the bottom of my Hub list. I've already accomplished a lot at HubPages by learning so much from other Hubbers. It is a wonderful community and I likely will keep on writing there despite the fact that Google has forgotten me. I see HubPages as a comfortable launching pad for me and as an online home.
3. Do you write for any other sites?
I have written for eHow and probably will again. Before finding HubPages, I wrote a few articles for Orble. I am working on my own websites now and hope to have them up and running by summer's end. My obstacle is always time.
4. Your Hubs cover a wide variety of topics - where do you find your inspiration?
Oh, good question. I am just interested in so many things. Every night I write down ten potential topics I might want to write about. When I have the time I research them to see if they have wings. If I'm bored researching it then I cross it off the list. I particularly enjoy writing about history, women, music and websites. I like reading about food. Since I'm innately curious about everything, I always have another article waiting its turn in the batting box.
5. Do you back link for traffic or just go with the flow?
I do the usual back linking but probably not enough. Once in awhile I'll get all gung ho about a Hub that isn't getting the attention I think it deserves and go on a back link spree. Mostly I go with the flow.
6. I love the images that you use. Could you tell us where you get some of them, or is it a secret? (Lot's of Hubbers are hungry for royalty fee or public domain images. )
I'm happy to share. I get most of my photos at everystockphoto.com. I also get them from Wikipedia, of course and MorgueFile and Imagebase.
7. Your Hubs are well written, well researched, and obviously unique. About how long does it take you to create a Hub?
Thank you. It takes me quite a long time to write a Hub. I'm always amazed at people who crank one after another out in so little time. I like to be comfortable with the subject matter I choose so I study it before I write. Most of my Hubs take a week or more to get together.
8. Everybody is in a stir about the recent changes in Google's algorithm. what is your take on the bruhaha - or do you even care?
Well, yes I care. My earnings on adsense are non-existent these days. I never made a lot but even a few dimes a day made me feel good. It's why I'm considering writing for eHow again. But I believe the good folks at HubPages will work it out. There are too many quality writers there and with time I believe it will get better. Either way, it's still home to me.
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Hub Nuggets
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This Week's HubNuggets
Though RedElf and the HubNuggets team had arranged an Easter Egg hunt of grand proportions, Fawntia and myself botched things a bit by hiding this week's nominees away instead- then heading off for a fabulous three day HubPages Serenity & Cookie Baking Retreat in the remote Sierra Madres!
While Fawntia and I baked and meditated, the HubNuggets team searched high and low for the nominees from the Autos, Personal Finance, and Home categories. Thankfully they were successful!
Now that the community has voted, you can enjoy the winners below!
Simone
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Home |
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Close your eyes for a moment and try to visualize the look of a lovely South Pacific Island girl. The beautiful large bloom in her long flowing black hair is probably a hibiscus. It is the most recognizable...
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For the first time in history there are more people in
the US living in cities than the country and suburbs. This will have effects
that ripple throughout society. The founding fathers
were already...
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I absolutely love having people over. When we purchased our home, one of our top considerations was how it would feel when we had our friends and family here. And because my husband and I are such social...
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Autos |
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Many people struggle to make a choice on buying a new or used car. Many more don't know what to look for in a vehicle. It is often a better deal to purchase a used car over a brand-new car - However beware,...
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The amazing Volkswagen Beetle. It's the car that gives us something to do when we're bored while riding in the car. It's the car that gives us a true reason to go riding around. It's the car that's been with...
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The invention of the automobile has brought more positive and negative effects than any other invention throughout transportation history. As the most widely accepted method of transportation, cars have...
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Personal Finance |
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I'm sure we would all love to spend, spend, spend, if we had the money, money, money, and the added bonus of having a bottomless pocket we can dip our hands into without the fear of the unknown or worry about...
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In the summer of 2006, I traded four wheels and an internal combustion engine for pedal power.
I was fed up with $3 per gallon gasoline and a 9-mile commute that could take as long as an hour to complete...
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I always thought, what with all the struggles one could experience in life, that I had the right approach to managing at least one: Identity theft. A good friend of mine had the unfortunate experience of...
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HubPages Fun Fact:
A human’s nose contains around 5 million olfactory (smell) receptors; a dog’s nose contains from 125 million to 300 million olfactory receptors, depending on the breed. -http://hubpages.com/hub/Surprising-Dog-Facts-Senses-and-Behavior
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