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2015-04-22

Summer is on its way!

Get Ready for Summer on HubPages!

Beat the Summer Slump with These Popular Topics

Happy Wednesday, friends! Summer is right around the corner, and that means sunshine, outdoor fun, picnics, ice cream, and... the dreaded HubPages Summer Slump. (Boo, hiss!) Since school is out and lots of people are busy outdoors or on vacation, Google search traffic often dwindles considerably during the summer months. While less people on computers = less searches overall, below are a few topics that tend to do particularly well in summer, despite the tumbleweeds and chirping crickets:

  • Wedding ideas and wedding season topics.
  • Home and auto sales and insurance.
  • Summer and fall fashion.
  • Back-to-school topics.
  • Summer vacation and day trip ideas and tips.
  • The Emmy Awards.
  • MLB and NBA topics.
  • Labour Day.

If any of these topics sound intriguing, now's the time to get started writing! Don't forget that people start sharing seasonal content up to 6+ weeks early on Facebook and Pinterest. May your CPMs be high and your summer traffic flow freely! ;)

Christy Kirwan
Marketing & Community Manager

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Don't forget to make your Hubs mobile-ready!

The Mobile-Friendly Update is Here!

Just a quick reminder: Google began rolling out their new mobile-friendly update yesterday. Fortunately for us, the HubPages site is already optimized for mobile, but it's still a good idea to check your Hubs to make sure they look great on mobile devices. You can do so by opening your Hubs in Edit Mode in the HubTool and selecting the Mobile Preview option. Best of luck!

Check out Hubber Glenn Stok's great guide to updating your Hubs for mobile:
http://glennstok.hubpages.com/hub/editing-hubs-for-mobile-friendliness

Editors Choice

Editor's Choice Weekly Spotlight

Gordon Hamilton's Hub is both extremely thorough and incredibly unique! It covers various techniques for cooking kangaroo meat; a unusual variety of wild game that is becoming increasingly popular. His Hub very thoroughly covers six different methods of cooking kangaroo along with beautiful original photos of each recipe.


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