Confessions of a HubPages Pimp
I hereby confess....
Forgive me HubPages, but I must confess. I am a pimp. I am a sinner.
I have been a pimp for many months now.
I have corrupted innocent friends who are now also pimps.
I have attracted a fanatical following of pimps and they are prime pimpers.
Each and every day they impress me with new moves and techniques they exhibit to flourish with their pimping abilities.
Proud Pimp...
Am I proud to be a pimp? Heck, yes! We gots to do what we gots to do to succeed in the hubbing community. Unlike other pimps I usually do my work during the day. I have a posse of pimps who cover my night-shifts and they cover all the corners! We stay off the streets and work out of our homes, which is a safer environment. You never know what you could catch out there! Some of us work from our phones and perform acts that way. This real cool cat named Steve Jobs has provided us pimps with ample options to get the job done. There are other cats out there who have also given us options, but I consider them second rate. Just sayin' my peeps.
Is this legit?
Pimping is legal! Trust me on this one! There is no jail time or need for a bail bondsman! Soliciting is mandatory, how else would you find your next customer! It's a simple process...I pimp you and you pimp me! We are both happy customers! Just hook each other up with a few clicks here and there and the job is done! I am too legit to quit, gots to keep each other motivated with finding different areas to find more action! Pimping is not all about "show me the money" even though for the right price you'll do anything...but with my pimping there's never a fee. No commission either. It's all about helping out a friend in need. It's about doing the deed. Pimping is a service that we call upon a girl or guy to do. Whether it's Madam or John! Just get 'er done.
ALERT: When SHARING becomes SPAMMING....
As we all know too much of a good thing is never really good. Sharing a hub is a compliment to our creation. We are proud of our article and would like to share it with our family and friends. We appreciate feedback. We would like our voices to be heard. This is all good.
Spamming fellow hubbers is never a good thing. Suffocating your peers with your own work is annoying. It's frustrating. Spamming is a perfect way to get yourself unfollowed and ignored. Occasionally sharing your work is expected. Sharing your work every few minutes isn't.
Think of sharing as your personality. Would you constantly brag about yourself? The majority of us wouldn't. The minority would and this flaw is their issue, don't make it yours.
Pimp yourself and pimp your fellow hubbers in moderation. Be a leader and not a follower. Happy Hubbing!
"Pimp My Hub"
In order to pimp you must really have the desire. You must be passionate about it. There is no turning back once you start because it becomes an addiction. You crave the views you get and enjoy getting hit on! It's all about the numbers! Here's how I pimp....
- On Facebook! If you write a hub about a celeb or musician, like their group and pimp away!
- Google+ your hubs and share your followers hubs! We all like to be "plus oned"!
- Twitter ... when tweeting a hub use a #hubpages so it shows up as a trending topic and in twitter searches! You could also tweet with a @ if you are following a topic or person you are tweeting about. Such as I wrote a hub on Keith Urban, when I tweet it I do so as @keithurban so that it goes to his timeline and hopefully one day he will respond! Wishful thinking.
- Add links to your hubs! Links of fellow hubbers who have written similar hubs. I've noticed that a hub looks more polished when the links relate to a hub plus it's the HubPage Law.
- Use Stumpled Upon and pimp away ...
- Digg ... I digg you and you digg me! Simple!
- Email a link of your hub to friends, family, enemies ....
- MySpace is not a place of the past! For those who write music hubs, I highly recommend it! Since Justin Timberlake (Nsync) bought into the website it's doing very well! I pimp my music hubs there and have got hit on! The views are spectacular also!
- Create your own business cards! I carry mine around and since I'm known to be a bit of a talker I might happen to mention an article or two and then BAM my card is in their pocket!
- Create a T-Shirt with your web domain on it! "sunshine625.hubpages.com" make sure the letters glow in case you are ever standing on a corner under a streetlight you will be noticed!
- Make a comment! On HubPages! Come on, pay attention! Comment on a hubbers hub so it will then be in your HubPages newsfeed for one of your followers to notice. Who doesn't like to be noticed! No fee is required either!
- Share your fellow hubbers hubs by clicking on the "share with followers" link! Yes, we do share each other on HubPages. It's all about teamwork! Protection is optional in case you share a bit too much!
- While commenting on a hub happen to mention a fellow hubber who you think might interest the writer. Who knows maybe they will hook up and give you a....
- Pin a hub on Pinterest! You pin me and I'll pin you!
- SHOUT-OUT which is always appreciated!
Pimp Juice by Nelly ... Proceed with caution!
Pimping aka Sharing
After you have pimped your creative works of art and your followers works of art you lay back with a huge smile on your face.
You have successfully satisfied the needs of yourself and of others. You are now an official pimp! Happy pimping!
Are you a pimp?
© 2012 Linda Bilyeu
How do you pimp your hub?
I am brand new to HubPages. Thanks for a good article!
Great hub! One thing I will mention for those who don't know: If you post something to Digg, you dedicate it to the public domain, which means you lose copyright and anyone can copy, change, or repost it freely without credit.
BTW, if you link your google account to your facebook account, your hub work is automatically pimped. They put a link to your hubs on every email you send.
You are too awesome for words Sunshine!!!
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Thank you Tills! :)
I said it before and I'll say it again, you certainly know how to pimp things up ;)
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Daniella, Business Cards work great especially when you are out and about and don't have a pen and paper handy! :)
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QueenBex...I never used Tumbler, but it's worth a try!
Loved this article! I especially like the idea of creating business cards. Voted up and sharing. :)
Excellent hints and tips I'll be sure to use! Thanks for an excellent hub!
By the way, do you find tumblr to be useful in pimping? I wonder if posts can get easily lost on there....
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Thank you my fellow pimpers for sharing your pimping techniques! Wishing you many pimp-a-thons!!
"You wanna put ya feet on my ruuugggg don't ya." lol Nice Hub! And as the saying goes, 'Pimpin ain't easy, but somebody gotta do it!" Voted up!
Shared, upped, stumbled, you get the works. I try to promote 5-10 hubs other than my own every day. I think it brings new blood to hubpages. You've been "Pimped."
Woohoo! I'm a pimp! at my age too! Should I be ashamed of myself? Naah, I think I will just continue to be naughty! Such fun! Voted up, funny, awesome and interesting! The only problem is I'm so busy pimping I don't seem to have time so write. Gotta exert some self control here. Thank you for a good laugh and have a nice day! Enjoy your pimping, sister!
Up, Useful, Interesting, shared with followers, and bookmarked. Thanks for the good advice.
Oh my gosh! I'm a pimp! I didn't realize. Please, don't tell my hubby! Apparently, I've been a pimp for over a year without knowing it. Does that make me a veteran pimp? Wonderful hub, I love it! Let's all pimp for ourselves as well as each other and become famous pimpers!
Voting up and awesome! :)
Pimpin' no braggin' - fine line to, um...ho..(hoho?)..i'ze too legit to quit too and as a matter of fact - my only new years resolution this year was to be an even better pimp! i'm pimping yours and i'm pimpin mine- hoping that it works out fine!
but seriously - i hub-share every article - period. If i love it i'll 'like', tweet, and i've started to googleplus, but - still feeling my way in the dark a bit there.
i also post to groups on fb - and if it touches me - post it on my wall as well..
we have to start being better more charitable pimps - even pimps need to give - it's the right thing to do..
Pimps talking only amongst pimps - is a waste of talent - let's get it jigglin' out there - and cover all the angles...i mean corners..oops..lol
LOVE it!
Pimping aint easy! LOL
Too funny! Pimp away.
Lots of good energy here!!!
Love it, Pimp Away! I need to get better at this promo thing!
Hi Linda! Thank you, for this fun and creative hub, way to put your point across =) People should understand this hopefully and be all about sharing and caring. A very cozy hub I must admit.
Awesome and really enjoyable. Voted up and shared!
I just loved the confessions of a pimp! Great hub. Got to know a lot about pimping Linda. Sure, pimping this hub. Cheers, Rema.
Linda as always not only is this hub super entertaining it is also super on the money!!! Glad to be part of your pimpin’ posse and will certainly keep my typing fingers working to the bone! :) Up, awesome and super cool!
Very cleverly written - we can all be proud to pimp!
Thanks for the lesson in Hubpages Pimpology! Very cool :)
I love your brilliant mind! :)
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Simba, mary615, Happyboomernurse, Stephanie Henkel ... I consider it an honor to share my pimping experience with y'all. Just keep in mind that you don't want to over-pimp. If you spam you could end up in a jam and pester potential readers. Happy pimping! :)
Great advice, Linda! I'll try to remember to add the #hubpages on my tweets! Even your pimping is organized! :)
Must confess, the title and awesome graphic drew me in and awesome and humorous writing made me chuckle and smile!
Great hub with lots of great suggestions, many of which I didn't know, and some of which I already do.
Voted up across the board.
You have showed me how to pimp correctly, thanks! I'm learning more and more about Tweeting. I do Pin a lot, I love that site.
Great Hub, I voted it UP, etc., and shared with followers, and the other social sites.
Is is is you is :)
Simba x
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Hi Haley! I'd love for you to join us. I sent you an email :)
I never knew you were a pimp, Sunshine!! I'm glad to have been introduced to the new ways of pimpin', and I'd love to join you in your pimpin' ways! Great hub, the title almost made me choke on my food from laughter and surprise.
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mwilliams, I'm glad you enjoyed and learned some tricks of the trade. I added a special Spammer Alert to this hub...hopefully it will help others who might be confused as to what "sharing" really entails. Thanks for stopping by!:)
Creative, funny and packed full of fantastic information. I thoroughly enjoyed reading this hub Sunshine
I'll be studying and practicing until my inner pimp shines through.
Voting across the board, up and sharing. Tweeting for good measure.
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Hi Richie! Thanks for stopping by for lessons on how to pimp. I appreciate the pimps!:)
Splendid Hub Sunshine! Everything you say here makes so much sense that I want to be a pimper too!!! Voted up, pimped and following! (And pimped again for good measure.)
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A2A, Your comment was awesome!! Thank you for the smile! Bring on the pimpathons!!:)
Amazing hub Sunshine. I never had a thought that this could be written. Your confessions of a Pimp will probably be the confession of every Hubber out here.
Great job... I must congratulate your thought process [BTW, I am not pimping when I do so ;)].
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Wow I am impressed with all the pimping tips and the new pimpers ready to learn how to pimp. I like your enthusiasm!!!:)
What a fun and creative way to get the word out about the joy of pimping! This was a ton of fun to read.
You know I am a big facebook user. I frequently post hubs I like on my non-hubber friend's walls. They always read them and it gives the hubber a little boost outside of the hubpages universe too. And what writer doesn't want a wider audience. :)
I suck at pimping, but I am willing and eager to follow your tutelage! :) Printing this out and following it like a bible! :) Thank you for a wonderfully helpful hub, Pimpmaster Daddy! :)
Sunshine,
Your hubs are priceless as they always makes me smile. I don't have the opportunity to visit all the hubs I would like to visit, but I try.
Your Hub Friend,
Bobbi
I wish everyone knew how important a pimp is. I myself just started pimping a few days ago. But, am delighted to pimp you all out! In a moment I will hit a button and pimp you out again!
Why is there no comment from me here? I must have missed it on my hopping activities. This is a great hub with great advice for anyone on HP, especially newbies.
Voted up n shared.
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Hi Made, Pimping is a fun hobby!:)
I'm glad you enjoyed it LadyFiddler.
Hey CC, I think you added one too many pimps since HP's thought this was SPAM. Haha!!
It's my pimping cheerleader! WOOHOO! I put the mouse on the hub, I pimp, you pimp, we pimp. I tweet to be sweet! I pimp, you pimp, we pimp. I google plus one, I pimp you pimp, we pimp. I pin, digg and redd, I pimp, you pimp, we pimp. Pimp, Pimp Hubray!
LOL this was funny
I love pimping hubs. I just wish I had more time to do it. Great hub that will be pimped right away! :)
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Alocsin, Richard, Billy, Rika, Audra ... My prime pimpers! Thank you for stopping by and for all you do. I appreciate you all!:)
Love this...voted up Sunshine!!!
Oh, to be taught by the Master (or is that Mistress) Pimp herself. How lucky we are, Sunshine! You deserve every vote for the smiles you bring. Thanks!
Love this, Linda! You're the pimpin' queen, the pimp of pimps, the prime pimper, the ... you get the idea! Thanks for sharing.
Oh I have so much to learn! Sigh! This was very helpful and I thank you. Now I need to take notes and hopefully remember it all.
I keep asking Tammy this question, and here you've gone and answered it. Voting this Up and Useful.
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Hi SS! You are doing very well with learning the tricks of the trade:)
Hi Debbie, I hope your husband is doing better. You would make a fantastic pimp! XO
Sunshine, I have been at the hospital so much I missed this great hub.. I would love to be a pimp too.. LOL.
so I need help.. LOL
Take care. Sunshine
debbie
Excellent SS - I am proud to say that I am slowly "learning the trade."
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Thank you Justin for the pimp!
Thanks Uban for stopping by!
Nice idea. Generally useful and helpful too
excellent hub, Linda. Pimped!
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Thank you for sharing your story PWalker. Pimping could be a good thing sometimes:)
Hi Chuck! Taking time to share, pimp and promote is always beneficial, but you already knew that:)
This is a great Hub and it reminded me that I have to start putting more time in on promoting and not just researching and writing. Not that I was not previously aware of the need for pimping (a more aggressive and catchier term than "marketing" which the word I usually use). I realize the importance of promoting both myself as a Hubber and my Hubs and have been doing this for the past six years since joining HubPages. But your Hub has reminded me that I have to do more in this area as well a continue publishing Hubs if I want to move my HubPage writing business to the next level.
The first time I heard someone talk about "pimping something," I was shocked and outraged. Just goes to show how behind the times I was. Now I understand what it means and must say your tips for pimping our hubs are excellent. I especially like the t-shirt and biz card tips. I'm still getting the hang of StumbleUpon but I already do a lot of the things you suggest.
Very creatively written and informative hub! Rated up and (very) useful!
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The first and my favorite Cowboy Pimp!:))
Well.....I guess I'm the first "Cowboy Pimp"!!....LOL Loved the hub!
Awesome, awesome hub Sunshine! I'm still laughing out loud. Great read and extremely useful tips as well! :)
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LOL Vic, my T-shirt just says HubPages:)) Keep on pimpin'! Welcome aboard Lisa!! :)
I'm pickin' up what you're layin' down, girlfriend! Do you really have the t-shirt, though? Seriously, I do need to go back and see where I can add links in my hubs to other hubs. Great article here, Sunshine. You're one of the best pimps I know!
Fabulous fabulous fabulous! I am so glad you are my pimp mama!
Lisa RL
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Thank you for your comments! If you have any questions you can contact my parole officer:))
You certainly know how to pimp things up! Great hub and fun to read and learn at the same time. Thanks for all the info and your followers for their great comments. Voted across the board.
What a fun fun hub, which doesn't surprise me all of your hubs are fun, pimping makes the world go round, like us fat bottomed girls hehe (my Queen reference) love :) ge
Hilarious Hub and so true. We all help each other in this Hubbing/pimpin world we're a part of.
What a fun hub! I'm a pimp and I didn't know it!
I learned a bit about a new trade here on hubpages... how to be a pimp. Who would have thought? You are truly a riot Ms Sunshine! Lovin' it!
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Hi Megan! I'm glad my pimping hub was able to teach you something new. Good Luck! :)
Thanks for the ideas of how to pimp my hubs. I'm new and didn't realize I could link to other hubbers hubs. Very fun read!
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I could corrupt you also Rasta :))
Awesome stuff Sunshine!
You make pimpin look easy!
Big Pimpin!
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Thank you kindly Stoker! Pimping might be in your genes!!:)
Wow you really are quite the pimp! Hahah you are good, oops, GREAT at it!!
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Yes Red (Ardie) you are Grade A!!
Thomas bring on the cloaks and the pimp cups!!
Effer, I know you got my back, I'll wait while you run over. They'll probably let me off without bail once they realize I have a problem shutting up!! lol
Rasta .. I sent you a message via HP, check it out!! Shine on, you are da bomb!!
Thanks for the follow Arusho!!
Good hub and very funny!
You just a big ole pimp Sunshine!
When I grow up,I want to be just like you!
Sunshine is pimpalicious!
Shine On!!
No problem GF!!! I got your back! Runnin bail money down to Orlando. and I do mean "runnin," it may take a couple of months.....in the meantime, call Casey and get some tips on remaining HAPPY WHILE LOCKED UP IN THE TANK!! Luv ya girl.....Hang in there.
Sunshine...
The cloak room of this Hub is filled with purple velvet coats, feathered hats, and walking sticks....sweet!
Thomas
I have learned how to pimp from THE best - and that's you my dear! I will never hub the same again. I am a proud girl of Sunshine's HubPimps :) Holla!
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Uh oh ... I might need a bail bondsman afterall! lol
Sunshine - the cops just called and want me to flip on ya! lol
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Ruchira!! To many, many more pimping days my friend! Keep on pimpin'!!
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Veronica! Pimp Your Write ... That's awesome!! LOL HUbs such as this have a tendency to make you think nutty thoughts but I like it!! :) Keep on laughin'!
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You are rockin' Kathy! Way to go! MC Gramma, I like it! Keep on Hubbin'!
hahahha...I was laughing while reading this hilarious hub of urs sunshine.
As I mentioned to you earlier...your profile name talks a ton about ur personality and it sure is spreading it's radiance all around the hubbing community. You are a good pimp and I love pimping around with ya.
Cheers to many more pimping days...lol
Instead of "Pimp Your Ride" - "Pimp Your Write". Ehh, I tried. =]
This is hilarious.
You da' #1 pimp, on herr' fo sho!
Oh man, I think I need to get some fresh air. I am laughing so hard that I'm crying!
Yo, this is crazy-good advice Sunshine... now in addition to my moniker of MC Gramma I can be a PIMP too! ;) Just sayin'....
Voted "UP" an VERY FUNNY! ;)
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It's a piece of cake Cogerson, I just gave up on sleeping...it's overrated anyway. Thank you for stopping by!:)
Well Lela, let's get to pimping. Nelly's song was stuck in my heads for hours! I do like Pimp Juice! Share a hub on HH!:)
Nice hub....and you are...by the way....the best pimp here at hubpages.....thanks for all the pimping you do....I am always trying to figure out where you find the time to pimp, write and take care of your family....pretty soon you will have your own wing at the Pimp Hall of Fame.
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