I haven't gotten Adsense yet because of the server issues, but how long until you started making money on Hubpages?
Anywhere from a few months to a couple years, depending on how savvy you are with SEO, generating organic traffic.
Looks like I misread the question. You were asking us specifically, I thought you were asking a general question.
It took me about 2 years to first reach payout--but that was with a bunch of articles I wrote before I knew much about SEO. After that, I started writing on an account where I put articles with which I'd used researched keyphrases , and reached payout within a few months--hence, what I meant by anywhere between a few months to 2 years.
With humor? the moment after affiliate monetization takes effect and a hub is read. Poof . . . there is revenue sharing. Amazing!
Adding to the survey is I hit my first payout on the 17th month. I have not received a second yet, but I am knocking on that door today three and some years later. Words of Wisdom are from the infamous Paul 'Bear' Bryant with his long success with the University of Alabama college football;
"Luck is preparation meeting opportunity"
I have been reading most of your hubs but am not sure if you are getting any search engine traffic yet. As long as you keep up with the number of hubs that you have been publishing, and the titles are good and the information is important enough for others to link to, you should be able to get your first payout in about 3 to 4 months.
(It takes longer for most people, but in the time that I have been here on HP I have noticed that almost no one writes here consistently/publishes daily. With your background and experience, it should not be a problem to come up with plenty of good material.)
You will need to keep up with your writing without any payment for that period of time, however.
It took me a year to make my first payout, and that was in the days when HubPages got far more traffic than it does now.
It took 9 months to get my first payout. That was about 2-1/2 years ago.
I started in the January and by December I was averaging about $140/month I think. So payout was every couple of months by then (although they keep changing around payout limits on everything).
by Ante Rajic 12 years ago
Hi everyone, I just browsed through some topics on forum because I needed help. I joined Hubpages 11 months ago, and I have about 40 Hubs, my overall ratings are $5 on Adsense and about $15 on Ad program til now. Now I wanted to ask you when did you received your first payout from one of these,...
by badcompany99 5 years ago
Just curious on how long it takes to make a profit on the site.
by Robin Turner 12 years ago
After all the time and effort, I am excited to see that it is starting to pay off. My adsense and hubpages earning programs are now active. I looked today and saw that I had .06 in earnings! Don't laugh. It really means a lot to me to have this all set up. You watch, this will turn into something...
by JulieBMack 14 years ago
I have still not seen even .01 from HubPages. I have 18 hubs and have been on the site for over 6 weeks now. Do the articles take awhile to start earning money? I am just curious what other hubbers results have been (typically).Thanks!
by SpaceShanty 11 years ago
How long did it take you to get your first payout from Hubpages?
by Kathleen Cochran 3 weeks ago
I get 400 views a month. How can it possibly that three years to get a payout?
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