Eight New Editors Start Monday

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   Paul Edmondsonposted 7 years ago

   I'm super pleased to announce that we have eight talented editors starting Monday.  Just to give the folks a heads up on what they will be up to.
   
   - Training on curation starts Tuesday.  We built a new set of tools to train people to curate.  Our hope is this gives us the resources to get the really great new articles moved quickly to network sites and still curate through the existing backlog, but a little quicker.
   
   - Basic editing follows curation.  Then the group will be trained in basic editing.  It's super important for our credibility to proofread and the extra clean up goes a long way.  Basic editing on top of curation skills gives them the behind the scenes understanding of our tools and processes and helps keep the sites clean.
   
   - Then on to Premium Edits.  Our big goal for 2018 is to expand the coverage of Premium Edits for authors.  Assisting authors in making each high traffic article great is a big part of our strategy to offer a unique set of services that no other publishing platform offers.  We are at roughly 40% of visits have been premium edited.  We would like to see it at 80%.  We have also been testing many new treatments to help authors expand their audience.  I'd like to skip forward to this, but I'm reminded there is a process:)
   
   I'm thrilled that not only do we have talented editors joining, but they are kind motivated people that share a unique passion for writing and want to work closely with our writers to support them make the online world of content better.
   
   Please join me in a warm welcome to them!

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      HoneyBBposted 7 years agoin reply to this

      Welcome New Editors! I'm excited to see you come on board and participate in improving Hubpages/Maven by using your expertise to help writers such as myself to add more quality to our articles for our readers. I'm also really excited that plans are in place to help us draw more traffic to our work. Congrats on your new position!

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      TIMETRAVELER2posted 7 years agoin reply to this

      Glad to see that more editors will be boarding the HP ship!  One question:  It sounds like you all will be going back over the articles already on niche sites to ferret out those with problems and possibly remove them back to the HP site.  Am I correct in this assumption?

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      ChitrangadaSharanposted 7 years agoin reply to this

      Welcome new editors!!

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      NateB11posted 7 years agoin reply to this

      cool

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      Ashish Dadgaaposted 7 years agoin reply to this

      Welcome, new editors

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      Shogunposted 7 years agoin reply to this

      Most excellent! I've started posting more content in forums, but have about nine unpublished Hubs I need to finish up. Hope the new Editors get into the groove of things quickly, and look forward to working with everyone moving forward!

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      agusfananiposted 7 years agoin reply to this

      Welcome new editors !

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      chef-de-jourposted 7 years agoin reply to this

      Eight fresh, clear-headed head hitters should move things along nicely.

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      Ken Burgessposted 7 years agoin reply to this

      Welcome, and best of luck.

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       That Grrlposted 7 years agoin reply to this

       Could we get some of those curation tools? I miss the thing which used to pop out topic suggestions. Some were silly and yet they were good for inspiration. I still have posts I wrote from that.
       
       Anyway, I have been with Scoop.it for years. The content suggestions from curated feeds for each topic, are the main reason I stay. I find great things there which I would not have thought to look for myself. I've yet to find another source for this. I've been trying various ways to set it up myself, on my own domain. Nothing is working as well or as easily.

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          That Grrlposted 7 years agoin reply to this

          Oh yes, welcome new editors. I got side tracked.

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       John Doveposted 7 years agoin reply to this

       This is great news! I have a lot of work to do get my Hubs up to today's standards. Maybe I can get some good help.

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   theraggededgeposted 7 years ago

   Welcome, new editors! We look forward to you helping to make our work the best it can be

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   Kierstin Gunsbergposted 7 years ago

   Welcome to the new editors!

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   Glenn Stokposted 7 years ago

   That's great news! That will help speed up the move of remaining hubs to niche sites.
   
   A hearty warm welcome to all the new editors!

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   Peggy Wposted 7 years ago

   This sounds like wonderful news!  Welcome aboard new editors.  As Glen mentioned this should speed up the process of moving old material to the niche sites more quickly.  Hooray!

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   alexadryposted 7 years ago

   Nice to hear things will be speeding up and that all these improvements will be made. Sending a warm welcome to all new editors, looking forward to working with you!

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   AliciaCposted 7 years ago

   Welcome, new editors! I'm glad you've joined the team.

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      threekeysposted 7 years agoin reply to this

      Welcome! and wishing each of you a great start up.

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   Diana Grantposted 7 years ago

   Welcome to the new editors and hope all goes well with the new jobs

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      sallybeaposted 7 years agoin reply to this

      Welcome new editors!   So pleased to hear that you have joined the team.

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   leahleflerposted 7 years ago

   A big welcome to the new editors! I am grateful to see an expansion of the Premium Edits.

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    incomeguruposted 7 years ago

    Great to have the new editors on board. You're all welcome to HubPages!

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    Chriswillman90posted 7 years ago

    Welcome new editors! I look forward to working with some of you.

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    lobobrandonposted 7 years ago

    Awesome! Welcome, everyone.

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    Purpose Embracedposted 7 years ago

    Warm welcome to the new editors and blessings!!

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    Gregory DeVictorposted 7 years ago

    Welcome new editors! We need you like California needs more rain!

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    jansharesposted 7 years ago

    Good news! Welcome aboard.

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    Kenna McHughposted 7 years ago

    Welcome editors. I look forward to working as a team, helping HP reach 80%!

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    Will Apseposted 7 years ago

    And life goes on... Isn't that wonderful?

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       paradigmsearchposted 7 years agoin reply to this

       I really should post a meme here.

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          Will Apseposted 7 years agoin reply to this

          This is a reconciliation and recovery thread. Memes might not be appropriate. Also Paul's post is so marvelously gracious, a meme could only be clumsy. I can't imagine any of those considerations will stop you, though, lol.
          
          Just go for it...

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             paradigmsearchposted 7 years agoin reply to this

             Why do you call this a "reconciliation and recovery thread"? You lost me there.
             
             Meanwhile, the two memes on the MVEN nuclear detonation thread were fine. HP liked the first one and even responded. As for the second, I do indeed wonder what MVEN thinks of all this.
             
             Let's not get off topic. If I did post a meme here, it would be benign and welcoming.

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                Will Apseposted 7 years agoin reply to this

                I reckon people are getting over the trauma and the editors are a sign of good things to come. If you can meme it, I am sure it would be welcome. I would go for: "ain't dead yet', a realization that always cheers me up.

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                   paradigmsearchposted 7 years agoin reply to this

                   Reminds me of all the jobs I have had over my lifetime and what it's like to be the newbie. Always got through it just fine. Fun times in retrospect.

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    Venkatachari Mposted 7 years ago

    This is a very nice news! Eight more editors to make our content super-rich.
    
    I welcome all of them with great pleasure.

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    healthbookletposted 7 years ago

    Good news!
    Welcome new Editors

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    janderson99posted 7 years ago

    The new editors will rejig niche content for Maven which has a very different layout. Stand by for the new dance craze.

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    Rafa Baxaposted 7 years ago

    Something big seems to be coming...

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    sparkleyfingerposted 7 years ago

    Welcome, new editors!!! Hopefully you can help to restore this site to its former well written glory!

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    CeCe Reesposted 7 years ago

    Welcome!

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    K S Laneposted 7 years ago

    It's awesome to see the team expanding. Welcome!

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    RTalloniposted 7 years ago

    This is exciting news for several reasons. Looking forward to seeing how their work results in new opportunities.

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    MomsTreasureChestposted 7 years ago

    Welcome to the new editors and best of luck to you in your new positions!

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    Titiaposted 7 years ago

    Welcome and I'm sure you won't get bored here at HP. Not an easy job I reckon.

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    Thelma Albertsposted 7 years ago

    Wellcome! Good luck to us all;-)

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    lobobrandonposted 7 years ago

    Just out of curiosity, can I find out if the hubpro basic and then the move to a niche site of one of my hub yesterday was by one of the new editors? If yes, a big thanks to them.

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       Robinposted 7 years agoin reply to this

       Our new editors will go through a few weeks of training before they begin work on actual articles.  We have a very robust training schedule for curation and editing.  We are doing the curation training right now.  I'm very excited about this new group.  They are incredibly qualified and smart people! 

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          lobobrandonposted 7 years agoin reply to this

          Thanks for the reply Robin. Exciting times ahead I'm sure

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    Rock_njposted 7 years ago

    Why do they need to be trained in basic editing?  I would think any editor that is worth hiring already understands and can perform basic editing tasks. 
    
    I hope they don't hack up our articles.  I've already had a couple of instances over the years in which a HubPages editor had to reverse their changes when it was pointed out to them that they didn't understand what they were reading and the edits they made were factually incorrect.

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       Robinposted 7 years agoin reply to this

       We have a lot of process that they need to become familiar with.  Of course they understand how to edit, but we want to calibrate and make sure that we are consistent and that they understand all of our systems.

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       incomeguruposted 7 years agoin reply to this

       Of course, they need to understand all HubPages editing tools before they start editing our articles. I stand to be corrected if the reverse is the case.

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    paradigmsearchposted 7 years ago

    A warning to all new and existing editors:
    https://hubpages.com/community/forum/14 … mark-twain
    Just thought I'd give you a heads up.

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       Chriswillman90posted 7 years agoin reply to this

       I hope the editors are ready for all the complaints.
       
       Writers are such a pretentious bunch after all

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          paradigmsearchposted 7 years agoin reply to this

          Robin has had the perfect training to handle us. She was a grade school teacher at one time.

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    Kenna McHughposted 7 years ago

    Good heads up!

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       paradigmsearchposted 7 years agoin reply to this

       

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    EricFarmer8xposted 7 years ago

    I am excited for when they are trained and can start. Faster editing is better for everybody.

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    cleoaddamsposted 7 years ago

    Hello and welcome to the new editors!

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    Robinposted 7 years ago

    I just updated our team page with everyone’s bio. Take a look:  https://hubpages.com/about/team
    
    Everyone is off to a great start in training. They are all talented and excited to be a part of our community!

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       HoneyBBposted 7 years agoin reply to this

       Wow, Impressive! With a team like this, the possibilities are limitless!

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          Jean Harrisposted 7 years agoin reply to this

          A suggesting, add the particular subject of expertice in with those excellent bios. It's not just about editing and approving hubs, it's about fully understanding the specific topic as well in my opinion.

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       paradigmsearchposted 7 years agoin reply to this

       Your honor/ethics is amazing. Period.

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    Jean Harrisposted 7 years ago

    Exciting times for Hubpages! As I read this thread I have a soft voice echoing in my thoughts that sounds like "SEO Challenge, SEO Challenge, SEO Challenge" where these freshly minted curators can show their metal.
    
    Lets face if, Google has moved well beyond just writing prowess to determine what makes a good article. Form and format matter, but with Rankbrain in play at Google there is a new "next level" of SEO happening and everyone is trying to catch up.
    
    Example: If you state something as fact in an article, even just in passing, something like "People like to take walks on weekends" Google's system will consider that a statement of fact and will evaluate it. If it finds that people don't like to walk on Sunday's more than any other day it might find your statement as false or unsuported, no matter how innocent it was, and trust it a fraction less.
    
    Curators today need to be mindful of so much more than just the words and the format, but the meaning as well. That is, if Google's view of articles is given much weight. I still think people need to write for people but, it is what it is, search matters too.
    
    I'm rambling, this subject has intrigued me since I first helped the high tech company I worked for create a lotus based company wide intranet in... 1998! 20 years ago this month, wow. The net sure has changed since I launched my first site! I'm new to Hubpages after the merger news, you're onto something here, but I've been around the block and know your curation team has an exciting challenge in front of them.
    
    Good luck!

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    NurseFloodposted 7 years ago

    This is an exciting time.  Welcome new editors!

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