Are my hubs too personal?
Is it better to write hubs based on personal experiences or broad topics that everyone can relate to?
I write about personal experiances. It's easier for me to write a full truthfull hub with plenty of tips, tricks, photos, etc if I have had the experiance of what I am writing about. Is it better to write this way??? I'm not sure. Broad topics are of course viewed by more people. I guess it depends on what you are on HubPages for. I just enjoy writing and getting feedback on all my hubs. I'd like to know more opinions on this topic though!
If your hubs are too personal then I have serious problems. I guess it depends on what your purpose is; I didn't start with hub pages to make money but rather to have a forum to write in that would garner comments and critques. I am quite satisfied writing about what interests me. In the case of my articles about being al alcoholic....I wrote them to purge myself but also to help others out there who may be affected by this disease. It don't get much more personal than those articles and I found them to be necessary. I would love to see you continue to write about personal matters as I find your writing to be refreshing and very good.
If it's something that you have experienced, then it is likely that other people have had similar experiences and can relate well to your writing. Also, when we go through something especially exciting, horrid or whatever, it impacts on our emotions and so we can write about it, or a similar story, with more feeling and connection. Good question!
by Trudy Cooper 10 years ago
Hi Hubbers,I am curious as to how long you would spend from start to finish on any particular hub, do you set yourself an amount of time to spend on it? Would you spend longer than one day on one hub?tlcs is curious!
by pulled name 12 years ago
I was going to treat a hub like a blog on a topic, but I seem to see that hubs are just individual articles or am I totally missing the idea?
by Lena M. 16 years ago
I'm new to Hubpages, as I joined about two weeks ago.I've been looking around and there are many quite prolific hubbers.I know that quality is what matters, but out of curiosity, how long do you spend writing each hub? Including any research, writing, editing.
by Connie Ho 15 years ago
Hi I have joined Hubpages for some weeks now. I have decided to get out of my shell and connect with fellow hubbers. Writing is a lonesome endeavor. It is time consuming especially if you aim for good content. I have written 2 hubs now. Both are fine. One ranks well on Google with the right keyword...
by meloncauli 10 years ago
This has got to be some sort of joke. This site is not an easy place to make a fast buck. I knew that when I started. I then did the apprenticeship. It hasn't done me one iota of good. I have written well over 70 hubs, some of which were HOTD. My earnings in the last week are [redacted] ...
by Noshin Rahman 10 years ago
Just out of curiosity I would like to know how often you guys write hubs, once a day? A week? A month?I used to write one every other day, but after summer ended and I got busier I know plan to write 2-3 hubs on the weekends (once on friday, sat, and sunday).
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