Does anyone write for Maven? Do You want to?

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   Jonathan Wylieposted 5 years ago

   I guess we all write for Maven now, but is there an advantage in writing for an official Maven channel over Hubpages and their network sites? How does all that fit in the bigger ecosystem. Should writers be actively trying to graduate to Maven, or is Hubpages complimentary? Same thing, different place? Are earnings any better at Maven?

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      promisemposted 5 years agoin reply to this

      I believe you need 25,000 unique visitors a month on a personal domain to move to Maven.
      
      https://blog.hubpages.com/2018/06/25/an … rtnership/

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         wildernessposted 5 years agoin reply to this

         I would be far more concerned about the requirment that the " Hubber will be active on the vertical and build a community of users that encourages engagement and participation."  Outside of a few hubs intended for semi-private use, our hubs are not geared toward encouraging engagement and participation.  At least not on the level I'm thinking Maven wants to see.

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            DrMark1961posted 5 years agoin reply to this

            I was far more concerned about the need to publish every single day! I think that is the best reason for not publishing as a "Maven".

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               wildernessposted 5 years agoin reply to this

               I'd certainly agree with that!  I'm quite happy where I am, publishing only a few times a year, if that.  I won't become a millionaire, but I will have my time to myself and my loved ones.

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   Solarasposted 5 years ago

   They want writers who have a large following.  One girl I spoke with, who had a mommy blog, was getting 1 million views a month.
   
   Another fellow was reviewing and getting the news on "kicks" - Who was spokesman for what new sports shoe etc...and selling those shoes on his website.  Making a fortune I would imagine.  He had gold teeth.
   
   Another had a site dedicated to chocolate - chocolatelove.com I think.  He was one of 40 people invited to the unveiling and tasting of the newly developed "ruby" chocolate, somewhere in the far east.
   
   Another fellow has a financial newsletter that people subscribe to for $10K a month.  He was considering doing maven for a mid level entry into his product, somewhat dumbed down.  He need a pipeline to get the newly rich, upcoming artists and athletes, channeling towards his bigger product, when the actually "arrive."
   
   That's what I learned about the Maven and their vision. They are looking for extreme experts. Then the loyal following must be willing to subscribe. Maven takes 50% of the subscription.
   
   That may be under review now with new leadership.

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   FatFreddysCatposted 5 years ago

   I've always treated Hubbing as a hobby. Maven-ing (?) sounds like it would be a grind.

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