Is Hubpages worth it?

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   Abby Slutskyposted 4 years ago

   If you are looking for a steady stream of cash, this is not the place for you. With a lot of effort, you can make some money, but we are not talking by writimg a few articles. However, if you enjoy writing, want to interact with a community, and like the flevibility of writing what you want, this can be an enjoyable place to post articles. The community is helpful if you want to hone your writing. A lot also depends on you area of expertise and the competency of your writing.

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      Kierstin Gunsbergposted 4 years agoin reply to this

      Actually it’s very possible to make a steady stream of cash here. Hubpages it why I don’t have to get a part time job

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   theraggededgeposted 4 years ago

   Several people make four figures and more, but they are rarities and work very hard.
   
   There's nothing passive about it though

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      beagrieposted 4 years agoin reply to this

      Out of curiosity, when you say "four figures", are we talking monthly or yearly?
      
      I ask because I make four figures *annually* but I'm sure I'm not rare. But if people are making four figures monthly, I would very much like to study their posts

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   EricDockettposted 4 years ago

   If you are willing to put in the work it is absolutely worth it.
   
   If you are hoping for easy money you will probably be disappointed.

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   NateB11posted 4 years ago

   Yes, it's worth it but it takes time and work.

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   PaulGoodman67posted 4 years ago

   You have to have a disciplined, industrious, and slightly mercenary approach, rather like you were doing a job, to stand a chance of making money on any sort of significant level. Earning the equivalent of a part-time cleaner is an achievement. If you write an occasional poem, or articles about your favorite pop band, best-selling author, or political views, you will have fun, but probably won't make much.

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   Glenn Stokposted 4 years ago

   Everyone has their own agenda as to what level of success they wish to achieve. I, for example, do it part-time and earn a decent monthly payment for my effort. Some people do it just for fun and don’t care to earn much. That’s okay too. Then there are those who work full time on their writing. You never hear from them since they are focused on their work.
   
   If you understand that you earn money by conducting a business, you can indeed make good money writing on HubPages. But keep in mind that you need to think of it as a business continually.
   
   That means working full time, eight hours a day, researching topics you write, studying SEO, keeping abreast of rules and changes required for curation, and so on.
   
   If you can do all that, and follow what everyone else said in this thread, then you can do quite well.

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      TessSchlesingerposted 4 years agoin reply to this

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         theraggededgeposted 4 years agoin reply to this

         Shhhh....

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               theraggededgeposted 4 years agoin reply to this

               It's picking up for me. And the key is definitely to write most days.

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                  TessSchlesingerposted 4 years agoin reply to this

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                     theraggededgeposted 4 years agoin reply to this

                     Medium, I meant.
                     
                     I don't write many HP articles nowadays.

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                        TessSchlesingerposted 4 years agoin reply to this

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                           PaulGoodman67posted 4 years agoin reply to this

                           Thanks for the detailed info. It seems to confirm what I thought. They've changed their business plan and they're pumping money in. It will either work out or it won't. The tap could be potentially turned off at any time, but it sounds like it might be worthwhile trying as an additional income stream.

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         Moondot1822posted 4 years agoin reply to this

         Alas! We can't work for Medium while living in Pakistan.

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         beagrieposted 4 years agoin reply to this

         I gave Medium a try but without a "following" to promote to it feels like you need to get promoted (whatever the term is) to have any hope of success, and what I was writing clearly wasn't to any of their tastes

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            TessSchlesingerposted 4 years agoin reply to this

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               NateB11posted 4 years agoin reply to this

               I started a couple publications and I noticed an option to upload a logo or cover photo (I believe) and a note on it (I believe) that you have to have a cover image or logo, with the name of the publication, to be featured somewhere on the site. It was at least a week ago when I went through all that so I'm not sure I'm retelling it correctly. At any rate, I didn't do any of it because I felt it would take more time than I was willing to devote at the time. Do you know anything about this? Is it necessary to have a logo or cover photo for a publication or articles to do well?

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                  TessSchlesingerposted 4 years agoin reply to this

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                     NateB11posted 4 years agoin reply to this

                     Thanks for the advice, will be working on it.

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               beagrieposted 4 years agoin reply to this

               Interesting. I took my posts down from Medium about 3 months ago with the intention of rewriting them for HP (haven't done it yet), maybe I was a bit hasty.
               
               I'll crack open my account and take a look around. Get some content up there. Thanks!

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                  TessSchlesingerposted 4 years agoin reply to this

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                     beagrieposted 4 years agoin reply to this

                     Hi Tess, just wanted to come back and say thanks. I got back on Medium and put some effort in, and it's already been worth my while. I'm glad I saw your comment.

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   theraggededgeposted 4 years ago

   Oh, we got burned. It's a spammer. I did wonder when there were no articles on the profile.
   
   

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      Misbah786posted 4 years agoin reply to this

      

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   CYong74posted 4 years ago

   All these forum links are nofollow. Are they really still that worthwhile?
   
   And even if some of us click on them out of curiosity, how much traffic can that be?

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      theraggededgeposted 4 years agoin reply to this

      You have to wonder. After all they have to go to the effort to join up, find the forum, copy and paste (twice). And then experience an energetic wave of disdain... because everyone hates a spammer
      
      "Burned on Craigslist; banned by HubPages".

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         CYong74posted 4 years agoin reply to this

         For some, that is an accolade, I bet.

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            theraggededgeposted 4 years agoin reply to this

            Yep. I can definitely think of one of our number who would love it

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      Glenn Stokposted 4 years agoin reply to this

      I would never take a chance clicking links that are from obvious spammers just for curiosity. It’s not worth taking a chance of getting malware installed by visiting these sites.

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   NateB11posted 4 years ago

   Such a weird generic post from OP, was pretty suspicious, though I wasn't sure at first because some people post simplistic questions like that.

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    PaulGoodman67posted 4 years ago

    I think I'm going to take a break from the forums, the repetition and nonsense is getting wearing. But of course, as soon as I do that, there will be an official announcement of earth-shattering importance that requires immediate action, and Paul E will pop up with an in-depth analysis of all the latest algo changes, along with a list of which hub types work best nowadays!

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       lobobrandonposted 4 years agoin reply to this

       Can you get out of the forums already?

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    Rupert Taylorposted 4 years ago

    You are right Paul. I changed my setting to allow new submissions to show on my feed. I am astounded at the deluge of terrible offerings in mangled English almost all from the Indian sub-continent.
    
    I started to offer advice but then realized there are more than a billion people in the region. Helping them would be a lifetime's work and being in my late 70s there's not that much lifetime left.
    
    Also, the repetitious questions are a bit tiresome: What does the Hub score mean? When is payout?

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       lobobrandonposted 4 years agoin reply to this

       Well quite a few of us do not need that training. So the number is a lot lower than a billion But I wouldn't waste my time either.

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       Misbah786posted 4 years agoin reply to this

       Rupert, I have seen you trying hard and I really appreciate your efforts.
       To treat the cancer we need to know where it is actually located. A lot of us have already figured it out. It’s on YouTube
       Let’s try to remove those videos from YouTube to clean our platform

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          theraggededgeposted 4 years agoin reply to this

          I've tried. Reported it to YouTube, but they don't bother.
          
          Maybe the best thing to do is just ignore the posts. One day HP may implement some kind of test to pick up the low-quality writers when they join. Then they won't need to waste their time (or ours).

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             Misbah786posted 4 years agoin reply to this

             I hope so

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             PaulGoodman67posted 4 years agoin reply to this

             The irony though is that when the technology exists that can detect the bad translations, it also effectively means that technology exists that can identify bad translations and correct them. Then the real writers are done for!

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                Misbah786posted 4 years agoin reply to this

                Oh, that Technology.  Is it a curse or a blessing... Lol 

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       Moondot1822posted 4 years agoin reply to this

       We can't stop everyone from posting threads. The safe option is to ignore them all instead of wasting time by answering their posts.
       Every newbie will ask questions. Those who are annoyed should not bother to answer the questions.
       Stay safe and healthy...

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    tuba12naeemposted 4 years ago

    Yes, it's worth it but it takes time and work.

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       NateB11posted 4 years agoin reply to this

       This comment ^ is funny too, it's a copy of one of my comments above. This is an indication of a scammer too, they just copy another post or comment. Makes me think it's automated.

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          Moondot1822posted 4 years agoin reply to this

          And the one who is giving an opinion has no featured article, Lol. You reminded me of my early days. I used to love advising others but didn't have much experience.

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       Misbah786posted 4 years agoin reply to this

       Lol! the user just joined 28 hours ago
       Don't you people dare to limit their enthusiasm. They're the ones who make us laugh...

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