I note that there are some very long hubs and some very short hubs.
It might be interesting to actually categorize a hub as a 'summary' or a 'detailed' hub - maybe giving each their own 'best' list.
This way if someone isn't interested in seeing a full hubon for instance 'The Hobbit' they could see a quick 'summary' hub on it.
I know it would be useful for me sometimes as I often just want a quick overview on a subject....having to go through several hubs (despite them being high quality) to find a short one that has all the information I need is often time consuming...
dont you think giving summary before hubs will finish the interest of hubbers in starting of hub. Nobody will like to read whole if everything will be summarized.
I am afraid to disagree here. I don't think it is true if you can write summary cleverly. The whole idea is to give a hint of what follows but not revealing the full info leaving the reader curious. That is how it is done for a movie or a book review or summary!
Well I do not generally write short hubs. I believe in write in complete giving full info or not writing at all. What I said above was my views on what a summary should be like!
by Whitney 17 years ago
There are several hubs about the benefits of both long and short hubs.But, I'm curious as to what you guys prefer to read. The longer ones that contain tons of detail, that could be spread amongst several smaller hubs. ORThe shorter, more concise hubs that tend to answer a specific question about a...
by Haunty 15 years ago
If you are here to make money with HubPages what is more important to you?1. My hubs should have long term merit, so they keep attracting visitors.2. I play the latest trends.3. Something else.
by Janet21 16 years ago
I read the above quote on another thread and was wondering if anyone here can confirm that this is the case. Do you have long hubs, over 800 words? Are they doing well as far as Google traffic goes?Should I try to keep my hubs under 800 words?
by Sallie B Middlebrook PhD 12 years ago
What was the length of the last Hub you read? Short, medium, or long?With shorter being 500 or fewer words; medium, 500-plus, and long, 1,000-plus words. It is always interesting and useful to find out more about fellow Hubbers' reading habits.
by Krystal 12 years ago
Do you think a hub can be too long?
by Ardilla 14 years ago
A long hub with all subtopics or a short hub each with one subtopic?What's better? A LONG hub that covers EVERYTHING of 1 topic or... several SHORT hubs that cover 1 topic?Which one is better for getting followers, buys and in SEO terms?Let's say... Puppies stuff.Is it better a long puppy hub about...
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