Viable solution to keeping all your content if HP goes dark

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   bravewarriorposted 6 weeks ago

   Through a novelist/writer I trust and follow, I discovered a site called Authory that builds, archives, backs up, and automatically adds to your portfolio. They have a free version, one that costs just $12 USD/month, and a professional option costing just $18 USD/month. I think it's worth looking into given the downward spiral HP has taken and will undoubtedly continue to take until it disappears of the face of the 'net.
   
   Here's the link:
   https://authory.com/?utm_source=newslet … mpaign=FFW
   
   Please take the time to peruse the site to see if it sounds like a viable solution for you and your creative works.
   
   Peace,
   Bravewarrior (Shauna L Bowling)

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      Patty Inglish, MSposted 6 weeks agoin reply to this

      Thanks very much. I'll look at it soon.

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         bravewarriorposted 6 weeks agoin reply to this

         You're welcome, Patty. I took a cursory glance at the site. I'll do a deeper dive in the near future.

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            Patty Inglish, MSposted 6 hours agoin reply to this

            I've tried it and like it very much. Many thanks!

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      Kenna McHughposted 6 weeks agoin reply to this

      Portfolios are an excellent idea.

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         bravewarriorposted 6 weeks agoin reply to this

         Check it out, Kenna. You might find it attractive.

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            Kenna McHughposted 6 weeks agoin reply to this

            Thank you, Shauna. Most likely, I will use my other website to promote myself. That is after I move my articles over from HP.

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               bravewarriorposted 6 weeks agoin reply to this

               Great idea, Kenna. I think Authory might be an option for those who do not have a website.

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      Genna Eastposted 5 weeks agoin reply to this

      Thank you, Shauna, for this helpful info!

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         bravewarriorposted 5 weeks agoin reply to this

         You're welcome, Genna!

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      Glenis Rixposted 5 weeks agoin reply to this

      Thank you for the link.  I’m not particularly tech savvy but as an experiment I have posted a link to my profile page and to one of my articles. So far it seems quick and fairly straightforward. I will explore the website in more depth when I have more time to spare.

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         bravewarriorposted 5 weeks agoin reply to this

         Thanks for sharing your experience with Authory, Glenis. That's helpful. Let us know your thoughts after you explore in more depth. I'd be interested to know.

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      miller140posted 5 weeks agoin reply to this

      Thanks for sharing, Shauna! Authory looks like a great way to save and show your writing. I’ll check it out sounds useful, especially with HP going downhill.

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   Jodahposted 6 weeks ago

   Thank you, Shauna. This is worth checking out.

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      bravewarriorposted 6 weeks agoin reply to this

      I thought so too, John. Especially given the state of HP. I wouldn't doubt if it "goes dark", as is how radio and TV stations are described when they permanently go off the air, in the not-too-distant future.

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   Jodahposted 6 weeks ago

   It is certainly looking that way, Shauna. There is no real incentive to write here any more and provide TAG more material to repurpose, for no payment.

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   PaulGoodman67posted 6 weeks ago

   I'd rather have my material backed up as hard copies. The problem with relying on a site like this is that either you'll hit the limitations of the free version, or they'll start charging you at some point.

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      DrMark1961posted 5 weeks agoin reply to this

      I would have thought that authors that have seen these sites come and go would be wise enough to avoid another one. Who is to guarantee them that some company is not going to come in and change the TOS so that all works saved at that site become the property of the new owner? You seem to be the only one that also points out that they can change and start charging too.

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         bravewarriorposted 5 weeks agoin reply to this

         They have two paid options: 1 at $12/month and 1 at $18/month in addition to the free option.
         
         https://authory.com/pricing

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            DrMark1961posted 5 weeks agoin reply to this

            At the moment.

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               PaulGoodman67posted 5 weeks agoin reply to this

               Exactly.
               
               Most of these sites use a free service as a form of honey trap. So you shouldn't be surprised if and when they start charging you.
               
               Paying $12/month just to have someone garner and keep an article on a server somewhere is expensive.
               
               There's also the possibility of the company going under at some point, which is always a risk with the ever-changing internet.
               
               There are other options that seem better and more secure to me. I'm not sure what's wrong with just saving articles to a drive or elsewhere. That's what I did.
               
               Whether I'll ever use the saved articles is another matter. Online content writing seems like it may well be over. HP was the last of its type to survive.

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                  bravewarriorposted 5 weeks agoin reply to this

                  Paul, all of my articles were written in Word before posting to HP, so I have copies of the originals. I have since also created pdf's of the online versions and saved them to my hard drive, although I don't know what good that does. Most of the short story and poetry contests I enter explicitly call for unpublished (in any form) work in order to qualify.

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   Brenda Arledgeposted 6 weeks ago

   Thanks Shauna...
   I will look into this option.

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      bravewarriorposted 6 weeks agoin reply to this

      You're welcome, Brenda.

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   Venkatachari Mposted 6 weeks ago

   What is Authory? Is it a website or an App?

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      bravewarriorposted 5 weeks agoin reply to this

      Check out the link I provided, Venka. There you'll find answers to your questions.

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   Genna Eastposted 5 weeks ago

   Thank you for the link, Shauna.

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      bravewarriorposted 5 weeks agoin reply to this

      You're welcome, Genna.

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   eugbugposted 5 weeks ago

   Mine just backup automatically from my documents folder to Google Drive. The photos on my phone upload to another Google account. If I need more cloud space, I just create another Google account to give me 15 GB free. I've got five accounts so far. One of them was setup for the email address for a local blog, but all google accounts provide Google Drive space.

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   Venkatachari Mposted 5 weeks ago

   I created two Gmail accounts, but I am using only one. The other one was created for the purpose of creating my YouTube account. But all mail comes to my single account that I am presently using.
   
   I am downloading my articles from HubPages to my Microsoft OneDrive account in a PDF format.

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      eugbugposted 5 weeks agoin reply to this

      Just be aware that the way that PDFs treat images varies. Sometimes images aren't stored and just placeholders are left in documents. Or alternatively images are split between pages. AFAIK, this is because HTML doesn't have native page breaks, so when webpages are saved, they're just chopped at regular intervals, so that can be through the body of an image. I haven't really done much research into how to avoid this. On Medium, the option to backup content doesn't save images with articles.
      
      Edit: I just opened one of my Medium stories in the backup archive on my notebook. I was able to view images in the story. I remember asking support about why images aren't archived and I think they said something about it making the files too large. So I wonder have they changed things? I haven't backed up content since 2023.
      
      Update: Actually I remember now that the reason images are viewable in a backup is that they're pulled from the Medium site. If you go off-line and try to view one of your articles, only the text is visible, not the images.
      
      I found the reply from support:
      
      "Hello,
      
      At this moment, images are not incldued (sic) in the export files to keep the file size under control. Thank you for letting us know this is an option you'd like to see when exporting your information.
      
      Thanks,
      Andy
      User Services"

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    Venkatachari Mposted 5 weeks ago

    Yes, your point is true. They capture one or two photos, sometimes, as well as their advertisements. But not all images.

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    Venkatachari Mposted 5 weeks ago

    So, how do you do it? Other than Authory!

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    DREAM ONposted 23 hours ago

    Does anyone have an update on what is happening on HubPages and when and if are stats will be working again? Thank you for always providing an option to protect all our writings we took all the time and effort to write here on HubPages thinking this will always be around. A reminder to everyone nothing lasts forever. Enjoy life to the fullest every day.

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       theraggededgeposted 23 hours agoin reply to this

       You can read all the threads on the various HP issues here:
       
       https://hubpages.com/forum/hubpages
       
       And, yes, you need to protect your writing by making sure you have made back-ups.

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       CYong74posted 22 hours agoin reply to this

       The complete silence makes it clear that the frozen stats will not be attended to. HP doesn't care what we have written for it, too, they will likely argue we were all paid, so no big deal.
       
       Backing up your work and republishing elsewhere, if you need to, are better things to work on.

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          PaulGoodman67posted 16 hours agoin reply to this

          Yes.
          
          And even if the stats were fixed, the site is still on the way out.
          
          I'm earning less than ten cents/day, I can't see another payout for me. It's over.

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             bravewarriorposted 14 hours agoin reply to this

             The last time I made payout was November 2024. Here we are nearly a year later and I'm barely over the half mark to threshold. Too bad our idle pennies don't earn interest...

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                CYong74posted 2 hours agoin reply to this

                But our combined withheld amount will earn interest for TAG. Or at least look good on some financial paper.

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