HubPages: Platform No Longer Worth Our Time and Effort

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   Kenna McHughposted 2 days ago

   TAG primarily profits from writers’ content while paying little or nothing.
   
   HubPages’ payment terms have become less transparent.
   
   The website has too many annoying ads, which makes it less enjoyable for people to use and lowers its position in search results.
   
   Though there are no longer editors or managers, in the past, HubPages performed erratic editing and inconsistent application of quality standards.
   
   Long-time writers no longer experience a strong interactive community.
   
   No communication or transparency.
   
   Decline in quality and consistency. 
   
   Overall, HP no longer offers fair compensation, a supportive community, or a user-friendly experience for writers, and long-time writers recommend looking for alternative writing platforms.

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      tsmogposted 37 hours agoin reply to this

      The only thing I use HP for now is share something with a friend(s) that is too long for an email or that I desire to enhance with images. The creative force of creating a presentation remains with the platform. The published work is a matter of convenience.

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      OldRosesposted 8 hours agoin reply to this

      Surprisingly, HP asked me to fill out a little satisfaction survey.  No, I absolutely wouldn't recommend HP to anyone wanting to earn from their writing.  It gave me a chance to vent my spleen.  Why do they even bother at this point?  Does anyone actually look at the survey results?  What do they do with the info.  I assume that it will all be negative.  Are they just looking for a reason to shut HP down?

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         Gregory DeVictorposted 2 hours agoin reply to this

         I've skipped those surveys for years. The only thing I can say about HP at this point is that their manuscript software is much better than what Substack offers.

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   Ken Burgessposted 2 days ago

   All true... There doesn't seem to be an alternative...until someone builds a new one... With AI about to start creating articles regularly... Not sure anyone will.

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      bravewarriorposted 2 days agoin reply to this

      I agree with your assessment, Ken.

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      Kenna McHughposted 2 days agoin reply to this

      Ken, it was a fun run, but now it's over.

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   Venkatachari Mposted 39 hours ago

   I agree. It is not for income earning.
   
   But, I love the community here.

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      theraggededgeposted 38 hours agoin reply to this

      Well, as long as you don't mind donating your work to TAG's profits.
      
      I'm afraid I am not so altruistic.

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         Kenna McHughposted 31 hours agoin reply to this

         Bev, exactly

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            bravewarriorposted 30 hours agoin reply to this

            HP is dead to me. I haven't posted in a few years and have no intention of doing so moving forward. The forums are the only interaction on this platform that I'm interested in.

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               viryaboposted 26 hours agoin reply to this

               Same here.

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      Genna Eastposted 23 hours agoin reply to this

      I agree, Venka.

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   Venkatachari Mposted 28 hours ago

   Let us keep interacting with one another on the Forums as long as possible.

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      bravewarriorposted 28 hours agoin reply to this

      That's my intent, Venka!

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   Janda Rakerposted 74 minutes ago

   Gregory, thanks for this info!

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      Gregory DeVictorposted 64 minutes agoin reply to this

      Janda, I thought that SubStack's text editor would be more sophisticated than HP's because it is a much newer company. Well, I was wrong. For example, unlike HP, Substack does not have separate text and graphics capsules. Everything runs together, which can be quite cumbersome when writing a new post (article) or editing an existing one.
      
      Edit: Janda, you might do well at Substack because you have an established writing niche (travel). However, it takes patience to adjust to their text editor.

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