First of all, I am in the process of upgrading hubs. I have had to unpublish them because there is nothing I am aware of that takes care of the interval between unfinished editing/revision and the finished hub. When a hub is revised and republished, what happens to it online? Is it updated by Google to reflect the changes/any new material? I revised a hub about Crooked Island and added a new word to the title. When I searched for Crooked Island, this hub was on the first page and in the third spot. But I do not see any substantial change in traffic.Also I saw some sponsored ads which would be a better suited on the hubpage as it is related instead of some I see there. Do I have to link to those sites to benefit?
My second question concerns new hubs. Again,there is nothing to accommodate the interval between start,somewhat fininshed[incomplete] and Done Editing/Publish.I may be done editing the first two capsules of text and have two more to go.My computer may misbehave and give me some oops! when I try to save the capsule or hub. What do I do for the limbo stage when I am done editing a part of the hub but I am not ready to publish it yet because it is still incomplete?
I have more questions but this is getting long so I will start a new thread.
I usually do all my editing in one session so I don't unpublish, I just do my editing.
The page will be upgraded next time Google crawls HubPages.
You "save unpublished" the first time - after that you click "done editing" every time, until you're ready to hit Publish. During all that time until you hit Publish, it's invisible to everyone else so there's no need for anything to "cover" that period. If you're concerned about losing your work, write it in Word first then paste it into the capsules.
I also just go the whole thing at once, editing, reviewing etc....why not do it while I'm in the mood you know.![]()
by cashmere 12 years ago
I have been writing for over 4 years at hubpages and in that time period there have been many changes. What I need to do and I'm sure many of you also need to do, is update old hubs that were written when I did not have a very good idea about how things work online. So now I will sit and update 4...
by Paul Edmondson 12 years ago
I've been updating and removing hubs. I haven't settled on a plan for good hubs that don't get traffic. Curious what others do. My top 40 hubs are 85% of traffic. I culled the heard and have been focused on my best hubs.Once I'm through them I'll come up with a plan for the rest.
by Dan Harmon 13 years ago
I had a hub idled about a week ago, a dumpy old hub that I didn't like anyway. I've let it sit idled since then, trying to decide what to do with it. Sorting the stats screen with the "featured" tab produces two idled hubs; one I want to keep and this one recently idled.Until...
by carol stanley 14 years ago
I have about 20 hubs with low scores and low views, Should I keep them or delete them. I have revised them all and they just seem stuck. Any ideas about this?
by Cardia 11 years ago
How often do you edit/update your old Hubs, and does it help?They always recommend to update your Hubs every now and then to keep the content fresh and current. Do you do this? and if so, do you see results (ie., rise in views, comments, etc?)Normally I don't update as often as I should, but I'm...
by John D Wilson 9 years ago
I'm thinking new hubs get looked at right away by the moderators.Whereas the reworked hubs will sit until a moderator stumbles upon them.Or does the reworked hub get a priority over the "featured" hubs not yet on the niche sites.Sems the niche sites are the place to get too, not just a...
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