This is in relation to a different site I write at: Break Studios. They don't have forums, and I'm sure they wouldn't be as good if they did anyway.
So, I write this article. I'm on roughly my third draft because I can get carried away with editing. Needless to say, it's looking perfect. It has strong language, no passive voice at all, and it even has a touch of humor because I like to entertain. I submit it, and I immediately realize that I just managed to write and submit an entire article under the wrong title. There is no way to just take it back. I have to wait until one of their editors opens it up, says, "You jack wagon," and rejects it back my way. Now, I'm feeling like garden shears rival my intelligence, and I ended up shamefacedly writing their editors an apology for wasting their time.
Interestingly enough, the catharsis of this post is already kicking in, so I'm pretty good now. However, in times like these, I try not to feel alone in my stupidity. Anybody else pulled an exceptionally stupid move like this?
After you get far enough along writing a story here, have you ever tried to change the title even a little bit? I decided to rename a hub after writing about half of it, for I felt that because of the keywords it would not be easy to link or find in the directory, and by the time I was done "fixing it up" I had to delete it and begin again. Then I found out it does not really delete right away but takes about 24 hours, so then there was two. Yes, I have felt a little messy.
Not being able to edit a title bugs me too. I was about to publish a hub once when noticed that I didn't have a space between two words in my title. I couldn't change it, and didn't want to redo the whole hub, so just left it, since it wasn't too bad an error, but it still bugs me somewhat - had the error been worse I would have had to redo the hub just to get my title right.
It would probably be a good idea for Hubpages to create a 'temporary' page for your hub-in-progress until you are ready to publish it, rather than have to commit to a title (and a final url) at the outset.
Of course, the other option is to completely develop your article outside of Hubpages, in something like Word. Then all you have to do, once it's 'perfect' is copy and paste into the hub capsules. This is what I do.
It's also a good idea to leave your 'final edit' overnight, and review it with a clear head the next day.
by Norma Lawrence 8 years ago
My Hub "Creatures of the Past" is being considered for a niche site. I need to fix my Amazon capsule. I have the dinosaur chart but did not make comment on it. Also they say the title needs work. Can someone help me? I am new at this and totally lost.
by Mr Awbery 6 years ago
Hi Hubbers,I'd like some help with passing the Quality Assessment Process. Will you please give feedback on my article? What can I do to improve? Thanks!Here is my article: Best Cheap Goalkeepers Fifa 19 Ultimate Team
by tmbridgeland 13 years ago
When you make titles do you consider drawing hits from Google, SEO, or just try to make it...interesting? I have tried both and it doesn't seem to make much difference.
by Liz Elias 9 years ago
While I opted out of the Hub Pro program, it would be irrelevant, anyway, since they are only focusing on already well-trafficked hubs.I could, however, use some advice on what I need to fix on this one, which has fallen into the "unfeatured for lack of traffic" hole.I thought it would be...
by Michael Willis 14 years ago
What part of writing your Hub do you find the most difficult? Or any type of article for that matter?The intro has-is-and will be the hardest part for me personally. It shouldn't be, but this is the part that I have always struggled with.I will make an outline before writing any hub. List all...
by jeff61b 10 years ago
I changed the title of my Hub Pages article after it was published. Now the url for the article contains the old title which does not match the new title. I'm wondering if people will have difficulty finding my article by searching on the title. I know Hub Pages makes the article searchable by the...
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