If you hadn't discovered hubpages...

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   Ultimate Hubberposted 12 years ago

   What would you be doing right now??

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      KeithTaxposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      Picking my nose. No. Really!

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      cpvrposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      I'd be still making websites.

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      J Sunhawkposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      Either running arms into Africa or designing cupcakes for bar mitzvah parties.

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         Ultimate Hubberposted 12 years agoin reply to this

         Now that is creative!
         You joined the rite place for creative people.

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      Marisa Wrightposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      Probably on Squidoo or Infobarrel!
      
      However,without HubPages, I doubt I would have got up the nerve to start my own websites, so I think I would be a lot further behind than I am now with my online endeavours.

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         Ultimate Hubberposted 12 years agoin reply to this

         I have been on IB, and never had this community feeling over there. Same with squidoo(although not a member but I've checked that place thoroughly). So I am sure you would've got bored of them.

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      iamalegendposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      stick on to my blogger blog

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      warchild75posted 12 years agoin reply to this

      Watching tv!! that or playing the xbox!

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      Pandoras Boxposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      Back at the 9 to 5, sitting in 2-hour commutes, and eating too much take-out food.
      
      Damn I miss that take-out food.

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      karma.posted 12 years agoin reply to this

      working more on my book

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      Stevennix2001posted 12 years agoin reply to this

      i would simply never write at all.  i remember before i joined hubpages, i used to write film reviews for fun, but i was going to stop doing that, as i was starting to see it as a waste of time.  then when i saw hubpages, i thought it was an interesting way to make money.  however, i did gain a lot more than that though from hubpages, as i met a lot of good people here.  many of which hardly ever log on anymore, but still good people nonetheless. 
      
      however, to answer your question, i'd probably just watch tv or waste my time playing games during my free time.

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   Richieb799posted 12 years ago

   Probably wasting my time with some venture doomed to fail lol, I think HP has given me prospects

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      Ultimate Hubberposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      Or you might be designing a website like hubpages?

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   paradigmsearchposted 12 years ago

   A very interesting question as to life.

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   Randy Godwinposted 12 years ago

   The same as before, writing elsewhere.

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      Ultimate Hubberposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      Where did you write before?

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   Cagsilposted 12 years ago

   Well, I wouldn't be correcting your spelling of "rite", which is actually spelled Right?

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      Ultimate Hubberposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      LOL!
      I wouldn't have misspelled in the first place. I have changed it to RIGHT now.

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   WryLiltposted 12 years ago

   I started a blog about a month before I discovered Hubpages. It would probably be dead right now, I probably wouldn't have just handed in my resignation and I'd probably not be preparing to write my book right now either.

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      Ultimate Hubberposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      So hubpages did change your life to some extent?

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         WryLiltposted 12 years agoin reply to this

         Definitely. I was always too scared to get into making my own websites and knew nothing about how to make them work.
         
         Hubpages was an easy stepping stone into learning about things like keywords, backlinks, traffic and SEO which has given me an amazing amount of new knowledge in the last year.

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   TopUniverseposted 12 years ago

   Before coming to hubpages I was actually thought about wordpress sites. So I would have been there.

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      Ultimate Hubberposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      You should still make some wordpress sites. A combination of HP and wordpress works better.

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         TopUniverseposted 12 years agoin reply to this

         What about blogspot? Any idea how it will be ranked in search engines?

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            Ultimate Hubberposted 12 years agoin reply to this

            Manny hubbers have written hubs on improving your search engine rankings including me. Use the search feature.
            
            But let me assure you one thing, it is really a hard job ranking your blogspot blogs and blog-posts as compared to your hubs.

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   Lita C. Malicdemposted 12 years ago

   I would have been unable to pick myself up from the threats of sadness as a widowed retired teacher living alone at home away from my only family, my 2 daughters working in a distant place. HP opens for me a world of opportunities to become human- living with and loving others in my little room.

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      Ultimate Hubberposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      HP certainly gives a great sense of community!

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   sagebrush_mamaposted 12 years ago

   I'd probably have a great virtual farm on Facebook...
   And a top Farkle score, too!
   
   Never realized I could write as a pastime, and earn money, too!  I should have just discovered HubPages first, and joined it instead of Facebook.

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      Ultimate Hubberposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      They say its never too late!

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      WryLiltposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      I have a high score of 18,300 on Farkle, beating all my friends. Still totally possible!

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    ediggityposted 12 years ago

    Wasting time on the internet.

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    Ivorwenposted 12 years ago

    I probably would have given up writing online and would have gone back to penning stories by hand in notebooks.  Actually, I have been rediscovering the joy of that lately anyway.
    
    I think I would also sew more.  I'm sure I would have an esty account, teaming with baby quilts and other accessories.

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    emievilposted 12 years ago

    I probably would have still continued to write for this academic writing site (which I quit last December) and probably focusing more on eLance. And I would probably still be looking for a place like HP where I can write what I want when I want .

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    IzzyMposted 12 years ago

    I've no idea where I would be.
    I was looking for a job online and fell on this after spending hours filling out forms for advertising companies - which should have  been easy except with me being in Spain they kept sending the dmn things in Spanish!
    So it took me twice as long as I had to actually read the questions and translate them in my head first.
    I'm not sure how I stumbled across HP. I don't even know if there is someone above me claiming earning rights.
    But when I saw this site, I knew I'd found a home

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    rebekahELLEposted 12 years ago

    hmm, I wouldn't be writing a hub about why I love HP!
    
    I have no idea, I may be like the other hubber who mentioned having an awesome farm! I neglected mine to the end that it is probably dead to the point of no return. In fact, I think I deleted Farmville.
    
    or maybe I would be working harder on my first children's book, of which I'm also working on in between life's pause.

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    Hestia DeVotoposted 12 years ago

    Spending more time with my cat.

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    Rafiniposted 12 years ago

    I'd probably be using something else to procrastinate with.  Nothing like a hub-diversion when it comes to not doing homework!

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    kmackey32posted 12 years ago

    Playing farmville....

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       wheelinalloverposted 12 years agoin reply to this

       I came across HP while I was looking for information for a website business I was trying to get off the ground. I wish I had found HP first I wouldn't be $10,000 in debt and not have any money to finish what is needed for the business. I have yet to publish but find a lot of interesting reading here. I don't have a profile here yet so probably better get working on one.

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       Ultimate Hubberposted 12 years agoin reply to this

       Is it that blonde again?

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    Ign Andyposted 12 years ago

    Build website and still get no check from Google adsense

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    tritrainposted 12 years ago

    I'd still be a rocket scientist.

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       Ultimate Hubberposted 12 years agoin reply to this

       I can see that from your avatar.

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    viryaboposted 12 years ago

    Probably with Squidoo, but i doubt if i'd have stayed there past six months.
    
    Don't like Squidoo much, plus they are stingy IMHO. Made in 1 whole year less than what i make in 1 day at HP.
    
    HP kept me going, taught me so much, i think i'll be here forever.

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       cpvrposted 12 years agoin reply to this

       Why did you make more with HP than you did with Squidoo?

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          viryaboposted 12 years agoin reply to this

          There is no helpful community like you'll find here at HP. The people here are so helpful, it's awesome. You learn something new EVERY day. And as you put it to practice, you see positive results, always.
          
          If you are where people can teach you and show you the ropes, that's where you'll progress faster and probably get successful.

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             cpvrposted 12 years agoin reply to this

             Ya, I just checked their site out, and I don't like it.
             I think HP is pretty nice, and easier to get around.
             
             Which site is older though?

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                viryaboposted 12 years agoin reply to this

                Squidoo i think (i'm not too sure though).
                
                You are right, it doesn't look so nice. Colours too garish for me anyway.

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             Ultimate Hubberposted 12 years agoin reply to this

             Can't agree more!

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    kirstenblogposted 12 years ago

    I have to say its hard to image that I wouldn't have found it another day if I had not found it the day I did, or had not signed up first visit I probably would have after finding several articles hosted here. i guess if I literally had not found HP it would have been because I was not looking for ways to earn money online (I started with blogging for money and when I realised I had no clue what I was doing I found HP! I guess I would be at a day job or watching telly, such a full and rich tapestry to the life of that alternate me!

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    rtaylornwposted 12 years ago

    I've been using Suite101 up to now, but since I've found Hub, I'm going to start here from now on and see how I get on.

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       cpvrposted 12 years agoin reply to this

       What made you change, Rtaylor?

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          rtaylornwposted 12 years agoin reply to this

          This is a higher ranking site, plus I like the way the community interacts with each other, although it's a bit overwhelming reading up on it today.

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       Ultimate Hubberposted 12 years agoin reply to this

       Welcome to hubpages!

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    reindeerzposted 12 years ago

    I'd probably still be writing with Examiner.  I hated being stuck in a rut of writing about the same category all the time though.

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       Ultimate Hubberposted 12 years agoin reply to this

       This is what I love about HP, you can write almost anything here.

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          StayInVegasposted 12 years agoin reply to this

          Almost anything? Gee, I thought you can only write about Vegas.

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             Ultimate Hubberposted 12 years agoin reply to this

             
             Is it you ryankett, writing hubs during your honeymoon trip to Vegas?

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                StayInVegasposted 12 years agoin reply to this

                No. But I saw him in the casino a minute ago. Wait a sec. I'll take a pic.

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                   Ultimate Hubberposted 12 years agoin reply to this

                   Hahaha!! I am sure you did!

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                   StayInVegasposted 12 years agoin reply to this

                   There you go.
                   
                   

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    Don Shipposted 12 years ago

    I would have been playing games on my Laptop and Xbox. What else? Lol!

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       Ultimate Hubberposted 12 years agoin reply to this

       Or on your Nokia C3 phone?

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          Don Shipposted 12 years agoin reply to this

          Lol! Oh yeah, that too! But I'm done with all the games on that phone. It was cool! I am thinking of getting a Sony Ericsson Xperia arc now.

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             Ultimate Hubberposted 12 years agoin reply to this

             I am sure you will write a hub about it once you get the phone?

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                Don Shipposted 12 years agoin reply to this

                Yes, for sure! Once I get it, that would be the first thing I'd do. Lol!

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    ralwusposted 12 years ago

    ummmm, masturbashun?

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    Barbara Kayposted 12 years ago

    I'd probably be working on new websites. I like being able to write about anything I want here instead of sticking to the same old subject. At websites you can't do that.

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    quicksandposted 12 years ago

    If I had not found HubPages, I would be busy looking for it!
    
    Seriously HubPages is addictive. I am here for well over two years and the number of hubs I have read are well over 2000 ... and counting ... slowly but steadily.

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    brandonhart100posted 12 years ago

    In my spare time when I got bored I use to play facebook applications.  I'm not sure why so don't ask, but that's what I'd probably be doing... what a waste!

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