The Official HubPages Contest 30 Day Challenge
I'm throwing down the gauntlet, Hubbers. Publish one Hub every day this April. I dare you. And make these the best Hubs you've written yet.
The challenge is not only to publish 30 Hubs in 30 Days - one for every day in April - but to publish Hubs that include...
*A long-tail, niche topic that has not been extensively covered online
*A Search-friendly title (mirrors common search terms)
*Excellent writing (proper use of grammar, capitalization)
*Unique, useful information (not copied from elsewhere online, full of details, examples, names, and figures)
*Attractive formatting (avoidance of excessive link, eBay, or Amazon capsule clutter, excessive bolding or italics, and all-caps)
*Judicious use of relevant capsules (original photos (especially your own), video, maps, tables, links, news, etc.)
These are the judging criteria for the HubPages So You Think You Can Write Online contest. If you include a WritingContest tag on each Hub you publish in this contest, it will be entered to win $50, $100, and even $250 in prizes.
Visit the contest page for full details on the contest, and if you have any questions, feel free to ask them in the official contest forum thread.
If you want your Hub to show up as part of this 30 day challenge, add the tag AprilHubChallenge.
If you want to submit your Hub for the April writing contest, add a WritingContest tag.
You do not need to participate in the challenge to participate in the contest, and you do not have to participate in the contest to participate in the challenge
Even though I can't win anything in the contest, I'll be joining in on this month's challenge. I hope you will be, too, and look forward to reading your Hubs!I daresay it will, hahaa! Nothing boosts HubScore like regular publishing
france1982
If you are looking for a niche selection hubs.
http://hubpages.com/hub/Starting-a-nich … rdest-word
Alright - I accept! Bring it on! Any topic right?
oo, Can we combine the two? X raises eyebrow x
Please let me know!
JenniferRight! Any topic! And the two are *meant* to be combined
That is some challenge. I will try my best. Hopefully can meet with what you expected. Even though, if seem I still have problem in choosing tags and grammars.
Thank you for the invitation.It seems that I have already failed the 30 day challenge by a complete mistake
and I was doing great, but I failed to realize that I put "WritingContest" in all my tags instead of "AprilHubChallenge"... I have failed On a good note, it was fun writing articles the last 4 days and it's inspired me to write more often as I will do now.LOL don't worry about that dark_justice1986 - I forgot to add the tag to the Hub I wrote yesterday too. You can always add it after the fact
You can still totally be a part of the challenge- the contest and challenge are complimentary, but one is hardly required to participate in the other. While you can't retroactively add WritingContest tags to contest entries, you can certainly add AprilHubChallenge tags to your Hubs if you forgot to the first time around
Wondered earlier if they can be combined. I'm glad they can.
So, i'm in
'WritingContest' AND 'AprilHubchallenge'Bring it! I am IN!
Really looking forward to the contest (as always.) Unfortunately, don't want to commit to the 30 day challenge as I will be away out in the wilds from 27th - 29th fishing and doubt I will have Internet access because of the mountains. I know that mobile/cell phones don't work there, so doubt that my mobile Internet will either. Not going to bother taking laptop.
I could always knock on some village doors and state that I'm on urgent Hub Pages business and ask to use their landline Internet access for a few minutes to publish, until I find a friendly and accommodating soul...???
No - perhaps not...
Good luck to everyone and thanks again Simone and Hub Pages for another great contest and opportunity for everyone.Hey, I think that prioritizing true enjoyment of nature over Hub production is totally justified! Can't wait to read your contest entries though.
I've been waiting for this day
-starts scheming topics-That's right, queenpoetica! It's that simple. And there's a maximum of five entries per day.
And travel_man1971 - there are no daily topics. The entire contest is open ended
Sounds like a busy month , am 46 this month, getting the caravan ready for the big trip north & over to Queensland over 5000 k,s !
have to be up early to write a hub a day!!
So, unlike the weekly topic, we don't have to start our Hubs from this forum, just add the competition tag? That's all? I don't know if I can do it... too many topics to write about... I will give it a go, though!
By the way, does that mean it's already started?Sounds interesting, have to remind myself each day
Wow, soni2006! You've got a lot to celebrate!! So glad you're joining in on the contest
- annmackiemillerposted 13 years ago
0 - Spiritual Growthposted 13 years ago0
- Spiritual Growthposted 13 years ago0
Awww, so at 12am my time EDT, I can't post my first?
So not fair!
OK, I'm busy opening up two countries right now, but I will have a go, tried a 30 day before but dried up half way through, must try harder this time, may even try some commercial hubs.... where my book on Rolex watches and coffee machines!
- cmahanposted 13 years ago0
Yes, good luck to all participants, including me!
Yep! And just for the record, the April Hub challenge is an optional compliment to entering in the contest - anyone is free to enter even if they aren't a part of the April challenge
- lynnechandlerposted 13 years ago0
And I have just realized that being in SE Asia, I am 15 hours ahead of the dateline being used,not sure if that's an advantage or not!
That's right! And qualifying Hubs must be totally original, longer than 400 words, and published for the first time that day
Nope! You don't have to write one Hub every day to be a part of the contest. All you have to do to submit a contest entry is publish a Hub that is original, tagged with the WritingContest tag, longer than 400 words, and that has never been published within the contest period. There's a max of five entries per day. That's all
@moorebored - you can submit a max of five entries per day. That's the only limitation
Feel free to ask any questions here, Teylina. That's what the forums are for
- masmasikaposted 13 years ago0
Ok, I'm guessing that since it's past 12pm on March 31 for you, and is April 1 for me, I can now enter?
I hope that's right... I don't want to post a Hub with a tag and have it deemed invalid...
(by the way, thanks for replying, Simone!)By the way, can the Hubs be related? I mean, can some be connected at all by a topic?
Thanks
Oh, and by the 'tag', do you mean the graphic?The Hubs can definitely be related. And I recommend taking advantage of HubPages Groups - just put them all in a group and set the order so they'll be nice and organized
You could always check wordcount here: http://www.javascriptkit.com/script/scr … ords.shtml
Hahaa, no worries Teylina! You could always scale down your own personal challenge to one every other day, three a week, or even one a week
- it's whatever you want it to be!
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