HubPages Market Place

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   SunSevenposted 12 years ago

   Just a thought only.
   
   Perhaps this is the right time to introduce the HP Market Place?
   
   With so many hubbers leaving, and so many disgruntled hubbers venting it in the forums, HP with so many new guidelines, this may be the time to introduce the trade feature here.
   
   Most non-tech savvy hubbers will not / or may not want to start their own sites and do not want to continue here, can trade their hubs for money with interested buyers.
   
   I, for one, am willing to buy out some hubs / hubbers acccounts.
   
   I am also, open to trade my hubs / sell my account to interested buyers too.
   
   What do you think, fellow hubbers? Considering the fact that revenue sharing sites for unhappy hubbers are sprouting like mushrooms everywhere!
   
   Best Regards
   
   edit: PS: Why dont I try too!

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      thisisoliposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      The problem is that people would only ever be willing to sell hubs that had no value.

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         SunSevenposted 12 years agoin reply to this

         Not necessarily. We will know only when such opportunity is in place.
         
         Anyway, it is desirable to be laissez-faire and caveat emptor.

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            andycoolposted 12 years agoin reply to this

            The idea sounds logical, but since HP is slowly transforming itself to a place of professional writers, probably it won't go well with HP's longterm business plan.

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         Sally's Troveposted 12 years agoin reply to this

         As the saying goes, one man's trash is another's treasure. Then there's also the idea of value-add. I can see the appeal in buying well-written but low-performing articles and doing a number of things with them: applying a solid backlink strategy; optimizing for SEO; combining like topics into a new niche site. A kind of upcycling approach for someone who has the online marketing skills the original author didn't.

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            viryaboposted 12 years agoin reply to this

            Very true.

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      Ultimate Hubberposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      Nice idea SunSeven. I am for it.

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      ngurecoposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      Why aren't many people here interested in selling their dead articles? My instincts tell me this is a very good idea.

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      Andrew0208posted 12 years agoin reply to this

      That sounds great SunSeven. Can that be possible here?

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   Uninvited Writerposted 12 years ago

   I'll sell my account and hubs for $5,000

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      SunSevenposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      May be we can have a bidding among interested parties

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      ngurecoposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      I am offering you US$715,-- for that account. Will you take it?

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         Uninvited Writerposted 12 years agoin reply to this

         Not a penny under $5,000

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      Greek Oneposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      I'll sell mine for $4999.99!

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         SunSevenposted 12 years agoin reply to this

         Any room for bargaining?

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            Greek Oneposted 12 years agoin reply to this

            You can bend my arm, but I'm not selling less that $0!

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               SunSevenposted 12 years agoin reply to this

               Fantastic. If I let you keep the digits, will you transfer the cipher to me?

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                  Greek Oneposted 12 years agoin reply to this

                  not sure what a cipher is... sounds dirty

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         ngurecoposted 12 years agoin reply to this

         I am interested in your avatar. What's your price for this one?

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            Greek Oneposted 12 years agoin reply to this

            that's my actual face....
            
            i would give it to you, but then I would be really cold up here in Canada in the winter time

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   SunSevenposted 12 years ago

   Great.
   
   Thanks a lot.
   
   Why dont we put it up for votes?
   
   Anyways, HP never really cared about user feedbacks. I have seen even the giant G trying to gauge users' feelings by way of odd feedbacks. Remember periodical Adsense surveys?

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   kmackey32posted 12 years ago

   Ok ill sell mine for 4,998.

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      Greek Oneposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      stop lowering the market!

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   Mikeydoesposted 12 years ago

   Any way to add to a person's income online is always a good idea in my book.

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   ngurecoposted 12 years ago

   Times are hard in this business after the panda update and I would suggest you reconsider lowering your price…
   
   I am thinking of buying (at next to nothing) only those articles that their owners feel have no value.

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