I've been trying to figure out exactly HOW one makes money off of posting Hubs on this site. Can someone explain this to me?
You write hubs and then make money from the ads that are served onto them via Google AdSense and/or HubPages ads. The more visitors your hubs get, the more money you are likely to make. If this is your goal, you might want to research how one creates hubs that are useful and attract lots of traffic. The Learning Center is a good resource to start with.
I have quite a few articles now that cover the essential purpose behind Hubpages and how you can take advantage of what HP offers you as a writer. Also a bunch on maximize the results of all of your writing through search engine optimization and internet marketing.. Give a few of them a looksy.
by Barbara Badder 12 years ago
I have been sharing the links to other hubs using my referral tracker. For newbies, it can be found at the bottom of each hubpage. This is earning me a little extra money. I don't spam, but share the links that I know my friends would like.Now that Google traffic is down, I figure this helps me,...
by Georgiana 5 years ago
I can't seem to find an answer for this in the learning center. I have a large set of articles I've been writing for a while + some time on my hands to dedicate to Hubpages for the next couple of months. Would publishing 10 hubs a day benefit or disadvantage me, both in terms of hub score /...
by H Lax 12 years ago
Since Google AdSense hasn't approved me, my hubs aren't earning anything from anywhere. I've been told that ads show up on my page but that they belong to hubpages and I won't get paid for those. I guess hubpages is earning money off my hubs but I am not. Is this the case? I have other hubs I would...
by Violet's View 16 years ago
When I joined here a couple weeks ago I thought I could write hubs that others may benefit from and I in turn could read others interesting hubs. I guess I was naive as it seems no one will read my hubs unless I spend a lot of time promoting them, which requires first learning how to...
by Isaac Asante 11 years ago
Hi, I am new to HubPages, and I wanted to know if I could publish articles that revolve around current news stories. Of course, I am referring to writing news content while engaging readers by adding analysis and creating debates around it. This means, the news article is not "plain...
by Jenny 11 years ago
Hi everyone, I'm new and just started contributing to HubPages. I am an aspiring model trying to make some money on the side by blogging.What are some realistic figures I can potentially earn writing good hubs here? I have about 4 hubs currently and am earning a few pennies per day.Thanks for your...
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