I was taking a peek at the upcoming contest and I came across the photo galleries category as it was something I've not stumbled upon on HubPages.
Since this category was new to me, I was really confused as to what this category was for. I've now figured it out but when I was looking at the category to figure it out, I was ultra confused by the purpose of the category by hubs that are perhaps mis-categorized.
Looking further in the category and it seems that if I'm correct about the purpose of the category, a large number of hubs do not belong in that category.
I'm just sharing this because:
A: I was confused of the purpose of the category perhaps because of hubs that don't actually belong in this category -- and others might have trouble as well.
B: Maybe I'm wrong and I'm just not "getting it."
This is what I think this category is for... collections of photos. However, it seems to be a sort of "dump" for topics where the author is unsure of which category their hub belongs in. (I know the Ruby programming language category is a drop-off spot for hubs on jewelery.)
Based off my assessment, these hubs DO belong in the category:
Women of Color: A Beautiful Rainbow of Splendor
Photos of Amazing, Unique Pumpkin Carving Designs
These don't:
Use Images and Photos Legally On Your Website
Why I Love Pinterest
Download Free Streaming Video Software
Am I correct? Usually I wouldn't bring this to attention and instead would just flag hubs, but I'm not super clear on the category and I don't want to waste mods' time misflagging hubs (plus, if I'm correct then there are too many hubs for me to flag)
I am equally confused. I'm also curious as to the optimal amount of photos in a photo gallery. I know they have to be described to get the word count up, but I don't want to use too few or too many for contest entries.
by Tim 16 years ago
Do these qualify for adsense money? This is not meant to offend or insult. It is just something Iwonder about.
by Nicole Pellegrini 11 years ago
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by Rochelle Frank 17 years ago
A lot of people have complained about the girlie photos and other questionable subjects. I think we can help the overall quality of HubPages by only selecting fans-- and giving thumbs up-- to the hubs that we find to be quality in content and writing. Tell others about these hubs and leave...
by Jason Menayan 9 years ago
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by Tony Mead 13 years ago
How do you make the thumb nail photo galleriesI've seen a number of sites with a really useful gallery gadget, but I'm useless at sorting things like that out.
by adeshwar 17 years ago
hi i am adeshwar i have just published two hubs. but i dont know how to make money through it. And ya how can i advertise my hub i mean how to increase traffic.
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