How long does it take you?

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   vmartinezwilsonposted 12 years ago

   How long does it take you to write a hub? 
   
   It sometimes takes me two to three days to write a hub. That's probably because I use several research methods, but damn does that seem long to me. 
   
   How long does it take you?

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      Pcunixposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      Fifteen minutes to four hours.    I don't write about anything I don't already know about, so that cuts down on research and sometimes makes it completely unnecessary other than to double check my memory.

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         vmartinezwilsonposted 12 years agoin reply to this

         Really?  This last hub I did took me yesterday and today.  Of course I did other things during the day, but still.  I, also, only write about things I already know.  I am, however working with dates that I can recall, but must double check and names that I can't spell, so that doesn't help.

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      paradigmsearchposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      Forever. This is because, after it's published, I keep going back and messing with it.

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         Pcunixposted 12 years agoin reply to this

         Yeah, in that sense, I also take "forever", at least potentially.

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         vmartinezwilsonposted 12 years agoin reply to this

         I've messed with a few, but not that much. Mostly spelling errors or something I should have highlighted.

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         barryrutherfordposted 12 years agoin reply to this

         can't decide on an image I know

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   wordscribe43posted 12 years ago

   It depends.  Lately it's been taking longer because I've been writing a lot of "how to" hubs and making my own videos to accompany them.  Those take hours because of the video editing, pictures, etc...
   
   I take my time writing hubs.  I enjoy the process, really.  I have pumped out a few in a couple of hours, but that's about as fast as I can go.  I'm pretty anal though, I like to find the right pictures if I'm not taking them myself.  That in and of itself is time consuming... picture hunting, that is.

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      vmartinezwilsonposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      I'm with you about picture hunting.  Because I've seen the movies I'm writing about and have a specific shot in mind, it can take me a while to find what I'm looking for.  I'm pretty anal when it comes to that.

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         paradigmsearchposted 12 years agoin reply to this

         Sometimes I spend 15 minutes trying to decide whether to insert a comma or not. That I've got to stop. Based on past experiences with google, I think I'm going to go with a more to-hell-with-it attitude this year. Let the commas fall where they may.

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            Pcunixposted 12 years agoin reply to this

            As 99.99 % of your readers scan at breakneck speed  anyway,  you can leave out whole words and never hear a peep of complaint..
            
            If you doubt that, try writing a hub with an opposite view point than the title promises.  It could be weeks before anyone notices - but they'll leave comments from both sides!

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               paradigmsearchposted 12 years agoin reply to this

               I have to agree. If there is a correlation between quality and traffic, I've yet to see it.

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                  vmartinezwilsonposted 12 years agoin reply to this

                  I wish I could do that, but my OCD won't let me. 

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               barryrutherfordposted 12 years agoin reply to this

               So TRue

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   Cagsilposted 12 years ago

   I can write a hub in 30 minutes and have done so in the past. However, I've also taken 2-3 days to write a hub and even as long as 2-3 weeks to write one.
   
   It's solely dependent on the topic.

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      vmartinezwilsonposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      I guess you're right.  It doesn't take me long to write film reviews, but film history...yeah, forever.  I guess I better start mixing it up a bit.

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      Capediumposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      I think I will agree with you.. It depend on what you want to write on.. How you feel about that thing and what make you want to write about it

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   Garrett Mickleyposted 12 years ago

   Lately, I've been able to write about 500 words per hour (including research).
   
   I used to be a lot slower.
   
   I only write about topics I already know about so I don't have to do much research.

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   Greek Oneposted 12 years ago

   No time at all.. I just copy what paradigmsearch writes and insert dirty words here and there to spice things up

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      Pcunixposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      And I thought paradigm took yours and made them "work safe".   Thanks for clearing that up!

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         Garrett Mickleyposted 12 years agoin reply to this

         ^Hahahaha

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   David 470posted 12 years ago

   Generally an hour, but I don't think that is counting proof reading. If it's a topic I am not familar with -- maybe longer..

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   Eric Newlandposted 12 years ago

   Sometimes I feel like I spend more time looking for secondary content (CC-licensed images, Amazon products, etc.) than I do writing the actual hub.
   
   But yeah, my schedule is busy and I'm a dad, so even relatively simple hubs can take multiple days for me.

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   Captain Redbeardposted 12 years ago

   Anywhere from 10 minutes to 3 hours. The fiction stuff like the Diary of John series I wrote off the cuff with no idea what I was writing or where it was going or where it ended. Those usually took at most a half hour to write. The rest of my hubs are generally just like rants I guess. They take around and hour and a half on average. The longest one was the New, Old or Illusion hub and that was becuase I got sucked into reading on geometeric dating.

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   rLcasaLmeposted 12 years ago

   As of today, I can write a hub starting from two hours to 3 days. It all depends on the subject, my schedule, and procrastination. There are hubs that probably will take longer if I feel it still lacks the heart of the message I want to convey, hence I have the need come back and look at it again and edit.

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    mcgreg28posted 12 years ago

    1-3 days considering i'm usually busy with school or work assignments.

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