Transforming Lenses into Hubs

Jump to Last Post 1-2 of 2 discussions (4 posts)
  1. GollyGearHope profile image70
    GollyGearHopeposted 9 years ago

    I have to admit a little trepidation when I first found out about the transition from Squidoo to Hubpages. I've had a different HubPages account for several years, with only a few Hubs in it, but I was familiar with the rules and quality assessment process.
    I rather dreaded the thought of bringing 117 lenses into compliance with Hub rules, and waiting for them to transfer was rather a nail-biting experience. When they did come over, the long line of little red "violation" skulls was a bit intimidating.
    It's going to take a little while to get all of them "up to snuff" - but I'm actually enjoying the process of reading, updating, editing, and just freshening up each article.
    I think it's been good for me to look at my work with different, "HubPages" eyes.
    And I'm very, very glad I have four months to get it all done!

    1. profile image0
      sheilamyersposted 9 years agoin reply to this

      Welcome to HP. From what I hear, HP is a little stricter but I'm sure you'll do fine. If you need any help, don't be afraid to ask questions here or in the answers section. There are a lot of great folks who are willing to help.

      1. lisavollrath profile image95
        lisavollrathposted 9 years agoin reply to this

        As a transplant from Squidoo myself, I don't find things stricter here. I do find things to be better documented, and clearer here, which is a welcome change.

        There is an emphasis on length of content here that we didn't have at Squidoo. I've enjoyed the process of expanding articles on topics about which I could keep writing all day, and look forward to revisiting all that old content with fresh eyes and additional ideas.

        On the flip side, I find the emphasis on length oppressive when it comes to bringing my recipes up to HubPages standards. I am one of those people who daily scrolls past all the errant crap people write on recipe pages, to get to the important stuff: ingredients and instructions. It sort of irks me to now have to turn my nice, concise recipes into long pages that will pass the word count quota here.

  2. GollyGearHope profile image70
    GollyGearHopeposted 9 years ago

    So far, so good! I spent quite a chunk of time reading the forums and exploring before "diving in!" Thanks so much!

 
working

This website uses cookies

As a user in the EEA, your approval is needed on a few things. To provide a better website experience, hubpages.com uses cookies (and other similar technologies) and may collect, process, and share personal data. Please choose which areas of our service you consent to our doing so.

For more information on managing or withdrawing consents and how we handle data, visit our Privacy Policy at: https://corp.maven.io/privacy-policy

Show Details
Necessary
HubPages Device IDThis is used to identify particular browsers or devices when the access the service, and is used for security reasons.
LoginThis is necessary to sign in to the HubPages Service.
Google RecaptchaThis is used to prevent bots and spam. (Privacy Policy)
AkismetThis is used to detect comment spam. (Privacy Policy)
HubPages Google AnalyticsThis is used to provide data on traffic to our website, all personally identifyable data is anonymized. (Privacy Policy)
HubPages Traffic PixelThis is used to collect data on traffic to articles and other pages on our site. Unless you are signed in to a HubPages account, all personally identifiable information is anonymized.
Amazon Web ServicesThis is a cloud services platform that we used to host our service. (Privacy Policy)
CloudflareThis is a cloud CDN service that we use to efficiently deliver files required for our service to operate such as javascript, cascading style sheets, images, and videos. (Privacy Policy)
Google Hosted LibrariesJavascript software libraries such as jQuery are loaded at endpoints on the googleapis.com or gstatic.com domains, for performance and efficiency reasons. (Privacy Policy)
Features
Google Custom SearchThis is feature allows you to search the site. (Privacy Policy)
Google MapsSome articles have Google Maps embedded in them. (Privacy Policy)
Google ChartsThis is used to display charts and graphs on articles and the author center. (Privacy Policy)
Google AdSense Host APIThis service allows you to sign up for or associate a Google AdSense account with HubPages, so that you can earn money from ads on your articles. No data is shared unless you engage with this feature. (Privacy Policy)
Google YouTubeSome articles have YouTube videos embedded in them. (Privacy Policy)
VimeoSome articles have Vimeo videos embedded in them. (Privacy Policy)
PaypalThis is used for a registered author who enrolls in the HubPages Earnings program and requests to be paid via PayPal. No data is shared with Paypal unless you engage with this feature. (Privacy Policy)
Facebook LoginYou can use this to streamline signing up for, or signing in to your Hubpages account. No data is shared with Facebook unless you engage with this feature. (Privacy Policy)
MavenThis supports the Maven widget and search functionality. (Privacy Policy)
Marketing
Google AdSenseThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
Google DoubleClickGoogle provides ad serving technology and runs an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
Index ExchangeThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
SovrnThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
Facebook AdsThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
Amazon Unified Ad MarketplaceThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
AppNexusThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
OpenxThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
Rubicon ProjectThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
TripleLiftThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
Say MediaWe partner with Say Media to deliver ad campaigns on our sites. (Privacy Policy)
Remarketing PixelsWe may use remarketing pixels from advertising networks such as Google AdWords, Bing Ads, and Facebook in order to advertise the HubPages Service to people that have visited our sites.
Conversion Tracking PixelsWe may use conversion tracking pixels from advertising networks such as Google AdWords, Bing Ads, and Facebook in order to identify when an advertisement has successfully resulted in the desired action, such as signing up for the HubPages Service or publishing an article on the HubPages Service.
Statistics
Author Google AnalyticsThis is used to provide traffic data and reports to the authors of articles on the HubPages Service. (Privacy Policy)
ComscoreComScore is a media measurement and analytics company providing marketing data and analytics to enterprises, media and advertising agencies, and publishers. Non-consent will result in ComScore only processing obfuscated personal data. (Privacy Policy)
Amazon Tracking PixelSome articles display amazon products as part of the Amazon Affiliate program, this pixel provides traffic statistics for those products (Privacy Policy)
ClickscoThis is a data management platform studying reader behavior (Privacy Policy)