There is a new summary box for hubs (underneath the title) - how are you using i

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   Louise Latelyposted 11 years ago

   There is a new summary box for hubs (underneath the title) - how are you using it?
   
   ...and are you adding summaries to all your historical hubs? I'm guessing this new box is for SEO purposes.

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   JThomp42posted 11 years ago

   Yes, it is highly recommended that you sum up what your hub is about in 2 to 3 sentences. If not you will see a symbol beside your hub in your stats.

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      Louise Latelyposted 11 years agoin reply to this

      Ah ok, thank you for letting me know - will have to fill this box in for all my hubs

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      JThomp42posted 11 years agoin reply to this

      You are very welcome!! 

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   JimTxMillerposted 11 years ago

   A concise yet catchy summary will help with search engine optimization. More importantly, it will help attract potential readers when you and others share your hubs. The summery is the blurb that will show up on Facebook, Google+ posts when a hub is shared.

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      Louise Latelyposted 11 years agoin reply to this

      Thanks for your answer Jim! Do you share your hubs with friends on Facebook? I have been too much of a chicken to do it just yet.

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      JimTxMillerposted 11 years agoin reply to this

      When I first began blogging I was reluctant to self-promote. So I started tagging my sharing posts on FB as Shameless Self Promotion. Now I share everything I write on FB, Google+, LinkedIn, etc with my HP referral tracker code in the links.

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      Louise Latelyposted 11 years agoin reply to this

      Thanks Jim! Perhaps I will have more courage to do it once I produce some more material. Could I ask what an HP referral tracker code is?

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      JimTxMillerposted 11 years agoin reply to this

      See http://hubpages.com/learningcenter/referral-program for a full explanation of the tracker code and how to use it.

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   Jackie Lynnleyposted 11 years ago

   Yes a summary is important to be your search engine words and I notice this summary now is shorter so you may want to give it a good thought thinking of this.

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      Louise Latelyposted 11 years agoin reply to this

      Yes good point - fewer words but higher impact:)

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   peachpurpleposted 11 years ago

   Pardon me, where can i find the new summary box; for "start a new hub" or hubs that had been published? I can't find them....

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      Louise Latelyposted 11 years agoin reply to this

      When you edit your hub there is now a new summary box added underneath the title - did you find it?

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      peachpurpleposted 11 years agoin reply to this

      yes, found it. Thanks. Looks better too.

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