HubPages is a Keeper
As you know, I recently started writing for HubPages. Although I signed up quite some time ago, I only wrote my first article a month ago on July 20, 2009.
Understanding the nature of residual writing, I know for a fact that the first month of any online residual writing site is usually an exercise in faith. You keep writing because you know things will work out in the long run. Well, my exercise in faith has created stronger HubPage faith muscles.
My 30 Day HubPage Update
Thirty days after placing my first hub, I now have 17 hubs. I should really have more hubs than that because I signed up for the 30 day challenge, but was unable to finish it. My website hacker diverted my attention from writing and things got a bit backed up.
Anyway, back to HubPages… I have 17 hubs and have earned a little over $12 so far. I earned a .68 with Kontera and the rest with Google AdSense. I haven’t quite gotten the hang of eBay (sad to admit) and I didn’t earn anything with Amazon as yet.
A HubPage Revelation
It wasn’t until I wrote one particular hub for HubPages that I realized HubPages’ value. After writing the article I realized that it made sense to keep them in my arsenal. I won’t re-write the entire article here, but if I have at least 5 reputable online content sites where I post my work regularly (at least one time per week); I believe within 5 years, if not much sooner, I should be set for life (this doesn’t include my blogs and niche sites).
A Little Comparison
Some folks earn more and some less with HubPages. I couldn’t help but compare my first month with HubPages against my first month with eHow and with Suite 101. Since I’m contractually prohibited from sharing my Suite 101 numbers, see if you can read between the lines:
| Site | # of Articles Written in first 30 Days |
Earnings |
|---|---|---|
| Suite 101 | 6 | More than HubPages but Less than eHow (Closer to eHow than HubPages) |
| eHow | 69 | $22.04 |
| HubPages | 17 | $12.23 |
Now that the numbers have spoken for themselves, I think you should check out my post on working smarter and enjoying Google’s favor . It’s tempting to put all of my efforts into Suite 101, but that would not be a wise move.
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Comment by Julie @ Write for eHow on 20 August 2009:
I so agree with you Felicia! Great post. I have just seven hubs up and I’ve made over $16 in Adsense in July and August ($12 in Adsense this month to date). The bulk of that comes from one hub. In fact, imagine my surprise yesterday when I checked Adsense and found I had earned $7.68 yesterday from that hub. I’ve also made a couple of Amazon sales.
I think hubs are such fun to build too. Kind of like building mini-sites.
I look forward to following your progress with them.
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Comment by Felicia on 20 August 2009:
Congrats on your HubPages success, Julie!
Wow, $7.68 from one hub in one day in such a short period of time, that’s great! Just imagine how much you’ll make as time goes on.
Man, I sure do love earning residual income!
Comment by Julie @ Write for eHow on 20 August 2009:
Oh, and I wanted to mention that this line of your post was really exciting: “I believe within 5 years, if not much sooner, I should be set for life”. I am re-discovering the power of residual income and have some similar goals.
Comment by Felicia on 20 August 2009:
I think I even inspired myself on that one.
Comment by Heather on 20 August 2009:
I signed up for HubPages a few days ago and was excited by the opportunity that it held. My excitement, however was short-lived. I often found, when visiting the site, that the Featured Hubs were of an adult nature. I thought that Hub Pages was a reputable site like Suite 101 or About.com, but it quickly became clear that that wasn’t the case. I have my reputation to protect and that sort of content is something that I certainly don’t want to associate myself with. It was for that reason that I decided to focus my energy elsewhere until such time that Hub Pages decides to clean up their act.
Comment by Felicia on 20 August 2009:
That’s interesting. After reading your comment, I signed out of my account and browsed through the feature articles.
I didn’t find the type of content you mention. There were articles on the recession, jeans, alcoholism, work at home programs and more.
The featured topics are business, religion, education, politics and pets.
This is not to say that some hubbers may stretch the rules and place inappropriate content, but I haven’t come across it as yet.
The beauty of the internet is if one site doesn’t work for you, there are always other options.
Comment by Julie @ Write for eHow on 20 August 2009:
I haven’t run across much adult content at HubPages either. Interesting.
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Comment by prerna on 20 August 2009:
Hi Felicia,
Although I’ve stopped writing for Hubpages, (till I don’t get an Adsense account, which according to posts on Google may take at least 6 months) I feel that after Suite 101,HP has the potential to make money. Ehow doesn’t pay non U.S writers, so it doesn’t count for me, but I do miss not writing at HP.
All the best and am sure with your writing skills, you’d be set for life well before 5 years
Best wishes,
Prerna
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Comment by Lovelyn on 20 August 2009:
I have a Hubpages account, but I’ve only put up a 3 Hubs and they’ve earned me no money. I’ve been doing well with eHow though. Your post about Hubpages made me decide to give it another look.
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Comment by Felicia on 20 August 2009:
Lovelyn, I hope it works out well for you. You might see a difference with a few more hubs.
Comment by Pashon on 21 August 2009:
Felicia, once again a great post. I’ve been following you for about a month or so and I’m glad to see you back online, your writing is honest and credible, which is more than I can say about most sites like yours. Thanks again for your honesty and sharing your knowledge. It seems to me that some people get to certain stations in their lives and refuse to share how they got there for fear they will be pushed off the bus and forced to ride their tricycles back to the sandboxes from whence they came – go figure. I am in the tradition of Zig Ziglar who said, “If you help enough people get what they want, you will ultimately get what you want.” I am certain that you will be where you want to be in less than 5 years.
Again, thank you and continue sharing the wealth. I look forward to the next post. Keep writing!
Pashon
Comment by Julie on 30 August 2009:
You have inspired me to give Hub Pages a try. I am currently writing for both Suite 101 and Demand Studios and I like the residuals I earn at Suite 101. Thanks for the information!
Julie
Comment by BLOGERCISE on 3 September 2009:
I always recommend Hubpages to anyone looking to start out or as a way to get some first back links to their new site. It does seem to be fairly effective and (imo) the fastest way to get some basic traffic going.
I am not convinced it should replace building up your own site at your own URL but it is a good starting point.
And even if you fail to make any money initially it can be quite a fun site to read and join in with.
Comment by Victoria Baziuk on 3 September 2009:
Great discussion! I would also like to ask a question. What is your take on Associated Content? I have recently been given freelance writing positions for Suite101. Ezine Articles and Associated Content. Should I use all of them to post my articles or is there one in particular I should focus on?
Comment by Aimee Stoddard on 3 September 2009:
Hi, Felicia — I’ve been following your blog for a couple of months now. You always have such practical tips and insider information about various freelance sites. I’ve been writing for Triond mostly, but just signed up for Hubpages. I have two hubs so far and haven’t made anything yet. It’s a little difficult to get the hang of HP, but it does seem to have great earning potential. Thanks for sharing your insights.
Comment by Felicia on 4 September 2009:
Hi Victoria,
In my opinion, Suite 101 is a great site to write for. As far as Associated Content, I signed up a very long time ago, posted one article and that was it. I didn’t like the user interface and didn’t think the earning potential was worth it. I posted my opinion on Associated Content here a while ago.
It’s also been a while since I placed articles on Ezine Articles. Back in my early days I used them to generate traffic to my sites. It didn’t work for me for two reasons. 1) Back then I knew very little about SEO so my articles didn’t do well in the search engines and 2)I didn’t write enough of them.
I no longer write free articles for backlinks. I use HubPages, eHow or other residual writing sources for backlinks.
Comment by Felicia on 4 September 2009:
Hi Aimee,
Sometimes it takes a while for residual income to begin to come in. Hang in there. Keep an eye on your keywords, monitor your efforts and stick with it.
I find that some days I earn a couple of dollars with HubPages and some days not. I only have 19 articles so I can’t complain. I know as I build a base of articles there, things will improve.
Comment by Writing for money online on 6 September 2009:
Im surprised (but happy for you) that you have seen earnings at that level via your first hubs!
One thing to keep in mind when writing for multiple sites is that you can use each article to create paid backlinks for your other articles.
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Comment by Clare on 23 January 2010:
I have been registered on hubpages for the past 18 months- I’ve earned around $99 from them. I think that amazon is your best bet- having recently sold 4 products in the space of 2 months, I am now turning my head to Amazon hubs.
Comment by Felicia on 23 January 2010:
Clare, that makes sense. Some folks are doing very well with the HubPages/Amazon combo.
Comment by Marisa Wright on 14 February 2010:
I’m another happy HubPages user – I’ve earned over $1,000 in 2 years, which isn’t bad considering that on average, I’ve written less than one Hub a week.
As for “unacceptable” content on HubPages – I think that can be overstated. Most of your readers come direct to your own Hub from search engines, and don’t browse the site or ever see the front page.
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Comment by jane on 7 April 2010:
can you publish on Hubpages the same content you’ve published on other sites? I tested out a few blogs on divinecaroline now I’m afraid I can’t post them on hubpages because I’d be red flagged for duplicating?
Comment by Felicia on 7 April 2010:
I’m not sure, Jane. I’ve not done too much with HubPages, but I’m sure some of my readers will be able to answer your question.
Comment by Research Analyst on 12 June 2010:
I have been a writer on Hubpages for 3 years now, and my reason for starting was to build a writing portfolio, and I ended up really enjoying the experience and I am always looking for new topics to write about. Its so cool that you created this blog because it will be motivational to those looking for ways to make extra income from home.
I have not tried suite 101 yet but I have heard so many good things about the site. I will follow you in your journey.
Comment by Stella on 12 August 2010:
Hi enjoyed reading the article and all following comments. I have only 7 hubs at Hubpages and 3 of them are Amazon products – these are the 3 that make regular money through Amazon sales, all 7 hubs are on page 1, 2 or 3 for search terms in Google but the other 4 hubs were built to serve as backlinks to main sites which brings in traffic and sales, so for me Hubpages are working. The 3 Amazon hubs were used to test the water and I have gone onto make sites from 2 of them which are also working. I was going to join Ehow.com today but two things have come to light 1) all the ‘scam’ talk which has put me off 100% and 2) I’m UK based so as mentioned above I won’t get paid! I’ve just started at suite 101, mainly for backlinks to sites but with only 2 articles have earned a few dollars for an article I had to write anyway for backlinks. Have bookmarked here as advice seems straight, thanks.
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