HubPages

What is Hubpages


Hubpages is an online article directory that offers advertising revenue share in return for excellent content. The content is simply called a "Hub" therefore the name, Hubpages! A Hub is created by a user on a topic chosen by the user that is YOU, the content can be on any topic you chose except those that are on the Hubpages not allowed list, you can chose a topic like the gift you brought your daughter for being a good girl or on her birthday, click here to view an example.


The content that you put onto Hubpages is called a Hub, a one-page Web article you write that are filled with useful, unique, advice and information that others may find interesting to read. You can create a hub with images but it must contain a minimum set of words otherwise it may not score so highly on Hubpages or with affiliate programs, I will discuss this topic in more detail later on in this book.


There are many other methods to create a presence on the Internet with the aim of earning a passive income, it is difficult to find a medium that you could quickly adopt, learn and use to your advantage.  In my opinion there are three things that you should concentrate on when you look at earning money with content online the easy way, these are – Produce, Reach and Earn, using Hubpages you can quickly tap into a system that allows you to do just that without any technical skills what so ever:

Produce professional-looking Web pages with easy-to-use tools. The non-techie tools will allow you to easily load your Hub with the text, pictures, links, videos, maps, polls, and quizzes that make it look complete and impressive.  This task alone is what puts many people of creating a web page.

Reach a large online audience that shares your interests. The technology behind Hubpages gives you the power to reach thousands of people interested in your favourite topic, for years after you publish your Hubs, this means that you could create and publish a well targeted hub today, this very hub could be earning you money while you sleep in your comfy bed at night years after you first published it online.

Earn HubPage rewards. In addition to social and community feedback and praise, Hubpages provides you with easy access to the Internet's top income generating tools: Google Adsense, eBay and Amazon Associate. HubPages also has its own Ad-Program that provides you with an additional income source based on CPM’s.  The opportunity to earn more and more money over time simply by writing about your favourite topics is the icing on the cake!

In this section detail of the procedure for getting started is provided, starting with creating your online HubPage profile, basically everything you need to do or read to be an effective “Hubber”.  I will provide links to pages on the HubPage site for information which I feel is important for you to read and learn.  I will not waste your time by reiterating concepts and material which is adequately covered on the site.

So let’s get started... “Good Luck and all the best – remember if during your journey into Hubbing you need any help or guidance do contact me, my details are in the About the Author section of the website”

Establish a Profile

Before you can publish any content to make money online you will need to register and create your own profile on Hubpages click on the image below, it will take you to the account registration page, you need to register and create an online profile before you can create your very first hub on Hubpages.     

So go ahead and click your very own sign-up ticket below:

You will need to have the following information ready for the registration page, so go ahead and fill in the table below:

Make sure to choose a suitable username, many people tend to use silly words, I feel if you are serious about setting-up passive income source online then you need to create  a profile that you can use for other purposes, that way you are continuously marketing your presence on the net.  Go ahead and look at my online profile for Hubpages, what I have done is kept it separate so that I can nurture it and grow it as a standalone entity.

My Hubpages profile - click on the image below:

Discovering What You Can Do on HubPages

Once you have created your Hubpages profile, visit the following pages first to learn about what you can and cannot do, I can’t stress enough the importance of making sure that you understand the rules before going in and creating your hub.  Trust me it will help you in the long run, if you spend some time to briefly review the sections I highlight below:

Click on the image above and it will take you directly to the FAQ page, don’t spend allot of time on it, just briefly review each item on the list.  It will help you to comprehend the different terminology used on the site.  So when you start to create your first hub, I will explain the process in the next section, terms used on the site will start to make more sense and you will also know where to get additional information from when required.

Find your way around in HubPages

Once you have registered a profile you can then login to your account by going in through the following web page:

When you have been authenticated and logged in then the following screen is shown:

The screen shown to you will have your User profile and image displayed in place of mine as mine as shown above.

You can now start to create your own hub by clicking on the link shown below:

  

Getting Organised to Write 1^st Hub

Hopefully by now you have read the above sections and have registered your profile on HubPages, you are ready to create your first hub – “Oooohps what do I write about”.

I know the feeling, I went through the same feeling, so don’t worry and continue with this momentum.  There is actually allot to consider when writing an article or Hub, but I am not going to fill your mind with apprehension, because that’s a sure way to stop you from continuing on this journey.  Trust me when I say all the techniques and knowledge will come to you gradually as you start writing and learning over a period of time.

Some people just go in and start to write anything and everything, I guess that’s okay when you’re new to it.  But sooner or later you will find that your Hubs aren’t getting many visitors and as that downward trend continues you lose hope and just give up – many have done that, which is I would recommend that you do some planning, nothing major just enough preparation so that you can have a good hub published and with some luck will get some readers.

Planning a Hub

I have already done a hub on this subject and rather than boring you with all the in’s-n-out’s of planning a hub I will ask you to visit my hub by clicking the image below, read it and use the method, if you have any questions or need help then contact me, and I will be happy to help you through the issues of planning a hub.

Setting up Affiliate accounts (Monetize your Hubs)

Okay now that you have created your first hub and you have almost mastered Hubpages you now need to monetize your Hub.  Basically add the capability for it to generate you money when someone clicks on Google Adsense or buys a product you have listed on your HubPage from Amazon Hubpages also allows you to earn money based on views (CPM’s) of your hubs, you need to join their ad-program to take part in earning money.

I have only used these three on all my Hubs, although Hubpages allows eBay, I have not yet signed-up for it, you may wish to do that but remember that their policy on new affiliates is quite restrictive and I would recommend that you first establish yourself online and build up your HubPage traffic, then  go and join eBay.

When you are ready and have published your first few Hubs, you are now ready to sign-up and monetize your hubs; Hubpages has the following instructions which will guide you to setting up with Adsense, Amazon, Hubpages Ad program and eBay. 

The image below shows the screen that you will be presented with when you start linking your profile with affiliate programs.  You will need to first register with the programs listed below.  Once you have been accepted onto the program you will be sent what is referred to as an ‘Affiliate Code’ this is a unique code which identifies you to the affiliate program. 

When you have you code go into the section below and insert your affiliate code, when Hubpages has been able to link to the program with that code the status will change to active as shown in the image.

Remember that once you have joined the affiliate programs you must abide by and adhere to their policies of use – DO NOT CLICK ON YOUR OWN AFFILIATE AD’S OR LINKS. DO NOT GO AGAINST THIER STATED GUIDLINES IF YOU DO ANYTHING THAT INVALIDATES YOUR AGREEMENT, YOUR ACCOUNT WITH THE RELEVANT AFFILIATE PROGRAM WILL BE SUSPENDED.

HubPages has a dedicated section which deals with making money with Hubpages, rather than me writing about it all here, I am going to link to that section so you can read it at your leisure, click on the image below and it will take you directly to that section.

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