Tuesday, 21 August 2012

Making Money on HubPages: An Overview and General Guide


A Broad Overview

Here at HubPages we have developed a time-tested and proven way to help writers make money from the content that they create. Since our beginning in 2006, HubPages has quickly emerged as a world-class writing platform that brings together many different sophisticated technologies to create an amazingly simple way to generate earnings for anyone who loves to write. Simply put, we know how this whole 'Internet thing' works and we want to help you turn the thing that you love to do (writing) into something that can make you some money - all while having fun and meeting other writers along the way.

Generating Revenue on HubPages

Here at HubPages we are constantly working to create the best online writing platform. We are always trying to make your experience easier, more efficient and, of course, more fun. Now all of this is great, but the one thing that really sets us apart from other writing communities is that not only are we always working to provide you an amazing place to write, but we also make it easy for you to earn some money from what you write. This section will give you an overview of how this works, so that you can start writing and get in on the action.

A Legitimate Way to Make Money Writing

I'm sure that one of the things that you're wondering right now is, "How exactly does HubPages help me make money?" This is a common question, and with all of the make-money-online-now schemes and scams out there, it's no surprise that many potential writers feel a little skeptical about the whole idea. With this in mind, the goal here is to not only clearly show you how HubPages can legitimately make you some money, but to do it in a way that is as transparent as possible so you can feel comfortable about the process.
Purchased from iStockphoto
Purchased from iStockphoto

How HubPages Actually Works

So all of this sounds great, but you're probably ready to learn a little more on how HubPages actually helps you make money, right? To help you better understand exactly how the entire process works first I'll point you to a blog post called HubPages Earning Methods And Revenue Splits, Explained and second I'll walk you through 10 simple steps and I'll also give you a real life example of a HubPages author, a Hub they have published, and how they are now making money from it. Now pay attention, this stuff is important.

A 10-Step Overview

  1. A person who loves to write joins HubPages.
  2. The new Hubber joins ad programs of their choice, such as Google AdSense, theHubPages Ad Program, theHubPages eBay Program, and the HubPages Amazon Program. Joining these programs is what allows the Hubber to generate earnings from the transactions that occur on their Hub (clicking on ads, buying a product from Amazon, etc).
  3. Now it's time for the Hubber to think of a topic to write about. There are no limitations to what they can write about on HubPages as long as it's written in English and isn't offensive or spammy content (please read what is allowed for further clarification). If the Hubber knows a lot about surfing, then they can write about that. If they know about raising children, then they can write about that as well. Of course, a little bit of research is always a good idea.
  4. Once the Hubber decides on a topic and researches it, they then write the Hub and fill it with informative, interesting and topical content including text, links, images, video, and other media that they feel is relevant to the topic. It's easy to add this content with the HubTool.
  5. When the Hubber is finished writing the Hub, they then publish it. This makes the Hub publicly available to anyone surfing the web and it also lets the search engines, such as Google, Yahoo!, and Bing know that it is available for indexing so that it can be searchable as well. At this point the Hubber can also share their newly published Hub with his friends via Facebook, Twitter, Google+, and your HubPages Feed, as well as any other social networking websites that they spend time on.
  6. Once the Hub is indexed, someone searches on a search engine (Google, Yahoo!, etc.) for a topic similar to the one that the Hubber published their Hub about. When the topic is searched, the Hub may show up in the search results and the person searching clicks on it.
  7. The Hub is then viewed by the visitor who was searching and at this point the Hub is filled with content that the Hubber has written as well as ads (and potentially eBay and Amazon products or other ads that the Hubber signed up for) that are related to the topic covered in the Hub.
  8. While reading through the Hub, a visitor also sees the ads and products that are placed on published Hubs and the Hubber can earn money through these ads.
  9. As the Hub gets visitors over time, the Hub will continue to earn money for its author. The more visitors a Hub gets, the more money that author stands to earn from ads. Writing evergreen Hubs helps ensure long-term, sustained traffic and earnings.
  10. The Hubber then publishes other Hubs on other topics and continues to make money as they are viewed.
The key to making money on HubPages is writing many very high-quality Hubs. In order for Hubs to gain search engine trust, they must be well-written, informative, and useful to readers.

A Real-Life Success Story

These 10 steps are a very basic and fundamental example of how HubPages can help you make money. To make the process even easier to understand, check out this real-world example of how a Hubber made some money from an Amazon sale on one of his Hubs.
  1. One of our super awesome Hubbers, jimmythejock, decides to write a Hub on everything you would ever need to know about Rolex watches.
  2. Jimmy then researches the subject and finds information, links, images, and other media that he can add to his soon-to-be-amazing Hub. He even decides to add a few Amazon and eBay Capsules in case anyone reading his Hub is ready to buy. He knows that they are a great way to make some additional money from his Hubs, especially when he's writing about products such as a Rolex watches.
  3. After Jimmy is done researching he writes his Rolex-filled Hub and publishes it with the title Rolex Watches A Definitive Guide. Within a couple hours it's indexed by all of the search engines.
  4. Within hours people who are searching for Rolex watches are already finding his freshly published Hub and the traffic begins to build. As time goes on and more people read the Hub (and maybe even link to it from their own blog or site), it will begin to get even more traffic and exposure which earns Jimmy even more money through his Amazon and eBay Capsules and his ads on the page.
  5. Jimmy continues to write more Hubs, have fun and make money on HubPages ($1,200 the month before this writing). Check out some of his latest Hubs if you'd like to see what he's been up to, and have a look at more of our success stories for inspiration.
Of course, not everyone is going to make money on every Hub that they write on HubPages, but the point is that everyone has the potential to. Also, one thing to remember is that Jimmy loves to write and likes publishing Hubs and being a member of the community just as much as he likes making money (although I'm sure it doesn't hurt). If you keep writing and enjoying your time at HubPages, the money could be a natural result of of your experience here. So, have fun and get to writing - we're looking forward to seeing what Hubs you end up publishing!
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