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By: Jim DeSantis

Jim DeSantis — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 15:54:17 +0000

Let’s consider – “A worker is worthy of his hire”. Like most bloggers I started out only interested in sharing my opinions, life, etc. Soon, I began to see that blogging, besides Adsense on Blogger, could generate a nice income. Why not get paid for the work you do anyway?

HubPages is just one of many traffic-generating, revenue-producers available today. For some, it can be the sole source of income. For others, it can be an additional source of income.

Jim DeSantis
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By: Research Analyst

Research Analyst — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 17:39:05 +0000

Yes its true… I have been a contributing writer for Hubpages for over a year now and I will have to admit as a freelance writer by profession. I enjoy the opportunity to share in a community of like minded authors, journalists and columnists.

By: Seo Software

Seo Software — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 23:25:31 +0000

dang, i never realized that hubpages would have so many unique visitors…
-jack

By: allsux

allsux — Thu, 24 May 2007 14:38:15 +0000

Sites like Helium are a bit of a red herring though … they say they reimburse their writers, but in reality many writers quit the site before making the $25 minimum payout. Why? Even writers who submit dozens of articles might not make that mark, given that many articles pay out only a few cents (it is all based on pageviews). 300 articles over 1 very busy week netted me just over $5 (which was subsequently denied to me because of a supposed violation of ToS).

By: 5 Star Affiliate Marketing Forums

5 Star Affiliate Marketing Forums — Tue, 08 May 2007 18:07:05 +0000

HubPages -Easy Way for Newbies Get Started (Like Squidoo)…

I’ve looked at HubPages a couple times and thought it may be an Easy Way for newbies too Get Started. This alone will not make you rich but it’s a FRE and easy way to get started without having to bui……

By: B S meter

B S meter — Tue, 08 May 2007 01:30:33 +0000

the seo on this site is pretty good. they get it. yeah they will have problems with spammers and crap content but with good seo and serps they should do well.

By: gilltots

gilltots — Mon, 07 May 2007 19:06:34 +0000

so with all these msft guys, why didn’t THEY use silverlight

also, calling the contributors “hubbers” is kinda…bleh. whose 5 year old kid came up with that incredibly creative name?

i think services like this will just get swamped by spammers – it’s like digg but without the self moderation aspect, unless i’m missing something here.

By: Otis Gospodnetic

Otis Gospodnetic — Mon, 07 May 2007 17:46:17 +0000

Here is a different look at HubPages (and all other “article” sites that are popping up like mushrooms) from somebody who runs a Social Bookmarking service (Simpy) – people writing those articles are encouraged to bookmark their articles all over the place, wherever they can. This is not bookmarking, this is self-promoting. I’ve talked to some people that promote their stuff on Simpy to try and understand their thinking. Some know what they are doing (polluting, kind of) and keep doing it anyway. Some are just clueless (work from home, write articles, sign-up for affiliate programs, revenue sharing of any kind and make a killing! right.). Amazing.

Question for everyone here:
How far is this self-promotion from spamming, when it comes to people “bookmarking” their own content to social bookmarking services? What’s your opinon? I’d love to know.

By: Hire A Helper

Hire A Helper — Mon, 07 May 2007 16:36:11 +0000

Please Help Me Fail…

A few weeks back I went golfing for the first time. I went out on the course with the expectation of shooting something that resembled my shoe size more than my age – though after the fourth hole, the latter seemed the most likely.
At the end of the …

By: Steve S

Steve S — Mon, 07 May 2007 16:05:27 +0000

Starting with Pay Per Post and moving through to sites like Helium and now HubPages it seems like the age of consumer generated content is on the rise. The question is, is this an adjunct to the Web 2.0ish meta-filtering or is it superseding it?

I tend to believe that most people who blog or produce content online will continue to avoid the hassle of actually dealing with this profit sharing services until they can integrate them into their own blogs (I think PPP is doing something like this).

I guess we’ll have to wait and see.

By: Bloger

Bloger — Mon, 07 May 2007 15:34:14 +0000

Having worked in the Blogging industry…..

When did this become an industry? and for How long?….

By: Billy

Billy — Mon, 07 May 2007 14:25:48 +0000

Is Blogger getting revenue share for the stealing of its buttons? Just curious.

By: eBusiness

eBusiness — Mon, 07 May 2007 13:52:52 +0000

Revenue sharing is clearly no longer the wave of the future it is NOW.

http://www.ebizmba.com

By: shokal_s

shokal_s — Mon, 07 May 2007 11:23:00 +0000

Revenue sharing with content owners seems quite hot these days. YouTube has just started sharing revenue with their top contributors, and there are few more excellent services such as http://www.triond.com, http://www.helium.com and http://www.asso...atedcontent.com.
Is altruism is disappearing from the user-generated-web? Maybe so. Nevertheless, compensating upon contributing sounds fair for me.

By: P. G.

P. G. — Mon, 07 May 2007 11:17:04 +0000

Interesting concept. 50/50 revenue split is great strategy to get jumpstarted.