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How To Create a Hub? or Hub Creation?
Welcome HubPages Member,
Welcome to HubPages! It's a pleasure to have you here and I certainly hope you enjoy yourself while you are here. So let's get you started. How To Create a Hub or Hub Creation is pretty much self explanatory, however, with the growing number of people coming to HubPages I thought you could use a starter Hub to help you along your way.
I am pretty sure you can find other Hubs on the same topic, but I'm not quite sure how helpful they are going to be for you, considering I've not investigated other people's Hubs before writing this one. Even with that said, I am going to cover some of the most basic information, so you can get started fairly quickly and without fail publish a Hub that will not be unpublished by HubPages Team of moderators. Yes, each Hub you create will have to pass through an initial screening process(filter). This is a protection process to ensure you do not break the rules of HubPages TOS(terms of service) and/or Google Adsense TOS. It protects you and HubPages.
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Start a New Hub - Hub Creation
To get you started, at the top of every page on HubPages you can find "green" letters- "Start a New Hub". When you click on that, it will bring you to a new page, which will look like the picture to the right. You will have begun the "Hub Creation" process.
As you can see from the picture, you'll have several things to do before you can begin writing your new hub.
Section #1) Title Creation
Section #2) URL and/or Web Address
Section #3) Categorization for Hub
Section #4) Hub Format/Layout
Section #5) Tag Selection Process
And, last on this page- a Continue button.
I'll cover each section and explain to the simple steps you need to do. However, I will be adding a little bit of additional information, which you should know before you click "continue" at the bottom of the page.
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Lets get right to it. If your here, you should have a basic understanding of what a keyword is and the understanding of how keyword tips on how to select keyword terms will drastically change your traffic and income potential.
Title Creation - Picking a Title For Your hub
This can be a tricky thing to do. Why? Because there is some information which you should have before you even begin to select/pick your Title. On the right hand side there's a picture of a gray box and this box will appear when you begin the Hub Creation process. It is a helpful hint for the Title section. Make sure you read it, either now or when you begin the Hub Creation process. It won't change so don't worry about that.
As you can see, it says that you can select a Title up to 120 character or less. No HTML! Your Title will be indexed by Search Engines of the Online World (e.g. Google, Yahoo, Bing and others). However, what you really need to know is that many Search Engines do not display Titles that are over 60-65 characters in length, completely. Actually, if you Title is over 65 characters long, then when your hub is found on Search Engines it will run off into dots ......... at the very end and not all of your Title will be displayed for the searcher.
Not to mention, when creating your Title, you should make sure that all the words are correctly spelled and make sense. Also, you will need to do keyword research and insert as many keywords as you can in your Title. What Is Keyword Research? Well, that's the tricky part. Your hub is going to be indexed on Search Engines and Search Engines look for specific keywords in Titles, URL/Web Addresses and Content on Page. You can use Google Keyword Tool software for checking out Keywords which are searched for.
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- Easy Back-linking Process for the SEO Clueless
Easy Back Linking Process for people who need SEO. Back link to grow traffic to your site, it is part of Search Engine Marketing. - Grab that Traffic!
Do you ever feel like reaching into your computer screen to just grab that traffic and bring it to your hubs? This hub offers several tutorials on how to generate traffic to your hubs. Plus, provides resources on how to develop referral trackers and - The Easiest Ways to Get Backlinks
Writing articles should be your number one priority if you plan on earning any substantial amount of money from online ventures. After writing your article, you want to submit that article to as many article directories as you can locate.
URL/Web Address Creation
One thing you will notice is that when you create your Title, you'll also see that your URL/Web Address Creation begins. It isn't necessary for your Title and URL/Web Address to match, but it certainly doesn't hurt if they don't. You can create your own unique URL/Web Address if you want to do so. All you have to do is change what is typed in the URL/Web Address box.
It is recommended that you make this area also Keyword rich. It will be beneficial to you and your ability to rank among Search Engines. What does that mean? Search Engines take a number of different factors into account when "ranking" URLs/Web Addresses. Ranking only means your placement within a Search Engines search results. You could place in the #1 spot on search results or you could place on the 50th page of search results. There's not one specific way to gain the #1 spot, due to many Search Engines use an algorithm that have a bunch of different variables. No one online has a sure-fire method, but there are some people who have found that doing specific things can be beneficial.
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Categorization Selection Process
Okay, this part is a little tricky in and of itself, because it's not known what type of impact your Category selection will have on your written hub. It is known that Search Engine crawlers and/or bots will crawl over your page, reading everything that is on your hub. This would include, the category, sub-category, sub-sub-category and the sub-sub-sub-category.
Yes, you heard me correctly. HubPages Categorization process can possibly bury your hub in a flurry of other hubs, within a sub-sub-sub-category. It can also bury your hub in a generalized category as well. So let me explain. Topics (right click and open in a new tab to see the topics page) can be very generalized or they can be very specific. Again, this choice is completely up to you, the Hub Author.
After you have put in your Title and got your URL/Web Address squared away, HubPages Platform software will use the words to identify a category and/or sub-category, and/or sub-sub-category. Example: Let's say for the sake of arguments that your hub is going to be a Poem. Then your "generalized" category would be under "Books, Literature and Writing". The sub-category would be "Books, Literature and Writing- Poems and Poetry". And, the sub-sub-sub-category would be "Books, Literature and Writing- Poems and Poetry- Dramatic Poetry".
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Hub Format/Layout Selection Process
Your hub format/layout selection is based on your experience. So with that being said, if you are new to HubPages and you begin to write your first hub, then when you approach this particular section, you will select one of the four available formats/layouts. You are presented with four options, but since you are new, you will only use option #2 or #3, to get you started.
There are four different templates(format/layouts) you can choose from and your experience makes all the difference. The first template is for advanced users, so if you are new, you will not be using it. The second template will grant you the ability to use the most basic format and get going. The third is also another form of the most basic format/layout, which you can use. The only difference between #2 and #3 is the way the capsules of the hub are situated. Option #4 is only for already published authors. Meaning that you can use a format/layout of one of your already written hubs. HubPages Platform software will load a previously used hub format/layout, so you can have all the capsules you want without having to add any later.
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Tag Selection Process
You can select a minimum of two separate tags to create your hub. You do not have to select more than that to start. However, it is best that you enter some of the keywords from your keyword research. A Tag and a Keyword are search terms people will use to locate your article(hub). At one point in time, earlier in my time on HubPages, the optimum number of tags/keywords was preset at 9-15 for hubs up to 1500 words. And, up to 40 for hubs over 1500 words. There's an unwritten rule about word minimum on HubPages and it goes like this- all poems have no minimum, but normal articles have a minimum 300-400 words, before they are slammed with a "substandard" moderation flag. If you have an article less than the above, then it is likely to be flagged either by staff(moderation team) or other hub authors.
Now, please make sure that when you click continue at the bottom of the Hub Creation page and proceed to the next screen that you are all set with the parameters on this initial page. Once you go to the next page and click on create hub, you will be unable to change or alter your URL/Web Address. You will be able to alter the Title, Category, Format/Layout and Tags/Keywords, but not the URL/Web Address. Also remember, if you followed the instructions in this hub, then your Title(changeable) and URL/Web Address are going to have keywords in them, but only one of them can be changed.
Conclusion of the Hub Creation
Once you click on continue and go to the next page, and click on "create hub", then you will be brought to the format/layout which you selected. Your keywords/tags will be in place on the right side and your title will be in place at the top.
You can begin writing your hub by simply clicking on edit on the text capsule HubPages Platform software put in as you requested. I certainly hope you produce quality content and don't rush to complete it.
Thank you for your time.
Raymond Choiniere II - Cagsil
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Thank you schoolgirforreal. There's actually quite a bit to talk about with regards to How To Create a Hub. Just talking about the initial step to creating a hub, took more than I originally thought. But, I'm glad you found it helpful. :) I appreciate you checking it out and commenting. :)
Great hub! I am not a newbie, but I am trying to revise some hubs. I still like to learn as much as possible. :-) Voted Up, useful, and interesting!
Thank you sholland. I appreciate you reading and commenting. I'm very grateful for the vote up and other marks. I've done some revising on other hubs to help them and it's a learning experience at the same time. ;) :)
Hey Cagsil - even though I am not brand spanking new I had no experience with this type of program before I started so the more info the better. I didn't know some of this stuff - I have always used layout #1 - I didn't realize 2 or 3 might be an easier format to work with. Lots of great info! Thank you so much!
Hey Kelly, the only reason I said that the option #1 was for advance users is because it displays a picture along side of the first text capsule and new users shouldn't be doing that. The first text capsule is what triggers the Google Adsense "block ad" and if you put just enough text in the text capsule along side the picture, then the 'block ad' is going to get pushed down to the next text capsule or disappear altogether. Using #2 puts the picture at the top and the text capsule underneath it and when you put a good amount of written content in the text capsule then it automatically triggers the 'block ad'. The #3 option creates a format where you have 2 text capsules and not one. The #3 option leaves a text capsule at the top instead of the picture at the top.
I hope that explains a little better than I did in the hub. Also thank you very much for reading and commenting. :)
Great hub! I could have used this when first starting out! Voted up and useful
Hey revortay1, yeah I should have written this hub a while ago. I've been here 2 years and not written any hubs that help new members. In recent days I've managed to publish this one and my other one- New Members Guide To HubPages, so as to help new members. Thank you for reading and commenting, as well as, for the voted up and useful. :)
Someone just asked how to do this in the forums. I wish I could link to your hub, but I'd get snipped. Great work, Cagsil. You do a great job at clearly explaining this process to new hubbers. Voted up, etc.
Hey Brittany, you can share any hub of any hub author, as you see fit. It will not get snipped. It's not your hub that you would be promoting. Thank you for the vote up and compliment. :) I appreciate you reading and commenting. :)
I have not still used video, map, and many other capsules. I'm also trying to revise my hubs that have small traffic. Thanks for your suggestion and useful links.
I didn't get in to that aspect of writing a hub, just the creation process and had to throw in some extra information that hurts new members because they don't know about it beforehand. I'm glad you found the links useful. I have not used the map and several other features either. I do have some videos on my celebrity hubs, but not a lot of them. Thank you for reading and commenting. Much appreciated. You're welcome also. :)
Very informative hub. I found out the hard way that you couldn't change the URL after clicking the continue button. I tried to go back and change it after determining a better title and oops.. couldn't do it. Just enough detail...
Thank you Angela for reading and commenting. I'm very glad you found it informative. Many people have found out the hard way about the URL not being able to be changed. I think HubPages should put a warning on the Hub Creation page letting people know that, but then again, if people did more research before jumping, like visiting the Learning Center and reading it's content, then they would learn about it. :)
Hey darling god you are a clever man. I am sure this will be a great help to people. Have a wonderful Xmas xxxxxxxxxxx
Hey Blondepoet, clever? I am not sure about that. LOL But, I appreciate you coming by my hub and your kind words. I hope you have a wonderful Xmas also. :)
Cags, This is really great for new Hubbers.
Thank you Susan. I appreciate you reading and commenting. :)
Cagsil - I really appreciate the hub - and the time you always take to help others. I struggle with this stuff so I am eternally thankful!
Hey RealHousewife, I see you came back again. LOL! I'm very glad that the hub helps you and I've no doubt that many people, aside from yourself, struggles with HubPages. Which is why I finally broke down to write this hub. Much appreciated. :) Always a pleasure. :)
Hi Cagsil, if I didn't know this stuff I would have definitely found this hub of great help. The newbies will thank you, I will share because I seem to attract more newbies than oldies...lol
Hey Cardisa, I know a lot people are already going to know this stuff, but there's a lot of new people just creating hubs without having any knowledge going forward. I certainly hope a lot of newbies will come across it and find it helpful too. Thank you for reading and commenting. Much appreciated. :)
Cagsil...
Excellent information. The newbies shall conduct pagan rituals of praise when they find this, I am sure. As I recently saw someone publish a Hub as a Forum post...I think your material is timely.
Thomas
PS...congrats on the 100th Hub mark!
LOL! LOL! ThoughtSandwiches. I'm sure some might do some sort of ritual....LOL! I've seen some people post Hub type material in the forums too. I appreciate your congrats on reaching 100 Hubs, but I've been there done that a long time ago. I deleted over 30+ hubs. The highest I had was something like 140 at one time. Thank you for reading and commenting, and for the laughs. :)
Very informative and would have needed it if my daughter tlpoague hadn't been able to help me get started. I have some new hubbers though so will share this with them
Thank you for the compliment, as well as, reading and commenting. I am familiar with your daughter Tlpoague, we've talked on occasions and I'm glad she helped you get started. Since I hadn't the opportunity to say it before now, Welcome to HubPages. It's a pleasure to meet you. :) And I appreciate you sharing my hub. :)
I think HubPages does a good job making the publishing as easy as possible. I started out at another site, and it was SO difficult to manage. I find HP is easy. I just learned how to do the map. It just amazes me that we're able to imbed a video into the Hub. I think that's a great feature. I voted this UP, etc. Thanks.
Hey Mary, I will agree that HubPages provides members an easy to use Platform for writing. However, it's not just that. There are many people who come to write and earn, just as much as there are people who come to write just to write, if not more. Some of the information included in this hub isn't found in one place anywhere on HubPages. You would have to visit at least several other hubs before finding out that something is wrong with the original Hub Creation process. Thank you for reading and commenting. I am very grateful for the vote up too. :)
Am new here and the cause of knowing full how to make use of hupages, i came across this useful, educative and informative particularly as i navigate through the hubpages. many thanks.
You're welcome anonymous. Since you're new here, I would suggest that when you do decide to write your first hub that you be extremely careful. Just from your comment, it would appear that English isn't your primary language and that could hurt you. So, with that said, I appreciate you reading and commenting. I'm grateful for your compliment as well.
hi cags
i am a new user hence this is a great idea, am looking forward to advance since its very educative and informative and can you view the hubpages using a smartphone?
i vote it up
i'll be contacting you for assistance pliz
thanks
Hello Crispin, I hope you enjoy your time on HubPages. Thank you kindly for the vote up, reading and commenting. I'm glad you found it informative. You're welcome. I hope you produce quality hubs. :) Good luck going forward. :)
Congratulations on reaching hub number 100!
Thank you FloraBreenRobison for stopping by my hub. However, this isn't the first time I have reached 100 Hubs. I have in the past deleted over 30+ hubs. But, I appreciate your reading and commenting. :)
Thank you for all your help today.
You're welcome Nancy. Thank you for taking my advice and coming to my hub. I hope you do enjoy your time on HubPages. :)
What a great Hub. Should be required reading for all new Hubbers!
Thank you the jeffriestube for reading and comment. I also appreciate the compliment. I'll agree also, it should be required for all new members. :) Much appreciated. :)
Easy to follow step by step. Great for a newbie like me. Thanks for writing it!! I found you on twitter so I will follow you there as well.
Thank you tonyfischer for reading and commenting. I'm glad you found it easy to follow. You're welcome also. I appreciate you following me on Twitter and here. I hope you produce quality stuff and have a good deal of success going forward. :)
could have used this hub when I first started out. very useful and helpful!
Hey PDX, I know what you mean. I could have used this sort of hub when I first started out here also. Thank you for reading and commenting. Much appreciated. :)
no problem and here's to many more useful hubs and some cash in our pockets!
I will certainly do my best to continue providing more useful hubs, which will hopefully create more cash for the pocket. LOL! :) :D
Ray, I am so pleased to have found your account. Such useful information, I will definitely bookmark this page to refer back to. Vote UP and awesome
Thank you lesleysherwood for reading and commenting. It's a pleasure to meet you and I'm glad you found the hub useful. I appreciate the vote and awesome. :)
Quite instructional. This hub is wonderful for all of the newcomers. Thumbs up! :)
Thank you very much AEvans for reading and commenting. I also appreciate the compliment and thumbs up! :) :D I wanted to make it as detailed as I could for new members and make it an easy to read guide. :) From all the compliments I've received, I would say I accomplished it. :)
Excellent Hub! Voted up and useful : )
Thank you Jennifer Essary for stopping by, reading and commenting. I appreciate the compliment and voted, and useful. :)
Cagsil, you have written a very informative Hub for new Hubbers.:) I enjoyed reading every word. Thank you for sharing, and I do look forward to reading more!
Mike
Thank you very much hazelwood for your compliment, reading and commenting. I'm really glad you enjoyed it. You're welcome and I look forward to anything else you decide to read as well. :)
After being here 2 years this was helpful to me. Thanks for posting this information.
Voted up.
Thank you RTalloni for your priceless comment. I appreciate you reading my hub and the vote up. :) I'm very glad I was able to provide some help to even a veteran like yourself. :) Your comment made me smile. :)
Fine job! Congratulations on having the highest ranked hub and a score of 100!
Thank you Tammy for the compliment. I appreciate your visit and comment. :) :D
This is indeed a great hub. This would guide someone through the hub creation process with ease. I am looking forward to reading some of your additional resources as well. This would be really good the first time you create a hub.
Thank you homesteadbound for reading and commenting. I'm glad you enjoyed it and found it helpful. I appreciate your compliment as well. :)
This is just what the doctor ordered for a new hubber like me. I was feeling jittery after going through numerous hubs at the Learning Center. This hub brings the essentials of hub creation in one place, making it easy and simple for first-time hubbers. A big thank you!
Thank you hoteltravel for stopping by, reading and commenting. I'll agree, the Learning Center did make me jittery when I went through it too, reading hub after hub. I appreciate your compliment and am glad you found very helpful. :) You're welcome and Happy Hubbing. :)
Thanks Cagsil for this hub.I would suggest HP staff to include link to this hub in help section.It will definitely help new members in creating their first hub.
Thank you maxravi for coming by, reading and commenting. I appreciate your suggestion and compliment. And, you're welcome. :)
Thank You very much, I have not written a hub yet and was not sure about how hard it would have been. After reading your article, which is very informative, I have a little more confidence.
Hey LawerenceS, you're quite welcome. I'm glad you found the article informative and has given you a little more confidence. Thank you for reading and commenting. Have a great time at HubPages. :)
Great displays here and informative info guide on how to write a hub. I had the upper hand as are many web developers or experienced blog developers who've joined hubpages after years of outside exposure to such modules and tooling, but those who are new to it all, this will definitely do the job in jump starting the overall learning process.
As you've so elegantly put it positioning techniques and how you categorize your hubs prior to its creation also makes all the difference as well. I might add the use of image editing (Ex:Photoshop or us of graphics editors) prior to hub development works wonders as well.
Awesome hub, voted up in many ways & getting shared outside of hubpages.
Thank you CloudExplorer for reading and commenting. I appreciate the compliment, vote and share. This hub and another hub I wrote, which is linked at the end of the hub is part of a series of hubs I am writing about HubPages. After spending two years learning what I can, I finally broke down to creating help for the new members. I didn't add using photo editors or graphics editors because at this particular stage it isn't helpful, but I do thank you for mentioning it in your comment. It at least gives new members who read through the comments a heads up. Much appreciated. :)
Helpful for Newbies
Thank you htodd for reading and commenting. Much appreciated.
Is the optimum number of tags really 40 for hubs of 1500 words? That seems a little high.
Hey Maximizer, the optimum number of tags? This hub doesn't address that specific thing. HubPages in the past has said that a Hub could have up 40 tags IF the article is OVER 1500 words. No one from HubPages staff has changed that. Is it perfectly optimized? Probably not. But, when you write an article that is over 3000 words, then you could possibly have that many tags. I only put what HubPages Staff has relayed in the past to me and made public on the forums. But, I would advise putting 40 tags on an article that is 1510 words. Aside from that, I don't know if there's an optimum number of tags that can be placed on an article. I'm not an SEO guru. Your question would be best ask to Sunforged. He is the resident Guru with regards to SEO. I included his Hub on Keywords. Thank you for reading and commenting. Your question is very valid and I wish I had a better answer than I have given you. :)
You have compiled the relevant points so nicely and within such a precise body, I loved reading it. I was brushing up on my information, and had many little things to add to my knowledge. I am very new, if you consider my activity on HubPages and its never too much to learn for me. This was so useful. Thank you.
Wow. Great stuff. One question, how long should a string of keywords be? (I'm new) If my hub is about apples, should I include the word "apples" in between every comma i.e. "golden delicious apples, red apples, green apples, apples"? I know this seems like a stupid question, but what does hubpages like? and what will get found in the search engines?
@Maximizer- sorry there is a typo in my comment to you- so let me clarify- I would NOT advise 40 tags on an article that is only 1510 words. I forgot the "not" in my comment to you. I apologize. It wouldn't be recommended.
@sen.sush23- I'm glad you found the hub useful and your welcome. Thank you for reading and commenting. I hope you have great strides in your learning and good luck going forward.
@Ten10bellevue- Thank you for reading and commenting. I am still learning about keywords and tag usage myself. However, your example is nothing that should be done on HubPages. Yes you can use broad-based(apples) tags, or you can use short-tail(green apples) tags and you can even use long-tail(golden delicious apples) tags if you want to. You can even write out short sentences as tags, such as " green apples versus red apples". When you enter your tags, you will enter them separately without a ",". There's no need to setup tags like your example. I hope that helps. :)
Hi Cagsil,
Very informative hub, do you think as far as categories go a hub should not go to sepcific or dig deep for a category placement. I always struggle with this part and am not sure which is best on Hubpages.
Hey LucidDreams, thank you for reading and commenting. I appreciate the compliment as well. :) I think it solely depends on the topic itself. You can test out the categories, sub-category, sub-sub category, sub-sub-sub category and see how the traffic does. It's a long drawn out process but based topic it would be worth doing. I tested this hub and it fairs better under the category I have now have it under than putting it under yet another sub-category further. At least test each hub you categorize for 2-3 weeks under the category you initially use. I started using- HubPages Tutorials and Community- Help For New Members- Advice and Tips and it didn't do as well as it is now. I hope that helps.
Thanks for writing another helpful hub. I'm sure I will come back to this hub and read it again. Great information!
I'm glad you enjoyed it Made. I appreciate you taking time to read and comment also. I like helping people and if this hub does that, then I've done what I wanted to. :) Thank you for the compliment. :)
Cagsil-- I read this, and teh biggest thing that hit home was "spell" the title correctly-- I think too many people seem to think that if they mis-spell popular words then they will make money? (I think but am not sure!) which in my mind is a silly way to do so, since I am trying to spell things correctly-- I think people do like that part.
Hey Rebecca, yeah I don't get it either. It seems like people do it purposely and it's also inside the URL, to boot. To me it makes no sense. I like to try to spell everything correctly. Thank you for reading and commenting. Always a pleasure to see you. :)
as a newbie and your audience, I can say that this Hub was helpful and informative! I voted useful.
Thank you notafraidtodream for your compliment. I appreciate you reading and commenting. I also appreciate the vote up and useful. :)
Thank you for the great starter advise.
You're welcome Heather Millenaar. :) I'm glad you found it great starter advice. :) Thank you for reading and commenting. :)
Thanks for providing us with some useful tips and tricks of the trade ... It would have been nice to have read this before posting my first blog ..
Excellent walkthrough Cagsil. I'm sure this will help both new and experienced hubbers!
Thank you cbpoet for reading and commenting. I'm glad you found it useful. :)
Thank you roosterbob, I appreciate the compliment. I'm hope it helps anyone who reads it. I'm grateful for you reading and commenting.
Thanks for sharing such a wonderful post. It clear my concept at great level.
Thanks
You're welcome. I appreciate you taking the time to read and comment. :) Thank you.
As a newbie any help is appreciated. You have tossed a lot at me in this article but it is all useful. Thank you for the insights.
Hey billybuc, yes this hub has a lot of information in it, but all of it very necessary. It's unfortunate that new members have a lot to learn about HubPages, Hubs and the Internet in general before they even get started. I tried to put as much "must have" information in here without hopefully overwhelming the average person. Thank you for reading and commenting. I'm glad you found it useful and I also hope that you do well. :)
This is a great help, and it doesn't only benefit newbies. I learned a little something from here as well. Great work! :D
Thank you Winterfate. :) I'm glad it was able to help you. I appreciate the compliment, read and comment. :) :D
I was wondering after publishing 2-hubs why am I getting the message: "Insufficient content"
They never mentioned the length of the article or the word count. Thanks to your article now I know what was I missing.
Hey nisarg.mehta, HubPages isn't a blog and that's part of my hub on the Top 10 Common Mistakes New Members Make. You cannot treat HubPages like a blogging site, if you do, then you will get nowhere. I'm glad my hub was helpful and you're welcome. Do try to produce quality content in magazine style articles. It's what works. Thank you for reading and commenting. :)
I am a new hubber, very useful information. Keep up the good works.
Thank you again for reading and commenting TheNsa. :) Much appreciate.
Thanks so much for this step by step guide to starting a hub. I'm a newbie and I'm trying to read as many helpful hints and guideline articles as I can before I attempt to do one myself. There is so much to remember, it's a little overwhelming, but I'm really excited about the process.
Hey Harleyq, you're welcome and good luck going forward. I'm glad you enjoyed the hub and are also doing as much reading before publishing. It can be overwhelming, but work at your own pace. Don't rush and especially don't push your learning(meaning don't take on more than you can handle). Thank you for reading and commenting. :)
This hub is a great tool to learn the ins and outs of writing hubs. I appreciate your work in helping us newbies to succeed. Thanks a lot.
Hey suzzycue, thank you for stopping by my hub, reading and commenting. I'm glad you found it useful. :)
Thank you for the tips. I have been doing a lot of research.The tips will help new hubbers like me.
Hey SarahBodo, you're welcome. It was my pleasure to do this hub. Research is good, but the questions remains where did you research and what did you learn? You don't need to answer those questions. I don't know what you've learned or who wrote what you've researched, which is what bothers me the most. I did my best to inform new members of what I managed to learn from others I've had the pleasure of being involved with. Thank you for reading and commenting.
This was great information. I am always looking for instructions that I can understand in simple terms and you have done this! I think some forget that not all of us newbies understand the process or the terms yet. Vote up!
Thank you calico stark for the compliment, reading and comment. Much appreciated. I'm glad you found it easy to read and follow along. I'm grateful. :) I also appreciate the vote up! :)
This was simple to follow and very helpful. I managed to do one for a run through but I am still learning about all the ropes. Thanks.
Thank you again mona germain for the compliment. I'm glad you also found this hub easy to read and helpful. I appreciate you reading and commenting. You're welcome. :)
thank you i hope this will help me.
Hey lolinnc, you're welcome and I certainly hope it did help you. I appreciate you reading and commenting. Thank you for your time and try to enjoy your time on HubPages. :)
Thank you for the informative hub! I'll look for your other hubs on.....hubs!
Hey teachertalking1, you're welcome. I appreciate the compliment. I have written 5 total hubs on Hubpages so far. You have the one you just commented, then there's New Members Top 10 Most Common Mistakes - New Members Guide To HubPages which are going to cover specific details about HubPages. I've also 2 Hubs on Women Writers In HubPages Community, which you can look through also. I am presently working on another set of hubs to compliment my original ones done in 2010. I am also working a hub about the Forum community which resides within the pages. You can find some details about the Forums in the hub New Members Guide To HubPages, but the one I'm working on is going to be in more detail. Thank you for reading and commenting. I'm grateful. :)
Great hub and one I'll point others to when I'm next asked about the best way to build hubs!
Thank you Magicdust Staff for the compliment. I appreciate you reading and commenting. I'm grateful that you would share it with others also. I did my best to present new members with a solid resource for creating hubs. :)
Cagsll thanks for being unselfish. Your decision to write such article will serve many throughout this community. I love the method of each one teach one. As individuals we are all different learners, its a "Mind at a Time." Your article has been very clear, concise and informative; as a newbie its a great tool that I will use for future reference. Once again thank you for providing such an invaluable knowledge. YUP
Thank you CookiesNoCrumbs for the compliment and wonderful comment. I appreciate you taking the time to read this hub and for the nice fanmail you sent also. :) I'm very glad you found it helpful and hope that many new members use it in the future as well. :)
cagsil...
Ok...I see I need to do a lot with title tweaking, tags (I use the same two all the time), and keywords...just all of that.
Thanks,
Thomas
Hey ThoughtSandwiches, I'm glad my hub helped. I appreciate you taking the time to read and comment. :) You're welcome. :)
Hi Cagsil - thank you so much for this hub my friend is new to the site and is trying to write a hub so have sent this link to him so he will know what to do :)
Thank you :)
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Thank you Calpol for sharing this hub with your friend. I'm glad you learned something from this hub and your friend most likely will too. You're welcome also. :) I appreciate you reading and commenting as well. :)
As a new hubber this hub was of great help. Thank you for all the helpful information.
Thank you Kjrzeek1 for reading and commenting. I'm very glad you found it useful/helpful. I'm grateful. :) Welcome to HubPages and I hope you enjoy your time here. :)
When you have been here for awhile, a lot of this is learned by trial and error. My mom always used to say "life is too short to learn EVERYTHING by experience".
By the comments that have been posted, it is evident that a lot of people have learned from your experience.
Sometimes we forget that we didn't know all of this to start out.
Hey Rochelle, it's a pleasure to see and hear from you. Yeah, after awhile you get to learn this stuff anyways. And, I certainly do hope that people did learn something from it. Thank you for reading and commenting. :) Much appreciated. :)
Thank you! This was very helpful :)
You're welcome Coolenconections. I'm glad you found it helpful. :) I appreciate you taking time to read and comment. :)
schoolgirlforreal Level 5 Commenter 5 months ago
Alot of detail here! I don't know how you did the pics but I like. Very helpful for a beginner who "has no clue" like I did! LOL.