Top 10 New Members Common Mistakes
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The Top 10 Most Common Mistakes New Members Make!
Welcome New Members,
Welcome to HubPages also, if I haven't already said or that you've not read another one of my hubs for new members. The Top 10 Most Common Mistakes New Members make should be obvious, but too many people who are new members continue to make the same mistake over again. That is the exact reason I wrote this particular Hub. Do take notice I said I wrote a "Hub". It is rather important considering you are on HubPages' website.
The Top 10 Most Common Mistakes:
(#1) Mistaking Hub Writing as Blogging
(#2) Failure To Read Important Rule Documents
(#3) Mistaking HubPages Community and Social Networking Sites
(#4) Misunderstanding HubPages Question and Answer Section
(#5) Failure To Use Solid Grammar and Sentence Structure While Writing a Hub
(#6) Mistaking HubPages as a Get-Rich-Quick Scheme
(#7) Failure To Take Time To Learn HubPages
(#8) Failure To Write a Creative Profile
(#9) Failure To Write Unique/Original Quality Content
(#10) Failure To Put Effort Into HubPages
Common Mistake #1: Mistaking Hub Writing as Blogging
Mistake #1) As a New Member of HubPages, you are not here to write typical blog posts. A Blog post is usually short and will link to another location. A Blog itself can contain hundreds of different blog posts. A Hub Page doesn't. A Hub Page contains one magazine style type article, which should be researched and informative. The average Blog post is about 200-300 words, but a Hub Page is at minimum is 400-500 words. It's understood that a Blog post can be just as long as a Hub Page, but on average it isn't. Not to mention, a Hub and a Blog are defined as different things. On a side note- HubPages does have rules about lengths of articles. These rules do not apply to Poems/Poetry, but do apply to everything else.
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Common Mistake #2: Failure To Read Important Rule Documents
Mistake #2) It is your duty as a New HubPages Member to read all the required rules, guidelines, regulations and documents, so you can one the most important thing you can do- protect your account and income generation opportunity. Below is a list of the rules, guidelines, regulations and documents you should read. The only ones I haven't included are tax related, which is something you should look into for one reason- as a Member of HubPages you are self-employed. Yes, you work for yourself. You can call yourself whatever you like, such as a Freelance writer. If you operate a Blog, then you can consider yourself a blogger. Either way, you are accountable for the income generation you create and only you are responsible for reporting the earnings in which you make.
HubPages Frequently Asked Questions(FAQs):
Google Adsense Terms of Service:
Google Adsense Privacy Policy:
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Common Mistake #3: Mistaking HubPages Community and Social Networking Sites
Mistake #3) There have been many New Members who have come to HubPages and seem to be under the impression that HubPages is a social networking site. So what do they do? They act like HubPages is a social networking site. They go into the forums, post links to personalized sites. They go to the question and answer section, ask tons of meaningless questions without actually reading the rules about posting questions. They act like the questions and answers section is setup for a discussion, which it isn't. They vote up or down questions and answers in the hopes that it will help improve their Authorscore(Hubberscore- the picture next to your profile picture). They go hog wild doing this without realizing the effects. They visit people's hubs and drop links to external sites which are not even relevant. They visit people's hubs and make brief(two words) comments, thinking that people will do the same for them. This isn't always the case and each author is different with regards to what they do.
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Common Mistake #4: Misunderstanding HubPages Questions and Answer Section
Mistake #4) The biggest misunderstanding was mentioned above, but I am going to say it again. The Questions and Answers section is NOT for discussions. You post a Question and other HubPages members are going to answer the question if they are interested. The original intent on the Questions and Answers section is to encourage authors to write a hub on the topic and not get into a discussion. If you want to get into a discussion, then by all means visit the forum threads. Another common mistake New Members make about the Questions and Answer section is that many will post Questions which can be Answered with one word answers, such as Yes or No. Or their Question can be answered in a really short sentence. Again, this is NOT what the Questions and Answers section is for nor is it how it should be used.
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Common Mistake #5: Failure To Use Solid Grammar and Sentence Structure While Writing a Hub
Mistake #5) One of the most common mistakes many people do not realize they make is grammar and sentence structure while they are writing hubs. I know, I do it myself and it's a constant mistake almost every person makes. This is why you should not publish any article until you have proofread it several times. The authors who usually do not make this sort of mistake are people who are well versed in English, such as Teachers. HubPages has many Teachers among it's membership and they could run across your hub. When they attempt to read it from beginning to end, they are most likely to flag your hub if it contains too many grammar issues or poorly constructed sentences.
If American(U.S.) English is not your first or primary language, then you could run into problems more so than other people. The UK English is similar to the American(U.S.) English, but transposes specific letters in a lot of words. This could work to be a disadvantage because HubPages is an American based company and it's primary market is American citizens. Some Americans are not likely to understand that the minor changes the UK English makes and some might even think that the author does not know how to write because they'll see the transposed words as incorrectly spelled words. They could leave your page. It's possible.
Common Mistake #6: Mistaking HubPages as a Get-Rich-Quick Scheme
Mistake #6) Many New Members come to HubPages through various marketing and advertising promotions. Some people get the idea that HubPages can make people money and/or generate earnings. Which it can do. However, many of those same people assume that HubPages is a Get-Rich-Quick scheme which can make them tons of money quickly. Now, do not take this the wrong way, but it can generate you an residual monthly earnings and it can be a sufficient amount on a monthly scale. But, don't assume that you will be getting rich quickly. It isn't likely to happen and you will only be disappointed. HubPages provides a legitimate opportunity to create earnings through various online marketing strategies and a home-based developed program known as the HubPages Ads Program.
If you are capable of producing quality writing and you create quality hubs, then you can possibly make a six figure income yearly. However, make no mistake assuming it is going to be easy, quick or overnight. It isn't going to happen. As you learned above, HubPages has it's own program to help authors earn from their writing. However, you can make earnings via Ebay and Amazon, and Google Adsense. Each of these programs will help you make collective earnings. You can write sales hubs to sell products available on Ebay or Amazon. You will be paid for your whatever is sold. (*note: the Amazon program is going to be under construction shortly because HubPages is going to be adapting it for their in-house HubPages Ads Program.) The Ebay opportunity is already incorporated into the HubPages Ads Program. HubPages has also incorporated Google Adsense revenue sharing into it's in-house Program.
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Common Mistake #7: Failure To Take Time To Learn HubPages
Mistake #7) This particular mistake is so common it's not even funny. Many New Members are so excited to get started and that excitement leads them to making this mistake. They fail to take time to learn the ins and outs of HubPages. They do not stop to review some of the other things I mentioned in this hub. This isn't always obvious because the excitement is motivating them to push forward. Thus, other mistakes are made aside from this list of mistakes.
And when they have their hubs unpublished for whatever reasons, they then jump into the forums screaming bias or censorship and wanted to chop off the heads of the moderators. One of the most common mistake many New Members make after a hub has been unpublished is to scream that they want to know who flagged their hub and why? This is usually explained by the moderators or should I say...why is explained. Who flagged your hub will never be told to you, so don't ask. Flagging a hub for whatever reason only brings that hub to the moderator's attention. If the moderator agrees, then the hub is unpublished. If the disagree, then the flag is dismissed and discarded as meaningless. You were provided a link to The Learning Center and I highly suggest you get used to using it.
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Common Mistake #8: Failure To Write a Creative Profile
Mistake #8) Another common mistake is failing to write a creative profile. As you become a member, moving from New Member status to Veteran Member status, your profile is going to get a lot of visitors. You will be visited by Online Professionals, other Hub Authors and even many people who read an article and want more to read of your work. Your avatar and a link to your profile is on every page you publish and all a reader has to do is click on your profile link to read more of your writing.
However, if you don't create a relatively creative profile then you are likely to lose your reader. It is also a good chance that when people visit your profile directly to learn about you and whether or not you would be suited for a specific task, like writing a hub for money and you don't have a profile filled out...an opportunity is lost. There are some Online and Offline Professionals who frequent HubPages website because it's a Writing Community. So, do yourself a favor and create a profile that speaks volumes about you and your writing.
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Common Mistake #9: Failure To Write Unique/Original Quality Content
Mistake #9) Failure to write unique or original quality content. This happens to be the biggest mistake New Members make. They assume because they have written in other places(people who are not so new to the Internet and are branching outward) that they can publish what they have published elsewhere. This isn't allowed at HubPages. It's called "duplicate content". Another stunt tried by New Members is to use "quotes" of other people or from books, such as the Bible in their hubs, but they do not add unique or original content to the hub. This is also going to be flagged as "duplicate content".
If you have the nerve to try this, then you will be sorely mistaken to think that HubPages will allow it. Quoting from either other authors or famous people is allowed, but you must add a lot of unique or original content to the rest of the hub, so it's not deemed "duplicate content". Famous people quotes are already on the Internet, even if you don't think so. Every passage from the Bible is already on the Internet in duplicate form as it is now and you just adding the same lines to a hub to just make a hub, isn't going to cut the mustard. It will be pulled down.
Your articles must have an essence of YOU in them otherwise they are no good. If you select trending subject matters, then you are going to hurt yourself because these types of things do not hold weight simply due to the fact that they are trending topics. It's good for a short period, but not good for long term. The object is to write about things you know, but also understand that you want to provide your readers with valuable insight or information, which they can either link to or share with other people. The word of mouth advertising method has never seen an equal and you should want to use that to your advantage.
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Common Mistake #10: Failure To Put Effort Into HubPages
Mistake #10) Failure to put effort into HubPages is yet another common mistake. Many people, newcomers, think that they can spend 5-10 minutes a day on HubPages and make money. It isn't going to happen. There are some people who spend hours on HubPages, but spend most of in the forums. This is yet another bad idea, because it prevents you from learning unless you're in the forums to gain information or knowledge about HubPages. If you go to the forums and that is not the reason you went there, then you are essentially wasting time. There's an advantage to spending time in the forums and that advantage is for posting. Yes, posting to the forums you create an internal link back to your profile. Every post you create in the forums leaves your avatar and a profile link. This is one method of creating internal link "juice"(SEO term- for you to learn later about). Internal links cannot hurt you.
The main objective HubPages wants from you as a Member is quality content, interaction within the community and a professional manner in which you promote yourself as a self-employed freelance writer. Interaction within the community is about posting to the forums, reading other members articles, asking questions in the questions section and answering questions from the questions sections by writing quality content hubs.
How much effort you put into what you do at HubPages and other Online places is what is going to determine your success. Not to mention, if you fail to put in the effort to learn about HubPages, the ins and outs, then you are only wasting your time here. HubPages has a great community of people, a very easy to use Publishing software and a user-friendly Learning Center to guide you forward. When you put that together, then you can be sure of a safe bet...you'll learn and earn from what you write. Failing to do so will cause frustration, low self esteem, lack of confidence and a host of other issues, which will lead you to believe that HubPages is a scam. It's not.
Thank you for your time.
Raymond Choiniere II - Cagsil
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Good hub, this highlights some of the things that really get under my skin, especially grammar, I can't say everything I write is perfect, but if a hub has multiple or really bad mistakes in the opening paragraph, I will leave the page. Also, another thing you could have mentioned, maybe related to the blogging, is when people post a ton of poor quality hubs thinking that it will help their HubScore.
As a new hubber this was informative for me. I will have to re-evaluate some of my hubs and my profile. Thank you for writing this.
Cagsil, this is one excellent hub. You touch on several key points that many new hubbers have questions with and detail them clearly and in a very easy to read format. I even learned a few new things!
Great hub, Raymond. Very useful and served as a great 'pulse-check' for me. Thanks!
Hey, Cagsgil! This is another winner. Everyone could benefit from following these rules. It is so important. I know I spent my first day on hubpages watching all of the tutorial videos that can be found in the learning center. I learned so much those first few days that I spent almost entirely in the learning center. I still go there to find answers. I can't say I understood everything I read and viewed at the time, but it exposed me to lots of different information that gradually started building on the things that I did understand. It built a good foundation for me to build on. Another thing that helped is I was willing to ask for help when I needed it. And I listened to the advice that everyone shared.
I spent more time looking for answers in the forums than I did interacting at first. You learn alot about the forums just watching the interactions. I still spend time looking for information because I still have lots to learn.
Great hub!
Thank you, Cagsil. This is a useful reminder that HubPages (and the Internet in general) should not be taken as all fun and games. Writing, be it hubs or wikipedia entries or blog posts, leaves a footprint, especially on the Internet. We should all be able to stand proudly by our work.
Hey vmartinezwilson, I'm not sure I can actually help you with regards to writing a profile because I'm not attempting to draw Online Professionals for writing jobs. I would suggest you find a Hubber who is actually making a living Online through writing various articles for other companies. I know H.C Porter, aka Holly Porter might have some insight on that for you. You could check out what she has for hubs. I know Lissie and Sunforged make their living online also, but they are more marketer types. Thank you for reading and commenting, as well as, the voted and other marks. :) Much appreciated. :)
Thank you redwards01 for reading and commenting. I appreciate the suggestion about posting multiple hubs that are no better than blogs, just to increase hubscore. However, that's not actually a mistake. It's about gaming the HubPages ranking system more than anything else. But, I did include something about writing quality and a minimum word usage, which should slow down some people.
Thank you gkanekoa for reading and commenting. I'm glad you found it informative and helpful. I appreciate your time. :)
Thank you TechTrendy for the compliment. I'm really glad you found it easy to read. Especially considering I did mention grammar and from time to time, my own grammar isn't all that great. LOL! I appreciate you taking time to read and comment. :)
Thank you very much Global-chica for your compliment, reading and leaving a comment. I'm glad it had an impact on you and I certainly hope it will do the same for others. :)
Hey Homesteadbound, I made a lot of these mistake when I first arrived on HubPages. The excitement to get started was largely a motivator for me. I did read some hubs from some hubbers, but my fingers were itching to write things. The only thing that I didn't rush was my profile. And, no not the one you presently can read. I have changed my profile write-up at least once since I have been on HubPages. I spent very little time in the Learning Center and learned mostly from Hubber's hubs and the forums. Thank you for reading and commenting. I appreciate the compliment too. :)
Hey everymom, you're welcome. It is all too important that a member realize that they do leave a digital footprint with everything they do online. It doesn't matter what they write or where they write it. If they are going to post something that is to be read by others, then they should be proud of what they write, otherwise what's the sense. Thank you for reading and commenting. I'm grateful. :)
Fantastic hub Ray! Loaded with important lessons to learn! Consider it shared!
Thank you Sunshine for the compliment. I appreciate you reading, commenting and sharing it. :) Always glad to see I make an impact. It always brings a smile. :)
That was a great hub with lots of useful information for new hubbers like me. Thanks for the information.
i feel so guilty. that means, i have to learn a lot. it's gonna be a long way. but at least there is a better way. thanks for pointing this out.
Thank you naynay2124 for reading and commenting. I'm glad you found it useful and you're welcome. :)
Thanks a bunch Raymond! I will give them a look. I know I'm not going to make fast money, but I really want to lay a good foundation here at Hubpages. I will check out those writers and see what I can learn.
Vanessa :D
Hey anjperez, I'm not sure what you have to feel guilty about. There's a lot to learn about HubPages and that cannot be helped. Whatever you do, learn at your own pace. If you need further help, you can check out my other two new members hubs and see if those will help you out. The Learning Center is a great place to start and I'm sure that you will catch on to things as you go along. Thank you for reading and commenting. And, you're welcome. :)
You're welcome Vanessa. I know money can be made at HubPages because people are making it. Those writers I mentioned are some of the better sources and I hope you do well. :)
You are a wealth of info Cags, you are the bees knees. You ought to be the big boss of hubpages sitting behind a desk with a cigar in your hand. I would have put you in my hot hubbers hub but I just ran out of time I half cheated with material I already had from my first one that was closed. My relationship just ended and my mind is all over the place. Also is it really true you are getting married lol? xx
I feel pretty good. I didn't make these mistakes. I am no gremmie. My shoes show wear.
Now there are other mistakes I have made, and that is fuel for a hub . . . "Its Not My First Rodeo, but I Still Got Thrown by the Bull"
Excellent points. Even veteran hubbers can always use a refresher course.
Voted up, useful and shared!
Hey Blondepoet, thank you my dear friend for the compliment. It's always a pleasure to see and hear from you. And I don't want the job of running HubPages. LOL! It's okay you didn't include me in your hot hubbers list. I'm not all that hot anyways. :P I'm sorry to hear your relationship ended and if you need to talk then feel free to email me. As for my getting married? No. I'm not. There was a fake HubPages Forum Wedding between Kimberlylyrics and Myself, but we didn't actually get married. LOL!
if i have read this before embarking on hubbing I wouldn't have been banned for TWO MONTHS...i wasn't allowed to publish on my first two months because of Hubpages violation...uh uh...great tips Cagsil...thanks for sharing...
Thank you WD for reading and commenting. I'm sure you made some mistakes along the way. There's no doubt of that. It's good that you didn't make these mistakes. But, then again I've not checked out your work or even your profile, so I really cannot say. I do appreciate your time though. :)
@DzyMsLizzy, I've been hearing that a lot lately, especially with my other two hubs dedicated to new members. And yes even veterans can use a refresher course to bring them back on track. Thank you for reading, commenting and of course the voted up, useful and sharing. :) Always great to see you also. :)
Hey raciniwa, I'm sure it would have been helpful with regards to not getting banned. I had many repeated violations and was almost banned for doing it. So, I can sort of relate. I appreciate you coming by my hub, reading and commenting. Thank you also for the compliment. You're welcome. :)
Great info Cagsil - even after being here for several months, these are good reminders.
Thank you justateacher for reading and commenting. I appreciate the compliment. Some people do need reminders and I'm pretty sure you are aware of that being a teacher. LOL! :)
I read a comment today where one fellow hubber was advising a new hubber that what was written was very good, but needed to be proofed and then it would be better. The contributor was happy with the advice. I noted three or four hours later that the material still had all the errors in it, including spelling mistakes. I would have thought these things would have been fixed immediately. Your top 10 pointers in your hub are excellent, that's the shortest version I can offer right now. Thank you.
Hey ytsenoh, some hubbers don't get around to making changes to their hubs immediately or even a few hours later. Some hubbers post things and don't even bother with the comments section at all. Meaning, they don't bother to care what is said in them and don't respond to them either. Thank you for reading and commenting. Your compliment is much appreciate as is your following email. :) I'm grateful. :)
I hope that new HubPages members do take the time to read this hub, as well as the information you have so carefully set forth above - and linked to! A little preparation can go a long way toward ensuring success at this site. Rushing in will not... and it is harder to dig out of a reputation as a spammer and/or one who does not follow the rules than it is to simply prepare and think before posting or publishing a hub. Rated up - great job!
Hey stephhicks, long time no see. I hope things are well. And, I most certainly hope a lot of new members check out this hub as well as the two others I have written about HubPages. I'll agree, rushing in will only do more damage than good, which is why I pointed it out. I wasn't sure that would rate in the Top 10 Most Common Mistakes, but now I feel better about it. Thank you kindly for reading and commenting. I'm grateful for the compliment and rated up! :)
EXCELLENT! This is an exceptional resource for newbies and veterans. I greatly appreciate all the work you put into this Ray - well done! I spy several familiar hubs and I am honored to be included.
Voted up and shared!!
Hey MissOlive, I appreciate the compliment. You're very kind and yes you see a couple of familiar hubs with good reason. There would be no way to write this hub and not include some of your hubs. Thank you for reading and commenting. I also appreciate the vote up and you sharing it. :) Always a pleasure. :)
Gee cags I have never been banned does that mean I aint a bad girl after all?
Ray, this is great advice for new members. I hope this hub goes straight to the top so new members will see it and follow the guidelines you have provided. I know you spent a lot of time on this hub. New members need to know that if they are going to be writers, there is a lot of work and research involved. What may come naturally to our minds does not always come out as readable material. Great hub! Voted up, useful, awesome, and interesting. I will be sharing this, too. :-)
Hey Blondepoet, I think you would have to do something to get banned before you could be considered a bad girl. However, I'm going to leave it there and not speak of what is presently running through my head. You're more a flirt than a bad girl. Enough said. LOL! :)
I think that hp should be able to do whatever they want with their program, but it is not fair nor reasonable to not give a hubber a reasonable forum on an alleged violation rather than a unilateral beheading.
Without meaningful feedback one cannot learn, and flagging and citing violations without adequate foundation for the hubber to review doesn't help improve the writing of the hubber. The reason is that they probably don't know what they did that was wrong.
A substantial portion of a hub caused a violation. In a long hub, how does the hubber know what part was a violation and how they can correct it.
Rated this down because it didn't include the points that I have mentioned here.
Hey Susan, I appreciate the compliment. I certainly hope this hub grabs the attention, like my other Hub- How To Create a Hub : Hub Creation. If it does, then it will be highly scored and many new members will have access to it. I'll agree, it's not always simple to put down what is in our mind and doesn't always translate the right message. It took me 3 days and 4 re-writes to complete this hub and I'm talking about erasing a LOT of material over and over again. Thank you for reading and commenting, as well as, the vote up and marks. :) I'm also grateful for you sharing it. :)
Hey ib radmasters, I'm glad you came to read and comment on my hub. I'm sorry you felt the need to vote it down, just because it doesn't have what you think it needed. There are many avenues for New Members to take and if they have a violation on their hubs, then (a) they can get an email directly from staff on what's specifically is wrong with their hub, I know I talk from experience and you cannot tell me different, and (b) the forums are very helpful to get advice on violations as well, and yet again this is not something you cannot tell me no they cannot, because I AM in the forums and if new members have issues on a published that has been unpublished, there are ways in which I can help, as can other people. As for your individual problems and negative attitude? Well, there's not much that can be said. I do hope whatever issues you have get solved.
This is a most useful hub. I recognize myself in at least two or three of the mistakes new hubbers make and I'm glad that over time I worked through them. It would have been nice to have had your article to refer to early on.
Great hub Cagsil. I gave you a vote up and a a "useful" vote
Hi cagsil.Nice hub.I made lost of mistakes now i realize that.When i need help i ill contact you.You are real tutor of hubpages.Keep posting like that.
Thanks
Thank you for sharing these wonderful guidelines for new hubbers. Thankfully I haven't been guilty of many of these from what I am aware of. Your advice was concrete and well written. Thank you so much for sharing this with the community. I really appreciate the assistance. Great hub. Voted up up and away.
Very useful and informative. I am new to online writing and hubpages. Hubs like this in addition to the learning center help me tremendously. Thanks!
It is a great idea to put all this information down in one article. There is a lot to learn on hubpages and it takes a while to figure it all out. I know it took me a while to get the hang of it. I also have found that if you do have a violation that the staff usually will respond to an email and correct the error if they did in fact incorrectly mark an article as having a violation. So, you just learn from experience to wait it out and not overreact. Eventually you learn all the rules. Voted up and useful!
Thank you Cagsil. This hub is exactly what I needed. Over two years ago when I joined HubPages, I wrote three hubs and didn't really have the patience to learn about how to write hubs. I didn't take the time to learn all the rules either. I came back to HubPages two years later and started witing here again. I still have so much to learn and this hub is very helpful to me and probably all new members. Thanks!
Wow! What a thorough, well-organized, informative hub! Thank you so much for sharing and taking the time to write this! Voted up and some other buttons. :)
This is a great hub and all newbies should read it. Of course you couldn't cover every single problem people would have. You did say the 10 most common ones.
Really great tips. This should be required reading for every new hubber. Well-done!
Thanks, Is it a must to write minimum 400 words article in Hubpages?
When someone signs up at HP, he should be immediately taken to this hub. I see people in the forum refer to their hubs as "blogs." Weird. Even if HP were like a blog, an article/hub would be a blog POST not an entire blog.
I am amazed when people have no bio or (gasp) no avatar pic. What? Really? You can put something there. Something.
Thank you LLwoodard for reading and commenting. I too ran into a couple of mistakes I was making as a new member, as I was writing the hub. So, I know the feeling. LOL! :) It would have been great to have a hub like this when I first started. I appreciate your compliment as well. :) :D
Thank you Maximizer for reading, commenting, compliment and vote up. I'm very glad you found it useful. :) Much appreciated. :)
Hey Ehtesham, I do whatever I can to help. At times I am in the forums helping out new members. I began writing a new member series of hubs for many reasons and one of those reason is to help HubPages deal with the fact that new members should be advised of what previous mistakes are made. Thank you for reading, commenting and compliment. :)
Hey Jeyaramd, you might not be guilty of these common mistakes, but a lot of people are in fact making them everyday. I'm glad you hear that you've managed your time on HubPages carefully and learned quite a bit so as to stay away from making these mistakes. Thank you very much for reading and commenting. I appreciate your compliment and vote up, as well as your other marks too. :)
Hey angela, welcome to HubPages and I hope you enjoy your time here. Thank you for reading and commenting. It's very much appreciated, as is your compliment. I'm glad you found it helpful. :)
Hey Truthfornow, it took me about 1 year to learn what I needed to learn, so I wouldn't make these mistakes. The information here isn't anywhere else on HubPages. The environment on HubPages is more about learning through experience than it is anything else. There are some people who won't tell you certain things because of whatever reasons. I have no qualms about shooting straight from the hip and with as much honesty as I can mustard. Thank you very much for reading and commenting. :)
@cclitgirl- Thank you very much for reading and commenting. Much appreciated. I'm also grateful for the voted up. :)
@UW- It is something that new members should read, I'll agree. And, your sarcasm is noted- I did say The Top 10 Most Common Mistakes. LOL! Thank you for reading, commenting and compliment. :) Always a pleasure to see you. :)
Thank you Made for stopping by, reading and commenting. I can understand you dilemma. It seems a lot of people who open an account and begin are frustrated, and then leave for a while, but do come back. Welcome back and this time I hope you enjoy yourself while you're here. I appreciate the compliment also. I would suggest you read my other two hubs I recently wrote on HubPages. Those might also help you further in your learning. :) :D
Thank you very much DeborahNeyens for your compliment, as well as for reading and commenting. I certainly hope a lot of new members get the opportunity to read this hub as well as the others I have written. It will definitely give them the heads up on getting started on HubPages. :)
@FaisalKhan2121- The only type of writing that doesn't have a 400 word minimum is poetry/poems. So, to answer your question- IF your article isn't a poem, then YES your articles should be longer than 400 words. If you're unable to write more than 400 words on a topic, then maybe it's not a topic you should be writing about. Any article/hub that is similar to a blog post will be flagged by the veterans of HubPages as low quality and when the moderators see it, it will be unpublished.
@JimmieWriter- Yes you're correct, it would only be considered a blog post, but then again, that's unacceptable and to be flagged. Thank you for reading and commenting. I also appreciate the fact that you think new members should be directed to this hub. That's a very nice compliment and I'm grateful for it. :)
I would also agree, I don't get it either- people don't write a profile at all or even bother to put any picture on their avatar spot. At least something is better than nothing, that's for sure. Again, thank you. :)
Great Hub, Voted up and really useful. Their are many resourceful hubs but making a hub to connect them is really a good Idea. Thanks for a Great Hub.
Thank you very much Zainnisar for the compliment and vote up. I'm glad you found it useful. I included many different resources to help jump start new member initiative and be helpful in other ways. I appreciate you taking the time to read and comment. I'm grateful. :)
Thank you for writing this very informative Hub. There is so much to learn and as a new writer here, I am still trying to find my voice and figure out my writing style.
You're welcome Tonu1973. I appreciate you reading and commenting, as well as your compliment. :)
I wish this hub was here when I first started but I am glad it is now:) We can always use some good advice. You did a fantastic job writing an hub with all this useful information and with so many good links! Voted up, useful,
Tina
Hey thougtforce, yeah I wished the same thing when I was here just a few weeks. LOL! It's one of the reason I wrote this hub and my other two on HubPages. Hopefully, it will be somewhat of a guide for them.
Excellent information. Just like many people never read the directions when assembling a new product, some don't read the guidelines here.
Thank you Esmeowl12 for reading and commenting. I'm glad you found this hub to have excellent information. And, I will have to agree, many people most certainly do things without reading the guidelines. LOL! :) It usually gets them into trouble though. LOL! :)
Cagsil - all very I portent things to consider and repeat! I've been on HP for almost a year now and there is so much to learn ... But I really love knowing how much help people like you are when I'm looking for answers:). Thanks!
Thank you RealHousewife for your compliment. It's my pleasure to help whenever I can, as you've learned. :) I appreciate you taking time to read and comment on this hub. :) It's always a pleasure to see you. :)
Very useful information. I've bookmarked this and intend to refer back to it often as I continue to explore Hubpages.
Thank you very much cometdog for the compliment and bookmark. You're more than welcome to re-visit it as much as you need it. I appreciate you taking time to read and comment. :)
Thanks for the great advice to new hubbers. How many people who've been writing for some time on HubPages could also use it? I hop hubs a couple of times a week, and I get so annoyed when I start to read a hub, and it's obviously not been proofread before it was published! It's a pet peeve.
I also dislike terrible grammar, but not all people who have something to say also have a facility with words. However, the lack of proofreading is just sloppy work.
You're welcome Healthy Pursuits! Probably a lot of people on HubPages could benefit from this hub, new and veterans. Thank you for reading and commenting. :) Much appreciated. :)
Cagsil,
I am not exactly new, but I am going to check my profile, and I will have to return to finish reading your great hub, as my little Pomeranian wants me to hand feed him--I have spoiled him. Well, that is what is he for to love and spoil.
Thanks,
Bobbi
This is a wonderful article, not just for new members. It's ironic. I have read some of the success stories of hubbers and most of them that are publicized have been on here at least two years and make less monthly than what is necessary to pay their bills were it their only source of income. Of course, there are a large number who don't talk about their earnings at all. But I think the six figure incomes you mean have been here 4 or 5 years, have hundreds if not over a thousand hubs and have not been greatly impacted by Panda.
Cagsil,
Hi, I voted Up, useful and interesting. Very Good Tutorial for new and veterans hubbers.You really wrote to a large audience, and I for one appreciate the review, as I have been here 11 months, and I am still learning. You will probably be the first hubber that I will follow, as I always just follow people back who follow me. But I want to make sure I read everything useful you write.
Thanks from a Country Girl,
Bobbi
Thank you Bobbi for the voted up and marks. I appreciate your compliment too. I'm very glad you found it useful and written to a large audience. :) Thank you for reading and commenting. :)
@Flora- Thank you for reading and commenting. And, yes HubPages is a place where money can be made. This we(You and I) through the testimonies of many veterans. I appreciate your compliment too. :)
Great Hub-and thanks for the links! I love what you have showcased here (specially the; its-it's, there-their-they're, to-two-too word confusion/mishap). I use to do that, and not because I do not know the difference, but because I was not paying attention to what it was I was writing. I agree that it is critical for new hubbers to take the time to write, and write well to optimize their experience here. Thanks for this hub and for the great suggestions and gathering all those wonderful links to other great hubpage articles. :) Voted Up- Shared-Tweeted-Plus 1- and marked Useful and Awesome!
Hey Holly, long time no see. It's great to see you. I appreciate you coming by, reading and commenting. Thank you for the voted up and everything else. :) Always a pleasure. :)
Good job!
Wish I'd had this to look at two years ago.
Gosh the race goes to the person with endurance. I get a kick out of folks talking about being disappointed in their earnings...then I look, and sure enough, they've got twenty half assed hubs.
Get rich quick scams don't last five years - I dunno why anyone would think making money from writing online should be easy.
Oh God, the Q & A!!!!
I stopped skimming the Q & A half so much, it's miserable looking at the pointless questions that have no answer that some new person is asking - seems like half the time all that they are really saying is "hey look at me!!!"
LOL! LOL! Wesman. Thank you for reading and commenting. I appreciate your compliment also. I wish this hub existed 2 years when I first came here. It would have been great.
Taking the time to write a hub to guide newcomers so they can avoid the pitfalls you so cleverly describe here is a reflection of your caring nature.
I have made lots of mistakes in my life so making them in HubPages was nothing new. I have tended to live my life by learning from my own mistakes and always chose that route rather than heed the warnings. I suppose that is because I felt that everyone experiences life in their own unique way so the connections and associations they make are unique to them. There are of course the obvious rules that are necessary to safeguard our well being and that of others but besides that even though I cringe at some of the mistakes I have made I wouldn't change anything.
I do however agree with most of what you have said in this hub and feel that the points you make would lead any writer to improve the quality of their writing and of course attract a bigger following.
Thank you.
Great Hub Cags, with much needed information. I am sure as one who is constantly answering questions on the Need help ask forum threads, your hub answers most of the newbies questions and they will be greatly helped by this hub, if only they care to read it!
I almost imagined what you look like, sound like and what kind of gestures you would make while talking through this Hub. Very well written and highly informative. Voted up. And will most definitely share this.
Useful stuff, thank you! Think I'm only guilty of 1.5 of those. I need to improve my profile and I write in UK English. I'll fix the first but not the second I'm afraid.
Thank you Spirit Whisperer for reading and commenting. Much appreciated.
Hey Sofs, it's nice to see you. I hope you got my message in Last To Post? Thank you for the compliment, reading and commenting. I can only hope that new members read this hub, otherwise they will continue to make these same common mistakes. :)
Hey punamdharkar, I'm glad it was a good read and I can only what you imagined? Teacher? Professor? Parent? LOL! Thank you for the compliment, reading and comment. I appreciate the vote up and sharing too. :)
Thank you Beth Pipe for reading and commenting. I appreciate that you found it useful and you're welcome. As for fixing your profile? That's up to you. It depends on why you write on HubPages to be completely honest. If you're looking for writing gigs, then your profile has to attract that type of people. If not, then it should be written well enough to attract others. I consider it a mistake because many new members don't create a profile to begin and that's a big mistake in and of itself. As far as not fixing the second? Again, that's up to you. It's your choice. I just wanted people to be aware of HubPages primary market and who will be reading. That's all.
Wow, look at you go!!! Great Hub!! ;-)
LOL! LOL! Susan. LOL! Thank you for stopping by, reading and commenting. I appreciate the compliment also. :)
Wunnerful, wunnerful, Cagsil. Although I've been on Hubpages for over 2 years now I find something everyday that I wasn't aware of and this Hub gave direction to my "improvement" search. Not being a researcher by nature I find myself writing about experiences, interesting folks I've known, fiction, etc. Having done law research for so many years as a paralegal I fear I'm burned out on research and it's so very important to success on Hubpages. You've encouraged me to get back in the "education" saddle and go forward again. Voted UP! Best, Sis
Thank you very much for such a wonderful comment Angela. I'm very glad I could be of some help. I appreciate you taking the time to read and comment as always. It's great to see you too. :) Thank you for the vote up also. :)
I don't even know where to begin with a comment. This hub is perfect. I couldn't agree more, and couldn't have written it better.
THANK YOU for creating this hub.
Voted up, useful, and awesome! I am going to spend the next few days creating & implementing a "love" button just for this hub. lol (Or a way to make it mandatory for new hubbers to read this, prior to publishing their first hub!)
Thank you very much Veronica. Your comment is priceless. :) I am grateful for you taking the time to read and commenting. I also appreciate the vote up and additional marks. :)
Great hub, Ray, and chock full of excellent information. I used to read and re-read every HubPages how-to I could find (and still check them out). There is so much to absorb as a newcomer, it can be pretty mind-boggling. Thanks for such an easy to follow guide.
Great hub! Well-organized with lots of useful information for new and old hubbers.
I intend to refer back to it often.
Consider it shared!
Sannel
Thank you RedElf for the compliment. It is nice to see you and appreciate you reading and commenting. :) I have to agree, there's a lot of information new members have to learn and the Learning Center is a great source, but even I as a member have had to re-read many things. I'm very glad you found the hub pretty easy to follow. Much appreciated. :)
Hey SanneL, you're more than welcome to visit the hub as often as you need. Thank you for reading and commenting. I also appreciate the compliment and share. :)
I can't get rich quick? That does it, I'm going home. :o)
Great information for new Hubbers, hopefully they will read and take note.
LOL! LOL! Pamela LOL! Thank you for reading and commenting. I am hopeful they will read it too. Always a pleasure to see you. :)
Thank you for a really informative hub.
Sunnie
You're welcome Sunnie Day. Thank you kindly for the compliment, reading and commenting. :) Much appreciated. :)
I wish this hub was available when I started out....lots of great pointers that will help out lots of new hubbers....job well done.
Hey Cogerson, I have a quite a few people say that and my reply is the same, do I. Thank you for the compliment. I appreciate you stopping by, reading and commenting. :)
Though I'm not a newbie to HP (I've been here for a bit longer than a year), I checked out your list to determine if I've been guilty of any of those mistakes. For the most part, I'm innocent (if that term applies here), except that I leapt into publishing my first Hub before I really studied the rules and practices of the community. Call it enthusiasm and impulsiveness if you like.
Now that I've published more Hubs (though nowhere as prolific as many other Hubbers, yourself included), I think I've learned the ropes. I'm not expecting to "get rich quick" on HP...good thing, too, since my average earnings are too skimpy to even reveal.
I do enjoy the HP community and the diversity of talents displayed here. I follow some writers routinely and eagerly, yet I also Hub Hop enough to find others that might have escaped my notice. I've even made some friends in this very generous community. We all share a commonality: we like to write and want others to read our scribings (is that even a word?)....
Thanks for this Hub, which I've voted UP, USEFUL and INTERESTING.
Regards, JayeWisdom
P.S. I'm most impressed with the huge number of followers you've gained as well as the large volume of comments your Hubs engender.
Thank you yet again JayeWisdom for reading and commenting. I'm glad you're "innocent" of the mistakes listed here. That's good. I will agree that there's a commonality among the people of HubPages. This there's no doubt of. As for the number of followers? Well, I spent a lot of time in the forums during my 2 years so far and I've gained even more with the most recently published hubs with regards to help new members. And the comment section of my hubs are long because I answer every posted comment and I write an engaging topics. :) Again, I appreciate the vote up, useful and interesting marks. :)
An extremely useful and helpful hub. I've made quite a few of these mistakes myself. My very first hub was written as a blog, until I realized that that's not how Hubpages operates. Then I had to fix it up. :D
Hey Winterfate, I know I made a lot of them myself. LOL! Thank you for reading and commenting. I'm really glad you found it extremely useful and helpful. That was what I intended it to be. :) :D
Thanks for writing this. I am relatively new to HubPages and am sure I am making some of these mistakes. Pieces like this help to make it easier to adapt to the site and learn the best ways to go about the writings.
You're welcome Joelipoo. I'm glad you found it useful/helpful. I appreciate you reading and commenting. :) Thank you. :)
Honestly, I have no idea to what ends this site intends to achieve by our attempts at writing. The hubs that get the most attention are the ones that enjoy simple provocative statements that seldom have any real data. If I do anything on here I am usually hoping to find out what topics actually generate real interest. In most cases I like being in the middle somewhere and hope to generate additional opinions based on real substance. Being unbiased based on true opinions of writing and topics that inform both the reader and the writer with real information should be the goal. In other instances a wonderful story works just as well.
Hey SanXuary, as far as I know HubPages intends on giving the public a User-friendly Platform for publishing articles. I appreciate your taking the time to read and comment on my hub, and from what I am to understand, you can use the Publishing Platform within the guidelines given. Other than that, I'm not sure I see your point.
Hope all newbies read this it's for their own good...
Hello Cagsil, constructive and informative Hub.
Thank You for sharing voted up.
Hey Ray, I don't consider myself a newbie now, but boy, found this hub helpful. I tiptoed on your page to find your hubs on 'Women Writers In HubPages Community' and bumped into this one in the mean time. I am going to write a creative profile today, and always proof read my work, just as you have advised. Lets hope I can get to your 'women writers' hubs, its hard skipping past your titles without having a read...
Voted up and awesome! You have touched on some great points this is very useful for hubpages writers.
I'm not all that new to hubpages myself, but I not only appreciated your outline here for new hubbers, but loved all the additional hubs you linked to as resources. The mistakes you mentioned - I'm pretty sure I happened to make every single one of them in my adventures here, so this is a great reminder for me personally. Thank you. Well done.
Voting up and passing it on.
I hope so too Barry. :) Thank you for stopping by, reading and commenting. :) Much appreciated. :)
Thank you MP50 for the compliment and vote. I appreciate you reading and leaving a comment. :)
Thank you Lesley for looking for my other hubs. I also appreciate you reading and commenting on this one. :) If you want you can use the search feature at the top of the page and put the title in. It should locate the hub for you. :)
Thank you very much Pinkchic for the compliment, reading and commenting. :) I'm very glad you found it helpful. :) I also appreciate the vote up and awesome. :)
Hey Duchess, I found myself in violations of many of these mistakes. So, I can relate. :) Thank you for the compliment, reading, vote up, sharing and leaving a comment. :) Always a pleasure to see you. :) Hope things are well. :)
This is a great guide for new users, and gave me some background, and a great review of information every hubber should be aware of. You also pointed out ways not to be a nuisance on HP, and that is greatly appreciated. Great Hub!!
Thank you very much wonderingwoolley for the compliment. I appreciate you reading and commenting too. I'm glad you enjoyed the hub. I would prefer people act their age and try to be professionals, because each person is self employed and building an online presence with their writing. :) Otherwise, they are hurting themselves and the entire HubPages community, including HubPages the company. :)
Great teaching. I am very interested in knowing the rules and understanding everything before I do. I could not resist reading this article and it was indeed very useful. Thanks and Voted Up for great information.
Thank you very much Ruchi Urvashi for the compliment. I appreciate you taking time to read and comment. :) I'm grateful for the vote up too. :)
Thank you so much - you are absolutely right!! I was (correction: am) an excited newbie, and I initially got the gist of what hubpages are about when I discovered this site, but this article really brought clarity to some of the subtle differences that are not immediately evident when exploring the various hubs. I'm sure I will be referring back to this article several times in the coming weeks :)
You're quite welcome Eliminate Cancer. I appreciate you stopping by, reading and commenting on my hub. I'm glad you found it useful. :) Thank you. :)
Once again, I am glad I hopped and found you. I came onto this site over a year ago, wrote a hub (whatever that was back then) which I was lucky was just above a blog. I did want to get rich quickly and was very guilty of thinking this community was some sort of a social site, thank goodness I was not feeling too friendly. Your hub gave me a lot of answers to questions I had about HP but was too lazy to find out. So, let me thank you for doing the work for me (and a lot of other newbies.) One of my favorite people says experience is the best teacher, of fools. I am glad I have taken the other route to wisdom by sitting at your feet and just learning. I am going to read your other hubs for newbies. I take myself as a newbie as I do not yet fully understand or know the ropes here. To be honest, I felt reprimanded when I read this and so my first step is to take a look at my profile and adjust, I know it needs that. lol.
Thank you yet again tendo for reading and commenting. In a way this hub is sort of a reprimand, because I needed to make clear that an online presence isn't for children/kids when it comes to earning online. As a member of HubPages, each person is technically self-employed, which is something most people overlook. I hope you do well and learn lots, and if my hubs help in that process, then that's even better. :)
Great Hub, I understand what you are trying to say, I think the same. I'm new to HubPages, and I'm trying to get published. I have a little (or bigger) problem with the correct grammar writhing,bcs English is not my native language, and that's way this job is a bit difficult. I'm hoping that I'm not that bad, and if I am I'm willing to learn... Thx for your helpfull advices.
This should be required reading for new hubbers, and for many of the old timers, too! The information is absolutely essential! I'm sure this hub will maintain its 100 rating for a very long time!
Thank you MsKejci for reading and commenting. I'm glad you found it useful/helpful. If you have a problem with English as a language, then try to proofread several times before you publish and don't be surprised if your hub gets unpublished, even if you've proofread it several times. There are tons of hubs on HubPages for learning grammar and I included only a couple. Good luck going forward. :) You're welcome too. :)
Hey tiffanytwisted21, I appreciate you coming by my hub, reading and leaving a comment. You're welcome and I hope you do well here at HubPages. Thank you for the compliment also. :)
Hey Stephanie, I would love it to be required reading for new hubbers. It would be nice if some of the veteran hubbers stopped by too. Thank you for the compliment, reading and comment. I'm very grateful and hopefully it will stay at 100 for a very long time. LOL! :)
Great advice for new members like myself. Thank you!
You're welcome The Macs. And, thank you for taking the time to read and comment. I'm glad you found it helpful.
Awesome hub and advice. I've been on Hubpages for just about 2 weeks now, and I am still learning a lot every day about what is and is not good in a hub. Thank you.
Thank you very much ChasingAutumn for the compliment. I'm glad you found the hub helpful. I also appreciate you reading and commenting. You're welcome too. :) It was my pleasure. :)
It is funny how you state that grammar is an issue to watch out for, while admitting you do it, and say that you should always proofread before posting. My question is, did you in fact proof this hub? Because I found several grammatical errors in just the first couple of paragraphs, which is all I could stomach since it is so hypocritical. I am glad you were not the first person I read or heard from on here, I may have left and never returned.
Hey Caligurl4evr, I did proofread this hub. I took me 3 days to write it. My stating that goes with those who are looking to earn from writing in other places. I'm glad you found the mistakes and if you had read the article, I also stated that I am only human and will make mistake. I'm not saying that the hub has to be perfect.
My reference about ensuring that the work published is readable and this is readable, even if you were unable to read it. I've many hubbers who understand that my position isn't actually hypocritical, as you state. I don't want to be a professional writer and I am not attempting to attract other writing gigs, which means that I'm not interested in impressing online Professionals who are looking for article writers. I do appreciate you reading what you could read and commenting. Do try to have a nice day.
Spoken from someone who has been here all of five days. I envy you your ability to wish her a nice day.
Thank you Flora. Much appreciated. What a lot of people fail to realize is that I don't fall into the category of trying to make money as a "writer" and I don't want other online writing gigs. I don't need Online Professionals emailing me about other opportunities. LOL!
Great, thorough hub! I think you left something out lol joking :)
Hey chelseacharleston, you're right, I left out the other 90 mistakes that new members tend to make. LOL! Thank you for making me laugh though. Much appreciated. I'm also grateful you enjoyed the hub. Thank you also for reading and commenting. :) It was a pleasure to meet you and I hope you do well at HubPages. :)
Definitely had to learn the hard way a few of these things. And since I'm still new I know there's much more for me to learn. Thankfully I did quickly understand this is not a social site and the need for helpful, not social content.
Thank you thecoffeewrite for reading and commenting. It's a pleasure to meet you and I'm pretty sure people are going to make mistakes. I wrote this hub to point out some of the more glaring ones, especially if people are here to write to earn and want to get attention from other sources, such as online professionals. Helpful content and even social content can work, it depends on how you write it. Meaning, informational and educational hubs on things that are socially categorized could work. They even sometimes turn out to be really helpful. :)
Very helpful Hub; as a newbie I appreciate your straightforward approach to this subject.
Thank you billybuc for your compliment, reading and leaving a comment. Much appreciated. :) I hope you enjoy yourself on HubPages. :)
What a great guide for new hubbers! Just going through this hub can provide all the learning needed to survive and succeed in Hubpages. I had no idea that the way with which I ask questions, make answers and post comments have great impact on the hubscore. Thanks for writing such an informative hub for the newbies.
Thank you very much radhikasree for the compliment, reading and comment. I'm grateful you found the hub helpful. :) You're welcome too. :)
I wish this had been around when I first came to Hubpages. I have been here a while and I still learned something. Thank you!
You're welcome Poetvix. I too wish this page was already created when I first became a hubber. LOL! :) I'm glad you found it helpful and learned something from it. :) Thank you for reading and commenting. Much appreciated. :)
Great Hub, Cagsil. You have touched on many of the things that irk me most about online blogs, hubs, and independent article submission sites. So many people do not edit for grammar, spelling, punctuation, or any of the other common errors one would find in writing and expect to be fixed prior to running their work in print. I know that I far from perfect in this area, however I do strive to review and edit all of my work before I post it.
I am definitely bookmarking this Hub to refer back to as I continue on my path with HP. Voted up +Useful, +Interesting, +Awesome. I would recommend this to any new HP member, such as myself, as a must-read!
hubpages needs more well-organized and thought out articles like this, thank you
Very informative. I'm glad I read this.
Thanks for this, very useful :)
I find a lot of new users have this self fish mindset where they would post a hub and hope people will read and comment but they will not recipicate. Hubpages is a community. "We write together.....we learn together"
I found this very useful. I joined a little over a year ago. I wrote a few hubs December of 2010 and then started a new project...building a website. Took me a year to build that website, so that is where my mind has been. Along with taking care of a child with health problems. My failure is that I need to put more into hubpages. I would like to make more time for it now when I can. It's funny that today was the first day in over a year that I went to explore hubs and this one jumped out at me. ha.
This is one of the valuable hub, a newcomer can come across. Really appreciate the efforts you put in framing this hub. I will make sure I don't commit any of these.
Thanks for this hubs.very useful for new members.goes to my bookmark collection.
Thank you Melissa for the compliment. I'm grateful for the vote up and other marks. Feel free to share with whomever you choose. I'll admit there have been two people who contacted about my grammar in this particular hub. One called me hypocritical because I didn't remove or fix the mistake. However, it's not my purpose to write for other people to make money, but to write to help them. Again Thank you. :)
Thank you interest for the compliment, reading and comment. It's greatly appreciated. :)
@Smiileyfacexo- thank you for reading and commenting. :)
@Supergood- thank you for your compliment, reading and comment. :)
@Savva- thank you for stopping by, reading and leaving a comment. I suggest you work on your English and word usage. Selfish is the word you meant in your comment- not Self Fish. However I appreciate your effort to explain.
@Faith- again I appreciate you reading and commenting. Thank you very much.
@Content- we are all human and will make mistakes, this cannot be avoided, but lessening them is what we should strive for. Thank you for the compliment, reading and commenting.
@Maxravi- thank you for stopping by, reading and leaving a comment. I'm glad you found it useful. :) Thank you for bookmarking it, I hope you share it whenever possible. :)
Thank you for the great input on what NOT to do! As a newbie myself, I am learning what affects our scores, how to engage others, what styles are appropriate for gaining traffic and which are not, while staying true to my original intent to publish hubs about certain subjects. Thank you for these tips that can help me to improve even more!
You're welcome EyesStraightAhead. I appreciate you taking the time to read and comment. I'm grateful too. :)
Wishes I had this sort of information when I started out with Hubpages. It was just a baby way back then
Hey Barry, I've not been here as long as you, but I wish this type of hub was written when I first showed up. LOL! Thank you for reading and commenting. :) Much appreciated. :)
Good hub, thanks for sharing. There was so much useful info here!
Thanks for sharing your insights on this subject. I'm a new Hubber & a little slow in getting my wheels turning--but your hub reinforces my thinking that it's better to be slow & thorough than to jump in & not know what you're doing. Articles like yours have been very helpful to me.
Thank you Sabrani for the compliment. I appreciate you reading and commenting. :) I'm glad you found it useful. :)
Hey KRenninger, you're quite welcome. :) It is better to go slowly until you get more comfortable with things. I'm glad my hub was helpful. Thank you for reading it and commenting. :)
Thank you for this-I just joined and put a lot of time and effort into my first hub. Now I'm hoping with these tips to keep moving forward. Cheers!
You're welcome Danareva. Forward would be good. :) Thank you for reading and commenting. I wish good luck going forward. :)
Wow, this is a lot of information to digest. I already made a newbie mistake in a comment I posted by not reading all the information. I really wanted to share book reviews but am now wondering if this is not the forum for them as my book reviews are usually kind of short. Hmmmm, I'm going to have to give this some more thought and do more research on writing hubs. Thanks for the information!
Hey wordsmith, I think you might benefit from my other hub I wrote to help new members out- "How To Create a Hub : Hub Creation"- I did leave a link in this hub at the end, so people could get more information about how to create a hub. Yes, there's a lot of information in this hub, but just come back and read it again and again as much as you need to. Not to mention, you can bookmark the page by clicking on "bookmark this page" which is one of the commands underneath my avatar. :) Book reviews can be good hubs and there's nothing wrong with short book reviews, but just make sure that they are not so short and non-descriptive that your reader doesn't get value for their time, while on your hub. Thank you for commenting and reading. :) I hope you do well here. :)
Hi Cagsil
I have bookmarked this one.
Voted up and awesome.
Been on HubPages for awhile but it's aways a good idea to refresh yourself on the rules, etc. Thanks for compiling everything we need to know in 1 hub!
Hey Sueswan, I'm glad you bookmarked it. Then you can come back to it or share it with others whenever you need or want to. Thank you kindly for the vote up and awesome. I appreciate you reading and commenting.
@livelovelaugh5- you're welcome. It was my pleasure to put this hub together and I certainly hope it comes in handy for a lot of people. Thank you for reading and commenting. :)
Hi Cagsil, Very good and informative hubs. I guess now I need to do something about my Profile. Since joining 3+months ago, I have not changed it at all. My initial write-up needs amendment now. Thanks for reminding.
Thank you greatstuff for the compliment. I appreciate you reading and commenting. Also, you're welcome. :)
woaza! Very well structured and informative. I really think all the links for the TOS and such was a great idea :)
Thank you MakeEasyCash for stopping by, reading and commenting. I'm glad you found the hub useful/helpful. :)
Very useful information presented here. Thanks. Wish I had read it a while ago but still, better late than never. Voted up and useful.
By reading your Hub I realize that I have done things right and that reassures me. Even though I haven't made money out of my Hubbing, I know I have above average quality and I have been smart enough to use Hubpages properly, despite the fact that English is my second language.
Thank you athena2011 for reading and commenting. I'm very glad you found the hub useful. I appreciate the vote up too. I too wish this hub was in existence when I started or at least something similar to it. ;) :)
@Claudia Tello- I'm glad to hear you're doing well, since you're not made these mistakes. :) Thank you very much for stopping by, reading and commenting. :) Much appreciated. :)
Thanks so much for ALL the useful information, tips, links.
Just a great Hub.
Bookmarked, voted up and useful.
Thanks
Thank You, for writing this hub. I am somewhat new here and still learning. It's great you told us not what to do.Thanks Again!
You're welcome Goodlady. I appreciate the compliment. Thank you for reading and commenting too. :) I'm very grateful you found it a great hub and bookmarked it.
@Roy Patterson- You're welcome. I wanted to give something back to HubPages and it's community because it is important that new members realize what mistakes can hurt them. There are probably many other mistakes that can be made but are not listed here. Thank you for reading and leaving a comment. Much appreciated. :)
Thank you for this Hub. I am very new here and it answers many of my unanswered questions. There are some things I have to learn.
You're welcome Maygrace. I'm happy to hear that it was helpful to you. I appreciate you taking the time to read and comment. :) Thank you.
Thank you for this hub.I joined just two weeks ago and have had major issues trying to get my first hub published. It all started out because I was trying to move my website here from another host and so I was going to make each section of my other website a hub. I just wanted to share all that I had done and wanted it moved before deleting the other site. It made sense to me. But because the other website wasn't eliminated yet, my "hubs" were duplicates. Well, I wrote and rewrote my main hub and deleted all the others. I got notice that there were NO violations, so I tried to publish my hub. I got notice that is was substandard and duplicate work. No matter what I did, I got those warnings. My hub was well over 500 words.
Finally, out of frustration, I copied the hub and put it in a new hub and deleted the old hub. Guess what!
I got published! So sometimes when you hit a glitch it remains a glitch and you have to solve it differently. Had I read this hub before I tried to move my website over, I would have realized that my plans were not going to work. I would have saved a couple of weeks! Thanks again, for this hub. It is quite helpful.
Hey BakingBread, you're welcome and I thank you for reading my hub, as well as, commenting too. Sometimes it can be frustrating getting started on HubPages because it's to be unique/original content. I'm glad you found this hub helpful. HubPages isn't a hosting site like that a website, even though it does host authors content. There are a lot of programming issues with websites which you won't have with HubPages. I hope you do enjoy your time here also. :)
I am a new hubber, very useful for me.
Hey TheNsa, Welcome to HubPages. I'm glad you found my hub very useful. I appreciate you taking the time to read and comment. :) Thank you. :)
Awesome advice, Cagsil! I agree with all of them, especially mistaking HP for a personal blogging site and not taking the time to learn how to use the site.
Voted up, awesome and shared! :)
Thank you ThePracticalMommy for reading and commenting. I'm grateful for your compliment also. :) I also appreciate the vote up, awesome and sharing. :) :D
I have made so many mistakes you mentioned above. So i'll surely bookmark this hub to read as a guide. It's nice to have members like you that are very observant. Thanks for a great hub.
Great hub Cagsil! You've really hit it right on the spot. I did learn from my past mistakes. I'm sure this will be of great help to new users.
This is a great hub Cagsil. You've really hit it right on the spot. This will definitely help new users and avoid doing the above mentioned mistakes.
Great hub for a newbie! I'm bookmarking this one. Thanks for the help you have giving me here at hubpages!
Hey rLcasaLme, it appears that you've posted two separate comments. I guess you thought your comment didn't take the first time, but that wasn't the case. The comment capsule is set to approve before post. Which means, I have to approve the comment before it will go to the hub. Thank you for the compliment, and you reading, as well as, leaving a comment. Much appreciated.
@bizwin- Thank you for your kind words. I appreciate the compliment, as well as you reading my hub and leaving a comment. :)
Thank you Kelleyward for the compliment and bookmarking. It was my pleasure to be helpful to you. You doing good here at HubPages is the ultimate goal. I appreciate you taking time to read and comment as well. :) Thank you again. :)
First of all thank you for this hub. I loved it and as a new hubber it helped me a lot and i know it will help a lots of new hubber and other guys. Can you just suggest me aboub pictures. I need pictures for my hub and last day one of my hub has flagged inappropriate for its picture from another page. Can you please suggest me how could i get some free and paid pictures for my hub.
And really thanks for this hub.
Hey Swetankraj, at the end of this comment will be a link to a hub that will explain to you locations to get pictures/photos for your hub. It's an excellent resource. I appreciate your compliment on my hub and thank you for taking time to read, and comment. :)
Thank You Casgil,great hub. After reading this, it reassures that I am doing the right thing by taking my time and making sure that my first hub won't have too many mistake when I go to publish it.
Hey LawerenceS, you're welcome. I appreciate the compliment. I'm glad you enjoyed the hub. Taking your time is never a bad thing. If you don't take your time then mistakes will be made. I'm even positive that there are mistakes in this hub, as someone else has pointed out earlier in the comments.
My other hub http://cagsil.hubpages.com/hub/New-Hubpages-Member states, your entire experience on HubPages is based off your own knowledge of why are you here in the first place? It might be worth a read. Thank you again. :)
Thanks, This is one useful Hub. To get to the place to comment I had to hop a jet!The previous comments were that extensive.
Thankyou for such a complete list of the 10 most common mistakes made by new members. It wouldn't hurt for "seasoned" members to read this as well. I will link this to a couple of HP articles I've written.
Great stuff here. This will help to make us all winners here on Hubpages. Most grateful - vocalcoach
Thank you Megni for the compliment. I appreciate your humor with regards to the comments. Just to let you know, regardless of what hub you read, just before the comment section(if you're not going to read the comments) is a link to jump to the end of the comments, to the left side. Thank you also for taking the time to read and comment. :)
@vocalcoach- Thank you for your very kind compliment and for linking to my hubs. I appreciate you reading and commenting. :)
My internet connection had some errors when I posted my first comment. I thought it didn't register. =)
My apologies.
Hey rLcasaLme, no apology is necessary. I appreciate you coming back and explaining though. It clears up why there were two. Thank you. :)
A really well set out and informative hub!
Thank you Tricia Ward for the compliment. I am glad you came by to read and comment. :) Much appreciated. :)
Good stuff, #10 certainly applies to just about anything you do in life :)
I'm a newbie here, but took a good couple weeks to poke around here before finally making the decision to use HubPages vs. other sites. Then took a couple more weeks to collect enough information for my first series of articles.
That being said, I'm sure I'll make plenty newbie mistakes anyway.
Thank you D Team for the compliment. I'm grateful for you reading and commenting. If you can see #10 as it can apply to just about anything you could do in life, then I guess that there would be a connection between the two. Thank you again. :)
I read as many hubs as I could find here on Hubpages, in reference to advice for newbies, before I wrote any hubs of my own. This was the best of any of them and should be read by all. Concise, to the point, layed out well, and enjoyable reading. Thank you both for your advice and for sharing your writing here.
Thank you David Warren for the compliment. I'm glad you enjoyed the hub. I appreciate you reading and commenting. You're welcome. It's always my pleasure to help out whenever I can. :)
Thanks for the well-written, insightful page. As a new hubber, I really appreciate how willing to share their knowledge many veteran hubbers are.
Great Hub for those who are new. It is definitely a learning process. It requires diligence, patience and reading other successful hubs, commenting etc. I am glad you brought up the one's that post dumb questions like a blog post. I often wondered. After reading in the forum, I have learned a lot. I really like the fact that hubbers step in and answer questions that I have asked. I still have things to learn. There is always room for improvement. Thanks again!
Well put! Can we add this to the help and basic rules section. :)
Well done for creating an information rich and beneficial article hub publishers.
Thank you Natashalh for the compliment, reading and comment. I am glad you are enjoying your experience of HubPages' community.
@alphagirl- I'll agree that there's always room for improvement. The Forum community is a useful tool also. I had thought about doing a hub on the Forum community, but haven't decided on what tact I should take writing it. Thank you for the compliment and you taking the time to read and comment. :) Much appreciated. :)
Hey style-of-life, thank you for the compliment. I appreciate you reading and commenting also. If HubPages chooses to put this hub into the Learning Center, then so be it. If not, no biggie. I'm grateful of your thinking it should be there. I put the hub in the best category available.
@happyturtle- thank you for your compliment. I appreciate you taking time to read and comment. Your comment alone says that you might have issues on HubPages, if your sentence structure is like that of your comment. I'm grateful for the message you were attempting to do. I hope you do improve and well at HubPages. :)
I came across this hub accidentally and I am certainly thankful that I did. I was trying to introduce a friend to HubPages and while explaining it, his questions were: “How much money will I make?”, “Can I meet chicks on there?”, and “Can I use it as a blog?” I finally told him that Hubpages wasn’t for him because he had the wrong mind set. I immediately sent him your hub about the common mistakes. Maybe if he reads from another Hubber that it’s not a social networking site, nor is it a “get rich quick” scheme, he will change his point of view and grow up! Thank you for posting this, it was great advice and very to the point. Voted up and everything else!
Thank you very much bellartdesigns for reading and commenting. I'm glad you shared this hub with your friend as well. I appreciate the voted up and everything else also.
This is very useful for beginners, to bed it wasn't around when I started. But even now I have learned something.
This is the most infomative hub to learn hub writing ,that I have read. Thanks for all the links to learn more.
Accept my gratitude Cagsil for sharing this wonderful hub. I will say that this is a one-stop-learning article for hubbers especially to newbie like me. I bookmarked this hub, marked it useful and awesome! Voted up!
@sportgames- Yes, I had wished I has this hub when I first started. Something like this would have made getting to know and understand HubPages much quicker and the experience much better. I'm glad you learned something. Thank you for the compliment, read and comment. Much appreciated.
@suzzycue- Thank you for the compliment. I appreciate your kind words and you're welcome. :) I'm glad you took the time to read and commenting. I'm grateful. :)
@sunasia22- Gratitude accepted. I'm very glad you found the hub wonderful. I tried to stick as much information and links to relevant article which can help expand on what you found here. Thank you for the compliment, your reading, leaving a comment, useful, awesome and vote up. It's greatly appreciated.
Cagsil, this is one of the most valuable, well-thought-out hubs I've ever read. Thank you so much for taking the time. Though I am no longer a newbie, there are bound to be some fine points that I've missed...HubPages, afterall, is a very big new world and takes some time to learn. This hub is a great asset to all of us. Voted VERY up and useful.
Thank you Sinea Pies for you very kind compliment. I'm grateful. I appreciate you reading and leaving a comment, as well as, the vote up and useful. :) :D I'll agree HubPages is much to many and nothing to some. :)
Hi, I wish I had read a hub that explained it all so well as this when I started, I have spent many a time going back over hubs to correct things such as photos, layout and just about everything else. The one thing that I am always forgetting to do is update my profile, so this is the next thing on my agenda! this is so useful, rated up! cheers nell
Uh oh, I hope I haven't broken any rules or that those English teachers don't report me to the spelling and grammar police. All kidding aside, this is a great hub with loads of useful information that is easy to understand. Well done!
Hey Nell, yeah I wish the same thing too. It would have been really nice to have a hub like this to refer to when I first started. I am always tweaking my hubs in so many ways, testing out things. I've only re-written my profile once since coming to HubPages, but like I explained to someone else- I'm not on HubPages to attempt a career in writing or trying to get writing gigs elsewhere. I work for myself and do what I can to help others. Thank you very much for reading and commenting. I appreciate your kindness- useful and rated up. :) It's always a pleasure.
@Tracy Lynn Conway, thank you very much for checking out, reading and commenting on my hub. I appreciate the compliment as well. I'm glad you found it useful and easy to understand. As for the grammar police? Well, there are a few teachers who do read hubs, this I know for a fact. And if any hubs are very troublesome to read, then it's likely they will flag them. I've already been told by someone else that my grammar in this hub isn't good, yet this hub is averaging a 93-100 Hubscore and many people, just like you, have said it was easy to read. So with that said, I thank you again. :)
Excellent Hub! As a newcomer, I wish I had read this sooner. I made plenty of mistakes simply by failing to learn the ins and outs of Hubpages before I dived in.
Thank you witnessing101 for the compliment. I appreciate you reading and commenting also.
After publishing my first HubPages, I thought there's not much to learn about writing in HubPages. After reading your article, I began to understand that there's so much to learn if ever I would like to spend time "Hubbing." Learning one topic every day makes learning worthwhile and your article gave me the incentive to write more HubPages. HubPaging is a learning experience for me and I will keep your article in mind every HubPage I make. Thanks for sharing that article. I owe you a cup of coffee! Is it decaf or regular :-)?
Thank you Allan V for the compliment and I'm glad it gave you incentive to write more. Btw- I drink regular. LOL! :) I appreciate you taking the time to read my hub and leave a comment. :)
I could see how alot of thiese things could easily be looked over. I know when I first started out here, i immediately jumped in, but I was writing on another site before that and hoonestly hesitated when I came here if I wanted to take on another site. I have to say, I didn't learn the in's and out's until much later. I guess it would have been beneficial to learn right away!
Thank you barbergirl for reading and commenting. I appreciate it. :)
Quite Brilliant. Exactly what everyone needs to know AND remember for good hubbing not blogging.
Thank you, take care
Thank you Dim Flaxenwick for the compliment. I appreciate you reading and commenting. You're welcome too. I hope you're well and take care also. :)
Great hub Ray even for those of us who have been around awhile. I remember when I first started and would see hubs that were two paragraphs about what someone did the past weekend. That would drive me crazy. I do think the whole hubber vs. blogger thing has gotten better, or maybe things are just being flagged more quickly. I can say with no doubt that even though I've been around HP going on one year now, there is still lots to learn. Thank goodness for people like you Ray that are so willing to help others.
Sharyn
Thank you Sharyn's Slant for the compliment, reading and leaving a comment. Very much appreciated. :)
A truly excellent and informative, Cagsil; you'll be lucky if HP doesn't put it in the learning center. :)
If I may add a final thought though - writing for money on the net is not like writing an english paper or a letter to the editor. You may well have covered this in another hub (I haven't looked at your other guides for newbies yet), but there is an awful lot of learning to do before seeing much in the way of earnings and it's not all about learning to write on HP. It's about learning how to please an internet searcher and search engines.
Very well done - my hat's off to you.
Hey Wilderness, I am not sure whether or not HP putting this into the Learning Center would matter. I appreciate your compliment, reading and comment. And, yes I'm fully aware of writing on HubPages is different than writing for money, but first people have to learn how to use HubPages before they can take the next step and that's one of the reasons I wrote this hub in the manner in which I did. It's more important for new members to get familiar with HubPages before anything else. Thank you very much for stopping by. :) Great to see you. :)
Oh, you are absolutely correct; if you write on HP you really need to be able to do it right. Know the rules, know what you can expect from HP and all the various bells and whistles here. You've done a great job starting someone out in that respect.
I just feel bad for so many newbies that write 50 hubs, expecting some income, and don't get any because they aren't writing for the web. They don't know any better; don't even know what to ask or have any inkling of what is wrong, and don't realize that there is a next step to take.
Hey Wilderness, I feel just as bad for the new members, which is why I started writing hubs for new members. I don't want them to write 50 hubs and then expect to gain earnings, because that's just not going to happen.
I know what you mean by not knowing the next step. It's important that the get their feet wet by digging into HubPages full force and learning as much as they can.
http://cagsil.hubpages.com/hub/How-To-Hub-How-To-C
Now, I'll take your opinion on the above hub and see if you think as highly of that one as you do of this one. Thank you for coming back and continuing the discussion. Much appreciated. It just adds value to this hub and those who are truly willing to read the comments. :)
Where were you three years ago? I could have avoided sooooo many newbie mistakes if I'd had this hub to guide me. I am serious here. This is incredibly useful and should be required reading for all hubbers.
MM
P.S. Probably about time I read the forum rules, eh?
lol
Hey Mighty Mom, I wasn't a member 3 years ago. :P LOL! And, yes it might be helpful if you read the forum rules. Apparently things have changed and people are banned for things that are not obvious anymore. I'm currently working on a hub for new members with regards to the forums. I'm very glad you found this hub to be useful and think it should be required reading. I'm grateful for you kind words. Thank you for reading and commenting. Always a pleasure. :)
I know, hon. I was teasing you. I know you weren't here 3 years ago.
Actually, I'm afraid to read the forum rules. I am afraid it will jinx me and cause me to get banned :P.
Excellent hub, tho. And I will read the one on forum rules. Somehow, in my sick and twisted mind, that would be safe:-).
Best. Always. To my hubber friend. MM
Hey Mighty Mom, I know you were teasing me. That's why I was :P and LOL at the end. WOW! And, I don't doubt you're afraid to read the forum rules. However, my new hub on the forums isn't so much about the rules as it is about the forums themselves. Thank you for the compliment. Much appreciated. :)
Wow! Thanks for taking the time to write this post. I created a hubpages account several years ago, and posted duplicate content and didn't put much time into my account either. Sadly, I was trying to use it for link-building. Fast forward a few years...I've learned a lot about content on the web and get frustrated by those who use the same tactics that I used to use. This time around I'm spending more time reading, learning, and writing unique content. I'll definitely re-visit this post as I grow my hubpages account. Thanks again!
A very indepth consideration that I found extrememly insightful and direct. Good food for thought so we don't waste time!
Reiterates I have a lot to learn as a newbie!
Thank you magoosh and mona germain for the compliments. I'm glad you both found the hub useful. You're welcome. :) I appreciate you taking the time to read and comment. :)
Very Nice! We are here to learn from each other and make some great connections and most of all, make some decent money and have fun.
Thank you Miss Fiji. I appreciate you reading and commenting.
Thank you for this valuable information. I will use it and review my work so far and make changes as needed. I appreciate the guidance. I've been with HP for a year now, but just now am getting active, so I consider myself a newbie.
Hey craftarrific, you're welcome. I appreciate you reading and commenting, as well as, your compliment. :) Being more active can be a benefit to you and by all means do so. :) Thank you. :)
Hey Cags, your hub brought back memories when I was a newbie. I basically wrote my first hub without reading much of the FAQ and HP rules. Thankfully, it didn't lead me to a lot of trouble :). Hope the newbies will read this but unfortunately (and you have to admit) even the old ones still make the same mistakes. thanks for the hub. Voted up.
Hey Emie, I know what you mean. I made and still make mistakes, especially the grammar ones, so I'm told. LOL! I too wrote my first hub without reading the FAQ's page or HP rules. LOL! :) I didn't get into too much trouble with my first hub. It was quite long, however, it's not even in existence now, because I deleted it a long time ago. I know that even veterans have left comments letting me know that they are still making mistakes and I hope a lot of new members do read this hub and obviously not for my sake but their own. You're quite welcome. :) Thank you very much for the vote up, reading and leaving a comment. I'm grateful. :)
Hi, you mention changing your profile. Maybe I should work on that. Dont' think I've ever changed anything on that. I like to see familiar avatars when I first look at comments. It tells me right away who I am "talking to". I personally don't like it when a Hubber changes their avatar. Then I don't recognize them. Another of my pet peeves are Hubbers with LONG handles; takes too long to respond to them by name. I've bookmarked this Hub so I can go back and reread. Many thanks for all the good info I voted this UP, etc.etc.
Hey Mary, you don't have to change your profile, but it's always good to do it once in a while because of two reasons (a) if you're trying to become an online writer and want online professionals attention then it's good to work on it and (b) your profile changing is good because Google crawlers/bots will notice that it's changed and that freshness will help. As for the long names and avatars? Well, you can use a short version, like I did in my response(here) to you and the pictures? Again is for freshness. So, don't be put out by the change. I appreciate the vote up and bookmark. :) And, you're welcome. :) I am grateful for you reading. :)
Very detailed and informative advice for new hubbers. I made more than a few mistakes at the start (but, nothing serious thankfully). As you mentioned, the excitement of getting involved kind of takes over initially, especially when you start to get readers. Hence, it would be very good for all new members to read through this!
Will be SOCIALLY SHARING, as hopefully it will help prevent some new members having problems and may help to raise Hubpages up as the quality site that it is.
Thank you Brett.Tesol for the compliment, reading and comment. I'm grateful for you sharing it also. :)
l was just about to jump into my first article this evening, finish it and publish. Now after reading this l will take my time and look throught the Hubpages tutorials. Thank you for an informative and well put together article.
Hey Kireina Jewellery, I'm glad you read this hub before doing that. I also have another hub, "How To Create a Hub", which you might also consider reading before you even begin to write your first or next hub. If you want to publish your article before reading it, then that's a choice too. I appreciate your compliment, reading and commenting. I'm glad it was helpful. :)
Excellent list of consise and simple rules not only for newbies but a good reminder for vets...cheers and thanks
Thank you very much Mts1098 for reading and commenting. I appreciate the compliment too. :)
nice hub :)
Thank you Starme. I'm glad you liked it. :) I appreciate the comment and read. :)
So well spoken! So clear ! Thank You! I am still trying to get used to the new format of where to find things! It use to be in my opinion easier without drop down menu!
Thank you Alphagirl for reading and commenting. Much appreciated.
Great Hub. Being a beginner this would help me a lot. Thank you.
This is really a soft and strict eyeopener!! Thanks for the hub.
Hey Taw2012, you're quite welcome. I am very glad you found it helpful and I appreciate the compliment, as well as you reading and leaving a comment. :)
Thank you chaturrajneesh for reading and commenting. You're also welcome. :)
Hi
Just wanted to say thank you for this article. As a new writer here I've been trying to read as many helpful posts as possible to help me get started, and yours is particularly good. I'm going to have to have a long think about the English spelling issue, being English myself. Should I use an American spell check? You've really spun me out with that one!
But thanks though. It's good to be aware of these potential issues.
Ethan
Hey Ethan, I think it is important to know "who" you're trying/attempting to connect with your writing. There are many Americans who know nothing about the languages outside of America, much less understand the different spellings. I just wanted to get people to understand that HubPages itself markets to America's marketplace. HubPages is American based also, which also means you have to follow specific guidelines as an author.
Should you use an American spell check? I guess that would depend on if you're attempting to connect with American citizens directly. If so, I recommend it. Like I said, some people might find the UK spelling of English as mistakes in the article and just might leave before reading it through. If your article is for UK citizens or people of some other part of the world, then you might be able to slide with it(UK English). I just wanted people to beware. That's all.
Thank you for reading and commenting. I hope you enjoy your time here. :)
Required reading!
Thank you for this. I'm fairly new to Hubpages so this has served as a useful reminder. Appreciate it :-)
I'm very new to Hub Pages I think you've just saved me a bunch of time ... Thanks !!
Thank you Tobey. I'm glad you think so too. I appreciate you taking the time to read and leave a comment. :)
@iwriteforyou- You're welcome. I'm really glad you found it useful and appreciate it. :) I'm grateful for you reading and leaving a comment. Welcome to HubPages and enjoy your time here.
@Ugly Honest- You're welcome. I'm glad you read it and commented. :) Much appreciate. Welcome to HubPages and enjoy your time here. :)
I'm a new member and these tips are awesome! So helpful! Thanks for all your help!
Hey SuperHealthySam, Welcome to HubPages and I hope you enjoy your time here. I'm really glad you found them helpful. :) I also appreciate you reading and commenting. :)
Thanks for this extremely informative hub. I really wish there was more attention paid to ensuring quality hubs, especially with regard to proper grammar and spelling. Everyone makes mistakes, but I've been shocked to read so many hubs that are lacking in the basics.
As a new hubber, I will say that it's very enticing to skip over learning some of the basics, and it's something I need to spend more time on. Thanks for the motivation!
Hey Laura, welcome to HubPages. I'm glad you found my hub informative. I tried to cover things which are not generally written about. The things I covered here was based on my observations beforehand. I'm pretty sure you'll find some poorly written sentences on my part too. My grammar isn't always good either. I'm not shocked to see the number of hubs that have poor grammar on them. Thank you for your reading and leaving a comment. Much appreciated. :) I'm also grateful for the email too. :)
Cagsi aka Ray, Thank you very much for the useful tips. I have been a member for one year now, but I am still learning more and more each day, especially from hubs like yours. Voted up and sharing.
Hey Paul, thank you for reading and commenting. I appreciate the vote up and share. :)
This is well written and very informative, I would call it a "Must Read" for new members.
Thank you Curiad for the compliments. I appreciate you reading and commenting. :)
Thank you, this was just what I needed as a newbie. Straight forward no beating about the bush. Vote up and Awesome. Thank you especially defining the difference between "Hubbing" and "Blogging and "Social Networking".
Hey Yolantha, you're welcome. I'm glad you found it useful. :) Thank you for reading and commenting. Welcome to HubPages! :)
You mentioned Google Adsense. Hub pages suggests not applying with Adsense until you have built up content. Do you know how much content, and how long you should hub before you apply for Adsense?
I've only recently begun to tweak my profile as you suggest. I wonder if treating it as a hub would help (at least in the amount of time spent working on what needs to be said.) I also feel the need to go back through the learning center, even repeating what I've already read. There is still much I do not know about HubPages. Thanks for your insight and the resources you have provided.
Hey Bedbugsbascond, as far as I know you can sign up for Google Adsense at anytime. Yes, some recommend that you publish at least 10-15 hubs before attempting to get Google Adsense, to help increase your chances of getting a Publisher's ID. I know people who have signed up for Google's Blogspot and then signed up for Google Adsense, wrote a couple of blog posts and were accepted by Google Adsense for a Publisher's ID. When I first started with HubPages, I published 4 hubs before I signed up for Google Adsense. Thank you for reading and commenting. Much appreciate. Welcome to HubPages! :)
Thank you Eric Calderwood for reading and commenting. You're welcome. I did the best I could to touch on as many things as possible and to put the most reliable resources I could find to help. :) It's never a bad thing to review what is in the Learning Center because staff is forever changing things and those changes are most likely in the Learning Center. :)
Than you for having a good and informative hub. I think everyone must read this especially those beginners in hub pages.
When I joined I have gone through each and every rules and regulation and documentation of hubpages. I am very cautious in writing any article. For me quality is more important then quantity and I will stick with it. I understand hubpages and committed to it. Thanks for sharing.
Very helpful for beginners ..why I had not discovered this hub when I was starting at hubpages ..Nice information
Thank you for this information. At least I would be more aware of the rules when I write and publish articles in hubpages.
Hey Grace, you're welcome. I appreciate you reading and commenting. I'm grateful you found it to be a must read. :)
Thank you very much am301986 for reading and commenting. And, yes quality is more important quantity.
@Amithak50- I appreciate you reading and commenting. I don't know why you haven't seen this hub when you first started. But, I'm very glad it was helpful. :)
Hey Melbourne31, you're welcome. I hope all new people enjoy their time on HubPages and I'm glad to have helped in your learning process about HubPages. :) Thank you for reading and commenting. I'm grateful. :)
I thought I post another comment. Great information. Well done! I have taken the liberty of rating it up, and sharing it with my Followers...
In my opinion, point six used to apply to me, but then I learned that I would have to add the effort to see any sort of valuable results! Whilst I am fully prepared to take on the level of hard work that this may require, I am still slightly confused as to what work is involved except writing high quality hubs...
Hey Barry, nice to see you and I appreciate you leaving yet another comment. I'm grateful for the vote up and you sharing it with your followers. :) Thank you for coming back and for the compliment as well. :)
Hey Drspaniel, yeah I know what you mean. When I first started there was a lot to learn. I wrote "How To Begin/Create a Hub - Hub Creation to help you learn about what is needed to get you started. There are a lot of links on that hub to help you learn what work you will have to do. There are many factors involved and I left the most respected author's work there. Thank you very much for the read and comment. :)
Hey Cags, you really are an asset to Hubpages! What a great hub this is. Rewriting my bio will be first on my TO-DO list.
Thank you!
I found this difficult to read because of the grammar and sentence structure.
Hey Klarawieck, what a pleasant surprise to see you on this hub of all hubs. You've been around here long enough to know this stuff. :) But, thank you for reading, commenting and compliment.
@inevitablesecrets- I am sure you had difficulty reading it because of the grammar and sentence structure. I am not a professional writer and don't want to be. And, you would be the 4th person who has told me that out of 2,291 page visits. And, considering the comments are presently over 300 and only 4 people have made mention of it, means it wasn't that difficult to read. Having said that, I thank you for doing your best to read my hub and appreciate your comment as well.
I was reading and at the same time looking around if anyone is watching. This is because, I could not imagine how much I have overlooked what you have mentioned. Right away, I am heading for the rules of writing and the FAQS. I want to be on track. Voted up and very useful!
This is a truely useful hub, especially for new members like me, who've been stumbling in the dark. I also thought of publishing some of my articles from other websites on HP (thinking of it as my original work), but I won't do that now. Thank you for the enlightening guildlines and tips. :)
thanks for this its very helpful
wow! as a newbie here it was very helpful. It not only gave me idea about hubpages but gave me a overview of how to write.Thanks a bunch. I have to check in my profile and hubs to make them better :)
Thank you
Thank you Richard very kindly for reading and commenting. I appreciate that you found it useful. I'm grateful for the vote up as well.
Hey Silverstar, yeah it's never a good idea to take something which is published elsewhere and then put it on HubPages. And, the opposite is true also. However, having said that I have known a few people who have managed to move things from HubPages to other places and then have their articles do quite well. You're welcome also. :) I appreciate you reading and commenting. It was my pleasure to write this hub in an effort to help new members. :)
You're welcome Istanislaw. I'm grateful you found my hub useful. I do appreciate you reading and commenting too. :)
Hey Endless sea, I'm glad you also found the hub helpful. And I appreciate you taking time to read and comment. Much appreciated. :) You're welcome too. :)
My pleasure :)
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Great hub, you are a great writer, even though that statement is obvious based on your fan base and the number of comments you achieve, I thought to say it because your structure and prose make obtaining important information and data easy. Thanks for the lesson, school is in session. Cheers F.
Hey Felina, you're welcome. I appreciate you reading and commenting. I also am grateful for your compliment. :)
Thanks for all these beginner tips. For some reason I always have trouble with #8. I have no trouble writing about most topics, but when it comes to writing about myself, I always draw a huge blank.
This is very useful indeed! I am a newbie here and I must admit, I am guilty of some of the issues enumerated in your hub. Thanks for the reminder. I review my profile as well as the few hubs I have posted and do the necessary modifications. Again, thanks so much.
This isn't the first time I've come across an excellent hub you've written, Cagsil. Your work is always very lengthy and informative. I'm studying those at the top today to learn from the ones who are succeeding. You are at the very top with this hub right now under the HOT category. Congratulations on that! I'm sure it was hard work and lots of time invested to write the high quality of articles you do. I always enjoy reading yours even though we see things differently a lot of the time.
Hey Lawrence, I know a lot of people who have trouble writing about themselves. Most don't know how to go about doing it to begin with. I guess it's a good thing I don't want to make a living via writing. LOL I'm not much better at it. :) Thank you for reading and commenting. :)
Thank you mommy ara for reading and commenting. I'm grateful you found it helpful. :)
Thanks for the very informative hub Cagsil, although I looked at the rules and such, but it was more of a quick read at the end of a hard day. Obviously I missed a few things, such as watermarks.
Thank you very much Cathleena for reading and commenting. I appreciate the compliment also. We don't need to see eye to eye on other particular topics, but this one isn't those.
Hey slcockerham, you're welcome. I am sure a lot of people did read the rules and like most people do, they scanned through it to get the gist of it, which also means that they are more than likely to have missed something. I'm pretty positive of that because I know it was something which I did when I came to HubPages in the beginning. I'm glad you found the hub informative and I appreciate you reading it and leaving a commenting. :) Thank you.
I'm pretty new and I feel like this Hub was written just for me. I know I have a lot to learn, but I'm willing to do it and you've given me a great start here. Thank you so much for the help!
Thank you Georgie Lowery for reading and commenting. I'm very glad you found it helpful. :) Welcome to HubPages! :)
I absolutley love this hub. I am new to Hub and learned a lot about what I need to do to be a valuable Hub member.
Hi Raymond. So glad to know all these. I'll try my best to avoid any of them. I may have joined 3 years ago but I'm still a newbie as I only started submitting for hubpages seriously this year. Along with the rules, guidelines and documents together with your helpful and very friendly tips, I'll be able to master all the ins and outs of hubpages. THANK YOU and all the BEST.
I am new to HubPages and have found myself making some of these mistakes. I already posted my first Hub and I have not even perfected my profile. But I will keep all of these tips in mind and begin to use HubPages the way that it is meant to be used. Thank you for the wonderful advice!
Honestly speaking, I didn't get the first mistake (mentioned). I've seen a lot of hubs containing less than 500 words, most probably by senior hubbers. Why should you make a lengthy hub, when there is no need at all? Simply doing what others do, doesn't make you any different. After all, readers on internet prefer "short and sweet" and not lengthy History pages. Nobody has time. You got to cooperate with them.
Thank you Whittwrites for reading and commenting. I'm very glad you found it helpful. :)
@Tonipet- I appreciate you reading and commenting. Length of time here really doesn't matter. There are a lot of people who opened up accounts and did nothing with them for a year or two. I am grateful. Thank you. :)
You're welcome Bella. I'm really happy you found it helpful. I appreciate you taking the time to read and comment. :)
@Crazzykylex- the original intention of HubPages is to create Magazine size articles, not short stunted paragraphs which have little or nothing of information. Senior Hubbers? You've seen Senior Hubbers producing less than 500 words articles. If that's the case, then by all means, you show me them and I shall report them, like I do with all other articles of that length.
Simply doing what others do? You're joking right? Yes, you would be right about the "attention" span of most online reader and short isn't actually better if that's what you think it warranted. Learn how to write so you don't lose your readers interest is the point of online publishers. You want them to get information on the topic you write about and I'm sorry, regardless of how good you are with words and writing them, only morons would dupe the reader with anything less than quality work. Those readers will be upset and will not help you gain organic backlinks through sharing or passing on your hub. They will simply leave and forget you ever wrote a word. I thank you for reading and commenting. I appreciate it. :)
you are 100% right , how it look like top ten in mistakes ,
Thank you mj2991 for reading and commenting. Much appreciated. :)
You scratch my hub I'll scratch yours!LOL
Hey Webtactechs, I'm not sure of your comment. I'm assuming that you mean that if you "if I read your hub then you read mine" type of comment. I hope you read the hub and it helps you. Thank you for the comment.
Well done. Thanks for the valuable insight. Even though I have been a member for a while, I have not put effort in it, hopefully soon I will find time to master everything. Thanks again.
Thank you kuttingxedge. I appreciate you taking the time to read and comment. You're welcome also. :)
I am two weeks old here on hubpages with 20 hubs published. I don't know if my profile is the best example as you would recommend. I will keep hub hopping to find other examples that i can copy. This was an informative hub. The number of comments tell it all. It is my dream to one day elicit 100 times more reaction to my hubs, compared to this hub. Thank you for being a mentor to new comers.
Hey help101, I see you've published 20 hubs in two weeks. That's quite a lot of work in a short period of time. I certainly hope you take advantage of the Extreme Hub Makeover Forum thread so veteran hubbers can critique your hubs. This will help guide you further. As for your profile, yeah I would suggest you work on it. But, then again remember it depends on why you write to begin with. If you feel comfortable with your profile as it, then leave it. I just think you should add to it a little bit. That's all. I appreciate every comment given. Thank you for reading and commenting yourself. :) Much appreciated.
vmartinezwilson Level 5 Commenter 4 months ago
This is wonderful, Raymond aka Cagsil. I researched the site before joining up, including checking out the rules and regulation. I think I missed or overlooked the watermarking one, but it was a quick fix and I moved on. I haven't had any hiccups besides that one.
The one thing I've been working on is my profile. When I first joined not so long ago, I didn't have much up there. I'm still not sure if it's enough or descriptive enough. I wonder if a professional checked my profile out, would they be interested or just move along? Maybe you can give a gal some advice or at least write a hub about it. It's the one area on this list where I still feel like I'm still making newbie mistakes.
Such an insightful hub. Useful, awesome and voted up!