What is HubPages?
HubPages is an online knowledge-sharing website, where members publish informative articles, known as “hubs”, and interact with other members, who are nicknamed, “hubbers”.
As well offering membership of an online community and a source of knowledge and information, HubPages also promises, and in many cases delivers, much bigger earnings than the average online money-making site.
Whereas most sites offer rewards in cents, Hubpages earnings are more often measured in dollars. Making money with Hubpages is not instant, however, and most of the people who’s Hubpages earnings are large have achieved it through hard work over an extended period of time.
As well offering membership of an online community and a source of knowledge and information, HubPages also promises, and in many cases delivers, much bigger earnings than the average online money-making site.
Whereas most sites offer rewards in cents, Hubpages earnings are more often measured in dollars. Making money with Hubpages is not instant, however, and most of the people who’s Hubpages earnings are large have achieved it through hard work over an extended period of time.
So how do I make money?
Money is made through advertising, principally through using Google Adsense and Amazon adverts.
The Google Adsense money is split between you and HubPages, with you getting 60% and HubPages getting 40%, this is actually a pretty good rate when you compare it with other sites, such as MyLot or Squidoo, where the income rate tends to be lower in my experience (although I can only speculate as neither site publicly reveals the exact proportion of money that they pay out to their users).
The Amazon rate works on a different principle, you get 4% cut of any money spent on Amazon products after a viewer has clicked on one of your adverts and HubPages don’t take anything from you. This can work out as quite a decent payout if you strike it lucky and someone buys a computer or TV from Amazon. (Ebay and Kontara can also be used to generate income, but are used much less by hubbers than Google Adsense and Amazon).
The Google Adsense money is split between you and HubPages, with you getting 60% and HubPages getting 40%, this is actually a pretty good rate when you compare it with other sites, such as MyLot or Squidoo, where the income rate tends to be lower in my experience (although I can only speculate as neither site publicly reveals the exact proportion of money that they pay out to their users).
The Amazon rate works on a different principle, you get 4% cut of any money spent on Amazon products after a viewer has clicked on one of your adverts and HubPages don’t take anything from you. This can work out as quite a decent payout if you strike it lucky and someone buys a computer or TV from Amazon. (Ebay and Kontara can also be used to generate income, but are used much less by hubbers than Google Adsense and Amazon).
How much money do people actually make on HubPages?
Some HubPages users have done very well, with HubPages earnings of around $300 - $1000 per month. Most of these people, however, have written hundreds of hubs to achieve this, something that may well have taken them months or years to achieve. Recently, however, traffic and HubPages earnings were hit for most users by Google altering the way that its search engine works.
Many Hubpages users have consequently lost between 5% and 50% of their earnings*. HubPages are currently trying to resolve the situation with a subtle redesign of their site, improving the quality of hubs generally, and by introducing higher earning adverts that will work alongside the Google adverts. I must say, however, that even for users who have lost out, their Hubpages earnings still seem considerably greater than those on most online earning sites.
*UPDATE: Since the time of writing this, HubPages have introduced changes to the way that their website is structured and early signs are that many hubbers have or are experiencing increases in internet traffic and earnings to their hubs.
Many Hubpages users have consequently lost between 5% and 50% of their earnings*. HubPages are currently trying to resolve the situation with a subtle redesign of their site, improving the quality of hubs generally, and by introducing higher earning adverts that will work alongside the Google adverts. I must say, however, that even for users who have lost out, their Hubpages earnings still seem considerably greater than those on most online earning sites.
*UPDATE: Since the time of writing this, HubPages have introduced changes to the way that their website is structured and early signs are that many hubbers have or are experiencing increases in internet traffic and earnings to their hubs.
You can find out more and/or join HubPages HERE.
See also:
Google Blogger vs Hubpages: which is the best way to make money online?
See also:
Google Blogger vs Hubpages: which is the best way to make money online?
nice information.Thx
ReplyDeleteThanks for the info. You'd be surprised how underhanded some writers are on the topic. I came across some hubs, even, that looked like they were written by 7 year olds. I say this in all honesty.
ReplyDeleteI appreciate it, Paul. Let me know what your Hub profile is? I am sandraharriette and just got started a few months ago. It wasn't until recently that I started publishing.
i want to know about the current condition of mylot... is they pay for new writers ?
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