HubPages is an establish Web 2.0 tool offering its members the opportunity to generate income from publishing online content. Writers, or Hubbers as they are referred to, publish Hubs on topics that they know and have an interest in. Once the Hubs are live, they have the possibility (not guarantee) of generating online traffic which may lead to earnings.
It is important to note that simply publishing content through HubPages does not necessarily mean a writer will earn any income. The success or income potential of a Hub can be linked to several factors including the popularity of the article, the amount advertisers are willing to spend for a set of keywords, and more. While there are no guarantees of earning money by using HubPages, the opportunity is still there. Motivated writers can leverage this tool and turn it into a viable alternative income stream with a little hard work.
While there are many quality revenue sharing sites (i.e. Info Barrel and Xomba), I feel that HubPages has the most to offer its writers. Here are a few of the reasons why you may want to open up a HubPages account –
10 Reasons to Open a HubPages Account
Here are several reasons why you may want to open a HubPages account and begin leveraging this powerful tool. Besides offering a source of income, this Web 2.0 product has several other features that can benefit anyone looking to improve their online presence.
- FREE To Open an Account – Using Web 2.0 tools (such as HubPages) is an excellent free passive income opportunity. Since opening up an account with HubPages is FREE, writers who decide the site is not for them are only out the time they have put into building their Hubs. There are no membership or recurring fees to become a Hubber.
- Earn Pay Per Click Income – By linking their Google AdSense and Hub accounts, writers can earn Pay Per Click (PPC) income from their content. Writers will earn PPC AdSense income on 60% of all page views to their content. HubPages earns the advertisement dollars on the other 40% of page views. Writers can also link their Kontera PPC account to generate additional income from their Hubs.
- Earn Affiliate Sales Income – Hubbers can link their Amazon or eBay affiliate accounts to their Hubs and earn commissions on the sale of related products. A given Hub could have the potential to earn not only PPC income (through AdSense and Kontera), but affiliate sales as well. The variety of income options makes HubPages an attractive fit for writers who publish content on a wide range of topics.
- Test Out Keywords – Web 2.0 tools offer a great way to test out profitable keywords before spending a lot of money on domain names and hosting. Writing a few Hubs on a set of keywords can provide critical information on how competitive a targeted niche may be. This kind of test is especially important when it comes to time savings. If it is hard to get a Hub on the first page of Google results for a keyword, then it will be even harder to have content from a niche website show up.
- Established Site – HubPages is an established Web 2.0 site that is considered an authoritative source of information on the internet. Most major search engines tend to rate published Hubs higher than their competition. The site also boasts an Alexa ranking of under 300, which shows how popular the site has become. Writers looking to get their content out to the public quickly can leverage the power of this establish platform.
- Easy to Use Tools – HubPages offers easy to use publishing tools for their writers. A professionally written Hub can be published in a matter of just a few minutes in a step by step process.
- Build External Links – Writers looking to add links back to their website can do so through Hubs. As long as the links are not overly promotional in nature, they can be included in Hubs to help build the credibility of a separate website. These links can be very valuable to a niche website.
- Earn Referral Income – Another way to earn passive income on HubPages is through referrals. By signing up other writers to the site, HubPages will give 10% of their proceeds (comes from their 40%) back as referral income for monies generated.
- Writers Own Their Content – Writers who publish Hubs actually own their content, unlike a few other revenue sharing sites. Having ownership of your published content is becoming more and more critical in the fast changing world of the internet.
- Idea Bank – Hubbers who may be suffering from a little writers block can find new ideas for Hubs using the built in Idea Bank tool. Leveraging this tool is a great way to find out what other people are searching for on the internet.
Diversified Income Streams
Building a portfolio of diversified income streams is essential in today’s economy. People whom rely on their jobs as the only source of income are taking on a huge financial risk, which could dearly cost them. By building multiple streams of income from several sources, a family (or individual) can lower their risk and exposure to an unforgiving economy.
Writing for HubPages alone will not make you rich. However, leveraging this powerful tool can help build a solid income stream(s) that can be added to a larger portfolio. Just as an investor should scatter their investments over several stocks, building a diversified income portfolio is as important. Adding HubPages to this income portfolio can be a FREE way to protect your personal finances.
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Hi John,
This is Jonathan from Kontera. Thanks for bringing up Kontera in your over view of reasons to use HubPages, Kontera is a great In-Text network to use either with Hubpages, or any other content heavy website.
The reason Kontera is so effective is our contextual technology, an algorithm that can read your webpages for meaning, not just scan for keywords like competing network do. This added level of targeting, allows us to put the most relevant ads on your content, leading to higher CTR and better CPC.
An additional benefit of Kontera is our exclusive ad inventory from such big impact brand names as Microsoft, L’Orael, Dove, National Geographic, Volvo, Sprint, Kmart, and more. These premium, often Rich-Media ads get the highest response from site visitors, offer the best CPC, and are only available through Kontera.
If you’re interested in learning more about our network, we’re currently offering new publishers a 70% revenue share which is the best rate in the industry. We’re also offering new Kontera publishers a $50 bonus if they get at least 25,000 page views during their first 30 days on the network; in addition to having recently lowered our minimum payout threshold from $100 to $50, across all payment methods. That means are Publishers are seeing the fruits of their labor faster than ever before.
You can learn more about the Kontera Network on our Publisher Page: http://www.kontera.com/publishers
Thanks,
- Jonathan Cohen
Kontera Community Manager
Jonathanc@kontera.com
Wow, it’s like a Community Manager party in here! Just wanted to say, so glad you’re enjoying HubPages. You’ve done a great job of highlighting some of our strengths in this post. It’s becoming more and more important to writers to make sure they retain the copyright to their works, and HubPages has allowed for that from the beginning!
I hope you continue to enjoy your time on our site. And of course, don’t hesitate to contact us if you have any questions.
Maddie Ruud
Community Manager
HubPages.com
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