WRITING HUBS

It is quite different to write for Hubpages than for any other type of online writing I've tried so far.  Very Different from the direction Squidoo is taking.

Squidoo has decidedly changed their emphasis and the type of articles they reward with attention. Hubpages seems to also have refined the focus of what they encourage in their articles. Hubpages look for nonfiction, information oriented topics. They have modules which are recommended to hold short portions of a long page the delves deeply into a subject. They also want the information to be on topic and honed in focus.

 In comparison, Squidoo likes personal stories; Hubs want the anecdotes cut. Shorter format especially when using the new style of lenses (article forms comparable to the "hubs").


  My recent Hubs

•  Garden Furniture I Wouldn't Be Without 
• Kentucky Artisan Center  
• An Arboretum San Save You Money  
• The Christianity You Have Been Searching For

In both place the number of articles written makes a big difference in the traffic and espeically in money earned. Although both thrive on community interaction, Hubpages success seems to require it.

I like both sites for different reasons, but I have been working in Squidoo for far longer, and actually like the changes, although the new formats are not earning anything for me, while my older lenses are the workhorses for making money.

Hubs income builds slowly through each days earnings. Their site is reputed to be a better source of earning, but I don't see that yet. It is too soon to tell.