Logged into my HubPages author account today and noticed that I now have a HubKarma score. What is HubKarma? Simply put, HubKarma is a score from 1 to 100 based on how many hubs you link to that are not your own. In other words, if you are writing hubs to build backlinks to your … Read more
As most of you know, I have from time to time thrown a bit of effort into a writers profile of sorts at HubPages as Hub Llama. For the most part, this experiment has served just three purposes. The first, is to determine what if any leverage can be achieved by using HubPages to build … Read more
At the request of a friend I recently wrote up an article about the wedding DJ business. More specifically, I wrote a Hub about wedding DJ prices. The idea was that since so many people want to know what a wedding DJ costs, but so few DJ companies actually will say on their websites what … Read more
The HubPages experiment continues. Check out some of my best Hubpages Hubs here. I hate to say it, but I’ve been sucked in by the whole HubPages concept. For those of you who are not familiar with HubPages, it is an article directory that allows anyone to author webpages using a web-based template. It’s closest … Read more
If it seems like we’ve been over this ground before, you are not wrong. My aborted attempt at writing 30 Hubpages Hubs in 30 Hours failed at just 15 Hubs in 30 Hours thanks to some very unexpected events. Nonetheless, it was a worthwhile overall experience. However, over the last couple of weeks, I’ve had … Read more
Am I just that jaded, or am I just that observant? Recently, I have been experimenting with writing Hubs at HubPages. For those of you who are not familiar with HubPages, it is basically one of those sites where you can write whatever you want and publish it on their website for free. Of course, … Read more
The HubPages experiment continues to be a success, though I haven’t seen any of the incoming links show up in Google WebMaster Tools yet. I’m sure that with the size and volume of HubPages, that it can take a while for the Google Spider to make its way around to indexing everything. The best thing … Read more
Building links with HubPages takes a few steps. Step one is getting a high enough HubRank to get your website’s links unfollowed.
Can HubPages really be used to build up authority and improve a website’s search engine rankings? I’m going to find out.