Another Venture in Passive Income: Hubpages
Everyone here knows I blog. But blogging alone is not going to sustain even a part-time income. (At least this early in my career.)
When I began researching how to create income online I came across many avenues besides blogging such as article writing, niche sites, eBay sales and Amazon Sales, just to name a few.
I feel I am at a comfortable stage in my blogging to which I can branch out and start creating passive income through article writing. I chose to write at Hubpages. There are many sites that offer writing experiences but 7 months ago I chose Hubpages. I liked that it was the new kid on the block and has skillful writers. Many sites I explored published rubbish. I found typos, ramblings, articles that seemed uninformative and just plain didn’t have any thought behind them. I narrowed down the field to Squidoo and Hubpages. They are very compatible to each other and, frankly, I liked the look of Hubpages more.
So why article writing? One, I already write. I can take what I have learned here and place it there. Not the same content but content that caters to article writing. Two, I have done research, and people do earn an income writing articles. Just like any other business it takes hard work, time and patience. Three, no money up front.
Top hubbers (people who write at Hubpages) have 4 things in common. They have written many articles, from 200-1000. They have been writing for years. They get involved in the Hubpages community. And they promote their articles. This is not any different from blogging! Though slightly different paths are taken, blogging and article writing are parallel avenues of income streams.
I joined Hubpages in October 2010. I quickly put up 5 hubs. And then left to pursue creating my blog. I did nothing with the hubs yet they have actually earned me .72 cents Adsense revenue. “Ha!” You say. “That is nothing!” I know. But I see that as potential. I DID NOTHING. What if I had 500 hubs and did nothing? That revenue could have been $360. Without doing anything but writing articles people read and clicked on Adsense ads.
I am going to take those hubs (I have since written one more) and many more I plan to write to the next level. Article writing is not any different from blogging: one needs to write great content, be unique, and be part of communities.
I’m not saying it is easy. But I am saying it has potential.
I will keep you posted with article writing tips and analysis as I go.
Come visit me, of course I am AllieRambles at Hubpages. (If in doubt always look for AllieRambles.)
What is your take?
Do you write articles? If so, have you found it lucrative and enjoyable?
What other forms of passive online income have you explored?
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Allie, aloha. Though I have written articles for various sites, I have always done it to raise public awareness of my expertise and for the links in the Bio.
In terms of passive income online, I have not yet pursued that to any extent. Recently I change from Blogger to WP. When I did that I included a few affiliate links. As a result of those links, I have made some money.
My suggestion, Allie, would be that you contact both Dahlia and Sarah in our group as both of them are experienced content writers. They can definitely give you the straight scoop.
Look forward to following your journey. All the best to you. Aloha. Janet
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Janet,
Thanks for the references, I will surely check them out. I’m always looking for great advise and guidance.
I was reluctant to write articles because, frankly, I worry that many of the sites that publish articles are just linkbait for bloggers. So the articles are just rubbish and reoccurring subjects. I confess, I would love to have people read my articles and come to my site. So first and foremost I am trying to create a network of places I earn money online by creating quality people can trust.
I trust your opinion and will definitely follow up.
~Allie
Hi Allie,
I’ve never really used Hubpages, don’t understand it and don’t have time to figure it out. I’ve written articles and generated leads from them so in that sense it’s worked for me. I will continue to submit articles to ezine, my favorite directory, but that’s it. All roads lead back to my blog.
Golda
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Golda- As I was coming into blogging and researching article writing, Ezine Articles changed their writer acceptance process. It became more stringent. I was a new writer so I didn’t have a chance. I may now.
Thanks for the reminder, I may soon put my application in at Ezine Articles.
Hi Allie,
Suddenly my husband was curious about my online writing when I saw that I received all that for being an expert author!
I’m not even sure if I’ve heard of Hubpages (though surely others have written about it). I have written for ezine articles but I don’t think they pay (is that how you made money on hubpages?) but I did get a coffee mug and a bag of coffee with a leather coaster!
Stacy
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Hey Stacy,
Article writing on Hubpages and similar sites all rely on Google Ads, Amazon sales and some other ad revenue types. Not different from some blogs that decide to monetize that way. The big difference is that the article sites already have a built in audience and/or the clout from good PR rank to help a writer pull in more readers. In other words I don’t have to start from scratch to find readers.
Yes, you use their resources, so you only get a portion of the revenue but that is the trade.
Not much money is made, usually, but if I can make a little everyday with many avenues, maybe I can make an income.
I know, lots of work. I’m willing to experiment. That is my journey. If I fall or do it wrong, I’ll share it here.
Did I go into too much detail you already knew. Eek! I’m on a writing frenzy today. LOL.
Thanks for stopping by. Some day maybe my hubby will take my online stuff serious too.
~Allie
Hi Allie,
Like Janet, I’ve written a lot of articles, but not really to earn income. Mostly just to get backlinks and to provide value.
I used to use Squidoo quite a bit, but haven’t written a Hubpage yet. It’s one of those things that are on my list to do soon, though.
Thanks for the info.
Gregory
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Hey Gregory,
I thought about the backlinking strategy and maybe I should have switched to a higher PR or more reputable site. But while tooling around Hubpages I started to like the community there and got hitched. I like Squidoo too.
Thanks for stopping by!
~Allie
Allie,
OK. I have heard about Hubpages quite a while ago. I write at different article sites including EzineArticles, mainly for backlinks. I have some Squidoo pages too. But since I am too busy with my blog and paid projects, I just couldn’t find the time to check out Hubpages. I do have an account and 0 Published hubs. Gotta check it out and do a bit more on that. Let me see where it goes.
Cheers,
Jane.
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Jane-
I was actually wondering as I branch out how active I will be on Hubpages eventually. For now, it is what I have time for.
Thx,
~Allie
I am trying Hubpages out, I mainly want more exposure for my blog. I will look for you.
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Michael,
I hope you like it. I do. I am not there that often but I have noticed a couple of things. You can earn a little money there IF you are active and optimize your article for search engines and write unique stuff. If is great for backlinks also. After Panda they tried to clean up the articles there a bit.
I have also noticed that the people there are friendly. If you really want to be part of a community, this is a nice one.
I’ll look for you too.
~Allie
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I spend most of my time and make almost all of my income writing articles and blogs posts for other people (my clients). I have 3 currently. Before we moved to another state, I wrote for a local publication as well. I also make money from time to time doing sponsored posts. My blog is not really monetized (even thought it needs to be), primarily because I have focused more on the writing aspect. I have also written articles for Textbroker.com (I started doing that before blogging). The downside to this is that I do not spend much time on my blog, but the blog has been a great catalyst for the writing and provides a living resume.
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