Hubpages - SEO and Traffic Generation From Hubs

I want to talk about a really underused traffic source called Hubpages.

I joined this site a couple of months ago but only actually started using it over the past weekend. Why I'm excited about it is that its already generated traffic and, more importantly, sales!

Hub Pages is, by my definition, a higher class of article directory.  Although it does have many elements of social networking included too. The GUI is fairly straightforward and seems to make it really easy to post and publish articles without waiting for human reviewers. 

Hubpages uses a scoring system thats based on a number of criteria for articles and yourself, and appears to be consistent. Hubpages reacts quickly to spammy posts and articles though, so dont abuse it! 

Your Hubs will be monetized via revenue sharing with Adsense, Ebay and Amazon.  Ive made less than a dollar since starting last weekend, LOL, so lunch is on me. MY goal for using Hub Pages is NOT direct monetization, but it doesn't hurt to pick up a few more bucks a month as a result.

The members are called Hubbers and it doesnt appear as if their internal forum is very active. That has some real potential for you to start posting in. They do have what are called Fan Clubs, so for example, if you become my fan, its like becoming a MySpace friend.

After you create your account, you can begin creating Hubs. A Hub is a single web page, which really is just a good quality article, with pictures and video (both optional), along with anything else related to what youre writing about. If your article is already written, it takes about 5 minutes to create a hub and publish it.

This is a MUST for your daily schedule folks.  Publish one or two articles a day and creatively link them back to your sites!   Don't over-do it though -  too much, too fast and you might be considered a spammer.  Be sure to read the rules about the Hubpages service before going crazy!

Heres a link to my first Hub:

http://hubpages.com/hub/Blogs-Are-Websites-Too

If you do not already have a Hub account, I'd encourage you to sign up and experiment with it. Hubpages show huge potential for SEO benefit and traffic, if you use your Hub properly and diligently

One note:  I've seen WSOs (Warrior forum offers) and web design sites where people offer to build Hubs for you at ridiculously high prices.  Avoid these, as Hub pages are so easy to use you'd be wasting your hard-earned money to hire someone to do it for you!   Literally, if you can write a sentence and click your mouse, you can have your first HUB up within a few minutes once you've decided on your topic.

By the way, if you do join Hubpages or already have an account, please join my fan club - and of course, I'll join yours

Ok then… Start Hubbing for a an increase in your traffic - AND lasting backlinks from those high-PR Hubpages.

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