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HubPages has a rating of 1.9 stars from 31 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally dissatisfied with their purchases. HubPages ranks 157th among Photography Equipment sites.
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I have the same complaints about Hubpages that everyone else does, so don't expect this to be anything new. Just take into consideration that there is a reason you read the same thing over and over again about HP; that is because they are all true! First, the site does not pay well or at all. They constantly change their own rules to set the bar so they can get maximum dollars, yet not shell out a dime to those doing all of the work.
Secondly, there are a bunch of trolls and they are friends of HP management or either they are the writers making the most money for the site. HP keeps their censorship rules kind of grey so they can pick and choose what and who to ban at their own discretion. I recently saw one hubber, we'll call him GT, wrote an article about cyberbullying and the person he complained about, we'll call him TS, actually came to the hub and began attacking him.! Right on cue! TS complained to HP and then in turn wrote an article accusing GT of cyberbullying and GT actually got banned yet TS didn't! So two people complain and write articles about cyber bullying and only one gets kicked out. GT did not visit the others site. GT did not direct the hub at TS or even use vulgar language. TS did direct it towards GT. Why might you ask was GT banned, but not TS? Because TS actually works for the site. He can legally bully someone for their beliefs (God) and ban them for it. Crazy stuff! TS even went to GT's LinkedIn and twitter accounts!
I actually had the same problem with TS until I closed my page. Now I go back and read my favorite authors using a guest account, but I still see he is out on his crusade to eradicate religion. I guess he thinks he can do it by banning one hubber at a time.
After 2013, this site absolutely sucks. I enjoyed it at first... then, they started destroying pages and more than half of my work suddenly did not qualify. Yes, it was all original work, too.
Hubpages did the same work to improve their pages- and succeeded beautifully. Their reaction was professional, well communicated, and effective. At squidoo, it was the opposite.
I wish I had never heard of them!
SQUIDOO = HEADACHE!
If you want to post article to this site, You must first understand their terms.
Very true, we do have strict quality standards for being published, and there can be a lot to learn. Between our FAQ and our Learning Center, we do our best to provide new authors with everything they need to know to get started: https://hubpages.com/faq/ https://hubpageshelp.com/
Great website to get free information to almost anything. Great way for inspiring writers get themselves out to the public. Many people blog and link their content to this site
We appreciate the positive review! We certainly do our best. :)
This is one of my all time favorite sites. There is so much information there you can get lost for days reading. The only thing I don; lt like is that there can be a lot of spam in the comments, but other than that its great.
I can sum this site up in one word and that word is "LAME".
Squdoo is better and they, unlike Hubpages do not yank every single post I make.
I'm sorry to hear you've had difficulty getting your posts published. We do have strict standards requiring content to have top quality spelling and grammar and to be spam-free, but we are as transparent about those standards as possible. You can find everything you need to know about our quality assessment process and publication requirements here: https://hubpageshelp.com/standards/Learning-Center-Featured-Hubs
Allows you to create what squidoo calls "Lenses." It awards you experience and levels like a game which unlocks more things for you to add to those lenses. It also puts up google ads and allows you to add an Amazon.com module which will allow you to earn money for yourself or for charity if you promote it properly. You can also view other peoples lenses and maybe learn something new.
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