HubPages

I requested permission to write about a topic and I got a reply from a moderator named Matt confirming to me that it was ok and then when I attempted to write and submit the article he gave me the ok for I was suddenly banned with no explanation and no real reason that I can see. It's an ok platform for new writers to get their foot in the door but I wouldn't recommend it for anything long-term. Now that these creeps broke my trust I guess I'll be peacing out and moving on to Wattpad. The editors seem more honest and fair on there.

I've been on Hubpages since 2012 and have been through some ups and downs with the site but now in 2017 they are definitely on the upswing. I have around 300 articles and make around $8,000 a year. HubPages has survived by focusing on quality and using editors to improve and standardize some of the content. HubPages has a really excellent writing platform which lets you include video, maps, tables and photos. In addition, HubPages has all of the content on one page so that the viewer looking at "10 Kitchen Design Tips" doesn't have to scroll through 10 pages to see the content. HubPages is for dedicated writers who are willing to write excellent, interesting content that beats everything else on the web for that topic. It is not a personal blog or creative writing platform and it does not promise instant success or guaranteed income. However, if you know a lot about something and you know how to write clear explanations or instructions, you probably can use HubPages to build a business.

I've written on Hubpages for several years, although not much lately. Their editors are constantly making edits and changes even to articles that were published years ago. I don't mind correction of grammatical or spelling errors, but a lot of their edits change writing style, word selection, and content or are just useless changes for the sake of making changes. Some changes they forced me to make, for example - combining several shorter articles into one long one. That caused a significant reduction in readers for me. I've unpublished several articles just to avoid the irritation of their meddling. Earnings are small and usually drop whenever they make another frequent change to their platform. I ADVISE FINDING A DIFFERENT PLATFORM TO PUBLISH YOUR ARTICLES.

I was banned from Hubpages for a very trivial reason that could even make a high court judge laugh! I posted a wrong article. Only one wrong article that just washed off my years of hard work!

Don't work or write for these guys. They are inconsistent in their moderation, and absolutely abysmal when it comes to contacting them for advice or help. Their moderation team is a total mess.

I have written several articles for Hubpages, all of which are very highly rated by the site's own measures, and all of which have been featured by the site, so I know they are considered high quality content. These articles were written as long as seven years ago (2012). You would think producing good content for a website that supposedly pays you for writing would make at least a little bit of money over seven years, right?

I have total balance in my Hubpages account of just over $40. Very conveniently for Hubpages, you have to have a minimum of $50 to cash out at all. My balance increases by approximately $0.04 a month (they have changed the rules since I started; the writers' share of the earnings used to be higher, which is why I was able to get $40). At this rate, I still have over 20 years before I even meet the minimum balance to get any money at all.

Because of this arbitrary minimum cash out balance, the overwhelming majority of Hubpages writers will never receive a penny for their work. Of course, Hubpages will happily earn ad revenue for themselves from your content.

I have even written to the support center and politely asked to be able to withdraw my $40 because it would be impossible for me to ever reach $50. I figured they would care enough about their users to make an exception if asked nicely, and it was just $40. Not even $40 I was asking to get for free, it was MY $40. To my surprise, the individual I spoke to refused to budge and even became rude when I continued trying to explain how their policies would make it impossible for me to ever access my money.

I realize now that Hubpages is basically a scheme to trick people into producing free content they can profit from. They say you'll get paid for it, but the rate of earnings is ridiculously low, and they have that "minimum balance" in place to ensure most people won't even be able to receive the little money they earned. The entire business model is unethical, and the internet will be a better place when they either go out of business or get shut down for legally dubious business practices.