I am interested in the interface and technical components as well as the business model. I'm eager to participate in various online communities in order to see how they work so that I can hone my own skills. I also have designed and maintain two interactive websites, including a site for tea ratings & reviews. Why was I interested in Hubpages to begin with?īesides writing material on and various blogs, I am an active author and contributor on a number of interactive websites. I found many articles written by the most successful hubpage users, hosted on Hubpages, talking about how HubPages is not a scam-this said something to me.if it weren't a scam, why would its users need to be so defensive about it? Disappointed with the material out there, I decided to write this page to offer a more balanced perspective. After some time, I deleted my hubs and my account, and started searching for discussion of hubpages being a scam. At the time, I had had some success using other sites, especially EzineArticles, to drive traffic to my websites.Īfter signing up for hubpages and using it briefly, I started to wonder whether or not the site was a scam, once I began to understand both its policies and practices, and the way they were presented. I used signed up for HubPages primarily as a way of letting people know about a tea rating and review website I designed, RateTea. I think honestly is more than just making each statement be literally true-I think it involves having the big picture you are presenting be accurate and consistent on a deep level. This selective presentation of information involved failing to mention certain key facts about how the site works, facts that would probably drive many users away from contributing to the site. When I signed up for HubPages, I felt like there was a certain spirit of dishonesty in how the site was presented to potential authors in an attempt to recruit them to write and publish on the site.
I don't think I'd go as far as to outright say that HubPages is a scam, however, I don't like the way the website is run, and after experimenting with it, I chose not to participate in it. Scam is a strong word-it communicates deliberate dishonesty with an intent to profit. HubPages is a well-known website that is marketed as a way for people to earn money and/or promote their businesses by writing articles / creating webpages called "hubs".