Unpublishing Some Hubs
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Fallout from "the Google Slap"
This hub is going to be short and sweet. In an effort to regain the status it lost as a result of the Google Panda algorithm update (or the "Google Slap" as many are calling it), HubPages instituted some new rules concerning what it considers to be content that is appropriate for the site.
Apparently, a hub I published about network marketing, one of the best hubs I've written, received a "dubious content" warning with the additional threat that the hub would be unpublished if I did not change it. It's hard to change an entire hub about network marketing when HubPages considers any content that discusses it to be "dubious" in nature.
One of my reasons for writing the article was to try to dispel some of the negative press that abounds on the Internet about this subject such that sites like HubPages considers any information about it to be "dubious" in nature. I guess my attempt failed as far as HubPages is concerned.
The Importance of Publishing on More than One Article Site
Therefore, I unpublished the hub, and republished it as an article on Seekyt.com.
This is one reason it's important not to put all of your "writing eggs" in one basket. At least I'm able to transfer this content to another writing site that I belong to and still earn Adsense and Amazon affiliate income on it.
The Content Is Still Available
If you are interested in reading what HubPages considers to be dubious content, then please click the link in the preceding paragraph to check it out. I'd be interested in hearing your comments about whether or not the content of the article is "dubious" in nature. I'd also be interested in hearing what you believe HubPages means by "dubious."
If I have to unpublish any more hubs, I will update this hub and add a link to the article on Seekyt so you know where to find it. It will be interesting to see if this hub gets a "dubious content" warning since I did mention the phrase that HubPages considers unworthy of discussion here.
And if you're interested in learning more about Seekyt.com, check out this hub.
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Hi PW. I just read the hub you've had to transfer to Seekyt. I found it very clear, very informative, and very relevant.
I think HP does themselves a dis-service by qualifying such work as 'dubious' content.
And denies the needs of the many people who are actively and keenly seeking out more new ways to earn - online.
Let's face it, just writing articles isn't gonna make anyone rich, or even comfortably off. (Maybe that's your answer right there...)
I also rated this hub up, useful and interesting. There's no button for 'dubious' and even if there was, it wouldn't apply, from a reader's perspective.
Cheers
Thanks marriednokids for reading and for your positive feedback.
Hey writeronline. I really do appreciate your support and positive feedback on this hub. And thanks so much for going over to Seekyt to read the article.
I agree with you wholeheartedly. I probably could have petitioned HubPages to review the hub and approve it, but I didn't feel that I should have to justify what was clearly a top-notch hub (no brag, just fact!). The content wasn't dubious, but because HP deems "network marketing" to be a dubious subject, any discussion of it is dubious by default. Not to mention the fact that I haven't seen a good definition of "dubious" to date.
Anyway, I'm glad I had Seekyt to fall back on. Looking forward to reading your articles over there (hint, hint :-))
Ok I have bookmarked and will now check out your seekyt link. I do need more than one source of passive income.
Thanks a lot! Rated up of course.
Your article looks fabulous over there on seekyt. Wow! What a platform. I think I should sign up through your link here - Yes?
Thanks for your post! Deciding what is "quality content" is apparently a complicated process. I read an interesting article on what Google Panda uses for criteria at http://bit.ly/nxtKO6
Thank you so much for your input. I was not familiar with seekyt, but I'm going to check it out.
Hey BKCreative, thanks so much for reading this hub and the article over at Seekyt, and for the positive feedback on this hub.
Yes, by all means you can sign up at Seekyt via my link. Just go to the hub I wrote about Seekyt (see link in last sentence of this hub) to access the link that takes you to the Seekyt website (one in the first paragraph and last sentence of the hub). You will really like it over there for all the reasons I state in the hub.
When you sign up, be sure to post in your Journal to let everyone know you've joined, and you will receive a nice welcome from members.
Hi GracieLake. Thanks so much for reading and commenting here and for the link to the article. I will definitely check it out. Let me know how you like Seekyt. Thanks for checking it out.
I also have a hub which doesn't seem to meet the Hubpages standards anymore and although I changed it, it still needs revision (at least the notification says so). I might publish it on Seekyt, but the topic is related to some of my other hubs while I don't have an article on Seekyt related to the topic in question. Oh, I also checked out the links in the email that the Hubpages team sent me (so that I can learn how does a hub meeting their standrds look like) and I was just left with question marks above my head - why are these articles better than my article? I guess, I'll never know :)
Hey Jasmine, sometimes there standards seem quite arbitrary. Perhaps contacting them via email and asking them exactly how the hubs don't meet their standards might work. Unfortunately, that's not a guarantee that you will receive an answer that satisfies you. I tried asking questions on one of the forums and, after 3 requests for clarification, I gave up because the answers simply weren't specific enough. Good luck in your efforts to resolve the issues with your hubs.
I read the article in question at Seekyt.com. I found "Network Marketing: One Answer to the Current Economic Crisis" to be well written and informative. Thanks for the information in this article too.
You're welcome Coolmon2009. Thanks for reading this hub and the article at Seekyt, as well as for your positive comments.
I've written 2 hubs I was told to redo and when I did I was told to redo them again, so I just deleted them. All you can do is write what you know and what you like and find the appropriate platform to display it. You've done a great job of that. I'm new to hub pages and well this entire get paid to write thing. I did well with e-how till they turned that site "Professional" I just wonder when this site will do so too. I hope After I start making some real money. You now actually get paid. Take care PWalker 281. Smile!
I saw your article on seekyt to be very informative and well-explained. I didn't see the content as "dubious" at all. I don't get some of the rules sometimes. I'm with you - don't put all your eggs in one basket :)
Hey Carlon, sometimes HubPages isn't very good at explaining WHY a hub is not appropriate; it's often like pulling teeth. I spent a while in one of the forums trying to get them to define "dubious content," but I simply couldn't get a good answer from them, so I gave up.
As I've said, I probably could have asked them to tell my why the hub violated the TOS, but, after the forum experience, I didn't feel like going through the hassle, and I'm glad I had Seekyt to fall back on.
Hang in there! It takes a while to find your "voice" and for hubs to "season" to the extent that they start producing some money.
Thanks for stopping by and for your positive comments.
Hey, ChristinS. I think if HP put a little more effort into explaining why they do the things they do, it would make writing here a lot easier and pleasurable for many. Thanks for taking the time to go over to Seekyt to read the article. I appreciate it and your comments here.
marriednokids 9 months ago
Excellent information PWalker281