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However, more importantly, it might get users to actually notice and interact with the advertising on the page.
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This definitely would make me want to use the site more often. (It could also help increase the time that users spend on the site.)įacebook could use a formula similar to EdgeRank to determine how valuable the content is and how much the user should receive. While I haven’t fully thought this through, I’m thinking that if Facebook paid users a portion of the revenue that they received from Facebook Ads when their content was viewed by other users either via the timeline or on their profile, it would encourage users to use the site more often and post more valuable content. I wonder if this is something that Facebook could do to earn more money. Squidoo, the site that was started by Seth Godin, uses a similar revenue-sharing model. (This encourages Hubbers to post quality content.)įor the record, HubPages is not the only site that lets users earn money. However, unlike many of those social networking sites, with its Ad Program, HubPages lets the Hubber keep the earnings from 60% of the impressions and HubPages gets the rest. When people talk about monetizing a social networking site, they are talking about finding ways to make money from the site.Īs is the case with many social networking sites, HubPages makes money off of display advertising. It is this aspect of the site that got me thinking. Hubbers can also share another person’s Hubs with their followers, thus making it easier for good content to be spread.Īs I alluded to, you can also earn income on HubPages through Google Adsense, the Amazon and eBay affiliate programs, and through the HubPages Ad Program. To encourage participation within the community, you earn a HubScore and receive accolades for participation (these are similar to the badges that you receive on Foursquare.) When you sign up for the site, you can follow other Hubbers and Hubbers can follow you. One of the benefits of using the site to publish Hubs is that it is set up in much the same way as a standard social networking site is. If you are not familiar with HubPages, it is an online community designed to help writers share their content. Recently, I joined HubPages as a way to help get the word out about my blog and possibly earn a little income by writing.