I’m not willing to put in the work for articles that I may or may not be paid for, so I deleted the email and opted to move on to something that will pay.

I got the eHarmony reply last night too and had the same exact reaction. Disappointing indeed.

I discovered at Feedburner that you can get buttons for subscription through RSS and through email. That way, those who prefer email automatically are notified when something new is posted. You don’t have to manually send out email. I think captcha (whatever) is used on the email sign up form for subscribers to keep the subscriptions limited to humans.

Hey girl, I did some more research on Hubpage.com

It’s actually not a bad site, I asked around the millions of people located on the site and they said it’s legit. It’s all how your promote your page. It’s like a blog with commercial. Hope this helps.

Nic

“Must be able to manipulate a mouse”

Talk about lowered expectations!

I created an account with hubpage and already have two articles posted but now i’m a bit hesitant regarding how much work I might have to put in to actually earn a buck. Sheesh! Maybe I will cancel my account, if I can find out how.

Thanks for pushing the magic button. Is there also a secret to getting back on your email list?

Michael

I noticed the other day I got the comment moderation note and I did again just now. I have posted here before. Just a head’s up that there might be a slight glitch. That being said, my comments always post very quickly when the notice pops up, so it doesn’t worry/bother me.

Plus I am remembering to do the little “@” thing so my comment can be put into context when it posts.

I was just reading through the forums and found this one regarding the Captstone program. Members also talk about what they have to do to get a bonus, and other things they have to add to their articles. Articles go through a rating process there and also can get penalized for links and such (another forum I read).

Here is the capstone forum link:
http://hubpages.com/forum/topic/4328

If anyone here writes for hubpages, I would love to learn more about if its really worth it, what is really involved, etc. The info in the forums doesn’t seem to match the ad in the amount of work required, the amount of time required, and the resulting amount of pay.

Somehow I was dropped from your daily email list. Or has your routine changed? And I can’t see how to sign up again. Please advise. You’ve been my daily morning reading.

Best,
Michael

Read the Cornerstone, or whatever it is, contract at HubPages very carefully. They get all rights to your work and for the $25-$45 you actually have to write a total of 15 articles, plus a “cornerstone” hub to link them all together. Someone correct me if I’m wrong there – the job posting leads you think that the $25-$45 is for each page/article. The only link to the info I could find was through their forum. Didn’t hang around long.

I once questioned the same thing and came across a site (http://www.rbs2.com/plag.htm) that listed laws in different states regarding selling these papers. Apparently there are laws against it in:

# California Education Code §§ 66400 – 66405
# Colorado § 23-4-101 – 106
# Connecticut § 53-392a – e
# Florida § 877.17
# Illinois ch. 110, § 5/0.01 – 5/1
# Maine 17-A § 705
# Massachusetts ch. 271, § 50
# Nevada 207.320
# New Jersey 18A:2-3
# New York Education Law § 213-b
# North Carolina § 14-118.2
# Pennsylvania title 18, § 7324
# Virginia § 18.2-505
# Washington 28B.10.580 – 584

My state’s not on the list, but I still wouldn’t be comfortable doing it.

Wow, yay to your hubby. I’ll keep that in mind. I’m not looking for huge pay offs, more like “hey i got $$$ in the mailbox today”. Why not get paid for the things you love to do, writing.

Thanks!