Squidoo or Hub Pages

[Giftys]

Which have you guys had better results from regarding click through traffic?

[Sheryl Polomka]

Probably Squidoo - but much of a muchness, why not use both? Hubpages I've found get indexed a bit quicker but I prefer the layout and dashboard, etc of Squidoo.

[CyberSorcerer]

Squidoo and Hubpages are just social sites period!

They have absolutely nothing to do with improving your click-through rate. It's your article, writing, call-to-action, etc that has to do with whether a visitor clicks on your links or not.

[Kristen Osborn]

I use Squidoo simply because you can put way more affiliate links throughout your content. HubPages has too many rules - you can only put one (or maybe two) links in your content and you can't be obvious or blatantly send anyone to your website at the end - ex: "For more info, visit www.example.com". (At least that's my understanding of the rules.) I love Squidoo!

[Alexa Smith]

Originally Posted by InternetMarketingBusiness

Both are useful ONLY for link building or passing the link juice to my money site.

I completely agree with this. I have no plans to use either for any other purpose: I can't own or control them, so they have a very limited role to play in my business.

[schttrj]

Originally Posted by Giftys

Which have you guys had better results from regarding click through traffic?

To your question,

I believe that Squidoo will have a better CTR. Why? Because you can add MORE obvious and MORE in number call-for-action links in Squidoo

[Affmz]

social sites are still good for building linkwheel

[DeborahDera]

I use them both.

Originally Posted by Giftys

Which have you guys had better results from regarding click through traffic?

[Giftys]

Thanks everyone!

[penpal6]

Squidoo is much better to attain the targeted traffic

[ahmadferi]

Originally Posted by Affmz

social sites are still good for building linkwheel

like what you mean?

[unlimitedmarketing]

Squidoo is so much more fun and a very good source for traffic.

[wolfmmiii]

I drive traffic from both to sites of mine. I do feel that HubPages ranks better though.

[Bruce NewMedia]

Originally Posted by schttrj

To your question,
I believe that Squidoo will have a better CTR. Why? Because you can add MORE obvious and MORE in number call-for-action links in Squidoo

I just don't see it that way at all.

Having lots of BIG LINKS means very little..and neither does having MORE of them.

if that were true then these pages littered with giant flashing BUTTONS would be goldmines for the site owner/affiliate....and I think most of us know they are not.

To me, its 'Content And Connection' that cause clicks.

Content that informs the visitor of something they didn't know, and doing it in a way that makes an emotional connection. If you do that right, you can have the tiniest link and still get big CTRs.
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Bruce

[Andrea Wilson]

I like Hubpages better than squidoo. I get better clicks with them than squidoo. But your situation can be different, so try to use both of them.

Andrea

[indiatext]

in my personal opinion you should go for hubpages. It has given me comparatively better results...

[Giftys]

It seems like it's 50/50. As usual, no one can agree on anything. Reminds me of my government. Ha!

[Mike McAleer]

Squidoo is awesome. I have even made some money selling Amazon/ebay products through squidoo. It is great and ranks well in Google.

[Riverstix]

Originally Posted by ahmadferi

like what you mean?

He means writing articles on web 2.0 sites like these, then placing backlinks to your money site or other articles in them. You pass on link juice from page to page then finally to your money site. You can use programs like scrapebox to blast these articles and pass on even more link juice without worrying about your money site being penalized for spam.

[The Big Deal]

I have many hubs and lenses. In general I seem to get better results with Squidoo. However, I would advise using both if possible.

[officer_iron]

I've had better results from HubPages, but I definitely use both for any important backlinking I'm doing.

[schttrj]

Originally Posted by brucerby

I just don't see it that way at all.

Having lots of BIG LINKS means very little..and neither does having MORE of them.

if that were true then these pages littered with giant flashing BUTTONS would be goldmines for the site owner/affiliate....and I think most of us know they are not.

To me, its 'Content And Connection' that cause clicks.

Content that informs the visitor of something they didn't know, and doing it in a way that makes an emotional connection. If you do that right, you can have the tiniest link and still get big CTRs.
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Bruce

Of course, I agree with the "Content and Connection" part.

But, if you look at any good sales copy, you will see that the call-to-action button is actually placed multiple times in the page.

Now there's a reason behind that.

It's actually capturing the audience at the right moment.

For Hubpages, you can only insert TWO links. That works for a short hub, which will NOT convert that much.

But for a long hub with multiple modules, it will rather be hard for you to channelizing the audience at the right time.

[DIGITALCHAMELEON]

I will go for squidoo, its already proven.

[schttrj]

Originally Posted by DIGITALCHAMELEON

I will go for squidoo, its already proven.

Who, where, why and how?!

[DavidJeff]

my vote is for hubpgaes as its giving me best result and strong backlinks, and there are less spammers on hubpages

[ashSimpson87]

Squidoo is much more okay. Very user friendly rather than hub pages which is too complicated to use. But try to use both. They are still very helpful.

[cbjack]

Squidoo is my favorite I've been using it for two years now with great results.

[Bruce NewMedia]

Originally Posted by schttrj

Of course, I agree with the "Content and Connection" part.

But, if you look at any good sales copy, you will see that the call-to-action button is actually placed multiple times in the page.

You're probably right in the case of Squidoo where its fairly restricting what you can do...(and I can see your point)
however, there are actually many outstanding sales letters online that have exactly one, or at MOST, 2 links to the order page. Take a look at "Fat Loss For Idiots", as just one example that comes to mind.

It has been one of the top selling CLBK products for a long time. I find adding more links to sales pages can convey desperation. (which I do not want to convey)...YMMV.
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Bruce

[schttrj]

Originally Posted by brucerby

You're probably right in the case of Squidoo where its fairly restricting what you can do...(and I can see your point)
however, there are actually many outstanding sales letters online that have exactly one, or at MOST, 2 links to the order page. Take a look at "Fat Loss For Idiots", as just one example that comes to mind.

It has been one of the top selling CLBK products for a long time. I find adding more links to sales pages can convey desperation. (which I do not want to convey)...YMMV.
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Bruce

I understand what you are saying. Of course, I believe nothing is generalized, and you should do what suits you best.

[canhdong90]

I have a stupid question: I create my hub, and when I publish it, This hub said "This hub has been submitted for publication, and will be published once it has been reviewed by the administrator" ,(some hubs before,I didn't see it).How long to get publish? Even though I still get views.

[Sunnybeach7]

Squidoo would be better if you are only going to use one, due to the different options for your links (black boxes, etc.) and also because hubpages only allows you to put a maximum of two links on each hub...and for that, they lace the hub with lots of other advertisements.

[rain21]

I prefer squidoo its better for traffic and even its dofollow

[schttrj]

Originally Posted by canhdong90

I have a stupid question: I create my hub, and when I publish it, This hub said "This hub has been submitted for publication, and will be published once it has been reviewed by the administrator" ,(some hubs before,I didn't see it).How long to get publish? Even though I still get views.

That's because you are submitting overly promotional blogs. Check the Hubpages FAQ.

[x3xsolxdierx3x]

Originally Posted by mrhenzy

Squidoo and Hubpages are just social sites period!

Not entirely sure what you mean by this. They aren't JUST social sites. In practice and in definition, they are much more.

[duncanmacgibbon]

Squidoo is the best option because you can put way more links throughout your content pointing back to your sites.

[wolfmmiii]

Given the recent Google changes that are currently significantly affecting sites like HubPages and other content farms, it might be a largely moot point.

Time to get familiar with PPC.

[vilnwv]

I have had much more success with Squidoo than I have ever had with Hub. As ststed in this thread I feel it is due to the fact that Squidoo is so much less restrictive. Just on a personal note I have much more fun building lenses than hubs and maybe that just shows through in my writing...who knows. Anyway use both like many have said before to link to your main money site

[x3xsolxdierx3x]

Originally Posted by duncanmacgibbon

Squidoo is the best option because you can put way more links throughout your content pointing back to your sites.

Yes, until you abuse it and it ends up getting slapped and loosing authority again.

[Rikki_Fawkes]

Originally Posted by duncanmacgibbon

Squidoo is the best option because you can put way more links throughout your content pointing back to your sites.

Originally Posted by x3xsolxdierx3x

Yes, until you abuse it and it ends up getting slapped and loosing authority again.

I like Squidoo, too, but Howie's right, you need to go easy on the links. I've made some sales by linking articles to Squidoo and onto an affiliate using the One Week Marketing program, but I certainly don't base even 10% of my online business through Squidoo. I like having control of my own pages.

[x3xsolxdierx3x]

Thanks for backing me up on that Rikki,

That's the kind of behavior that guys like Seth Godin have to constantly combat. (err...owner of Squidoo)

Originally Posted by Rikki_Fawkes

I like Squidoo, too, but Howie's right, you need to go easy on the links. I've made some sales by linking articles to Squidoo and onto an affiliate using the One Week Marketing program, but I certainly don't base even 10% of my online business through Squidoo. I like having control of my own pages.

[Rikki_Fawkes]

Originally Posted by x3xsolxdierx3x

Thanks for backing me up on that Rikki,

That's the kind of behavior that guys like Seth Godin have to constantly combat. (err...owner of Squidoo)

I made this mistake when I was a noob. I put plenty of valuable content into the lens, but didn't know how many links I was allowed, so I kind of went hog wild. Then I was confused when my lens still showed up as not being featured on Squidoo. I put two and two together real quick.

[Michael Lee]

I'm getting better results with squidoo and have much more lens than hubs.

However, they are both loved by the search engines and I would recommend using both of them (and other content-sharing sites like Qassia, RedGage, Bukisa, etc.), as we don't want to put all our eggs in the same basket.

[Andrei]

If I want to rank for a keyword on first page of Google should I just build more backlinks to my lenses and hubs? I mean ranking a page on Squidoo or Hub Pages are the same like ranking a website?
Thanks

[Rikki_Fawkes]

Originally Posted by Michael Lee

I'm getting better results with squidoo and have much more lens than hubs.

However, they are both loved by the search engines and I would recommend using both of them (and other content-sharing sites like Qassia, RedGage, Bukisa, etc.), as we don't want to put all our eggs in the same basket.

What are you linking to in Bukisa? Last I checked they disallowed self-serving links of any kind, even if it went to a your own website and not a direct aff link.

[mahesh2k]

Both are good for backlinks and passive adsense/impression based income. But you need to diversify and not put all the eggs in one basket.

[tritrain]

Originally Posted by Giftys

Which have you guys had better results from regarding click through traffic?

I've found that I get a lot more traffic in general with Squidoo and tend to have a higher CTR from these pages.

I believe it is because of the type of crowd that it attracts, but more importantly because it allows for much more variety of HTML and CSS, which means that creative use of colors and style can increase the disire to click on a link, especially an image.

You can do nearly as much on HubPages. Very simplistic design...but it is nice too.

[sarahberra]

Squidoo is pretty good. I haven't tried hub pages yet.

[x3xsolxdierx3x]

Originally Posted by sarahberra

Squidoo is pretty good. I haven't tried hub pages yet.

I've heard of great success stories at both places. I began by writing alot for Squidoo. I made an account at HubPages, but I just haven't gotten around to contributing like I'd like to.

[Rikki_Fawkes]

Originally Posted by x3xsolxdierx3x

I've heard of great success stories at both places. I began by writing alot for Squidoo. I made an account at HubPages, but I just haven't gotten around to contributing like I'd like to.

I've found Hubpages to be pickier than Squidoo in some ways - especially with links, duplicate content (which I believe they still allow, they just have to "like" it, I guess.). I don't like the layout as well at Hubpages, either, but that's not to say it doesn't work.

Personally, you're probably not missing out on too much, as I much prefer Squidoo. But I could be wrong.

[Jimmy Sun]

I like them both and use them more to link building rather than to drive traffic