Nuggets Of Wisdom

For all of you new hubbers hoping to write a HubNugget to call your own, I've been writing a weekly Nuggets Of Wisdom segment. By looking through the Wisdom posts, you can read all about how these Nugget writers of the past achieved HubNuggety greatness! Of course, if you're a little short on time, you could also read the ultimate Nugget Of Wisdom, written by our very own Shirley Anderson. She's a highly respected freelancer, and our HubNugget team leader, so she really knows her stuff!

In the meantime, as long as you're here, check out this interview with last week's top Nugget author. Kidgas wrote a timely and informative hub about heat exhaustion, and it's well worth the read. Make sure you leave a comment, to congratulate him on his success. Now here's what he had to say about the experience:

I came up with the idea for Heat Exhaustion Safety Tips after playing
a round of golf by myself in Orlando while the heat index was 110.
There was almost no one else on the course and I went a couple hours
without seeing anyone. I thought that if I passed out, nobody would
even know. It was somewhat stupid, but I love golf. I wrote and
published the hub two days later. I didn't even know that I was
nominated until later that weekend when I got home from vacation and
had internet access. Someone had sent a comment congratulating me. I
didn't know what a HubNugget was and had to look it up. Needless to
say, I was shocked that I was even noticed and quite honored.
I felt that I would have trouble promoting the Hub since I am not a
very outgoing person or very salesman-like. I figured I was in trouble
competing against much better writers who likely had more internet
experience and their own blogs. I did the only thing I knew to do for
promotion which was place a post and link on thefastlanetomillions.com
forum. I have been an active member of the community for almost 2
years and felt that if I had any credibility anywhere, that would be
the place. (I actually learned of HubPages at that site while
searching for information on Squidoo which doesn't compare at all).
Needless to say, my friends at that forum came through. There were
over 500 views of my post there and many votes.
I can't say enough positive things about my experience at HubPages.
The interface for publishing is easy to work with; the community of
Hubbers is incredibly cordial; I was immediately able to get traffic
from fellow Hubbers and feedback which is a huge ego boost and quite
encouraging. Being involved in the HubNugget experience definitely
brought increased traffic especially for that particular hub. It is,
in fact, has the highest traffic (although by a slim margin) and
represents over 9% of my total views. The traffic has continued. It
is a very relevant topic especially with summer football, soccer, and
other summer practices coming up in August. I hope the information is
read by many people and might even help save someone from heat
exhaustion.
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Thanks for that testimonial, Kidgas. It sounds like you're learning the ropes quickly! Keep those hubs coming!

Winners And Wannabes

Well it looks like I've been asleep at the switch! The new Hubnugget hub has been out for a couple of days, and I still haven't announced last week's winners. So here you go. The winners are:

HubNugget 1: Heat Exhaustion Safety Tips (36%)

HubNugget 2: The Pros and Cons of Volunteer Vacations: One Volunteers' British Island Hopping Experience (21%)

HubNugget 3: Six Absolutely Must Know Book Sites (11%)

HubNugget 4: Killings in The Field...The Dilbone Massacre of 1813...Piqua, Ohio (10%)

HubNugget 5: Yoshi's Hubbing 101: Finding tags (also known as keywords) (7%)

Congrats to one and all!

They're all linked for a reason, folks. Feel free to click away, and congratulate all of these gifted hubbers!

The HubNugget team appreciates all of you kind souls who took the time to vote, but your job is not quite done. Our own ProCW has typed his fingers to the bone to bring you the latest batch of nuggets, and we would all just love it if you checked them out and voted. Make sure you read 'em all, though. They made it to the Wannabe list for a reason. You never know, one of these hubbers could be the next Steinbeck! You can find the latest and greatest by clicking here!

Nuggets Of Wisdom

Hello! I have the new installment of Nugget Of Wisdom. If you don't already know, Nuggets Of Wisdom is my chance to interview one of the recent winners of the weekly HubNuggets poll. Sometimes it doesn't take much prompting to get them talking about their HubNugget experience, as was the case this week.

It seems that the HubNugget program inspires so much excitement in the participants, that my job just keeps getting easier each week. And that's what it's all about. Making things easy for m...I mean encouraging great new hubbers, and getting them excited to write even more!

DoodleLyn was eager to share her thoughts on her Nuggeting experience, and I'm happy to oblige! After you read her Nuggets Of Wisdom, head over to her winning hub and leave her a big ole congrats in the comment section!

I don't even remember how I stumbled upon HubPages, but I'm so glad I did. My hubby will attest to how much joy I get out of being in this community. He misses me! I'm always at the computer, either writing, checking for comments, or reading other's hubs. I've only been here a few weeks, but already feel so welcome. Most hubbers are very encouraging, and seem so willing to help out the "newbies."

What a surprise when I received my email to let me know my very first hub had been nominated to be a hub nugget. I quickly went to the link to learn more about what exactly that was. I feel honored to be chosen as one of the top five. Voting must have been very difficult, as all the hubs nominated were very well written. I guess in my excitement, I voted for myself (sorry other nominees, nothing personal), and didn't even remember doing so. I finally figured out how to direct my friends to vote for my hub the night before the deadline, and sent out a few emails. I also put a notice on my Facebook page. A few of them got their emails and did vote for my hub. A couple of people linked my hub on their Facebook and Twitter pages.

I got a few more fans from my hub nugget experience. When I first published my hub, I had some traffic and comments, but that died down a while after. I have received lots more traffic to my hub since my nomination. I hope to get more when it is announced in the newsletter.

I encourage all new hubbers to try it. I will definitely try again. Your hub can only be a hub nugget when you are a new hubber, so go for it while you can. I figure we can use all the help we can get promoting our hubs. Thanks to a terrific team at HubPages for your support, your encouragement, and for providing us a vehicle for our writing. I love it here at HubPages!





Wow DoodleLyn! It sounds like you had a lot of fun with it. I think I speak for the entire HubNugget team when I say GREAT JOB! Welcome to Hubpages, and keep those awesome hubs coming!

Here Are Your Latest And Greatest HubNugget Wannabes

I had the honor of writing the HubNugget hub this week, and I have to tell ya, it was tough! It's a good thing there are a whole team of us digging for the weekly wannabes, because every time I look at the list, my head spins. Every week, the list of contenders gets longer, and the talent is incredible! It's tough to narrow it down to just 10 Wannabes, and even tougher for the voters to pick their favorite. You should do yourself (and the Nugget hopefuls) a favor and saunter on over to the hub. Read 'em all, learn some stuff, and vote! Here it is.





Rember, you don't have to be a hubber to vote, but it sure doesn't hurt! As long as you're there, why not join us, and get in on all the fun?

And The Winners Are...

The newest batch of HubNugget winners have been announced, and if you're a hubber, you've undoubtedly seen the top 5 in your weekly newsetter. But, believe it or not, there are still a few people out there who haven't joined Hubpages! I don't know why, but it's true. Joining is free, and it's just about the easiest thing in the world. If you have a name and an email address, you're in! All you have to do is click this link, click the red arrow that says "Join Now", and follow the simple instructions. It's a fun and friendly place to write, you'll make lots of new friends, and you can even make a few bucks. And best of all, you just might find yourself on the receiving end of a HubNugget nomination!

In the mean time, whether you missed the email, or you haven't gotten around to signing up yet, I have the list of winners right here:

1: How Journaling About Gratitude Can Change Your Life ~ by DoodleLyn (27%)
2: The Other Uses of Tea ~ by jill of alltrades (19%)
3: Magical Places: Cocos: The Island of Hammerhead Sharks ~ bt LRobbins (17%)
4: 40 Ways To Save Money ~ by jazzuboo (13%)
5: The Great Lobster Roll Debate ~ by Irohner (8%)



It may be too late to vote, but it's never too late to stop by and read these great hubs, and congratulate these guys on a job well done!