In Part 1 of this little series on how to build a HubPage and how to make money with a HubPage, we examined the how to build a HubPage part. This included what we would need to set up a HubPage account (Google Adsense account number, eBay affiliate number, Amazon affiliate number) and how the process of setting up a HubPage account works. Today we are going to look at some specific ways to maximize our earning potential with HubPages.

Before I get into that, I'm going to tell you something about Hubpages. They aren't exactly like Squidoo. On Squidoo, self promotion is welcomed and encouraged. HubPages is not quite the same. Instead of focusing on 'her is my HubPage come see my site', you should focus on 'here is the value in reading what I'm writing for you - come see my site'. This is an important distinction because you don't want to be seen as 'spammy'.

Instead of giving you a conversational view of how to use your HubPage to make money, I'm going to list some very specific ways you can make money with your HubPages.

• You can set up a one page or small multi-page site full of affiliate links to products for a specific niche. For instance, let's say that you decided on baby products. You could create a page full of nothing but baby product retailers from Commission Junction arranged in an attractive way. Create a few additional pages that are textual and keyword rich (baby products, products for babies, things a baby needs, etc). Make sure you research your keywords with the SEO Book keyword tool AND actually look at the results on search engines BEFORE you decide on your keywords. After that, create a hubpage that outlines the importance of one of the particular retailers products for babies. Put links in your hubpage that go back to your page full of baby products. Make sure that you are offering some sort of assessment that provides real value for the reader – not something that says 'please come visit my affiliate site'.

• Sign up with ClickBank. You can sign up by clicking here. Select a few products in a popular niche and create a mini site (5 or so pages) that are keyword rich and center around the subject of the items you selected from the ClickBank marketplace. Write several hubpages that center around the subject as well, but make sure that they all link back to your website. What you will probably find is that the hubpages will outrank your site, but since the hubpage contains links back to your site, you will still be able to have people get to you.

• Create a one or two page pitch site (site that basically just tries to sell one particular product) and then write several hubpages 'reviewing' the product. Direct people to the site. Make sure your content on the site is compelling. You can look at the ClickBank marketplace pitch pages to get an idea of what to do. Visit ClickBank and click on the Marketplace link at the top.

• If Adsense is your thing and you don't want to use anything else, create a site around Adsense that uses the referral Adsense products instead of the normal Adsense products. The referral products allow you to make more money than normal Adsense by targeting the ads to your specific niche. You control the ads that are displayed on your site instead of Google controlling them. Create your Adsense heavy pages optimized for the keywords you are targeting and then create your hubpages that talk about the value of the things you are promoting. Then link back to your site.

• Write an ebook solving some problem that people regularly encounter or about something you know people will be interested in (you will know that people will be interested in it based on your keyword research). Promote it on the many ebook promotional sites. Create hubpages that link back to your ebook in the various places you have promoted it. You don't even have to have a website to do this. You can create a great income stream using just your ebook and your hubpages. Now let me say this. If you aren't a good writer, don't despair. You can get a freelance ghostwriter to write the ebook for you. Then, you just sign your name on it, or whatever name you want to sign on the ebook, and market it. Don't be ashamed to admit that writing isn't your strong point. You aren't trying to write the next great novel, you are trying to make money.

• If you are a freelancer with a particular talent for something, write a hubpage about it and then link it up with a way for people to see your work and hire you. If you have a page on a site like Elance, then point people to that. If you have a website, then point people to that.

As you can see, there are a number of constructive ways to use hubpages to make money. From promoting yourself, to promoting your products, to promoting other people's products – there is a way for everyone to make some money using hubpages. Try a few of these methods out and let me know how they work for you!

Posted By Kila Morton