HubPages and Suite 101 both have a revenue share program for their writers through Google AdSense. I recently updated my hub that compared writing for both sites along with Squidoo with a comment on the transparency issues at Suite 101.
In the article, I initially stated that if I had to choose one out of the three to write for it would be Suite. But that has changed to Suite and HP being about on the same level. The reason is one main transparency problem I see with Suite. Writers at HP use their own Google AdSense ID and can create a URL channel to keep track of what articles earn the most.
Suite does not allow this. While writers can view what articles have the most traffic, this does not tell them what articles are earning them money (the two aren’t necessarily the same). This is a major drawback of Suite and one reason I haven’t devoted more time to it.
Suite also does not state what percentage of the earnings writers receive. HP states that they split Google earnings with their writers 60/40. However, I don’t consider this a true transparency problem on the part of Suite since HP doesn’t tell you exactly what ads are earning for them and when they are placed. I assume there are contract issues with Google for both sites, though I don’t know for sure.
As I’ve stated before, I will continue to write for Suite. But for new web writers, HP is a better place to learn what interests they have can be turned into articles that earn them money.
Related article: A Comparison of Squidoo, HubPages and Suite 101: Why I Write for All Three
